Perry Cards Health Care Law With Caution
Texas Governor Rick Perry urged a measured view of the federal health care overhaul saying parts are not all bad while opposing the overall plan and criticizing lawmakers who faced threats and obscene harassment. He noted a $24 billion ten year cost to Texans and cautioned that the bad outweighs the good.
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Texas
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Barack Obama
Congress
U.S
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el Paso
Washington
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Gene Green
Houston
Commissioner orders Kendleton ISD closed near Houston
Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott ordered the closure of Kendleton Independent School District a 78 student district near Houston after years of poor state academic test results. The district is to be annexed July 1 to Lamar Consolidated ISD and the order awaits Justice Department approval.
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Texas
Robert Scott
Houston
Kendleton Isd
Lamar Consolidated
Scott
U.S. Department of Justice
Patchy Eagle Drive roadway causes daily commute delays
Mont Belvieu resident Jeff Meador found black specks on his truck after Chambers County repaired Eagle Drive with an oil based emulsion asphalt mix. County official Tommy Bridwell cited weather and heavy traffic as preventing the mixture from setting, delaying the project that began March 15. The patch is temporary until the Eagle Drive Expansion Project funds and begins in about two years, with safety as the priority.
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Mont Belvieu
Jeff Meador
Eagle Drive
Meador
I-10
Chambers County
Tommy Bridwell
Bridwell
County Bridge and Road Department
Bay Area Briefs Survive Crash Fatal I-45 Overpass Collision
One person died when a truck slammed into an overpass column on I-45 near Highway 6, bursting into flames at 3:30 a.m. A passenger escaped and was found hours later. DPS plans an investigation into the crash cause.
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Interstate 45
Highway 6
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wrong way driver injured in three car crash
A wrong way driver critically injured Thursday in a head on three car crash was airlifted to a Galveston hospital. Rebecca M. Labaki, 3, was driving east on state Highway 6 in Santa Fe as she entered Hitchcock. No charges were filed Thursday as police discuss the incident with the Galveston County District Attorney's Office.
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Rebecca M. Labaki
Santa Fe
Hitchcock
Clay Kennelly
Galveston County
Kennelly
Wilson steps down as Baytown refinery leader after decade of service
Wilson leaves his Baytown post to Dallas, praising the refinery team and signaling Steve Cope as the incoming manager. He highlights ExxonMobil's efforts to strengthen ties with Lee College, the Baytown Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way, and expresses hope to stay connected with the refinery and its community partners.
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Steve Cope
Baytown
Exxon-Mobil
Lee College
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
The
United Way
Dallas
Hell
Relay keeps crawfish plates hot for cancer fundraiser
The relay event sells crawfish to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Last year 600 pounds were sold with a $763,876 total. organizers aim for 700 pounds and a $775,000 goal this year as 140 teams have registered since October, with new teams joining daily. Susan Harper, tri chair, says the drive raises awareness and funds toward a cure.
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Whitehead
American Cancer Society
Susan Harper
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