Hurricane watch as Claudette nears Texas coast
A hurricane watch stretched along the Texas Gulf coast as Tropical Storm Claudette crawled across the Gulf. Campers fled low-lying South Padre Island while forecasters predicted landfall near hurricane strength by Tuesday in Willacy County north of Brownsville. Maximum winds early Sunday were 65 mph, with slow strengthening expected and swells building offshore.
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National Weather Service Office
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Corpus Christi
Rio San Fernando
National Weather
Baytown Hosts 2003 Baptist Student Music & Missions
Nearly 200 Texas high school students joined the 2003 Texas Baptist Student Music and Missions event in Baytown. They performed inaugural concerts at the First Baptist Church Worship Center, volunteered locally, and toured Houston area sites including NASA and Kemah Boardwalk.
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Texas Baptist Student Music & Missions
First Baptist Church
Houston
Baytown Area
Paay
Westbury Baptist Church
Astros
NASA Space Center
Kemah Boardwalk
David Guess
University of Mary Hardin Baylor
Belton
Texas Baptist Music & Mission Choir
Baytown
Texas Baptist Music & Mission Band
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Texas Senate battles over redistricting in-house map clash
In Austin the Senate debates a House redistricting plan aimed at boosting GOP strength. Sen. Kip Averitt and others condemn the House map as harming Central Texas representation. Gov Perry ordered a special session as lawmakers seek a map acceptable to all 31 senators.
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Texas
Kip Averitt
R-Mcgregor
Chris Harris
Arlington
Senate
Rick Perry
Averitt
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
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Waco
Chet Edwards
Dwaco
Absentee Jurors Cause Problems for Local Officials
Chambers County officials report low juror response to summons with only about one quarter to one third appearing. The switch from voter rolls to driver licenses created duplicates and nonresidents, complicating juror pools. Justice of the Peace Mike Parrott notes a similar low turnout ratio and recounts steps to boost attendance.
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Cotal
Simmons
Chambers County
Bots Scherer
Scherer
Harris County
Pet
Justice of the Peace
Mike Parrott
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Who's in Charge Request for The Baytown Sun
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