Spring Break Volunteers Help Habitat Project In Baytown
Alex Veron of St Louis Mary Institute and Country Day School and classmates spend spring break volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Baytown’s Alamo Village. At night construction manager Doug Relyea and Baytown Habitat for Humanity president Bob Flint receive help from the Missouri students.
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Alex Veron
St. Louis Mary Institute and Country Day School
Habitat For Humanity
Baytown
Alamo Village
Missouri
Habitat
Doug Relyea
Bob Flint
Chambers Co library names new team led by Valerie Jensen
Valerie Jensen replaces A Lynette Parsons as Chambers County Librarian in Anahuac after Parsons retirement. Both supported Kinky Friedman in past campaigns. Jensen, a charter member of the Texas Teens Reads Advisory Committee, helped launch Edible Book Day and Texas Teens Read manual, with Teen Day at the Texas Library Association. See Library Page 10.
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Parsons
Jensen
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Chambers County Library System
Chambers County Library
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Texas Reading Club
Texas State Library
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Homeowner Loses 1200 In Hail Roof Repair Scheme
An 80 year old woman reported to Baytown police that a supposed roofing contractor she hired after January hail damage took 1200 cash for supplies and vanished. Lt. Eric Freed said the woman followed an apparently reputable Houston company’s advice to handle insurance first, then received an estimate. The suspect claimed to be employed by the company, but his brother in law supposedly owned a cheaper firm. Police advised sending a letter to the company.
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Eric Freed
Baytown
Houston
Freed
Texas budget crisis tests lawmakers and teachers
Texas faces a $27 billion shortfall as lawmakers confront hard truths of austerity. Legislators hear testimony from teachers, parents, and disabled residents about proposed cuts and their impact, signaling serious financial trouble for the state.
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Austin
Texas
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