Invasive Species Survey On Galveston Watershed
Separate teams from TexRAT Galveston gather evidence on non native species in the lower Galveston watershed. Bill Balboa notes nets and electroshocking found armored catfish and tilapia despite rain while plant teams search for saltcedar exotic palms and Guinea grass. Economic losses from invasives reach 138 billion in 2005 with global eco and health risks.
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Cal
Galveston
Texrat-Galveston
Texas
Bill Balboa
Tp&w
Galveston Bay
San Jacinto River
U.S
Incivek price concerns loom over hepatitis C treatment
Vertex promotes insurance support and free medicine programs for Incivek in combination with interferon and ribavirin while critics warn that a 12 week Incivek course at 49200 dollars could limit access. The drug claims to double cure rates and shorten therapy, amid a hepatitis C epidemic affecting millions in the United States and thousands in Texas and Harris County.
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Incivek
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex
Certex
Fair Pricing
FPC
Lynda Dee
United States
Houston
Harris County
Texas
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
City council debates mayor pro tem rule changes and zoning plan
The council delayed a zoning rewrite east of Highway 146 and west of Cedar Bayou while asking for more information from an oil drilling proposal. A work session discussed rotating six month mayor pro tem terms to avoid Open Meetings concerns. Several city employees were honored for long service, including five, ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty five year milestones.
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Cedar Bayou
Brandon Capetillo
David McCartney
District 1
Stephen DonCarlos
McCartney
Moreno makes LCU dean's list
Ellen Moreno of Baytown was named to the Dean's List at Lubbock Christian University for the spring semester of 2011. She is a sophomore music education major and the daughter of Willie and Allison Moreno. LCU enrolls over 2,000 students as a private four year institution emphasizing spiritual formation intellectual growth personal stewardship and leadership development.
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Ellen Moreno
Baytown
Lubbock Christian University
Moreno
LCU
Willie
Allison Moreno
Lions Club flag thefts prompt public help in Baytown
Brandon notes ongoing flag thefts from North Main businesses, saying 750 flags are now displayed for national holidays. He cites $30 per flag cost and a prior $180 loss this year, urging residents and businesses to report tips to Baytown Police at 281-422-8371.
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Brandon
Sun
Lions Club
Baytown
North Main
Fires Continue Across Page One Ails amid Drought Index
Fire reports describe continued blazes as drought indexes exceed critical levels. Harris and Chambers show varying values on July 13 and the recent Friday, with highs near seven hundred. current readings hover in the mid to upper five hundreds, signaling sustained extreme fire danger.
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Harris and
Chamber
Chambers
Harris
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Sussman
Www
Incivek.com
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Cory Moseray
Jarrett Wilkerson
Debra Sherman
Anthony Spiller
Eula Sonnier
Mark Neal
Tony Sorola
Parks and Recreation
Lupe Montalvo
Fleet Services
Veronica Arenas
Martha Arguello
Rhonda Ball
Cynthia Baptiste
Amy Haire
Carmen Lara
Jill Matzig
Stephanie Myers
Holly Pinkston
Christine Sandlin
Jan Herring-Seeley
Dustin Sieber
Dennis Wells
Nick Woolery
Audibel
Decker Drive
Ray Covey
H.H.P
Audibel.com
San Jacinto Mall
Garth Rd
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Whispering Pines
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Timber Ridge
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