Goose Creek again on exclusion list for special education
The Texas Education Agency reports Goose Creek ISD keeps special education students out of regular classrooms at a rate at least 25 percent above the state average. Goose Creek has appeared on the list every year since 1995, ranking among 11 districts nationwide with this distinction. Other area districts like Pasadena and Channelview are mentioned, while Crosby Barbers Hill and Anahuac are not on the list.
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Texas Education Agency
Texas
Crosby
Barbers Hill
Anahuac
Kathy Clayton
Pasadena
Channelview
Clayton
Tractor-trailer knocks out phone service in Highlands
An 18 wheeler rolled onto its side at Prairie and Wallisville roads, striking a telephone pole. About 100 customers lost phone service and two lost electricity. No injuries were reported. Verizon and CenterPoint Energy crews restored service by Wednesday noon. Authorities cited the narrow street as a contributing factor. See HIGHLANDS on Page 8A.
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Highlands
Prairie
Wallisville
Wallisville Road
CenterPort Energy
Verizon
Bill Kula
Kula
David Baker
CenterPoint Energy
Baker
Dana Wolfe
Harris County
Sheriff’s Department
Music workshop closes Baytown history series
A Wednesday workshop marked the final event in a Baytown series celebrating the history of local Mexican Americans. Additional details about the showcase will appear in the Sunday Lifestyle section.
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Tory
Baytown
Downtown Baytown mayoral race heats up before faux election
Candidates scramble for last minute votes as a mock Independence Day election nears. The Baytown Downtown Association seeks $10,000 via $1 per vote with fundraisers at Wilkenfeld's Furniture and a hot dog lunch. Sharon Wilkenfeld has raised about $1,000 while Wanda Garner Cash reports $1,025 in cash and vows to win.
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Downtown
Baytown
Sharon Wilkenfeld
Wilkenfeld
Furniture
Baytown Sun
Wanda Garner
Cash
Sharon
Mosquito Spraying Slowed by Rainy Baytown Ditch Fogging
The city health department sprays ditches and drains for mosquitoes nine months a year but recent rainstorms slowed fogging schedules in Baytown and Chambers County causing delays in control efforts.
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Baytown
Chambers County
West Nile Facts and City Spraying Plans
Mike Lester of the city health department explains spraying limits due to heavy rains and weather. The city uses six zones and sprays one zone each evening while fogging may occur twice daily during major hatches. West Nile can cause encephalitis. most infections are mild or asymptomatic.
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Mike Lester
Lester
City of
Baytown
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Socorro Barajas
Baytown Historical Museum
Meredith Damell
Toadle Hace
Mt Pao
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West Nile
Coastliners
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