Mexican-Americans press to extend Voting Rights Act to Texas
Mexican-American leaders across Texas urge extending the Voting Rights Act to protect minority voting rights. They cite intimidation and gerrymandering in South Texas, fear of economic reprisals, and barriers to absentee ballots. Officials debate federal oversight and state resistance.
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Associated Press
Texas
Civil Rights Commission
Dolph Briscoe
Raza Unida
Ramsey Muniz
Patrick Flores
San Antonio
Bishop Flores
Houston
Leonel Castillo
Briscoe
Mark White
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Justice Department
White
Muniz
Flores
Quiet July weekend plans sweep local town
Many residents return to work after the Fourth of July holiday and opt for calm weekends. About 55 percent plan stay-at-home relaxation with sofas and cool drinks while others fish, barbecue, beach, or drive the highways. A One Point Comfort fisherman avoids waves, and a hotel owner will simply watch swimmers.
Calhoun ISD approves 6.05 million budget amid tax hike
The Calhoun County Independent School District board approved a 6,053,155 budget, boosting the tax rate from 1.58 to 1.70 per 100 value to cover a 16.98 percent spending increase. Trustees warned about state finance changes, with a July 10 hearing set to discuss the plan and potential local fund adjustments.
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Wave
Calhoun County Independent School
Texas
Sue Traylor
Point Comfort
Traylor
Marvin Kirkman
Kirkman
Calhoun County
Texas Education Agency
F.E. Pereira
State Bar pushes legal fees insurance in Texas
The Texas State Bar unveils a nonprofit program to offer legal services coverage similar to prepaid plans. Costing members five dollars a month, it promises ten lawyer consults annually plus document prep, court costs, and major-fee discounts, with insurers showing cautious interest.
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Dallas
Texas
State Bar of Texas
Doug Richnow
Texas Legal Protection Plan, Inc
State Insurance Board
Richnow
FBI says arrest targets ex SLA figure Wheeler
Houston FBI agents arrested a man believed to be Thero Lavon Wheeler 30 formerly associated with Donald DeFreeze SLA leader in Hearst kidnapping case Wheeler worked odd jobs at an electrical company under another name police provided tip after the suspect was seen at a hospital with a minor gunshot wound He faces federal warrants for unlawful flight to avoid confinement from a 1973 Vacaville prison escape
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Houston
FBI
Thero Lavon Wheeler
Donald DeFreeze
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Patty Hearst
Wheeler
Vacaville
California
American family shrinking alters living patterns in U S
Census Bureau report highlights a falling marriage rate a rising divorce rate and a birth rate near record lows. It notes more women working pursuing education and economic independence, with more women remaining single into their 20s and a trend toward smaller households as both young and elderly live alone.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Paul C. Glick
Glick
Deposits Rise Across Calhoun County Banks to Record High
Point Comfort County bank deposits reach a record level with total Calhoun County deposits at 61 million 290 thousand 595 52. The Bank of Commerce leads declines due to Alcoa cutbacks while others report gains from last year and last quarter. First State Bank & Trust Co reports 36 million 722 thousand 649 03 in deposits, up 2 million 110 thousand 612 65 year over year and 684 thousand 711 16 over the prior quarter. Bank of Commerce shows 2 million 745 thousand 025 91, up 577 thousand 268 71 year over year but down 834 thousand 773 50 from last quarter. Seaport Bank of Seadrift records 3 million 832 thousand 044 21, up 1 million 511 thousand 993 33 year over year and 824 thousand 002 02 over last year.
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Calhoun County
Bank of Commerce
Point Comfort
Alcoa
First State Bank & Trust Co
Seaport Bank of Seadrift
Weather Text Fragment From Eastern Winds Report
Fragmentary weather note describes winds from the east and southeast at six to 12 with a capneidgeigh tapering to a low. Unable to extract clear details due to garbled OCR.
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Larry Hamilton
United States
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Mila Cameron
America
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ADA
A.W. Kelton
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