Anti-tobacco billboards and Texas affirmative action clash
Reading through a July 1998 Austin public hearing the Texas legislature wrestled with state contracts awarded to out-of-state minority owned firms while lawmakers pressed to favor Texas companies under a historically under utilized business program. In another note SBOE members accused Education Commissioner Mike Moses of avoiding issues and missing a meeting to attend a national conference while defending curriculum rewrites and school to work initiatives.
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Mike Moses
Associated Press
David Bradley
Beaumont
Moses
Bradley
Portland
Ore
Education Commission of the States
Texas Permanent University Fund
Texas Department of Health
Travis
TDH
Left lane rules draw fines and signs spread across Texas
Texas tightens left lane rules with a 200 dollar fine for lingering in the left lane beyond passing. Signs reading Left lane for passing only appear statewide as the law phases in. Officials cite safer driving and describe limited left-lane use under the new rule.
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Texas
Georgia
Austin-American Statesman
Thompson earns DO from Western University of Health Sciences
Dr Anthony J Thompson of Pamona California received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences He holds a BBA from Texas A M University and a BA in chemistry from Texas Lutheran University He is a resident at Firelands Hospital Sandusky Ohio specializing in family practice and internal medicine Son of Tommy and Ann Thompson of Lavernia
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Anthony J. Thompson
Western University of Health Science
Thompson
Texas A&m University
Texas Lutheran University
Firelands Hospital
Sandusky
Ohio
Anthony Is
Tommy and
Ann Thompson
LaVernia
Grant workshops offered by Texas Historical Commission
Grant workshops announced by the Texas Historical Commission provide information on applying for funds. For more information contact the commission at 512-463-6092.
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