City Council weighs gas BTU content and rate changes
La Marque officials fear gas firms could lower BTU content to drive higher use and delays hearings on Community Public Service Company and Entex rate requests. Citizens spar with council over automatic cost of service pass through and its impact on fixed incomes, with hearings recessed for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Marque
Community Public Service Company
Entex
Henry Bryant
Plum St
Council
George Freeborn
Freeborn
Bryant
CPS
Dwright Spurlock
Horace Owens
BTU
Owens
Dennis Payne
Permissio
Alex Pratt
Pratt
Coupons and shopping habits in a quirky tale
A narrator reflects on coupon culture within a family, noting Margaret’s coupon obsession and its spread to Doris. The piece shifts to La Marque High School Choir’s annual litter pickup fundraiser, then returns to economic musings on coupons, retailers, and consumer behavior, critiquing manufacturers and savings dynamics with humor.
Community development plan targets La Marque slum areas
Howerton outlines a project area covering over half the city’s minority population, with 92 percent low to moderate income and 98 percent minority. Goals include demolishing 30 structures, relocating families, rehabilitating remaining homes, improving sewer and water lines on Edgar Rosalee Ross Kansas and Richards Court, and administering a $1.8 million rehab program. Public hearings were held and HUD requirements posted for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Marque
Howerton
Edgar
Rosalee, Ross and
Kansas
Ross, Rosalee
Richards Court
Burglary talk at Kiwanis meeting in La Marque
La Marque Kiwanis heard Sgt Darrell Oliver of the Texas City Police discuss burglary trends citing drug ties and home thefts outpacing business burglaries six to seven to one. He urged homeowners to ID valuables, secure locks and shrubs and coordinate watch groups to deter thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Marque Kiwanis Club
Texas City Police Department
Darrell Oliver
Benito
Oliver
Houston
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
LA Marque Times
Margaret
Doris
Lmhs Choir
LMHS
Six Flags
Limburger
Munity Development
Eaid
Rosalee
Boss
Ross
Seabrook
Gulf Freeway
Bayport Blvd
Nemagard
Elberta
Sentinel
RED Indian
Southland
Ranger
SAM Houston
Bell OF
Georgia
Ozark
ALL Red
Santa Rosa
Shawnee-Stuart
Rose & Flower
Gh.p. Tecumseh Engine
Prunette
Best Azalea & Camellia
Rhododendran Azalea
Camellia
Hedge Shears
Mammoth ‘Gladiola
HFL
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!