Texas lawmaker calls for more energy transaction disclosures
Texas lawmaker Rep Steve Walens urged monthly public reporting by electric companies on wholesale energy deals in Texas to increase market transparency and curb secrecy. He linked oversight to PUC actions against Enron and proposed a 2004 independent ERCOT board with strict ethics, while ERCOT rules already move toward greater openness.
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Texas
Austin
Steve Walens
Legislative Oversight Committee
Welens
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Enron Corp
PUC
California
Walens
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERCOT
Tom Noel
Ercot Board of Directors
Noel
Parviz Adib
Public Utility Commission
Adib
Reading School Age Story Time at the library
Reading Time for K through 3 and ages 9 and under runs 4 15 to 5 p m every Tuesday with Coker noting library summer programs depend on local business support including ExxonMobil. A new Adult and Young Adult Reading Club is available and participants track reading in a journal earning prizes after goals. Teens and adults can signup at the circulation desk while kids register at a library table each Tuesday.
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Coker
ExxonMobil
Councilman stands with defense of city police amid settlement talks
Councilman Coleman Godwin alone questions the Sofar demands as the city weighs a potential settlement over the Luis Torres death in police custody. Interim Chief Byron Jones is favored, with council tabling the appointment until June 27. Officials note possible coverage by Texas Municipal League, while Eva Benavides supports settlement as steps toward accountability.
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Coleman Godwin
People’s Police Department
Sofar
Byron Jones
Council
Godwin
Jones
Baytown
Charles Shaffer
Solar
Luis Torres
Harris County Medical Examiner
Ignacio Ramirez
Ramirez
Texas Municipal League
Houston
Steven Selbe
Selbe
Gary Smith
Eva Benavides
United Concerned Citizens of
County court to hear June case on school security task force
Scuffle reviews case and sets June court date. Constable Ken Jones notes arrests occur with district attorney handling cases. Superintendent Barbara Sultis announces a task force with GCCISD, Baytown PD, Harris County Constable’s Office, GCCISD security, and community members to standardize safety procedures in schools. Judge Kent Ellis of the 315th Court will hear the case at the Family Law Center in Houston. Craig Still serves as the prosecuting attorney.
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Pet 3
Ken Jones
Barbara Sultis
Goose Creek Cisd
Baytown
Harris County
Gccisd
Sultis
Kent Ellis
Family Law Center
Congress
Houston
Craig Still
Goose Creek rezoning panel outlines growth plan and dates
The Goose Creek CISD rezoning committee calls its gathering an organizational meeting and adopts the slogan equitable education for every student. A demographer will present growth projections showing enrollment rising by over 4,600 students in 10 years, with Sterling High School expanding more than Lee High by about 100. Next meetings scheduled for July 2 and 9, and August sessions planned for elementary and junior schools.
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Shields
Goose Creek
Baytown
Sterling High School
Lee High School
E.R Green
W. Baker
Fund established for Yates children in Houston
A memorial fund to educate new mothers and the medical community about postpartum illnesses was set up in honor of Andrea Yates five children drowned by their mother. Houston mental health officials announced the fund. Yates 37 is serving life in prison, convicted of two capital murders for three of the five deaths. She confessed after calling 911.
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Houston
Andrea Yates
Yates
Mhahouston.org
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TXU
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Association of Electric Companies of Texas
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Foster
Michel
Gym Kids
Capriotti
Chaar
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