WTO framework may shape cotton policy in 2005 talks
Geneva approved a new WTO framework guiding Doha Round negotiations with implications for U.S. cotton programs. Plains Cotton Growers and others seek clarity as agriculture talks restart in August in Albuquerque at the American Cotton Producers meeting chaired by Barry Evans with Rickey Bearden Steve Verett and Mark Williams. The plan creates a cotton subcommittee to push cotton issues and envisions a 20 percent initial cut in trade distorting domestic farm payments for developed countries, to be phased via a tiered formula aligned with the Doha text and framework.
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Shawn Wade
World Trade Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Albuquerque
American Cotton Producers
ACP Texas Board
PCG
Barry Evans
Evans
Rickey Bearden
Steve Verett
ACP
Mark Williams
National Cotton Council
U.S. Agriculture
Allen Johnson
WTO
Cotton
Committee On Agriculture
European Union
USDA
J.B Penn
Penn
NASS
Texas Residential Construction Commission creates new builder rules
The Legislature created the TRCC under House Bill 730 to develop and enforce a limited warranty program and standards for new homes and major improvements. It registers Texas home builders and requires registration for new homes and certain improvements since year start, with a $30 fee per registration.
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Austin
Texas Residential Construction Commission
TRCC
Texas
Texas Shrinks Agencies as Public Hearings Open on TRCC Rules
The Texas TRCC launches nine statewide public hearings on proposed regulations with a working draft of new home construction standards from Texas A&M University. Details and hearing schedules are listed on the commissions site. The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy now bans FMNVs on campuses until the end of the day. Middle schools must restrict access until after lunch. high schools until after the lunch period. Next year fried foods must be removed from menus. Port Isabel Lighthouse receives a $25,000 paint job using German paint for two decades of protection and maintenance costs equate to about $1 per annual visitor.
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Commission
Texas A&m University
Commissions
Trcc
State
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Port Isabel
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TPWD
White House
Endorsement divides in Hereford Brand column on DeLay gerrymander
Brian Brisendine condemns Sugar Land Republican Tom DeLay for redistricting Texas and urges readers to consider the clash between Charlie Stenholm and Randy Neugebauer in the new 19th District. He endorses Richard Morrison in District 22 against DeLay, while saying both Stenholm and Neugebauer are qualified.
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Brian Brisendine
Tom DeLay
Sugar Land
Texas
Washington, D.C
Charlie Stenholm
Randy Neugebauer
West Texas
Stenholm
Neugebauer
Hereford
Deaf Smith County
DeLay
United States Congress
Richard Morrison
Centenary Unity Plows Forward in Brownfield Churches
Don McWhorter notes a Centennial Celebration in Brownfield marking the Brownfield Church of Christ, First United Methodist, and First Baptist as they reflect on a century of faith. The article praises shared ministry, a veteran memorial dedication, a special edition of the Brownfield News, and a forward look to the next hundred years.
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Faith Fellowship of Unity In
Don McWhorter
Terry County
Ministerial Alliance
Hebrews
Brownfield News
Brownfield
Union Sunday School
Jesus Christ
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