Redistricting clash nerves Texas voters and lawmakers
Texas lawmakers, voters, and party officials clash over mid-decade redrawing that split communities, shifted districts, and gave Republicans a 21 to 11 edge. Critics say the map values party power over democracy, while supporters argue the lines reflect voting patterns and minimize minority impact.
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Green
Ted Poe
Ron Paul
Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Intercontinental Airport
Supreme Court
Jason Stanford
Chris Bell
Baytown
DeLay
Stanford
Austin
Allen
Lloyd Doggett
Henry Cuellar
Laredo
House
Tom DeLay
Congress
Republican Party of
Gretchen Essell
Martin Frost
Frost
Dallas
Charlie Stenholm
Stamford
Max Sandlin
Marshall
Nick Lampson
Beaumont
Chet Edwards
Ciro Rodriguez
Lampson
Stenholm
Sandlin
Turner
Washington
Anahuac Growth Tied to Bridges and Subdivisions
The U S Census Bureau notes Anahuac growth from 2000 to 2004 outpaced Mont Belvieu as new I-10 Trinity Bridge construction nears by year end and three year timelines for the Trinity Bridge and Grand Parkway projects. Plans for two new subdivisions near Ollie Cove, population shifts, and school capacity are under discussion while wildlife and regional services prepare for growth.
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Mont Belvieu
U.S
Shepherd
Chambers County
Anahuac
Jackson
Ollie Cove
Trinity Bay
Trinity Bridge
Kathy Goodman
Baytown Sun
Barbers Hill
Beach City
Cove
Break-dance youths find guidance through Our Promise program
Juan Gonzalez and Sergio Mireles, teens from West Baytown, practice with the B-Style and Rock Kore Monkeys crews respectively. The Our Promise program, a faith based branch serving at risk youth, aims to expand by recruiting top break-dancers to mentor. The group meets at Iglesia Bautista Bethel Baptist and partners with five local churches to provide safe, structured activities.
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Juan Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Sergio Mireles
Rock Kore Monkeys
Mireles
Yepez
Our Promise
West Baytown
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Trinity Episcopal
San Marcos United Methodist
St. Mark’s United Methodist
Bethel Baptist
Iglesia Bautista Bethel Baptist
Kentucky St
Thepromisecenter.org
Cove History Highlighted By Local Interview Oral Stories
The piece recounts William and Mary Dyer and the Icot family in Cove, detailing William’s 19th century life from Wheeling Ohio to Cove, his Civil War service for the Confederacy, business ventures, and family losses. It notes a 1975 interview, a buried money rumor, and residents’ pride in local heritage.
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William
Mary
Dyer
Presnall
Wheeling
Ohio
Paris
France
Cove
Mississippi
Icot
Katherine
Clarissa
Mary Emily
William Steaven
Henry Constant
Daniel Martin
Clara
Peter
Union
New Orleans
Bagdad
Mexico
Mary Mary
Old River
Sadie Scet Dugat
Wheat
Jay
Texas
Maliki Offers Olive Branch Plan Amid Iraqi Violence
Iraqi prime minister Nouri al Maliki unveiled a 24 point national reconciliation plan offering amnesty to insurgents who renounce violence and have not carried out terror attacks. He urged security forces to rapidly secure the country for troop withdrawal, while addressing militias amid sectarian bloodshed. At least 29 people were killed Sunday as Qaeda linked groups released a video claiming the killing of four Russian embassy workers.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
U.S
Al-Maliki
Zalmay Khalilzad
al- Maliki
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John Koonce
Stephone Taylor
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
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Trinity River
Jefferson County
TBCD
Kit Jones
Spain
Luci Rodriguez Juan Gonzalez
Iglesia Bautista Church
Garth Rd
Ste D-400
America’s Home Mortgage of
the Lake House
Marmees
Eanty Ono
Fama
Sarmoay
Lunes
NLS
MAU
Doundsellys
N.C
al-Qaida
Mujahedeen Shura Council
Kremlin
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Russia
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