Union Station Houston and a life on the rails
Dale Crawford, a Texaco retiree and ex president of the Houston Transportation Club, recalls Houston Union Station opened in 1910, its 18 tracks, and the Harvey House while contrasting it with Grand Central. He shares family railroad ties, Santa Fe routes, and wartime rail experiences across the West.
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Dale Crawford
Texaco
Houston Transportation Club
Union Station
Dale
Houston Belt and Rail Terminal
Furman Crawford
Minute Maid Park
Houston
Texas and
Crawford
Texas
Prairie
Rock Island
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Texas & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Fort Worth
Denver
Grand Central
Southern Pacific
Astros
Harvey House
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Texas Chief
Mills County
California
Fort Lewis
Washington
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Union Pacific
Seattle
Boise
Sun Valley
Green River
Amarillo
van Johnson
Texas schools move to ban trans fat from menus
Texas schools remove trans fats under the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy with zero trans fat foods by 2007 2008 in many districts. Officials say the change improves student health, while districts note early adoption and similar prices. Barbers Hill and Goose Creek districts report minimal taste impact and steady meal uptake.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Public
Beverly Boyd
Mark Welch
Goose Creek Independent
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Boyd
TDA
Texas
Susan LeBlanc
Barbers Hill Independent School
LeBlanc
Welch
Barbers Hill High School
Goose Creek
Lee College Gala raises 55000 for scholarships chair
The Lee College Foundation gala raised over 55000 dollars for student scholarships and the first John C. Britt Endowed Chair. Martha Ellis credited community and corporate donors for making the event the foundation's most successful in its 40 year history. John C. Britt, honored for 42 years in education, will lend his name to the endowed chair supporting the Honors Program. Stockett family members highlighted Lee College’s life changing impact, including Whitney Stockett now pursuing a Political Science degree at American University after honors program guidance.
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Lee College Foundation
John C. Britt
Martha Ellis
Lee College
Stockett
Whitney Stockett
Ted Poe
American University
Washington D.C
Baytown Little Theater names scholarship winners
Baytown Little Theater funds two $500 Mary Lou Burkett Theater Scholarships annually for theatre students. The first winners are Kendall Thompson and Kenneth Haney, both linked to Lee College and BLT activities. Thompson aims for makeup design and business ventures. Haney plans to study theater design at UT.
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Baytown Little Theater Names
Mary Lou Burkett
Baytown Little Theater
Baytown
Houston
Burkett
MLB
TNT
Texas
Kendall Thompson
Kenneth Haney
Thompson
Lee High School
Lee College
BLT
Lee Theatre Players
Standing Room
Lee College Theatre Club
Haney
University of Texas
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Wanda Orton
Sun
Barbers Hill
Daniel Bertrand
Esteban Castillo
Whitney Cramer
Chad Hargrove
Food Service
Josie Saldivar
Connie Tilton
Exxon Mobil
Erwin Tilton
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