Calhoun ISD boards opposes new Texas constitution
The Calhoun Independent School District board voted to oppose the proposed Texas constitution aligning with the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Association of School Boards and against the Texas State Teachers Association. The board also discussed a proposed driver training and activity fee policy prompted by an attorney general opinion, postponing action pending guidance from TEA and the AG.
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Calhoun Independent School District
Texas
Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas State Teachers Association
Marvin Kirkman
Calhoun County Pta
Kirkman
John Hill
Texas Education Association
Attorney General
John Haynes
Calhoun High School
Crandall Young
State Acquisition of Matagorda Island Heard In Port Lavaca
Witnesses before the Joint Committee in Port Lavaca urged state acquisition of Matagorda Island with plans for controlled development. Local officials and business leaders supported state assumption of federal land, while debate centered on access, environmental protection, and potential university studies.
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Matagorda Island
State of
Texas
Port Lavaca
Stanley Mikula
Calhoun County Navigation District
Acquisition
Willis Jetton
K A Wallace
Seadritt
Billy Wilson
Calhoun Chamber of Commerce
Jim Wilson
Port Connor Chamber
Joe Bright
University of Houston
Reginald Traylor
University of Houston Victoria Center
Traylor
General Services Administration
Robert Guthrie
Victoria College
State Parks and Wildlife Department
GSA
Bol Tagner
Centro
Gulf of Mexico
Matagorda
St Joseph Island
Weather Outlook Fair and Mild Through Weekend
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions Friday afternoon and Saturday with remaining clear and cool Friday evening. Northern winds at 8 to 16 mph, seas 2 to 4 feet, high near 80s, low tonight around upper 40s. Marine forecast shows NW winds 16 knots this afternoon, shifting NE Saturday. Sunset today at 6:57 pm, sunrise Saturday at 7:00 am. Barometric pressure at sea level around 30.00 inches.
Four Die in Robstown Area Plane Crash in Texas
A fiery South Texas plane crash near Robstown killed four people, all from Corpus Christi, as authorities searched for others and investigated similar crashes. A separate Lake Hawkins incident near Tyler left one injured survivor and no fatalities. Civil Air Patrol also hunted for a missing private plane near Fort Stockton and San Angelo, with wreckage found in the Neches River bottom but no bodies located.
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Robstown
Corpus Christi
Lake Hawkins
Tyler
East Texas
Rusk State Hospital
Jacksonville
Civil Air Patrol
West Texas
Fort Stockton
San Angelo
Lufkin
Arlington
Nacogdoches
Calhoun United Way reaches thirty percent of goal
Calhoun County United Way reports 30 percent of its $55,000 target raised with a week left in the campaign. Ben Harriss chairing the drive announced progress across divisions, noting pledges still to be tallied and room for improvement at Alcoa and Union Carbide plants.
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Calhoun United Way
Calhoun County
United Way
Drive
Ben Harriss
Ali
Alcoa
Union Carbide
Joe Richards
Richards
City Looks to Ford in Economic Crisis
New York faces a looming financial collapse as Mayor Beame and state leaders seek a multibillion bailout. The city must meet 453 million dollars in debt today while teachers unions resist tapping pension funds. Ford officials meet with aides but oppose federal aid, and banks may stay open later to buy time as markets react.
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New York
Abraham Reame
White House
Ford
New York City
Albany
United Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
Teachers’ Union
Beame
Shanker
Federal Reserve System
Cuellar Not Guilty in Port Lavaca Domestic Murder Case
Alfredo Vela Cuellar was found not guilty of murder after five and a half hours of jury deliberation over charges including voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the shooting death of his son in law Mike Sandoval during a domestic dispute on Feb 9, 1975. Defense argued justifiable self defense while prosecutors said Sandoval provoked the fight in Cuellar’s home.
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Alfredo Vela Cuellar
Cuellar
Mike Sandoval
Sandoval
Port Lavaca
Larry Dio
Bill Day
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Soo Line
North St
Minnesota
Paul. Minn
Sid Ward
The
Associated Press
Joseph Rupp
George J Parker
Phillip Kassner Parker
Kassner
Corpus Christ
Harriss
Ed Wagner
Frankie Tapa
Area Gifts Division
Court of Appeals
Treasury
Council of Economic Advisers
Washington
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Municipal Assistance Corp
Big Mac
Hugh Carey
Ford Administration
Carey
Dio
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