San Marcos Hopes to Lure Manufacturers with Tax Break
San Marcos city council approved a first of three votes on a controversial property tax exemption for certain manufactured goods stored or processed in state fewer than 175 days. Eight local manufacturers stand to gain while the city faces at least $200,000 yearly revenue loss, as supporters led by Mayor Susan Narvaiz describe the move as an investment to attract higher paying jobs.
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San Marcos
Hays County
Hays
Susan Narvaiz
Seguin County Youth Show Opens At Guadalupe County Fairgrounds
Ice encrusted cattle trailers roll through water and mud to the Guadalupe County Fairgrounds as Guadalupe County youth clubs gear up for the 66th Guadalupe County Youth Show. About 550 students aged 6 to 18 registered 1,186 entries across poultry swine goats cattle rabbits lambs industrial arts and homemaking with an auction set to begin at noon on the fairgrounds dance slab. Marion High alumni site progress aims to connect graduates locally or across the county with the Marion Education Foundation led by 1977 graduate Sharon Grimm.
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Guadalupe County Fairgrounds
FFA
4-H
Guadalupe County
Seguin
Marion High
Marion Education Foundation
Marion High School
Marion
Sharon Grimm
MHS
Grimm
New Braunfels Council Adopts River Committee Proposals
On January 11 the New Braunfels City Council approved 15 of 16 River Activities Committee recommendations. Interim city attorney Paul Isham drafted three ordinances from the package for council discussion.
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New Braunfels
River Activities Committee
Paul Isham
Public records list New Braunfels Comal County arrests
Law officers in New Braunfels and Comal County filed charges from January 11 to 19, 2007. Individuals named face offenses ranging from driving with invalid licenses, DWI, and public intoxication to theft, fraud, and probation violations in multiple cities including Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, San Antonio, and Seguin.
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New Braunfels
Comal County
Lynne Ann Christopherson
Canyon Lake
Carlos Rene Cortez Jr
Hilary Brumley Doran Ill
Dripping Springs
Brian Michael Garrett
San Antonio
Valentin Gomez
San
Bill Monroe McGarity Jr
Raul Medrano
Corpus Christi
Michael George Meiners
Javier Martin Meza
Sixto Meza-Sandoval
Austin
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cary Lynn Mohr
Rene Morales
Seguin
Jeffery Thomas Moss
Jessie Love Newman
Goose Creek
S.C
Eder Miguel Puga-Perez
Gregorio Quiroz
Converse
Debra Elizabeth Ray
Todd Reavis
Jason Reyes
Angela Marie Rodriguez
Victor Luis Rodriguez
Kyle
Alyssa Rogers
Bonifacio Cerda Rosales
Jenny Rene Saenz
Perry faces Democratic ire over Texas redistricting visit
In Washington Gov. Rick Perry met secretly with Texas House Democrats who grilled him on redistricting costs and the contracts canceled with lobbying firms tied to Abramoff and DeLay. Democrats said the talk was frank and pointed to consequences for committee chairs as leverage.
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Rick Perry
Democratic House
Texas
Perry
Agriculture, Homeland Security and Rules
Rep
Solomon Ortiz
Corpus Christi
Congress
Gene Green
Houston
Green
Cassidy & Associates
Federalist Group
Jack Abramoff
House
Tom DeLay
Robert Black
Texas jobless rate drops to 4.5 percent in December
The Texas Workforce Commission reports December unemployment at 4.5 percent, the lowest in five years, with thousands of jobs added across sectors from finance to utilities. The rate fell from 4.7 percent in November, seasonally adjusted. Local-area figures were not released due to icy weather. The national rate stood at 4.5 percent.
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Texas Workforce Commission
Commission
Texas
Ann Hatchitt
U.S. Labor Department
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