Register to vote before Monday deadline in Texas election
Our View urges residents to register by Monday for the November 4 election. Steps include DPS at license offices, county tax assessor, mail or online registration, with in person at Harris County Courthouse Annex Baker Road. Voter ID required. Prop includes highway fund allocation for transportation projects.
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County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office
Sos.state
Sterling
Chambers County
Texas
U.S. Senate
Texas Secretary of State
SOS. State
Today in History Highlights for October 2
On October 2 1835 American settlers clashed with Mexican soldiers at the Guadalupe River in the Texas Revolution. Notable events include Wilson's 1919 stroke, the 1939 Benny Goodman Flying Home recording, Schulz Peanuts syndication, and Marshall's 1967 Supreme Court swearing in. Thought for Today by Gandhi.
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Guadalupe River
Washington
D.C
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Benny Goodman
Lionel Hampton
Columbia
Peanuts
Charles M. Schulz
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
Richard W. Miller
FBI
Miller
Washington, D.c.-Area
John Allen Muhammad
Lee Boyd Malvo
Muhammad
Malvo
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Lawmaker contact details for Texas officials and U S federal offices
Contact information for Governor Rick Perry Senator John Cornyn Senator Ted Cruz Texas Senate member Sylvia Garcia and U S House Steve Stockman with addresses in Austin Washington and Houston includes P O Box and street addresses Capitol Station Cannon House Office Building Polk Street office and phone numbers 512 463 2000 202 224 2934 202 224 5922 202 225 1555 713 923 7575
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Rick Perry
P.O
Austin
Texas
U.S. Senate
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Ted Gruz
Dirksen Senate
Texas Senate
Sylvia Garcia
D-Dist
Capitol Station
Polk Street
Suite
Houston
Editor’s Letter Exchanges Tight Words On Elections
A Baytown reader criticizes Cyrus Heers, a Democrat, for persistent political commentary and accuses Fletcher of condoning voter suppression. The letter questions memory and politics, taunting the editor to provide relief before election night returns.
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Cyrus
Martin, Mullens
Connealy
D. H. Fulcher
Baytown
Mr. Fletcher
Rebuttal to Wal-Mart growth and small business impact
Jane Howard Lee delivers a viewpoint on Wal-Mart’s east Baytown expansion, noting crowding and traffic, job creation, and ongoing construction. She argues large stores push out local shops, cites historical department stores and early trading, and contrasts brick and mortar with Internet shopping as a modern rival. She closes by acknowledging personal stubbornness and highlighting small online firms as a potential counterbalance.
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Wal-Mart
Baytown
BBC
Gibson’s
Kerrville
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Texas House of Representatives
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Decker Drive
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Baytownsur
Manag
Janie Gray
David Bloom Gregg Sanford
April Jones
Jeune Gray
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
David Bloom
Tony Polumbo
Newsroom
Sam
the Sun
The
Sun
Surney Baytownsun.com
Jane Howard Lee
Viewpoints
Baytownsun. Com
Jane Lee
Jane Howard 'Ee
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