Port Lavaca approves truck barge terminal plan at harbor
Port Lavaca Port Commission gave initial approval to a $1500000 truck barge terminal plan at Harbor of Refuge to move coke and limestone for Alamo Cement Co of San Antonio. A five year lease with renewal options is under negotiation for a three acre waterfront site adjacent to Farmland Industries.
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Lavaca City Port
Farmland Industries
Alamo Cement Co
San Antonio
City
Port Arthur
Evans
Port Commission
Curtis Reece Jr
R.E. Clegg
Montier Drive
Pinta Street
Tommy Matulik
Evelyn's Fish Market
Lynn's
Prker Brothers
Houston
Lynn’s Bayou
High Docks
Anton Kalisek
Texans near vote on new state constitution after House approval
The Texas House finished article by article debate on a resurrected state constitution. A final Senate vote is pending with amendments to be reviewed, potentially sending the measure to a November 4 statewide election. The process follows a seven month convention and a $3 million price tag.
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Austin, Tex
Senate
House
Bill Hobby
Senate Constitutional Revision Committee
Bill Clayton
Ray Hutchison
Dallas
Ronald Coleman
D-El Paso
Coleman
Neil Caldwell
Angleton
Price Daniel Jr
Liberty
House of Representatives
Daniel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
City sales checks to be mailed in April
Comptroller Bob Bullock announced monthly rebates of city sales taxes will start April 15 replacing the old quarterly system. About 800 towns and cities receive over $200 million annually. Payments cover taxes Feb 17 to April 4 with future checks issued mid month and expected variability as merchants submit quarterly totals.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
U.S. Postal Service
Bullock
Franklin
Esmeralda Vasquez Crowned Miss Seadrift Beauty Queen
Esmeralda Vasquez daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Vasquez won the Miss Seadrift Beauty Contest Tuesday night at the Lions Club building. Contenders were Yvonne Gerking and Terri Bubenik. Vasquez a Calhoun High sophomore and member of the Calhoun Marching Band and Future Teachers of America will represent Seadrift in Water Holiday Safari and other area events. Judges included Mr and Mrs Mike Harrison of Port Lavaca.
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Seadrift
Esmeralda Vasquez
Mike Vasquez
Mike Harrison
Port Lavaca
Local SAY leaders invite national heads to Calhoun County meeting
Civic and religious leaders are invited to an informal SAY meeting Friday at the First State Bank Townhall from 2 to 3 p.m. Two national SAY representatives will discuss program goals as local leaders, school officials, Chamber of Commerce members, and volunteers gather. Larry Schumake will drive to Houston to fetch them and visit Calhoun County and Port Lavaca. Ernest Vela and Lamar Marshall will attend. WF. Tanner cannot. The director plans to set up a center and seek ACTION volunteers in Port Lavaca after Austin trip.
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First State Bank
National Say
Larry Schumake
Victoria
Calhoun County
Robert Siberry
SAY
Susan Eastman
Schumake
Houston
Port Lavaca
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
SAV
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds With Showers and Mild Temps
Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers and a few thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Decreasing cloudiness Friday with a slight chance of showers. Northeasterly winds six to 14 mph, gusty near thundershowers. Highs in the 70s, tonight and Friday lows in the 60s. Precipitation probability 50 percent today, 20 percent Friday. Marine forecast calls for east to northeast winds 15-22 knots, shifting northwesterly 15-20 knots Friday, seas 3-5 feet with higher near thunderstorms. Sunset 7:51 p.m., sunrise 7:07 a.m., low tide 10:30 p.m., high tide 5:32 a.m., low tide 11:29 a.m. tomorrow. Barometer 29.80.
Man dies in rear-end crash near Pt Comfort
Johnn y Leon Murphy 40 of Bay City died six miles east of Pt Comfort when his car, lights off, was struck from behind by a Houston Truck Line Inc tractor trailer on State Highway 35 at 1 30 am. The truck driven by Edward Thompson of Houston was unhurt. Murphy, a Daily Truck Line driver, died at the scene. His body was moved to Bay City after Port Lavaca Funeral Home received him from the scene. Funeral plans pending.
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Point Comfort
Johnny Leon Murphy
Bay City
Here
Houston Truck Line Inc
Jackson County Department of Public Safety
JR. Price
Edna
Murphy
Edward Thompson
Houston
Thompson
Justice of the Peace
PM. Grover
Lilita
Port Lavaca
Public hearing on city needs held in Point Comfort
A 7 p.m. public hearing at Point Comfort City Hall will study city needs and form a priority list for the Community Development Block Grant program. The session, second of its kind, collects citizen input for a city plan to accompany the grant application. Aldermen, declaring an emergency session, oversee final project selections with HUD funds.
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Point Comfort
Board of Aldermen
Community Development Act Committee
Extensive search set for 3 missing Fort Worth girls
Private investigator says a large Sunday search beneath bridges in Port Lavaca area will try to locate the bodies of Rachel Trlica 17 Renee Wilson 14 and Julie Ann Moseley 9 who disappeared after a Fort Worth shopping trip on December 23. Law enforcement earlier checked bridges and river banks without results. The families hired the investigator after police failed to find leads.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Texas
Fort Worth
Jon Swaim
Port Lavaca
Rachel Trlica
Renee Wilson
Julie Ann Moseley
Seminary South
South Side
Swaim
More time for historical preservation lawmakers urge extra 30 days
The Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee approved a bill to extend the period the Texas Historical Commission has to act after a landmark owner gives notice of destruction. Sponsor Sen. Lloyd Doggett says the extra 30 days could prevent loss of sites like Shot Tower. executive secretary Truett Latimer notes it allows detailed study before demolition.
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Austin Bank
Truett Latimer
The
Historical Commission
Commission
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