Ex-Sen Lloyd Bentsen dies at 85 in Houston
Former Texas congressman and Treasury secretary Lloyd Bentsen died at his Houston home at age 85 after years of strokes beginning in 1998. A long career included 28 years in Congress, six in the House, 22 in the Senate, and two as Treasury secretary under President Clinton. Leaders mourned him as a principled public servant and Texan icon.
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Houston
Treasury
Lloyd Bentsen
Dan Quayle
Jack Kennedy
Bentsen
Rio Grande Valley
U.S. House
Senate
Bill Clinton
Texas
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Rick Perry
Ings
Perry
Bush
Congress
Dennis Cook
U.S
Goliad Elementary Jell O Throw Celebrates TAKS Scores
Goliad Elementary marked TAKS performance with a Jell O throw for third through sixth graders who score above 70. Christian Bejarano, 8, launched a chunk at teacher Shana Edwards while associate principal Wayne Squiers watched as fourth-grade teacher Shilo Duckworth endured the splash. The school reported TAKS results at or above state averages across all subjects and grades.
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Goliad
Christian Bejarano
Shana Edwards
Wayne Squiers
Shilo Duckworth
Goliad Elementary
ECISD TAKS Results Lag State Averages Across Grades
ECISD secondary TAKS scores trailed state averages in math and other subjects. Bonham Junior High seventh graders posted 54 percent passing, up 9 points but 16 below the 70 percent state average. Eighth graders at 50 percent, up 8 points but 17 below the 67 percent state average. Ninth graders at 32 percent, down 13 points and 24 below the state average.
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Texas Education Agency
ECISD
Rachel Shintani Dobbs
Bonham Junior High
Bonham
PHS
FutureGen experts to discuss plant's regional impact in Midland
Two leaders in the effort to attract the $1 billion FutureGen coal plant to West Texas will address environmental implications at a Midland SPE meeting. Stephanie Sparkman and Steve Melzer will discuss near zero emissions power potential for the Permian Basin if sited near Odessa. The session runs 1:30 am to 1 p.m. at Midland College Advanced Technology Center Lecture Hall. Admission is $15 for lunch.
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Midland
West Texas
SPE
Stephanie Sparkman
West Texas Energy Technology Initiative
FutureGen
Steve Melzer
Committee For Commodity
Permian
Odessa
Midland College Advanced Technology Center
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