Major road upgrades planned for I-10 and Spur 330 area
Transportation officials announce a series of 2007 projects including shock absorber work on the bridge cables, frontage road improvements on I-10, new buses and pavement, and traffic signals at frontage road intersections. A $350,000 Spur 330 landscaping effort is planned, with mid January start. The plan also covers widening I-10 from Magnolia to Spur 330 to three lanes, a new Spur 330 to Highway 146 ramp, and a four lane Highway 99 from Highway 1405 to Alexander Drive to improve access and traffic flow.
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John Martin
Sjolander
Thompson
Allen
Magnolia Road
Magnolia
Transportation Department
Alexander Drive
Baytown
Neighborhood patrols boosted after burglary report
Off duty Harris County sheriff deputies will monitor the traditionally safe neighborhood. On Tuesday the homeowners association announced a patrol increase to 40 hours per week from 25 to 30. HOA President Sheila Chanza cited stepped up security as the measure. The sheriff's office assigned the Burglary Apprehension Response Squad to investigate.
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Harris County Sheriff's Deputies
Suspect Description and Hotline in Brief Police Update
A police brief describes a black male suspect in his early 20s. Anyone with information is urged to call 713-455-8050.
Meadowlake Village Home Invasions Reported
Homeowners describe a suspect in Meadowlake Village home invasions and urge anyone with information to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-455-8050.
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Meadowlake Village
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Mont Belvieu bond vote seeks support for water project
Early voting continues for a 10.25 million Mont Belvieu water and sewer bond package. City officials say it avoids tax increases by retiring Eagle Pointe debt. Voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, November 4, with General Election day on November 8.
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Mont Belvieu
Eagle Pointe
Bush unveils 7.1 billion plan for a flu pandemic
President Bush proposed a 7.1 billion strategy to prepare for a global super flu, aiming to overhaul vaccine production so vaccine access could reach most Americans within six months of a pandemic. The plan includes stockpiling vaccines, drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza, and faster vaccine manufacturing, with international detection efforts and liability protections for makers.
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Bush
United States
Asia
National Institutes of Health
Tery
U.S
Congress
Michael Osterholm
University of Minnesota
Bethesda
Bush taps Powell to oversee Gulf Coast recovery efforts
Donald Powell, 64, a Texas banker and campaign donor, will coordinate long term rebuilding for Katrina and Rita across Gulf states. He will liaise with Congress, states, local governments, and private businesses on relief, with Thad Allen set to depart Katrina work by year end and a White House council formed to guide rebuilding.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Gulf Coast
Donald Powell
Bush
Powell
Congress
Texas Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Don
Gulf Coast Region
Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Coast Guard
Thad Allen
White House
National Economic Council
al Hubbard
Soldier killed in Iraq as October toll rises
The U.S. military said an Army soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in central Iraq, lifting October deaths to at least 93. The AP count puts total U.S. military deaths in the Iraq war at 2,026 since 2003, with only November 2004 and April 2004 higher in a month.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Associated Press
Dems force Senate into closed session on Iraq intel
Democrats pressed the Republican led Senate to a closed session to question intelligence used to justify the Iraq war. They accused Republicans of protecting the Bush administration, while Republicans called the move a political stunt. Senate leaders Reid and Frist traded sharp remarks as the session was convened.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
Iraq
Harry Reid
United States
Bill Frist
Tennessee
State briefs on Texas gay marriage ban impact
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said a proposed Texas constitutional ban could disproportionately affect Hispanic same sex couples. Using 2000 census data, the report notes more children lower income and citizenship concerns among Hispanic couples, ahead of a January vote on amending the constitution to ban gay marriage.
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Houston
Texas
U.S
National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Judge Removed From Delay Conspiracy Case
In Austin, senior Judge C W Bud Duncan was removed at Tom DeLay’s request over donations to Democratic causes. DeLay sat in the front row behind his attorneys with his wife and aides, often smiling as Democrats testified, while Duncan ruled in DeLay’s favor without comment.
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Tom DeLay
C.W. “Bud” Duncan
DeLay
Associated Press
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