Bush seeks English learning mandate amid immigration bill
The White House splits on English as national language as a broad immigration bill nears a Senate vote. Senate amendments by Inhofe and Salazar clash with Gonzales and Bush’s emphasis on English for citizens while Bush has supported bilingual education in the past. The president has long promoted English for new citizens.
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Evacuees sue FEMA over housing aid ends
Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees sue FEMA in Houston seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent ending housing aid May 31. The suit, filed in U S District Court, claims eligibility rules are inconsistent and appeals lack transparency, risking homelessness for thousands including the elderly and disabled.
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Baytown honors 14 Texas officers in memorial service
Baytown hosted a Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service naming Police Memorial Week. Mayor Mundinger and City Manager Jackson spoke praising officers and oath of service. DPS Sgt Joe Von Reed and Beasley led a roll call of the 14 Texas peace officers killed last year. Nicole Aldrich placed roses as students and attendees reflected.
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U.S
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Harris County
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Daniel Harris
Lee High School
Grand Champion Steer Brings $9000 At Baytown Youth Fair Auction
The Baytown Youth Fair auction featured top non livestock bids for Joshua Gonzalez welding piece $900 Chase Loveless bird house $350 Roberto Navejar steel gun safe $600 and Holly Hollingshead canine cabin $450. Tiffany Hotchkiss, 17, concluded her youth fair run by winning grand champion steer 1264 pounds sold for $9000 to Dustin Steeger of Channel Shipyards. Steeger plans to donate animals back to the kids. Open Cattle Show starts today at 10 am with events including rodeo, mutton busting and calf scramble at Baytown Youth Fairgrounds 7900 North Main St. Tickets $6 adults $2 students. toddlers free.
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Baytown Youth Fair
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ExxonMobil
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Lynchburg
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Houston
Ross S. Sterling High School
Angel Brothers Construction
Baytown Cookoff
Texas Pork Producers Association
Baytown
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Arson case yields seven year term plus fine
The fire, initially seen as a first degree felony, was ruled a deadly weapon making it aggravated arson. Marcus was sentenced to seven years for second degree arson and fined $10,000. Parole eligibility starts after three and a half years. Fontenette, who testified, pleaded guilty in January and awaits sentencing.
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Backhoe crash kills elderly woman in Mont Belvieu area
An elderly Old River woman died and a man was critically injured when a Saturn struck a backhoe repairing a gas leak on FM 565 near Mystery Lane west of Mont Belvieu at 9 11 p m An on scene deputy pronounced the passenger dead and a motorcyclist involved was treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.
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Kenneth Epperson
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