Baytown leads Texas in sales tax rebates this month
Baytown reports a rebated sales tax of $487,796 for the month and a year-to-date total of $1.738 million, a 15.4 percent rise from this time last year. Statewide payments are up 12.5 percent, with most gains from tax collection growth rather than bookkeeping changes.
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Baytown
Bob Bullock
Texas
Liberty County
la Porte
Morgans Point
Chambers County
Anahuac
Liberty
Dayton
Delegates Set for Demo and GOP State Conventions
Democrats and Republicans meet Saturday for senatorial district and county conventions across Harris Liberty and Chambers counties. District 6 hosts Democratic 10 am and GOP 9:30 am at Northshore High and Cunningham Middle School. County events run 10 am in Liberty, 2 pm Anahuac High, and 10 am Chambers County Courthouse annex. Delegates voting, resolutions, and later state conventions follow.
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Bruce Guynn
Harris County
Liberty
Chambers
Baytown
Senate
Northshore High School
Holly Park Road
Cunningham Middle School
Wallisville Road
Northshore
Phil Prater
Gary Jones
Liberty County
Chambers County
Anahuac High School
Sam Houston Convention Center
Dallas
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Ceremony honors LC graduates
Lee College graduation honors top scholars Shirley Davis Satterwhite Karen Scheffler and Angelyn Laird lead awardees with 4.0 GPAs. Satterwhite and Scheffler earned distinguished scholar each semester and measured Phi Theta Kappa. Scheffler to UH Clear Lake and SWT University award recipient. Laird to Texas A&M. Dilling is 1982 Robert E Lee High grad.
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Shirley Davis Satterwhite
Karen Scheffler
Angelyn Laird
Lee College
Satterwhite
Ms. Scheffler
Barbers Hill High School
Zeta Nu Chapter
Phi Theta Kappa
Scheffler
Southwest Texas State University
Ars
Laird
Texas A&m
Michael Dilling
Robert EF. Lee High
Iran warns world war as Gulf tensions flare
Iran and Iraq exchange strikes near Kharg Island as Iraq claims to hit two “big” ships south of the oil terminal. Tehran’s Rafsanjani urges nationwide war readiness should foreign powers intervene, while Gulf ministers seek UN council aid to protect tankers amid a four month sea blockade claim.
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Iraq
Iran
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Tehran
Hashem Rafsan
Jani
Rafsanjani
Kharg Island
Persian Gulf Nations
Gulf Cooperation Council
Arab League
U.N. Security Council
Ann Landers quote on hate’s damage to people
A Pearce Street Journal column notes Ann Landers likens hate to acid that harms both the vessel storing it and the object it is poured on, underscoring the destructive effect of hate.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Around Town Highlights Include Local Notables
Tommy Satterwhite shines as a great telephone operator. Bernard Olive races to meet a big deadline while Amanda Merrill keeps her parents hopping. Robby Roy performs a standout dive. Larry Ffrench earns an award for 21 years of Scouting service. Pat Witte dines with family as Elizabeth Thomas gears up for a happy event.
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Tommy Satterwhite
Bernard Olive
Amanda Merrill
Robby Roy
Larry Ffrench
Pat Witte
Elizabeth Thomas
Fuller sworn in as association's president
Baytown Councilman Roy Fuller was sworn as president of the Harris County Mayors and Councilmen Association for 22 member cities. His son, Roy Fuller Jr., administered the oath. Fuller, an engineer by training, has long civic ties and will attend a 911 Board of Managers event in New Orleans in June. He leads Fulico Inc. and has deep Baytown roots dating to 1939.
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Houston
Baytown
Roy Fuller
Harris County Mayors and Councilmen Association
Fuller
Harris County
911 Board of Managers
Humber
New Orleans
Hale-Akin
San Antonio
University of Texas
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Fulico Inc
Clean City Commission
Lakewood
Brownwood
YMCA
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Jean
Baytown Weather Forecast Signals Rainy Weekend
The Baytown area faces a rising chance of thunder showers with a 30 percent rain probability Friday night and 50 percent Saturday. Temperatures are expected in the low 70s Friday night.
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Robert Cloud
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CAR Financing Headquarters
Citizens Bank FA Service Trust Ce, Sunt
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Goose Creek
Lone Star NK
Etat Eary
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Butview
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