City health insurance rate rises for Baytown workers
Baytown City Council approved Hartford as the health and dental insurer under the Texas Municipal League plan. The annualized premiums total 1,306,070 with employee dependent coverage increasing from 146.61 to 149.03 per month while the city covers employees without dependents.
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Hartford
Texas Municipal League Insurance Trust Fund
Baytown
TML Insurance Trust Fund
Prudential Insurance
Patterson
Deadlocked talks on Texas prison funding in Austin
State negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over a $33.7 million prison funding package. Gov. White pressed for quick action to show compliance with federal orders on overcrowding as the conference committee recessed without a vote. The opposition centered on how the funds would be used, including private operation of facilities, with yields uncertain as the panel resumes today.
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Austin
House
Senate
Mark White
White
Texas
Depar
Farabee
Texas Department of Corrections
School district keeps close eye on Austin
Baytown school officials monitor Austin legislative activity to shield public education funding amid Texas budget talks. Associate superintendent Jim Wells says constant contact with lawmakers is essential, with visits to Austin as needed to explain district concerns and potential funding impacts.
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Linner Schlobohm
Texas
Baytown
Austin
Jim Wells
Wells
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Texas Association of School Boards Council
State Board of Education
Purcell Crosby ISD settle delinquent taxes in out-of-court deal
Purcell Co and Crosby School District reached an out-of-court tax settlement totaling 548693.48 dollars. The 4-2 emergency vote approved payment of 348693.48 dollars by Tuesday and a 60 day land purchase plan for 20 acres beside Crosby High and Middle schools sold to the district for 200000 dollars. Independent appraisal set land value. Delinquencies stemmed from 1993 tax protests over land appraisals.
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Donna Purdy Crosby
Purcell Co
Crosby
Earl Boykin
Boykin
Rudy Sikora
Clarence Baumbach
Ed Haverland
Jake McAllister
Mike Hargrave
Bill Fontenot
Crosby High School
Jerry Shiever
Get smart a sad look at modern civilization
Commentary notes contrast in costs with a claim that educating a child costs 14 dollars daily while incarcerating one costs 61 dollars daily. The piece labels the view as a social critique and cites the Pearce Street Journal as the source.
Around Town Sparks Dorris and Local Figures
A series of brief notes highlights Dr. Hubert Williston cheering Baytown Junior School, Michael Voth leading a gym demonstration, Lindsey Duree leaving a strong impression at a Galveston restaurant, and local residents Glen da Bunce, Larry Linsenhardt, Gordon Smith, Kenneth Reed, and Kenneth Borgfeldt in various community moments.
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Sparks Dorris
Hubert Williston
Baytown
Michael Voth
Glenda Bunce
Lindsey Duree
Galveston
Larry Linsenhardt
Gordon Smith
Kenneth Reed
Kenneth Borgfeldt
Regents study master plan for workshop at Lee College
Lee College Regents review a six section master plan presented by SHWC Inc. to guide college growth. The plan covers study purpose demographics service area and enrollment trends with a focus on Baytown Crosby and Huffman areas for recruitment. It notes potential retraining for workers as manufacturing declines and service jobs rise, timing for the SHWC workshop is undecided.
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David Mohlman
Lee College
Jerry Bevel
Shwc Inc
SHWC
Bevel
Regents
Baytown
Crosby and Huffman
LC Board of Regents
Sun
David Mohiman
Weather forecast notes fair skies and mild Monday night
Forecast calls for fair skies with a low near 70s to 70s Monday night and partly cloudy Tuesday with highs around 90. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms is noted for Tuesday, while Monday saw a low of 74 and a high of 88 with .5 inch rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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Dustin Fleming
Burnett
Rosa Johnson
St. Andrews
Dustin
Dave
Amanda Fleming
Grandpa
Carrie Pryor
Larry Patterson
Lanham
Fred Philips
TML
Surance
D-Temple
Jones
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
TDC
General Revenue Fund
Purcell
Pearce Street Journal
LC Regents
Home Owed & Operated
Hechler Twardowsk
NE Star Bank
San Jacinto Mall
Bemerline
Bayshore Motors
Sam Achits Ford
Ler Greg
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