Don Kennard remembered for Texas environmentalism and preservation
Former Texas legislator Don Kennard died at 81, remembered for early environmental work and earmarking a penny per pack cigarette tax for parks. He helped secure Big Bend Ranch State Park, proposed the Antiquities Code, and mentored allies while earning praise from peers as a Roosevelt-era public lands steward. He stood with Kennedy at Dallas in 1963 and later helped funeral arrangements.
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Babe” Schwartz
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Texas Monthly
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Amarillo
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Andrew Sansom
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Rivers Institute
Texas State University
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Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Bend Ranch
Devil’s Sinkhole
Davis Mountains
Ben Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Barnes
State of
McNeely
Registering to vote made easy in Texas
Have you registered to vote. You can register online at registertovote.org forms texas or visit votexas.org to download a voter registration application, print it, and mail it to your county voter registrar.
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Today in History highlights notable events on March 31
March 31 2011 marks the 90th day of the year with notable anniversaries. Key items include Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 broadcast resignation, the 1492 expulsion edict of Jews from Spain, and the 1889 Eiffel Tower completion ceremony. Also listed are U S possessions, the CCC act of 1933, Oklahoma Broadway opening 1943, Quinlan’s medical case 1976, and Selena Quintanilla Perez’s 1995 murder.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Isabella
Spain
Wabash
Ind
Quinlan
Selena Quintanilla- Perez
Corpus Christi
Yolanda Saldivar
End U S Involvement in Libya War, Ron Paul Urges Congress
Rep. Ron Paul argues the Obama administration bypassed Congress to wage war on Libya. He warns of constitutional overreach, escalating costs, and unknown rebel loyalties possibly aiding al Qaeda. He backs bills to halt participation and restore congressional authority. Paul represents Texas’s 14th District.
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Michael Scheuer
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al Qaeda
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House of Representatives
Baytown Sun letter submissions and contact policy
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules with signed letters sent to Carla Torres at P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or by fax (281) 427 1880 or email sunnews baytownsun com Editorials reflect submitter views not the paper or advertisers The page notes contact roles for Janie Gray publisher and Angie Pagel advertising director and states guest columns may be edited or refused for publication.
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