Perry's Bahamas trip fuels ethics questions over access
The report describes Governor Perry and wife Anita meeting with donors and advisers on Abaco Island during President's Day weekend. Attendees included Dave Carney, John Nau, James Leininger, Brooke Rollins, and Grover Norquist. The trip raised concerns that wealth buys influence and access to policy discussion on public school finance.
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Texas
Rick Perry
Lone Star
Gov. Perry
Bahamas
Anita
Perry
Perrys
Dave Carney
John Nau
James Leininger
Abaco Islands
Associated Press
Siance
Tropical Paradise
Leininger
Brooke Rollins
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Grover Norquist
Gov Perry
South Padre Island
Texas Independence Day parade cancel sparks council row
In Austin a dispute over a 12 thousand dollar city fee to fund the Texas Independence Day parade led to a cancellation. State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos and State Rep. Terry Keel held a news conference calling the fees excessive. Mayor Will Wynn and council members promised city funding for future parades but could not revive the 2004 event. The piece frames Texas pride and debate as a broader cultural mirror.
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Nly
Austin
Gonzalo Barrientos
Terry Keel
Celebrate Texas
Will Wynn
Texas
David Crockett
Dallas Cowboys
Mexico
Austin American-Statesman
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Contact and Submission Rules
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submissions must be signed with address and phone, limited to one per month, and may be edited or refused.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Not gay rights but human rights debated in letters page
A reader accuses a female writer of promoting gay rights and questions her education funding, religious beliefs, and the role of judges in legal reforms. The letter questions constitutional limits, contrasts human and God given rights, and warns of secular judicial overreach and moral decline.
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Satan
God
Ferry Road speeding study urges reroute to SH 146 signal
Baytown officials released a 10 17 2003 traffic study on Ferry Road from Hayes Road to SH 146 documenting speeds up to 60 mph and identifying northbound traffic as a danger. The report recommends rerouting northbound traffic to the SH 146 signal and re timing signals to improve flow while noting local street classifications under AASHTO guidance.
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Ferry Road
Gary Jackson
City of Baytown
Hayes Road
SH 146
Hayes and
Hwy. 146
Hayes
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Ferry
Aashto
In Their Own Words Editor's Note on Primary Essays
The Baytown Sun invited candidates in contested March 9 races to submit essays up to 250 words explaining why they run the main issues and why voters should choose them. Fastuca cites 19 years in oil and gas, Exxon Baytown Refinery experience, and aims to boost business confidence through tax reform regulation and markets.
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The
Baytown Sun
Exxon
Baytown
March 4 highlights reshape history through key events
March 4 marks a series of historic firsts and pivotal moments including FDR's 1933 inauguration promising leadership out of the Great Depression and Frances Perkins becoming the first female Cabinet member. Other notes cite Vermont's statehood, Lincoln's 1861 inauguration, Coolidge's 1925 radio broadcast, Reagan’s Iran Contra remarks, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing convictions.
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Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Saladin
United States
Congress
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
Ronald Reagan
Nancy Davis
San Fernando Valley
Calif
Reagan
Iran
World Trade Center
Baytown Chronology Highlights Earlier Local Events
A 16 year old was in custody in connection with the stabbing death of his stepfather Steven Floyd Bake, a former Baytown resident. In 1976 the City Council declared April 1 as the day men should start growing bicentennial beards. In 1951 twelve people were injured in two wrecks near Market Street and Cloverleaf. In 2001 Ferry Road residents questioned the waffle signal at Ferry and State Highway 146, while Sgt. Richard Whitaker said the signal was functioning when a 95 year old woman was killed in a crash. In 2002 the new Baytown City Jail opened after a yearlong project costing over 350000 dollars, with 65 beds and six holding cells.
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Steven Floyd Bake
Baytown
Market Street
Ferry Road
Ferry
Richard Whitaker
Baytown City
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