Shopping trends mark Baytown holiday sales rush
Zatopek and other Baytown shoppers flocked to stores opening at 6 am for early bird specials. Sears manager Mahmood reported strong traffic with electronics and tools driving big sales while DVD players priced at 27.99 drew interest. Holiday NRF forecasts expect sales to rise 5.7 percent to 217.4 billion as San Jacinto Mall hours extend this weekend.
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San Jacinto Mal
Zatopek
Baytown
Sid Mahmood
Sears
Mahmood
Emerald Kornele
Hobby Lobby
National Retail Federation
San Jacinto Mall
Map shows district splits prompt GOP maps in Texas
The piece describes political map redistricting in West and Southeast Texas. It notes Sonora residents praising Henry Bonilla’s representation of ranching and gas industries while Sutton County split was driven by census residency requirements. Baytown areas shift among three districts under the new plan.
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Henry Bonilla
Turner
Bonilla
Sonora
John Creek
Creek
Sutton
West Texas
Todd Staples
Palestine
Staples
Sutton County
Baytown
Garth Road
Chris Bell
D-Houston
Nick Lampson
D-Beaumont
Gene Green
Ron Paul
Surfside
Chambers County
Bargains draw early shoppers across South Texas
Crowds lined up before dawn at Wal-Mart and Foley's while shoppers grabbed hand-held DVD players and gift cards. In Houston Best Buy drew long lines as Brenda Stanfield spent 2400 on big screens. NRF projects holiday sales up 5.7 percent to 217.4 billion this year.
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Hills
Texas
Jesus Gonzalez
la Feria
Terry
Wal-Mart
Gonzalez
Harlingen
Foley's
Houston
Galleria
Marina Vargas
Vargas
Mexico City
Brenda Stanfield
Best Buy
Pearland
Stanfield
Washington
National Retail Federation
Unions vow heavy investment in Bush opposition push
Labor leaders claim President Bush would damage union power in a second term and pledge to devote as much as possible of union resources to politics. AFL-CIO officials cite Bush campaign funding surpassing $200 million and discuss reallocating funds from organizing to political programs.
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Apl-Cio
John Sweeney
Sweeney
Afl-Cio
Aloi Gi Stem
Serv Employees International Unio
Labor Federation
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