Parks and Wildlife buys Jefferson County beach land
Parks and Wildlife Commissioners announced the purchase of 14,360 acres in Jefferson County including a five and a half mile waterway to the gulf to create a new Texas beach park south of Port Arthur. The deal, valued at about 2.154 million dollars, adds large saltwater marsh inland and precedes plans for Mustang Island beach development near Corpus Christi at roughly 3,965 acres.
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Port Arthur
Gulf of Mexico
Amarillo
Sam E. Wilson Jr
Corpus Christi
Texas Receives 24 Million Dollar Highway Funds
Federal highway money totaling 24 million dollars is released to Texas after the legislature adopts regulations under the Highway Beautification Act. The move ends withholding on funds tied to billboard and related display rules.
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Parks and Wildlife Commission
Russell H. Perry
Dallas
The
Texas Good Roads
Callan Graham
Austin
Payne Passes Doctoral Exams From Calvert High School
Arnold Payne, principal at Calvert High School, passed two weeks of oral and written exams at A&M and gained candidacy for a doctorate in educational administration. Dissertation focus will examine student involvement in education. Committee chaired by Dr. Paul Hensarlings. Dean George Kunze approved candidacy on July 7.
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Payne's Department
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Donald G. Barker
Leslie M. Reid
Clare Gunn
Reid
George Kunze
Payne
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