Strayhorn sues secretary of state over petition rules
Strayhorn sues Texas secretary of state Roger Williams in federal court in Austin over his plan to review petition signatures individually rather than by sampling. The independent gubernatorial candidate seeks an injunction to speed validity checks and prevent delays that could affect the November ballot.
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Texas
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Secretary of State
Strayhorn
Rick Perry
Roger Williams
Perry
Williams
Austin
Scott Haywood
Kinky Friedman
Haywood
Mark Sanders
Disturbance at Baytown Church Wedding Ends with Arrest
Police responded to a disturbance at First Baptist Church on Rollingbrook Drive where the groom’s ex wife, upset about photos, was escorted from the reception. She had an outstanding warrant and was arrested. She later reported an assault by the other party but did not press charges.
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Baytown
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Police arrest man during burglary of vehicle at apartment complex
Police responded to a burglary of a motor vehicle call at a 3200 block Garth apartment complex at 2:55 a.m. Friday. Officers arrested a man allegedly taking a stereo from a car as they arrived.
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Garth
140 Calls Reported in Baytown Police Beat Summary
Between 6 am Friday and 6 am Saturday Baytown Police answered 140 calls including nine alarms two assaults two auto thefts three burglaries of automobiles two criminal mischief reports 10 disturbances two forgeries and four minor accidents Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports and is accessible via the City of Baytown website.
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Baytown
City of
Council plans garden style apartments on I 10 frontage
Council member Henson outlined 1800 feet of Interstate 10 frontage to host garden style apartments with amenities such as a computer room and educational classes. About 1.5 acres may hold a commercial building. Don Carlos tied land sale to city annexation, requiring ordinance, hearings, and Justice Department approval. Henson said no tax abatements would be sought after annexation.
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Henson
Don Carlos
U.S. Justice Department
Bush and Cheney press attacks on Democrats in Indiana and Florida
President Bush and Vice President Cheney launched a two party offensive targeting Democrats in Indiana and Florida fundraisers. Bush urged voters to keep tax cuts permanent and contrasted Republican economic plans with Democratic opposition while Cheney named Harry Reid and Howard Dean criticizing calls to retreat in Iraq and questioning competence.
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Bush
Dick Cheney
Cheney
U.S
Orlando
Fla
Senate
Harry Reid
Howard Dean
Iraq
Osama bin Laden
Democratic Party
Fox
House
Rep
Mike Sodrel
Indiana
Ric Keller
Florida
NASA Mars orbiter sends back first high res view from orbit
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter returned its first orbital image of Mars a 30.9 by 11.7 mile area in the southern mid latitude highlands. The mosaic shows cratered terrain with ravine channels and objects as small as 25 feet, improving to under three feet in future mapping orbit.
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Los Angeles
NASA
Mars
Red Planet
Space Agency
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alfred McEwen
University of Arizona
Imaging Science Experiment Camera
Hirise
Nasas
BHA faces audit findings on HUD funds and nonprofit units
BHA officials dispute OIG conclusions questioning $1.1 million in HUD salary costs from 2002 to 2005 and alterations to transfer documents. Auditor Blakeway flagged weak internal controls and $347,915 in uncollateralized investments, plus $127,946 in unpaid bills as of year end. Separate accounts will be created for HUD and nonprofit entities to improve compliance. The authority also aims to finalize the San Jacinto Hospital campus purchase by May 1, aided by a potential bridge loan.
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BHA
OIG
Andrew Johnson
Lawrence Wallace
Blakeway
Authority
HUD
San Jacinto Hospital
Decker Drive
Methodist Hospital System
San Jacinto Methodist
Jeffrey Ackerman
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