Legislative view: Texas session most productive yet
State Representative Joe Wyatt Jr of Bloomington tells the Wave the current Texas Legislature is the most productive since he joined. He cites the new constitution, 80 amendments proposed, and the Water Quality Board funding as key outcomes. Wyatt notes school finance complexity, local funding shifts, and the Park bill for Calhoun County. He mentions tax, shrimp boat exemptions, and utility rate measures shaping rural protections and anticipated lawsuits.
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Texas
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
Wyatt
Water Quality Board
Briscoe
Senate
Calhoun County Independent
Calhoun County
Parks & Wildlife Department
House
Calhoun VFW urges flag display for Honor America period
Calhoun County VFW Post 4403 and its Ladies Auxiliary call on citizens and firms to display the American flag from Flag Day June 14 through Independence Day July 4 in observance of Honor America. They emphasize the flag as a symbol of liberty, opportunity, and national pride across 200 years.
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America
United States
Calhoun County
VFW
Veteran’s Organization
Gas leak at Texas pipeline capped after 20 hours
A dangerous natural gas leak near Bethel in Anderson County East Texas was capped at about 9 30 am after 20 hours. Red Adair Jr. and Houston firefighters arrived Wednesday afternoon to control the rupture above ground at the Christmas tree valve assembly. Authorities closed rural roads within a half mile radius as a precaution while the line feeds an underground storage area.
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Palestine
Bethel
Texas
Anderson
Department of Public Safety
Commissioners Court sets Friday meeting in Port Lavaca
Calhoun County Commissioners Court will canvass election returns of Calhoun County Navigation District tomorrow at 10 in the Courtroom Port Lavaca. Agenda includes De-Go-La aid for Maxwell Ditch improvements, motor grader bids, pier project aid from the Office of Economic Assistance, a public hearing on the 1975 budget amendment, Seadrift Pipeline permits, and load weight limits for county roads in precincts 1 2 and 4.
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Commissioners’ Court
Calhoun County
Calhoun County Navigation District
Commissioners
Port Lavaca
De-Go-La
Maxwell Ditch
Office of Economic Assistance
Port O'Connor
Seadrift Pipeline Corporation
Seadrift Safari crowns winners in tough Texas Water Safari
The 13th annual Texas Water Safari awards were handed out in Seadrift with a tough Guadalupe River test and high winds. Mike Wooley and John Nabors of Houston won in a time well under the old record, as more finishers, including a mixed two person team, set new marks. Final results list top finishers across USCA, aluminum, and overall categories amid a crowd of about 85 observers.
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Texas
Seadrift
Mike Wooley
John Nabors
Houston
Pat Petrisky
Port Lavaca
Jim Trimble
Guadalupe River
Fred Berger
Victoria
Wooley
U.S. Canoe Association
New Mexico
Nabors
Robert Chatham
Lloyd Chatham
Tom Goynes
Terry Cochran
Dennis Borowicz
Johnnie McKee
USCA
Perry Pauley
Steve Borowicz
Leslie Teague
Bob Smith
Owen West
Loring Callany
Lewis Massingill
Wilee Schulz
Richard Miller
Doug Lewis
Doc Lambert
Gary Valdetera
Joe Hunt
Rick McClory
CIA hearing canceled as Republicans boycott over CIA probe
Washington AP Republicans walk out of a new House intelligence subcommittee hearing on the CIA secret probe, forcing the cancellation of testimony by CIA Director William Colby. Subcommittee chair James Stanton says he knows of assassination plots but cites no victims. Rep. Michael Harrington questions the basis, noting no concrete information has been provided.
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Washington
House Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
William E. Colby
Subcommittee
James V. Stanton
Ohio
Lucian Nedzi
Dmich
Colby
Stanton
Rep
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
House
Harrigan
Intelligence Committee
Trustees to study 1975 76 budget at Calhoun district meeting
The Calhoun County Independent School District trustees meet at 8 p.m. to consider the 1975 76 budget and set a date for a public hearing. High and middle school principals present requests in preliminary budgets. elementary principals testified earlier. Renewal of oil and gas valuations contract with Latham and Stults Inc. for 12,500 is on the agenda, along with Region III Education Service Center contracts for educational media services. Fees include 1 per classroom for media and 0.14 per class for living materials. The TAC will review evaluation reports on its activities and district wide employee reviews. A June 1 letter awarding the district office a AAA rating by the Texas School Assessors Association is also on the agenda.
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Calhoun County Independent School
Latham and Stults Inc
Additon
Calhoun County
Texas School Assessors Association
Tax Office
Weather forecast promising warmth and partial cloudiness
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s. Winds shift from northerly to southeasterly 8-16 mph, with variable easterly seas 2-4 feet and higher during showers. Tides include today’s high at 5 09 p.m and multiple tomorrow.
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Bill Clayton
God
Mao
Commissioners Court
Safari
Jim Keiman
Carol Keiman
Dennis McEntire
Tim Blocker
Tom Stallman
Mark Fishlock
Peter Derrick
Kathie Bellman
Edmund Sadler
Kevin Cobble
David Graber
David Griffith
Thurman Clarke
James Dowd
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