County pay debate centers on 5 percent raise across all employees
Commissioners clash over funding a 5 percent raise for all county workers. Graff argues $3,000 extra plus reallocating law enforcement pay would cover it, while Donaldson and Simmons defend raises to reduce turnover. Budget inequities persist as Judge Caddel and HR director Patton call for a reevaluation of the 1988 pay structure updated in 2001.
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Greg Simmons
Gardner
Jerry Caddel
Bob Bryant
Barbara Graff
Graff
Donaldson
Simmons
Jerry D. Caddel
Ector County
Pat Patton
After Tour of Katrina Destruction Barbour Sees Derailed Homes
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour compared the damage to Hiroshima describing homes as vanished. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said hundreds may be stranded on roofs and in attics as rescue boats bypass the dead. Evacuations, looting, no drinkable water, and possible weeks without power marked the unfolding disaster.
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Mississippi
Haley Barbour
Hiroshima
New Orleans
Ray Nagin
Orleans
Superdome
Blanco
Refugee travel aid urged along I 10 and I 20 corridors
TxDOT reporters say I 10 and I 20 remain clear to Louisiana, but I 10 is closed beyond Baton Rouge. Officials note thousands have been assisted with directions and motel searches. Baton Rouge is not advised as a destination due to no motel rooms and limited shelter. I 20 offers the only viable route back into Louisiana, though not recommended.
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Interstate 10
Orange
Interstate 20
Waskum
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Alley
New Orleans
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Texas Association Teachers of Dancing
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Argest Mobile
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