Homestead tax cuts linger as OC tuition, exemptions shift
Gipson warns of major state funding cuts and outlines how OC will adjust. The appraisal value for the homestead exemption remains unset, delaying estimates of revenue loss. Disability exemptions stay at 5000 dollars, while veterans' exemptions range from 5000 to 12000 dollars. Concurrent class tuition will rise about 5 dollars per credit hour, totaling roughly 186 dollars for two classes and about 93 dollars for one class, shifting costs to students and taxpayers.
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Ipson
Karen McCord
Ector County
Ing
Ector County Independent School
Texian San Jacinto remembered by choir and narrator
Bob Steakley of the Sons of the Republic of Texas told children the San Jacinto story and folded flag lessons. He recalled Santa Anna’s defeat by a surprised Texian Army during siesta and urged renewed pride and vigilance in liberty struggles today. He warned of complacency eroding memory of the Alamo and San Jacinto.
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Williams Cos Eyes Return to Oil with Major Asset Sales
Williams Cos reports selling assets worth over 2.6 billion in cash and nearly 900 million in debt relief this year as it exits much of the oil business. The company, once the second largest interstate gas pipeline operator, faced California’s 2001 gas price manipulation suit, settled for nearly 3 billion with no admission of wrongdoing. Longhorn Pipeline Group, tied to Williams, strains on capital recapitalization, with its 700 mile Houston to El Paso line delayed but expected to proceed. Shares rose about 12 percent on the NYSE as the company shifts focus to gas production and transport.
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Friends stars design charity recliners for La-Z-Boy auction
NBC’s Friends cast created six unique La-Z-Boy recliners to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Each chair blends personal style from Aniston to Schwimmer and will go on eBay May 12 to 22 with one item per actor. Dustin Hoffman comments on aging in film.
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NBC
Jennifer Aniston
Courteney Cox
Lisa Kudrow
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Perry
David Schwimmer
Elizabeth Glaser
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Descendant of San Jacinto veteran imagines 1836 battle
A Houston profile recalls a San Jacinto survivor, Steele, the last Texas fighter, who fired on the Mexican line and was wounded. The 1836 battle lasted 18 minutes with 630 Mexican soldiers killed and 9 Texans dying. The piece notes Texas independence, the monument, and today’s rebuilt battlefield near Buffalo Bayou as part of the Houston Ship Channel.
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OPEC warns of low crude inventories could curb production
OPEC cautions major importers like the United States that crude stocks are alarmingly low as summer demand approaches. Analysts disagree on price effects with some predicting lower prices if production is not slashed. Iraq’s output remains uncertain while Nigeria and Venezuela recover post unrest and strikes. OPEC previously raised output to reassure markets despite hostilities.
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Deutsche Bank
London
Iraq
Morris Burns
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
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Venezuela
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Imms
Texas Lottery Day One 3 How To Reach Us Contacts
A fragmented page lists contact numbers for the Texas Lottery with main line hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and an out of town number. It includes names and roles like Sports Editor and Editorial Page Editor plus ad and classifieds departments and several phone extensions.
Dixieland punchlines mix politics and soap opera
Argus Hamilton riffs on Bush travel, OPEC chaos, and cultural looting with sharp quips. He mentions Lipton Tea courting a Dixie Chicks commercial after their Bush remarks, Bush visiting Fort Hood, and global tensions from Iraq to North Korea, all in a fast satirical beat.
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Lipton Tea
Dixie Chicks
Bush
Pentagon
Fort Hood
Air Force One
Jerry Ford
Triplet babies alarm North Korea leader Kim Jong Il
The Daily Telegraph reported that Kim Jong Il fears triplets and culls them to special orphanages. Diplomats say the number three in Korean myth signals power rise, while a North Korean official claimed the triplets are raised in better conditions due to the economy.
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Daily Telegraph
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Kim Jong Il
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