Hard times for Texas parks
AP reports Texas state parks face funding shortages and aging infrastructure. Dabney notes 900 vehicles for all parks, with only one replaced yearly, leaving many facilities without restrooms or usable water. Backlog of repairs and staff cuts hinder water systems, septic tanks, and maintenance across 600000 acres. Legislature to consider park funding as deficits rise.
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Galveston
Texas
Choke Canyon State Park
Calliham
Walt Dabney
Dabney
Fort Worth
State of Texas
Harvey Hildebrand
Kerrville
Rick Perry
Perry
Morial urges New Orleans crisis response for return home
New Orleans still faces a deep crisis, says National Urban League President Marc Morial. At Essence Festival seminars he urged rapid housing and education recovery to bring evacuees back, citing school closures and public housing losses as key obstacles. Marian Wright Edelman stressed health needs for children and reopening schools as essential for post Katrina recovery.
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Houston
New Orleans
National Urban League
Marc Morial
Morial
Louisiana Superdome
Children’s Defense Fund
Marian Wright Edelman
Danny Glover
Children's Defense Fund
Edelman
The
Coast Guard eases safety zone as spill cleanup continues
The Coast Guard reduced the Calcasieu Ship Channel safety zone at Lake Charles LA while more than 35,500 of 47,000 spilled barrels are cleaned up. Moss Lake remains closed and the Bayou D Inde entrance area and Cypress Point tip are now the zone limits. A wildlife survey on Rabbit Island found no birds or animals with oil.
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Lake Charles
Coast Guard
Calcasieu Ship Channel
Moss Lake
Calcasieu River
Bayou D'Inde
Cypress Point
Rabbit Island
Gulf moisture triggers flash flood watches in Texas
Gulf moisture moves across Texas as a slow moving upper level low draws tropical energy from the Western Gulf of Mexico. Rain totals up to five inches possible in Southeast Texas with watches covering 23 counties including Houston. South Central Texas under watches in the San Antonio and Austin regions. rain more broadly extending into North and Northeast Texas.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Mexico votes in tight race for president clash of blocs
Mexicans cast ballots in a closely fought presidential contest as Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the left vie to lead Mexico. The race reflects enduring class divides since Vicente Fox ended PRI rule six years ago. Calderon, 43, and Obrador, 52, are the main contenders.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Felipe Calderon
Fox
National Action Party
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Shuttle poised for Independence Day launch after weather review
NASA officials led by deputy program head John Shannon warn against rushing the July launch as lightning risks loom. President Cheney attends. Michael Griffin defends the decision to proceed, citing safety assurances and potential on orbit inspections and longer stay to test repairs and spacewalking methods.
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John Shannon
NASA
Shannon
Columbia
Dick Cheney
Washington
The
Space Center
Michael Griffin
Discovery
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