Airport appeal probable shapes Love Field dispute
Dallas Fort Worth Airport officials remain silent after a Dallas judge ruled Southwest Airlines may operate from Love Field when the new airport opens this fall. Board chairman Erik Jonsson said an appeal seems likely as Dallas and Fort Worth pursue procedures to challenge the decision while affirming plans for a regional airport system.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas
Southwest Airlines
Love Field
Erik Jonsson
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Airport Board
Jonsson
William M. Taylor
Taylor
Southwest
Frank Lorenzo
Texas International
North Texas Commission
Richardson High Schools Sweep Buccaneer Music Festival Honors
Richardson Independent School District bands and orchestras dominated the Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi. Berkner High Band and Pearce Band won Best in Class awards, Lake Highlands Orchestra was named outstanding, and Richardson High Orchestra received honorable mention. The four district groups led a 22 year old event’s record of district-wide success, with two brothers directing award winning ensembles.
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Richardson
Corpus Christi
Candy Cutler
Berkner
Janie Foster
Richardson High School
Archer Bailey
Pearce
Irene Bakker
Lake Highlands
Richardson Independent School
Richardson Area
Berkner High School
Bob Floyd
Dick Floyd
Lake Highlands High School
Jimmy Jones
del Mar College
Buccaneer Days Association
Best
Larry Gebhardt
Richardson School System
Washington, D.C
Plano parents oppose phased public kindergarten plan
A Plano parents group opposes phased in public kindergarten over four years and backs House Bill 787 to provide free kindergarten for all pre first graders. Four members testified in Austin to gain support for a statewide campaign, with informal meetings planned to recruit contacts in Texas.
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Plano
Austin
Public Education
House of Representatives
Plano Group
Texas
Wilson Foreman
Travis County
Foreman
Plano Richardson mull joint landfill use plan
Plano and Richardson city officials pursue a formal joint landfill use agreement. Mayors Whitsitt and Noah say cooperation can solve solid waste issues, sharing costs at the Richardson site, Rowlett Creek, and possibly Maxwell Creek area in Collin County, with talks continuing.
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Plano
Richardson
Norman F. Whitsitt
Raymond Noah
Harry Higginbotham
Howard Hern
Hern
Whitsitt
Collin County
Rowlett Creek
Rowlett
Sherrill
Maxwell Creek
Noah
Four RISD students win National Merit Scholarships
Four Richardson Independent School District seniors were named National Merit Scholarship winners among about 950 high school seniors. They include David W. Sissom of Lake Highlands, Philip Muhm of Richardson, Lucinda Marlow of Richardson, and Jim Casey of Lake Highlands. Each will receive four year college-sponsored Merit Scholarships to Texas A&M University Rice University Baylor University and Trinity University respectively.
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Richardson Independent School
Edward C. Smith
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
David W. Sissom
Lake Highlands
Philip M. Muhm
Richardson
Lucinda Gayle Marlow
Pearce High
Jim Casey
David Sissom
A. W. Sissom
Faircrest
Dallas
Texas A &M University
Crusader
Park Cities Baptist Church
Philip Muhm
Robert E. Muhm
Nottingham
Rice University
Houston
Philip
RISD
Richardson High School
Golden Eagle Band
Lucinda Marlow
James W., Marlow
Arrowhead Drive
Baylor University
J. J. Pearce High School
Lucinda
Ready Writing
Richardson Environmental Action League
Girl Scout National Center West
The
Society of Women Engineers
A. G. Casey
Windlake Circle
Trinity University
Lawmakers Kill Tuition Grants Amendment in Texas House
In Austin Rep Billy Williamson attacked 12.5 million in tuition equalization grants as church state separation violation. The amendment to strike the funds was tabled 100 to 36. debate referenced Baptist leadership and church funding for private colleges including SMU and TCU, with the bill’s funds likely to remain available.
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Austin
Billy Williamson
Tyler
Williamson
Christian Life Conference
Richard Geiger
Dallas
Craig Washington
Neil Caldwell
Alvin
House
A.R. Schwartz
Galveston
Senate
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
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Tarrant County Bureau
Lorenzo
Mike Jennings
Plano Independent School District
Becky Morris
Rosalie Gross
Merle Hardison
Plano and
David
Jim
Explorer Scouts
National Forensic League
Dallas’ First Baptist Church
Philip M, Muhm
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