Electric Bills Jump As Heat Sizzles In Plano
Plano residents face higher TP and L bills this summer due to blistering heat and a recent rate increase. NWS data show July highs near 100 degrees, June and May also well above normal, boosting air conditioning use 2.5 to 3 percent per degree and possible 20 to 25 percent year over year increases for heavy users. Taylor urges thermostat set at 78 degrees or higher.
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Texas Power & Light Co
Jim Taylor
Tp&l
Dallas
National Weather Service
NWS
Taylor
Texas Auto Insurance Rates Seen Rising by November
Dallas actuary Charles Edwards told the State Insurance Board that auto premiums could be trimmed from an expected 11.3 percent rise by using actual company costs in the rate setting formula. The board will hear more Aug. 2 with a Nov. 1 effective date and the staff recommending a 7.3 percent increase.
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Austin, Tex
API
Dallas
Charles Edwards
State Insurance Board
Edwards
Second Annual Summer Reading Symposium Opens Today
Two nationally known reading consultants Dr. Dolores Durkin and Dr. Rubine Sims speak at a two day event in Williams High School main auditorium sponsored by the Federation of North Texas Area Universities and Plano ISD. Registration is 3.00 for one or both sessions and includes Friday reception and book displays.
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Federation of North Texas Area Universities
Plano Independent School District
Williams High School
Dolores Durkin
University of Illinois
Rubine Sims
University of Massachusetts
Durkin
Sims
Federation
Margaret Griffin
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Lawmakers End 11 Day Special Session With Mixed Outcomes
The 11 day session approved a 945 million school finance bill and bills on nursing home regulation and Gulf Coast offshore terminal construction while also forcing a supreme court justice from office. Rep Ronald Coleman called the session a failure citing perceived inequities and tax implications. Gov Dolph Briscoe planned to sign the school finance bill at 1 p.m. today.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas
Supreme Court
Gulf Coast
Ronald Coleman
Dolph Briscoe
Nursing home reform movement and stalled constitutional tax amendment
The House and Senate closed the session without acting on a constitutional amendment to tax intangible property. A nursing home bill shifts licensing authority to the Health Resources Department, criminalizes abuse, and empowers reporting when care falls short. The superport measure would back a $750 million Deepwater Port Authority project off Freeport if private efforts fail, as several oil firms withdraw amid federal limits.
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Senate
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Department of Health Resources
Department of Health
Mike Ezzell
D-Snyder
Freeport
Texas Beaches Cleared Of Mysterious Goo
Beach cleanup crews finished removing the sticky goo that washed ashore along an eight mile stretch of Mustang Island. The Coast Guard classifies it as a mystery spill and continues to investigate the oil type and source, with about 40 workers using motorized gear to collect globs and haul them to landfills.
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Port Aransas, Tex
Cmdr
Jerry Victor
Gulf of Mexico
Mexican
Harry Franklin
Oil Spill Control Association
Mustang Island Beach
Fish Pass
Publicity Hungry Crim Waylays Port of Entry Booth
A caller claimed to have robbed Port of Entry Booth 5A on the Turnpike and described a $1,247 haul plus a filing cabinet full of permits. Reports show the highway patrol had no record, but further checking confirmed a robbery occurred. the Kansas City Times ran the story on its front page.
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Kansas City, Kan
UPI
Kansas City Star
Highway Patrol
FBI
Port of Entry
Kansas City Times Today
Shingle Thieves Caught After Construction Site Theft
Three teens ages 19 17 and 15 were arrested Thursday morning when a patrolman found a trunk full of shingles at 4 41 am. Four other suspects were taken into custody on warrants for traffic violations passing worthless checks and suspended licenses. Police also investigated hubcap thefts burglaries mischief and a residential burglary.
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Plano
Addison
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