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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2006
Page
1
The REL boys avenged an earlier defeat by Sterling in a soccer match while Sterling girls defeated Lee to gain payback, adding tension to the day’s results and shaping league standings.
Sterling softball routs Port Arthur Memorial 17 0 in three innings while Lee drops game at West Brook. Port Arthur Memorial was held scoreless as Sterling offense exploded with early runs and big innings.
The architect of Enron's financial tricks told a jury he had the approval of former CEO Jeffrey Skilling for actions that masked losses and inflated profits at the energy trader.
Police say the I 10 Thompson Road intersection justifies using public safety sales tax to hire more officers. The text lists several individuals and includes weather, Mega Millions and Cash Five lottery figures without further context.
In Sugar Land Texas Rep Tom DeLay captured the GOP nomination beating three challengers in his first election since indictment and stepping aside as majority leader. With 14 percent of precincts reporting he led with 10005 votes or 64 percent while challenger Tom Campbell had 4049 votes or 26 percent. DeLay credited voters for their support and rejected personal destruction politics.
President Bush made a near 1500 mile journey from Washington to cast his ballot in the Texas Republican primary. White House aides offered few reasons for the trip, while the president planned a Gulf Coast reconnaissance trip to assess Katrina rebuilding in New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss.
Former U S Representative Chris Bell won the Texas Democratic gubernatorial nomination, defeating Bob Gammage with about 63 percent of votes as Rashad LaFore trailed. Bell urged party unity and fundraising to mount a statewide bid against Governor Rick Perry, while Gammage praised Bell despite conceding late.
County Judge candidate Sylvia won easily over former Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer Jr. by 2,241 votes to 460, 83 to 17 percent. The race shaped Chambers County runoff set for April 11 with other local races including Gary Nelson vs Jim Farmer for Precinct 4 and Kenneth Epperson vs Dennis McMurrey for Justice of the Peace. Sylvia, first elected as Pct. 3 commissioner in 1993, seeks his third full term and notes his party switch to Republican in 2005 among county officeholders.
Goose Creek school district failed to shift full time teachers nurses and administrators from continuing to annual contracts in a split vote. Deputy superintendent Toby York said the move would create equity with other districts and align local practice with most Texas districts. Grandfathered staff would retain continuing contracts. firing still requires just cause and a TEA hearing option remains. SEE GOOSE CREEK PAGE 3
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