Arts need better housing in Waco and Cameron schools
A Waco advisory panel compares Cameron ISD and Waco schools and finds four Waco high schools lack auditoriums and three of six junior highs have none. The piece argues for better arts facilities and funding, noting current spaces like gym stages inadequately serve drama, music, and journalism programs.
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Cameron
O.J. Thomas Junior High
Baylor
Waco Convention Center
National Guard
CISD
YHS
Huzzah help For Streets In Cameron
The city plans new street projects in Northeast and Northwest Cameron while urging maintenance on existing paved roads. Spring rains threaten old paving by eroding beneath it, risking asphalt damage if repairs lag. The Public Works Dept. may review streets already paved to prevent further deterioration.
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Cameron
City Public Works Dept
Briscoe
Houston
Texas
Northeast
Hill
Congress
Ethics concerns over gifts for trips to Communist China
Representative Ketchum denounces a House ethics breach after a committee member waived the $100 annual gift rule to allow a government sponsored trip to Red China. He cites privacy of arrangements and criticizes Senate action, urging adherence to the ethics code and Constitution.
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William M. Ketchum
Calif
China
Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs
Charles H. Wilson
Senate Ethics Committee
Republic of Korea
Robert E. Bauman
House Commission On Administrative Review
House
Code of Ethics
Red China
Communist
Texas water agency merger moves through Senate
A bill to consolidate three major Texas water agencies into a unified department and boards advances in the Senate with a House counterpart ready for debate. The plan aims to save about 1.8 million annually but faces differences between chambers.
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Texas
Senate
House
Grant Jones
Abilene
Central Department of Water
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Rights Commission
Texas Water Quality Board
Hobby Commission
Lloyd Doggett
Austin
Jones
Old Philosopher Delivers Tax Reform Satire
Dear editor laments tax forms and proposes sweeping simplifications. He mocks complex deadlines and notes lawmakers’ self serving raises while opposing austerity and urging a 10 percent tax on what remains after expenses.
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Congress
Lone Star Gas Promotes Pipeline Reach Across Texas
Lone Star Gas Company highlights extensive natural gas basins linked by its pipeline system creating a favorable buying position. Rising prices threaten affordability as new gas supplies come online, with the company stressing its ongoing work for the area's future.
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Ariel Peelarans
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company ‘A
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