Texas lawmakers pressed for education reform in special session
In Austin two legislators and three teacher groups urged Gov. White to use the special session to address public education. Lt. Gov. Hobby defended the session's output, saying HB 72 is solid though its discipline provisions could improve. Critics urged focus on paperwork relief, student discipline, tutoring, and a teacher career ladder.
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Criss
Sue McGarvey
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Hobby
House
Senate
McGarvey
White
Texas House braces for health care bill vote amid special session
In Austin, the Texas House prepared for a climactic vote on an indigent health care bill, after the Senate backed a $70 million program 29-1. Gov. White praised Senate action as conservatives split on funding, with debates over efficiency and the bill’s necessity.
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Jan McKenna
R-Arlington
House
Mark White
Senate
Gib Lewis
White
House Public Health Committee
Lewis
Schoolcraft
Tom Wadrop
Corsicana
Gordon ‘Doc’ Arnold
Dterrell
Space shuttles barred from Kennedy landings over brake flaw
NASA says shuttle landings will shift to Edwards Air Force Base in California for the next four to five missions due to a faulty brake system. Discovery’s June 17 flight will still launch from Kennedy, but contingency plans call for dry lake bed landings if needed, with a California return. Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud joins the crew, which also includes Arabsat 1-B Morelos-A and Telesat 3-D launches and Spartan 1 recovery to image galactic centers.
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Space Center, Houston
Edwards Air Force Base
California
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Discovery
Kennedy
Karol Bobko
Space Shuttle Challenger
Edwards
Brandenstein
Florida
Sultan Salman Al-Saud
Space
Al-Saud
Middle East
Telesat
Arabsat
Morelos
A&t
Supreme Court expands attorney advertising rights nationwide
The court by 5-3 vote allows lawyers to use newspaper ads and pictures to solicit clients and sue specific firms. Ohio officials overstepped by reprimanding Columbus lawyer Philip Zauderer for ads in 36 Ohio papers in 1982 seeking women harmed by the Calkon Shield IUD from A H Robbins Co.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vertising
Ohio
Byron R. White
Philip Zauderer
Columbus
A.H. Robbins Co
Richmond
Texas Forecasts Show Warm, Thunderstorm Risk Across Regions
North Texas sees isolated evening storms through Thursday with highs in the 90s and south winds 10 to 15 mph. Port Arthur to Port O'Connor warn 15 to 20 knot winds, 4 to 6 ft seas, small craft caution. others expect hot, humid conditions with highs mainly in the 90s, scattered storms, and variable winds across South and West Texas through Friday to Sunday.
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Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Mountains
Port Arthur
Port O'Connor
Brownsville
High Plains
Edwards Plate
Austin
Midland
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Waco
Amarillo
el Paso
San Angelo
San Antonio
South
Northwest
South Plains
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Stan Schlueter
D-Killeen
Dallas
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Valley
Arnold
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Corpus Crisis Naval Air Station
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Braunfels
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Main Plaza
New Braunfels
McOrp
MPNET
Foir
Kenny Wright
Carl Schurz
Jacob
Cambray
Roundhouse
Florsheim
Brn
Revere
Imperial Stainless
Bouilloire
Hanes
Jacob Schmidt Co
W. San Antonio St
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