MADRES march seeks education equity from Laredo to Austin
The MADRES executive board leads a three and a half week caminada from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Laredo to San Antonio and on to the Capitol in Austin. Martinez and Alvarado cite stark funding gaps in minority districts and urge legislators to act, with community education and fundraising efforts planned across Texas.
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Oklahoma native crowned Miss America in Las Vegas
Lauren Nelson of Lawton Oklahoma won Miss America on Monday night marking the second consecutive win for a Miss Oklahoma. The 20 year old University of Central Oklahoma student sang You'll Be In My Heart and plans to advocate online child protection during her reign. Shiloh Phillips was first runner up and Amanda Kozak Miss Georgia was second runner up. Melinda Toole Miss Alabama earned Miss Congeniality and received a $50 000 scholarship with the title.
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Scouts Continue Page 1 Feature On Skills and Derby
Scouts offer life skills through outdoor activities. Jackson notes youths can explore new experiences such as snakes, bugs, slugs, archery, bb guns, and Native American dances. The pack gears up for the Pinewood Derby in March with miniature hand carved racing cars.
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Rezoning plans show mixed attendance shares in three high schools
Goose Creek Superintendent Barbara Sultis defends maintaining academic excellence amid rezoning that would assign 77 or 78 percent of students to one campus zone, RSS at 55 percent, and a new campus at 53 percent. She notes academic benchmarks prove Lee and Sterling perform neck and neck despite economic disparities. Kathy Clausen, district media relations, counters insinuations that low income students learn less, citing examples of disadvantaged districts performing well.
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Beach City hosts insurance advisory meeting tonight
Beach City will sponsor an insurance advisory meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Beach City Community Building. Insurance experts from the Texas Department of Insurance will present and answer questions. The free event aims to help residents prepare their homes and property for storms with practical guidance. Mayor Guido Persiani stressed avoiding sales pitches and highlighted Rita and Katrina as lessons in insurance and paperwork.
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Valero refinery to lose output during repairs in Texas City
Valero says its Texas City refinery will cut gasoline by about 67 500 barrels per day and distillates by about 40 000 barrels daily for three weeks after a weekend fire. The fire damaged a crude unit, fluid catalytic cracking unit and Alkylation unit, with investigation underway and no major injuries reported. The plant, on the Texas City Ship Channel near Houston, employs about 500 people and produces gasoline, low-sulphur diesel, kerosene and jet fuel.
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