House clears health bill in Texas Legislature vote
The Texas House passed a health maintenance organization bill 128 to 4, sending it to the Senate with a minor amendment for governor’s signature. A second Senate bill creating a voter registration update system moved 102 to 30, while a party parity amendment passed 73 to 70 and awaits Senate action. The session still debates party affiliation rules and primary voting. A group auto insurance bill passed after a lengthy vote.
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Austin
House
Senate
Representatives
Tom Creighton
D-Mineral Wells
Bullock to speak at Port Lavaca Rotary Club
Texas Comptroller nominee Bob Bullock will address Port Lavaca Rotary Club at noon Friday at Hatchbend Country Club. Rotary chairman George Fred Rhodes will introduce him as he discusses the Duties of the State Comptroller to local Rotarians.
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Bob Bullock
Bullock
Sexas
Texas
Hillsboro
House of Representatives
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
House panel OKs tough Texas utilities bill in clash over rates
The House State Affairs Committee approved with 11 4 a bill creating a three member commission to regulate rates based on original equipment cost. Rural rate caps at 115 percent of urban charges, with appeals to district court. The measure ties ethics rules to debar utilities with stock over 10 000 and sets two year post service bans.
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Austin, Tex
House State Affairs Committee
House
Senate
District Court
Austin
Commission
John Wilson
D-Lagrange
Wilson
Elderly Seadrift resident active in church and community
Mrs J P Wood of Long Mott a resident in her 70s tends a flower filled yard and garden with help for heavy chores. She chairs church and local group work and has served as Long Mott Green Lake correspondent for The Wave for over 35 years. The piece also notes a Calhoun High School Building Trades program where students build and sell a house to fund more land and future projects. A rain shower and funnel clouds were reported around Port Lavaca with a trailer-dweller joking about avoiding a swishing tornado.
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Long Mott
Port Lavaca
Dick Fisher
Oldsters
J.P. Wood
First Baptist Church of
Calhoun High School
Texas
Mariemont
Alamo Beach
Weather Summary for Coastal Area Outlook
Mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of thunderstorms through Friday. East to southeast winds 8 to 18 mph, gusty near storms. High this afternoon and Friday in the 80s, low tonight in the upper 60s. Precipitation chance 40 percent today tonight and Friday. Marine forecast: easterly winds 12 to 16 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet. higher in thunderstorms. Sunset 8:04 pm, sunrise 6:47 am. Low tide 3:52 am, high tide 12:21 pm tomorrow. Barometer 30.03.
Funnel Cloud Sighting Ties Storm Report to Area
The Sheriff's Department logged high winds from yesterday's thunderstorm with sighting of one funnel cloud between Farm Road 1289 and Indianola Beach at 11 35 a m. No damage occurred. Rain totals varied, Cuero 1 8 inches Moulton 2 75 Hallettsville 1 inch. A tornado watch was lifted around noon in Calhoun County while other counties stayed under danger longer. A twister reportedly touched down twice in Vanderbilt damaging a church and high school with no injuries. Several funnel sightings occurred in Jackson County near Ganado and Lolita with no damage reported.
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Sheriff's Department
Farm Road 1289
Indianola Beach
Cuero
Moulton
Hallettsville
Calhoun County
Vanderbilt
Jackson County
Ganado
Lolita
Calhoun High Students Enter Texas A and I Chemistry Meet
Seven Calhoun High School students join about 100 peers from ten high schools at Texas A and I University for today’s chemistry tournament. Genero Gonzalez Steve Harned Linda Heffernan Steve Hochstein Robert Jedlicka Dennis Wagner and Dale Ward compete alongside classmates from area schools.
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Kingsville
Calhoun High School
Texas A & I University
Genero Gonzalez
Steve Harned
Linda Heffernan
Steve Hochstein
Robert Jedlicka
Dennis Wagner
Dale Ward
Summer youth recreation registration set May 17
The City Parks and Recreation Board opens registration for a free five week summer youth program for ages six through 16. Registration is May 17 from 8 a.m. to noon at the city hall annex, with 400 slots at Crockett and Travis Gyms.
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City Parks and Recreation Board
City Hall Annex
Crockett
Travis
Naomi Chase
Dorothy Leonard
Noe Chavez
Janice Hamilton
Janey Trevino
Hector Garza
W.C. Marshall
Ann Hall
Lana McClarking
Betty Myers
Scott Smith
City Hall
Love Bugs invade Texas area with fading hope for relief
Wave Staff Writer Bill Pack describes a coastal Texas spell where love bugs swarm daily, disrupt routines and homes. Entomologists say the pests are not harmful but relentless, mating cycles repeat over weeks, and no strong control exists despite chemicals. The article notes their Gulf states reach as far as Central America and predicts the period may last three to four weeks.
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Bill Pack
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Rotary Club
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Legislative
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Clayton
Comptroller
State Health Department
State Insurance Board
Jack Peacock
Dan
Cynthia Alamia
Government Club
By Dick Fi
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
Florida Department of Health
Bob Davis
Texas State Department of Health
Charles Cole
Texas A&m University
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