Accountability ratings for school districts announced
Terry County districts learned the Texas Education Agency results for 2004 2005 TAKS year. Brownfield ISD earned Academically Acceptable with all four campuses. Wellman Union CISD earned Recognized, Meadow earned Academically Acceptable. TAKS tests measured grades 3 to 11, with no district achieving Exemplary. 51 districts were Academically Unacceptable. Jerry Thomas emphasized a well rounded education and aiming higher than state standards.
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Mitch Word
Terry County
Texas Education Agency
Brownfield Isd
Wellman-Union
CISD
Meadow
Jerry Thomas
Brownfield
Thomas
Texans to receive sales tax break weekend
The seventh annual Texas sales tax holiday runs Friday through Sunday, August 5 to 7. Clothing and footwear under 100 dollars per item are exempt from state and local sales taxes, with items bought individually under 100 dollars exempt, while items like athletic gear such as golf cleats or football pads remain taxable.
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Texas
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
State
Price hike linked to coal delivery disruptions
Xcel Energy informs Brownfield officials of likely electricity price increases due to coal delivery disruptions from train derailments and track repairs in the Powder River Basin. The letter notes greater use of natural gas for power generation and cautions that exact price impact is not yet known, with updates to follow.
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Xcel Energy
Brownfield
Brownfield News
Eldon Jobe
Powder River Basin
Wyoming
Registration opens for Brownfield Meadow Wellman districts
School registration for the 2005-2006 year begins across Brownfield Meadow and Wellman Union districts. Colonial Heights Pre K to First Grade starts Aug 2 to Aug 10 with Meet The Teacher Aug 16. Oak Grove Second to Fifth Aug 10-11. middle and high schools hold varied Aug 10-11 sessions. Freshmen attend FISH Camp Aug 11 evenings.
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Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman Union
Colonial Heights
Oak Grove
Brownfield Middle School
Brownfield High School
Brownfield Parks Board seeks city council agenda items
The Brownfield City Council will meet at 7 30 a m on Thursday August 4 to discuss funding up to 2500 for Conceptual depictions of a proposed sports complex aquatic center and golf course by Innovative Landscapes of Lubbock and to pursue an informal interlocal agreement with Brownfield School District about a recreational package. The meeting also considers the purchase of property located at 612 S 4th St.
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Brownfield
City of Brownfield Parks and Recreation Board
Lubbock
S. 4Th S
Stem cell debate tests faith and politics
In a column, LYNN BRISENDINE weighs the stem cell controversy sparked by Republican Sen. Bill Frist shifting to a pro stem cell stance. The piece contrasts pro life and medical potential, questions legality and morality, and warns of economic and geographic shifts as research lures scientists abroad.
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Lynn Brisendine
King Solomon
Bill Frist
Tennessee
Frist
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