Regular registration at College of the Mainland extends
Local Digest notes spring semester registration continues through Jan 1 with Saturday sessions in the Student Center 10 am to 2 pm and late registration Jan 13 14. The 22nd Run/Walk for Your Heart set for Feb 1 offers quarter mile to six mile events with age and distance awards, entry fees 10 16 late 20 after Jan 24. Proceeds go to the American Heart Association. Contact (409) 938-1211 ext 422.
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Overseas hackers invade A&M telephone system
Hackers in Saudi Arabia infiltrated Texas A M's phone system to make free collect calls. Five voice mail boxes were affected out of 25 000 lines as officials urged employees to change mailbox passwords after alert from phone carriers. Initial indications show quick detection as hackers guessed passwords matching phone numbers.
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Texas A&m
Walt Magnussen
A&M’s
Eagle
Magnussen
Jury including Houston mayor gives man life
A Houston jury including Mayor Lee Brown sentenced Mohammad Nasir to life for the murder of his 6-year-old son Osama Nasir in Harris County. Nasir claimed an intruder killed the boy after overpowering him, while prosecutors showed evidence the father was the killer and noted past abuse toward his wife. Brown, longtime city leader, is midway through his third two-year term.
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Houston
Lee Brown
Harris County
Pakistan
Mohammad Nasir
Osama Nasir
Brown
Atlanta
New York City
No one claims $9 million Texas lotto jackpot
The July 13 2002 Lotto Texas jackpot worth 9 million dollars went unclaimed in Dallas. The ticket would have paid about 5.18 million to the winner and 90 thousand to the retailer. Remaining funds go to the Tertiary Care Facility Account supporting indigent healthcare.
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Texas Lottery Commission
Dallas
Lotto Texas
Perry hints at linking insurance plan to RAHC funding push
Texas governor Rick Perry urged Rio Grande Valley lawmakers to back his medical malpractice insurance reforms if they want funds to expand the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen and to support a medical school plan for El Paso. Valley lawmakers and RAHC supporters accused him of blackmail amid budget concerns.
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Rick Perry
Rio Grande Valley
Perry
Valley Freedom
el Paso
Ical
Texas
Valley
Francisco Cigarroa
University of Texas Health Science Center At
San Antonio
RAHC
Harlingen
Edinburg
Randy Whittington
Mexico Holds Up Water Treaty With U S Farmers
The United States says Mexico will release at least 114 billion gallons of Rio Grande water this year to meet the first year of the 1944 treaty. The plan may add 50,000 acre feet if weather allows, with 200,000 acre feet ready by January for the current growing season. Texas officials urge adherence to the treaty, while Mexico argues it remains in compliance.
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Mexico
Rio Grande
U.S
State Department
Richard Boucher
Sally Spener
International Boundary and Water Commission
Texas
Texas Agriculture
Susan Combs
Boucher
Cials
United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Texas lawmakers face insurance rate cuts amid $5 billion shortfall
High insurance rates and a looming budget gap tie together as the Legislature weighs rate reductions. Tax on premiums would shrink with cuts, risking about $1.6 billion in revenue for Texas’ $114 billion budget while at least $5 billion is needed to cover overruns. Consumer advocates urge restraint and separate reforms, noting homeowners policy relief could aid many families despite the cash crunch.
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Department of Insurance
Texas
Dan Lambe
Texas Watch
Rodney Ellis
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
Lambe
Perry Reappoints Texas Insurance Commissioner Montemayor
Gov Perry reappointed Jose Montemayor to a two year term amid ongoing homeowners insurance crisis. Montana or Montemayor has overseen the Texas Department of Insurance as premiums rose and some insurers pulled back. The move follows a $100 million Farmers Insurance settlement and a judge allowing further questioning of officials. Montemayor’s retention awaits Senate confirmation and insurance reform is set as an emergency issue for the legislature.
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Rick Perry
Texas
Jose Montemayor
Texas Department of Insurance
Montemayor
Perry
George W. Bush
Senate
Farmers Insurance Group
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