Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pasadena may cut the property tax rate by half a cent, which one resident says is a political maneuver. At a Sept. 2 public hearing on the proposed 2009 city budget, resident Pat Van Houte was the only person who spoke about the spending plan with total expenditures of $140.1 million.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Crime Stoppers today announced a significant reward for information that helps solve a June home invasion that resulted in the death of a Pasadena couple and the severe injury of their teenage son.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend its contract with Graphic Packaging International for paper trash bags. The contract with the McKinney-based firm carries a projected price tag of $1.36 million for a year’s worth of paper bags beginning Oct. 1.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Just to be on the safe side, three ministers presided Aug. 23 at the second wedding of Charlene Krizak and Duffie Monroe.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Texas school board elections in November used to be rare. But this year, about 20 percent of the school board elections statewide will take place in November, according to the Texas Association of School Boards.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Baytown City Manager Garry Brumback says recent ethics complaints about him are groundless. Specifically, Brumback says, a 45-page packet presented to City Council on Aug. 28 by former Baytown resident Artie Presley is a “hatchet job.” Presley gave copies of the packet to Deputy City Manager Bob Leiper, who distributed them to the council.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
A 71-year-old Pasadena man remains jailed today in connection with the weekend death of a Texas Department of Transportation worker.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Texas International Shootout Wheelchair Basketball Tournament takes place Aug. 30-31 in Pasadena. A round-robin tournament among seven teams begins at 9 a.m. Aug. 30 at both the Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center, 5200 Burke Road; and the PAL Gym, 2910 E. Southmore Ave.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Lee College became the first community college awarded a $300,000 challenge grant by the Kresge Foundation, which second largest non-profit organization in the United States.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Members of the South Houston Area Recreational Kiters (SHARK) let their worries blow away in the wind with colorful, hand constructed kites. The kiters gather the third Saturday of each month throughout Houston and the Ship Channel area to launch their custom kites varying in sizes from 8-by-10 inches to over 50 feet long.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
When chest pain is the symptom and a heart attack is a possibility, speed, teamwork, and skill can make all the difference in an emergency room setting.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
The Pasadena school board on Aug. 26 approved a budget with a nearly $24 million deficit and no proposed tax rate increase. Superintendent Kirk Lewis said the district can afford to make up the difference from its reserve fund, but he assailed the Texas Legislature’s impact on school finance through its 2006 passage of House Bill 1.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Joyce and Joe Broadrick enjoy sharing vintage pieces in the Baytown historic downtown district with the opening of their store, Joe's Antiques, 308 West Texas Avenue.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Stafford, announced a $36,000 grant given to the La Porte Fire Department from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The funding is awarded to fire departments that offer proposals that would strengthen the nation’s crisis preparedness.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Army Sgt. Tasha N. Ramos, daughter of Benny and Sherri Judice, of Channelview, was in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in July serving as an American military ambassador of good will during a cooperative exchange of ideas with the Georgian Armed Forces.
