Senate House panel to draft school finance compromise
The Senate approved a school finance tax plan to reduce property taxes while raising sales and alcohol levies, setting up a House Senate conference as only days remain in the special session. Governor Perry pressured lawmakers amid disputes over a voter referendums and payroll based business tax changes.
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Senate
Austin
Rick Perry
Perry
Kathy Walt
Texas
Walt
Anahuac approves road safety upgrades on Mikhael Ricks Drive
The Anahuac City Council voted unanimously to install three 12 foot speed bumps, repaint and add crosswalks, restripe the street center, and widen sections of Mikhael Ricks Drive to improve safety for children and traffic. Cowboy Asphalt Service will perform the work for 3207 dollars with DOT guidance.
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Anahuac
Mikhael Ricks
Mikhael Ricks Drive
Anahuac Middle School
Guy Robert Jackson
Jackson
Texas Department of Transportation
Taft Circle demolition approved by Urban Rehabilitation Board
The Urban Rehabilitation Standards Review Board unanimously approved demolition of 11 Taft Circle buildings, upholding City Council toward razing 10 apartments and one boiler facility. The vacant complex showed extensive code violations from a June 14 inspection, including broken windows, rotten wood, missing sheetrock and pest droppings, with city official Kevin Byal presenting photos.
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Baytown Sun
Maria Narcise
Taft Circle
Urban Rehabilitation Standards Review Board
Countdown to first shuttle flight in 2 1 2 years
NASA nears liftoff of Discovery with seven astronauts awaiting a Wednesday launch toward the international space station. Forecasters put on time odds at 70 percent amid debate over technical issues and a culture of openness following the Columbia disaster.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Discovery
Columbia
International Space Station
Shuttle
Bill Parsons
Wayne Hale
Space Agency
GCISD approves handbook revisions and budget move
Goose Creek ISD approved revisions to the student code of conduct and handbooks, a budget amendment funding a university partnership, and a TASB Board of Directors endorsement. The changes, aimed at clarity and JJAEP alignment, include removing a confusing device policy statement and ensuring 90 percent attendance with good behavior for ex-pelled students.
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Goose Creek
Texas Association of School Boards Board of Directors
al Richard
Richard
Harris County Juvenile — Justice
JJAEP
Toby York
York
Clarence Albus
Texas
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Taft Circle Apartments
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Lee College
Iee
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