Bush signals Casey plan on troop withdrawals from Iraq
President Bush affirmed General Casey’s plan to adjust troop levels in Iraq after a Friday meeting. Casey reportedly recommends bringing home about 7,000 troops by September and more than 20,000 by year’s end 2007, with decisions on presence to be made by Casey and Iraq’s government based on ground conditions. Reid urged lawmakers to note the apparent Casey plan and its similarity to a Democratic proposal.
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Mont Belvieu council approves brine storage wells permit
The Mont Belvieu City Council, amid questions of regulatory authority, approved a permit for two Enterprise brine wells near Hatcherville Road. Enterprise argued storage needs and year‑round supply issues, citing imbalances in current facilities. Council members pressed questions on safety and legality of reinjection but ultimately backed the permit, noting city processes had approved it.
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Supreme Court weighs EPA carbon dioxide regulation in climate case
The Supreme Court opened a major environmental case on whether the EPA must treat carbon dioxide from automobiles as a health harming pollutant under the Clean Air Act. The ruling could shape national actions on global warming amid a Bush administration battle with states.
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Insurgent groups offer conditional truce after deadly Iraqi bombings
In Iraq, at least 40 people died in market bombings in Baquoba and Hillah as seven Sunni insurgent groups with ties to Saddam era networks signaled a conditional reconciliation with the government. The plan would exclude al Qaeda. Bush cautioned on U.S. troop drawdown while Iraqi leaders weigh amnesty terms and possible talks with insurgent intermediaries.
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District tightens rules on electronic devices in class
Creek district trustees approve banning any electronic communications device during instructional time to curb cheating and protect instructional time. Debate over confiscation length and a $15 administrative fee ends with policy changes. They also broaden self defense guidelines, allowing students to act to escape or seek help while maintaining innocence considerations.
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Serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz seeks Supreme Court halt
Lawyers for the so called Railroad Killer asked the U S Supreme Court on Monday to block his execution in Texas for the December 1998 stabbing and bludgeoning death of Claudia Benton and related killings. Resendiz, tied to at least 15 slayings since 1986, faced lethal injection Tuesday at Huntsville Unit as the 13th Texas inmate put to death that year. He surrendered at the El Paso border after crossing from Mexico, in a deal arranged by his sister Manuela Karkiewicz.
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