Rezoners discuss zoning shifts for Ross S Sterling students
The district weighs a consolidated plan for 2006 amid board questions. York notes no current process and says administration will move 14,000 pre K to eighth graders for upcoming zoning changes. Superintendent Barbara Sultis emphasizes avoiding influence on the board while considering a town hall or committee follow up.
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Ross S. Sterling High School
York
Board of Trustees
Barbara Sultis
Sultis
Goose Creek committee to present school consolidation recommendation
Goose Creek High School zoning committee will present at 7 p.m. Monday at the Goose Creek administration building 45544 Interstate 10. Meetings are open to the public as the board weighs equity and capacity concerns amid rising minority and economic disparity between Lee and Sterling high schools.
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Goose Creek High School
Goose Creek
Interstate 10
Consolidated
Lee
Sterling
Sultis
Jepp Busch
Busch
Beach City landfill case looms as hearings proceed
The debate over the landfill near Beach City pits state rights against local opposition led by Chambers County and the Galveston Bay Foundation. A ruling could keep the case in U.S. District Court or push it to the Supreme Court as stakeholders including Gov. Perry and U S Steel weigh in.
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Matthews
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Tom Kelley
Texas Attorney General's Office
Rick Perry
Chambers County
Harris County
Galveston Bay Foundation
Baytown
Beach City
Jeff Saltas
Margaret Hoffman
Jimmy Sylvia
Texas House to vote on Smiths landfill bill
Rep Wayne Smith of Baytown leads three bills on the TSP Landfill with House action planned Tuesday. HB 2554 would require rapid Environmental Quality rule updates for non-hazardous industrial waste landfills and apply them to pending permits, while HB 2955 heads to a floor vote after calendars review. HB 2052 blocks landfills within three miles of coastal bays or in counties under 35,000 people. Urban expects all three to become law as the boss and he stay confident.
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Texas House of Representatives
Wayne Smith
Baytown
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
House of Representatives
Texas Senate
John Paul Urban
Smith
Tommy Williams
Senate
House
House Committee On Environmental Regulations
Urban
Matthew Cook
Cinco de Mayo parade draws diverse Baytown crowd and less bands
Youthful attendees shop and watch as families like Gracie Gonzalez and Mauricio Barrientos Jr gather near Brunson Theatre. Organizers note safety tweaks and more vendors could boost future parades while musicians including Brandi Holmes and La Traizion entertain.
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Baytown Sun
Allyson Gonzalez
Samantha Vasquez
Vasquez
Gracie Gonzalez
Baytown
Gonzalez
Mauricio Barrientos Jr
Lamar
Beter Gonzilez
Cinco de Mayo
Mexico
South Baytown
Richard Hernandez
Frances Larson
Brunson Theatre
Mary Hernandez
Brandi Holmes
Los Pekadorz
la Traizion
Pablo Urbina
Austin
Urbina
Mont Belvieu Hospital Diversion and One ER Move
Ambulances serving up to 50 miles may be diverted to Baytown or Houston when the Garth Road campus fills. officials say diversions remain common even after consolidating to a single ER. Hospital leaders cite reduced beds yet improved efficiency, with a focus on timely care and new trauma space after expansion.
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Mont Belvieu
Baytown
Houston
Jeff Ackerman
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Ambu
DeStefano
Garth
Curtis Guidry
Cove Volunteer Ems
Alexander
Cove
Garth Road
Bay Coast Medical Center
Guidry
Trinity Bay
Oliphant
Beach City
Ackerman
Baker Road
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Texas Court of Appeals
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Pete Brooks
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Hernandez
Mauricio Barrientos, SR
Lance
Janie DeStefano
Methodist
Bay Coast