House passes anti-landfill bill HB 2554 in Texas House
The Texas House of Representatives approved House Bill 2554 authored by Rep. Wayne Smith to halt a TSP Development Ltd landfill near Baytown. The measure directs the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules for non hazardous industrial solid waste facilities and suspends pending permits until rules are in place. The Senate awaits committee referral with Sen. Tommy Williams guiding.
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Texas House of Representatives
Austin
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Abaytown
TSP Development Ltd
Baytown
Smith
Senate
Tommy Williams
Texas
Commission On Environmental Quality
TSP
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Commission
Beach City
Stamp Out Hunger Drive Aims to Help Baytown Neighbors
The National Association of Letter Carriers conducts its 11th annual Food Drive to Help Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday. Residents with reminder cards should place non-perishable donations at their mailbox before pickup. others can donate at the Baytown main post office on Baker Road. Jackie Watkins urges residents to help neighbors in need as letter carriers deliver the donations to the post office for distribution in the Baytown area.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Baytown
Baker Road
Citi
Zens
Jackie Watkins
National Association of Letter Carriers Local Unit
Exxon unions approve four year contract at Baytown refinery
Two unions representing lab and machinist workers at ExxonMobil Baytown approved a four year pact with wage increases totaling 2 percent to 25.86 per hour plus 3.7 percent in 2004 and 4 percent in 2005 and additional 2006 rises. Votes ended Thursday and Wednesday with concerns over a potential lockout easing as talks continue with remaining workers.
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Baytown
ExxonMobil
Technical Employees
Baytown Employees Federation
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
PACE
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Kenny Kohlmeyer
ExxonMobil Workers Union
Exxon
Chemical
Kohlmeyer
Charlotte Howard
Baytown Council Approves Security Funds for Bayou Bowl
Baytown City Council approves $1,700 for security and EMS for the inaugural Bayou Bowl between Texas and Louisiana high schools. Administrators are advised to pay $5,300 for Wooster School Building roof repairs using hotel motel tax revenue to cover promotional items for the football event.
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Baytown
Texas
Louisiana High School
All- Stars
Wooster
Chambers County jail back in state compliance
Chambers County Sheriff's Department says the county jail now meets state rules after failing a March inspection with two violations. Inspectors cited jailer to inmate ratio and TB testing delays for inmates held over seven days. Two more jailers were hired before the May 7 deadline.
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Chambers County
Anahuac
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
Texas Commission On Jail Standards
Sheriff's Department
Thomas Thompson
Jimmy Owens
House weighs property tax cap bill in Texas House
A constitutional amendment to cap annual property tax increases at 5 percent for all property owners advances from a Texas House committee to full House debate. House Bill 3223 by Rep. Dwayne Bohac would lower the cap from 10 percent and move through Local Government Ways and Means.
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Baytown
Texas
House Committee
Dwayne Bohac
Houston
House
Lawmakers push ight menu for prisoners and tax relief
A Tulsa drug bust case prompts renewed discussion of releasing 13 inmates as lawmakers file measures. In Harris County, Paul Bettencourt backs bills to ease property tax burdens with higher homestead exemptions, lower appraisal caps, or five year freezes, citing years of rising values. Bettencourt, since 1998, promotes tax cuts and freezes and urged lawmakers before the session to act.
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Harris County
Bettencourt
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