Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn wed longtime sweetheart
Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander married Ed Strayhorn in a private Austin ceremony and will be known as Carole Keeton Strayhorn. The 63 year old mother of five sons has a long history in Texas politics and met her husband in high school and at the University of Texas. Strayhorn kept the engagement ring purchased years ago.
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Texas
Carole Keeton Rylander
Ed Strayhorn
Austin
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Bill Kenyon
Comptroller
Strayhorn
Austin High School
Pyote
Monahans
University of Texas
Carole Keeton
Kenyon
Quintana Prepares For Permanent Mainland Link Bridge
Quintana near Brazoria County will gain a permanent highway link with the mainland as final touches finish on a causeway from FM 1495. The new bridge will replace the swing bridge, which halted traffic during ship passages and slowed emergency evacuations, and is expected to open by month’s end.
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Texas
Brazoria County
Norm Wigington
Texas Department of Transportation
Quintana
Pearland rally to aid suspended JP in Houston area
Supporters of Brazoria County justice of the peace plan a $6 barbecue fundraiser at the Pearland Lions Club at 1 p.m. January 18 to cover costs for Matt Zepeda. Pearland resident Jack Roberts says the Lions Club date fits a MLK Jr weekend. Zepeda says he had no role in the planning and that a prior taped tirade was not a racial issue to him.
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Brazoria County
Justice of the Peace
Matt Zepeda
Pearland
Lions Club
Zepeda
Brazosport Facts
Outside administrator to lead Cameron County jails
Hector Ramos, ex-DPS captain, will be chief administrator of Cameron County four jails at 48000 annual pay, starting Tuesday. The court approved the permanent role after interim leadership by Capt. Robert Lopez ended amid internal investigation and suspensions of Lopez and officer Alex Garcia. Chief Mendoza cited Lopez wearing too many hats as a reason for the change.
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Hector Ramos
Department of Public Safety
Cameron County Commissioners’ Court
Gilberto Hinojosa
Ramos
Robert Lopez
Joel Zamora
Alex Garcia
Lopez
Juan Mendoza
Texas Delegation Grows in House as Cornyn Sworn In
In Washington, Sen John Cornyn joins the 108th Congress amid celebrations and duties. Texans travel for the oath as Cornyn’s backers see a larger delegation. Texas now has 34 House members with 17 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Jeb Hensarling Michael Burgess Chris Bell John Carter among new Texas House members.
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Washington
John Comyn
108Th Congress
House
Senate
Cornyn
Phil Gramm
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Dick Cheney
Jeb Hensarling
Dallas
Michael Burgess
Highland Village
Chris Bell
Houston
John Carter
Round Rock
Congress
Houston man jailed for posing as FBI agent to extort 15000
Luis Francisco Mar, 35, a Mexican citizen living in Houston, was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for impersonating an FBI agent in July 2002. He told a Houston businessman a drug trafficker sought a 30000 contract to kill him and that the FBI would pay half the amount to fund an undercover investigation. He later lowered the alleged price to 3500, arranged a cookie box delivery, and was arrested when the courier pickup led to a real undercover officer. Mar was unemployed and living in his car at the time.
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Associated Press
Houston
FBI
U.S
Michael Shelby
Luis Francisco Mar
Mar
Shelby
Teens charged in deadly Bennigan's crash theft case
In Irving two 19 year olds, David Thornton and Kortnie Henson, face theft of services charges after a car struck waitress Jennifer Sanchez outside Bennigan's killing her with the driver, 18 year old Sarah Foust, charged with murder and DUI. Foust remains jailed as investigators seek to determine if alcohol played a role.
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Irving
David Thornton
Duncanville
Kortnie Henson
Midlothian
Thornton
Henson
Sarah Foust
Jennifer Michelle Sanchez
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Bennigan’s
Foust
Sanchez
David Tull
Dallas
Texas public health push falters in tobacco fight
American Lung Association scores Texas with two F’s one D and an A for youth access policy Texas spends poorly on tobacco prevention and smoke free air while funding is urged to rise A tax increase of $1 per pack could cut youth smoking and raise about $1 billion annually Texans Investing in Healthy Families says a $1 tax would curb 291000 new smokers and boost state revenue
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Austin
American Lung Association
Texas
Rick) Perry
Edward Carter
American Lung Association of Texas
Carter
Elliot Naishtat
Daustin
Texans Investing In Healthy Families Coalition
Massachusetts
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Bennigan
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