Lawmakers weigh property tax cuts and school funding
Baytown district Rep Wayne Smith and area legislators discuss tax relief and education bills. They consider reducing property tax from 1.50 to about 1.25 while maintaining funding amid the Robin Hood plan concerns, with teachers pay raises eyed and debates over tax fairness and franchise taxes for partnerships.
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Baytown
Wayne Smith
Whitmire
Tommy Williams
the Woodlands
Mario Gallegos
Houston
Craig Eiland
Galveston
Rick Perry
House
Senate
Smith
Eiland
Perry
Gunmen kill Sunni Arabs aiding Iraq constitution draft
In Baghdad's Karradah district two gunmen in two vehicles killed Mirbil Issa and Daamin Hussein al-Obeidi and their bodyguard as they left a restaurant. Issa and al-Obeidi were part of a 55 member constitutional committee or advisers aiding Sunni minority influence in Iraq's draft.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Mirbil Issa
Daamin Hussein al-Obeidi
Karradah
Issa
al-Obeidi
Military bases added to list for closure
Washington reports the base closing commission voted to add a number of military installations across eight states and Washington, D.C., to the closures or downsizing list. The Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego and Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, appear on the proposed cut list, with further reductions planned for Naval Master Jet Base Oceana Virginia and Pope Air Force Base North Carolina. Smaller sites in Colorado, Ohio, Indiana, California, Virginia and D.C. were also added for consideration as the panel demonstrates willingness to diverge from the Pentagon plan.
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Washington
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Navy Broadway
San Diego
Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Maine
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia
Pope Air Force Base
North Carolina
Pentagon
Commission
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
California
Washington, D.C
Independent Commission
Rumsfeld
Associated Press
Texas education bill edges toward final vote
Lawmakers report a $2.4 billion education bill with a teacher pay raise and bilingual funding. It overhauls textbooks, sets a post Labor Day start date, and shifts funding to districts with a new allocation. Negotiators praise the bill though some Democrats fault its funding equity. A tax bill and Supreme Court appeal loom over final approval.
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Smith
Perry
Dewhurst
House
Tom Craddick
Senate
Craddick
Leticia van de Putte
D-San Antonio
Democratic Senate
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
City weighs reform of towing passes and penalties
City officials and towing firms discussed a proposed ordinance to curb cherry picking by allowing one free pass per month per company and penalties for additional passes. A committee review could waive penalties if reasons are acceptable, with monthly suspension penalties and a flat towing rate of 105 dollars. The measure passed the committee unanimously and moves to the July 28 council meeting.
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Jackson
Baytown
City Hall
Lewis McRee
Bobby Sutton
B.C. Hudman
Darrell Burrell
Lee Lombard
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