Budget, Sunset reviews top Texas Legislature agenda
By Mike Cox Austin several major items will shape the 2003 Texas Legislature session. The $5 billion deficit will dominate but Sunset Advisory Commission reviews of agencies such as the Ethics Commission Lottery Department Health Human Services and Economic Development plus lesser known boards will also proceed. The article notes back to school spending for safety projects and the Safe Routes to School program with a Dec. 6 application deadline and highlights new travel pages on the Economic Development site and growth forecasts from the Comptroller. It also mentions July floods damaging 18 state parks with cleanup costs over $7 million and TxDOT travel centers welcoming visitors.
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Cigar Fire Sparks at Gainesville Center Incident
A counselor at the Gainesville center warned a man smoking inside. He kept cool as his hair caught fire from a cigar he had extinguished, but a remaining ember caused a small blaze before it was put out.
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Gainesville Center
Criticism of BIDCorp layoffs and leadership in Brownfield
A Brownfield reader questions BIDCorp board actions at City Hall overlaying an employee and questions Jack Cargill's goals and pay. The letter urges more active recruitment, questions budgeting, and suggests dissolving BIDCorp to boost local profits.
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Bidcorp
City Hall
Jack Cargill
Brownfield
Cargill
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Busy 911 lines blamed on cow alerts and misused calls
A reader urges responsible use of 911 after recounting a grandparent's chest discomfort and a busy signal caused by reports that cows are loose. The letter warns against nonemergency calls and the resulting ambulance responses and costs to taxpayers, calling for nonemergency channels.
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Sheriff's Dept
Police Dept
Questions on BIDCorp impact and raises in Brownfield
The letter questions BIDCorp's effectiveness and salary raises while urging answers about new businesses and jobs in Brownfield. It argues funds could serve a better purpose, asks why existing jobs disappear, and suggests residents write or call for clarity on BIDCorp activities and outcomes.
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Bidcorp
Brownfield
Signs backward glance at fear and faith in sci fi thriller
The Movie Man calls Signs Shyamalan’s bold shift that blends 50s sci fi homage with modern suspense. Mel Gibson anchors a family locked inside as crop circles and alien visitations unfold with controlled horror and retro music.
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Hess
Mel Gibson
Pennsylvania
Morgan
Rory Culkin
Abigail Breslin
Joaquin Phoenix
Gibson
Tom Hanks
Hanks
Shyamalan
Quentin Tarantino
Signs
Turning the Corner From Temptation Skunk Tale
A morning jogger recalls seeing a skunk on the path and using the encounter as a parable about avoiding sin. She urges turning away from temptation, making conscious choices, and choosing the right path to escape vice.
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