Combs under fire for F1 financial role
\n(Austin KXAN (NBC) 36 © 02/06/2012)
Sodexo chosen as food vendor at F1 site\n\n Sodexo will design, manage and deliver all aspects of … Austin Formula One ticket process opens\n\n Circuit of The Americas announced Monday it has opened … Austin's Formula One race times set\n");
document.write("\nThe Formula One racetrack takes shape more each day east of … Austin's F1 track takes shape\n\nCircuit of the Americas is on schedule for...\n
LJ plans big 70th b-day celebration
\n(Brazoria County Facts © 02/06/2012)
LAKE JACKSON ? Now in its late 60s, the city of\nLake Jackson is looking forward to the big?7-0.\n \n ");
document.write(" \n\nThe city intends to celebrate big, and so far there is talk of\nincluding a fun run, logo contest, a presentation honoring the\nfirst marshal, pioneers dinner, gala fundraiser and special museum\nprograms, City Manager Bill Yenne said....\n
Harlingen mayor's office burglarized
\n(Brownsville Herald © 02/06/2012)
HARLINGEN &md");
document.write("ash; Mayor Chris Boswell has found himself the victim of the second break-in within one year.\n\n \n\nOn Thursday night, the mayor’s law office on East Harrison and two other offices on the same block were burglarized, Boswell confirmed Saturday afternoon.\n\n \n\nIn July, Boswell’s home was burglarized and later two teenagers were arrested for the offense.\n\n \n\nBosw...\n
Hwy. 77 becoming 1-69 leaving Valley
\n(Brownsville Herald © 02/06/2012)
RAYMONDVILLE — Officials are expressing enthusiasm for a super highway project they hope will bring job opportunities, trade and tourism to the Rio Grande Valley.\n\n \n\nBut in the midst of optimism over plans to upgrade Highway 77 from Harlingen to Corpus Christi, Raymondville Mayor Lonnie Correa cautions that rural areas must be included in the planning.\n\n \n\n\"We need to go forward a...\n
\n(Bryan-College Station Eagle © 02/06/2012)
In 2011, any public discussion about Wellborn in the College Station City Hall was likely to attract controversy.\n\nWellborn residents opposed to their community's annexation packed public hearings and city council meetings to give sometimes heated speeches against joining the city. One group, Citizens for ");
document.write("Wellborn, tried to launch a recall campaign against Mayor Nancy Berry and two other council m...\n
Funding cuts threaten services at Oak Cliff center for formerly homeless
\n(Dallas Morning News © 02/06/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Hundreds of formerly homeless residents in Dallas, including those living a");
document.write("t the controversial Cliff Manor high-rise in Oak Cliff, are at risk of losing critical support services that help them remain on their medications, cope with addiction and stay off the streets.\r\n\r\nBackers of one of the city?s largest permanent supportive housing programs are scrambling to find $180,000 lost to state budget ...\n
With suburban growth, booming someti");
document.write("mes leads to a bust
\n(Dallas Morning News © 02/06/2012) (Registration Required)\n
One simple premise sums up the cycle of North Texas? suburban growth: If you aren?t growing, you just might be dying.\r\n\r\nFor every small country town being swallowed by the relentless spread of development ? Prosper and Melissa and Fate and the rest ? an inner-ring suburb like Richardson or Mesquite or Farmers Branch struggles to stay vibrant. They use location and jobs and tree-lined neighborhood...\n
Further down the trail
\n(Denton Record-Chronicle © 02/06/2012)
CORINTH — Residents can get another look at tentative plans to finish \n Corinth Community Park during a joint meeting Thursday.\n \n \n\n\n The City Council, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Trails \n Committee will meet to discuss options to complete the 116-acre park on \n the city̵");
document.write("7;s east side.\n \n \n\n\n The joint meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City...\n
El Paso city reps mull changes to Open Space Advisory Board
\n(El Paso Times © 02/06/2012)
A proposal some believed would cripple the city of El Paso's Open Space Advisory Board has started a discussion that could result in stronger protections for the c");
document.write("ity's natural spaces.\n\nCity Reps. Cortney Niland and Ann Morgan Lilly proposed changes that included limiting which city departments could be called before the board, what areas were appropriate for board comment and what types of cases ...\n
Red Apple Transit adds some new routes
\n(El Paso Times © 02/06/2012)
Since last summer, th");
document.write("e transit service has completed ridership surveys, held public meetings and engaged drivers to redesign the system so it better serves the needs of the community.\n\n City officials are confident that it will.\n\n \"Monday will be the first time the buses travel on the new routes,\" said Assistant City manager Bob Campbell. \"Sometime (this) week I'm going to ride one. I think I will...\n
Group forms to protect future of Edinburg golf course
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/06/2012)
EDINBURG — In a place where it’s already tough to get a tee time, Bill Chrysler is worried about the impact of losing nine more holes.\nChrysler, 72, is among a group of Winter Texans and homeowners who live in parks and neighborhoods surrounding the Ebony Hills Golf Course who will protest its potential closure as the city’s 50-year lease for the property nears its end.\nAt its fi...\n
Hidalgo politico owes nearly $195,000 in unpaid property taxes
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/06/2012)
HIDALGO — Local power broker and city council candidate Rudy Franz owes nearly $195,000 in unpaid property taxes, according to Hidalgo County tax data.\nRudy Franz, who owns taxi, bus and towing companies, heads the Concerned Citizens of Hidalgo, a political ma");
document.write("chine with wide-ranging influence in Hidalgo, Granjeno and two local school districts. He’s running against Mayor Pro-Tem Alvin ...\n
Lampasas works to make senior housing project become a reality
\n(Killeen Daily Herald © 02/06/2012)
By Audrey Spencer\nKilleen Daily Herald \n\nLAMPASAS — A new apartment community for senio");
document.write("rs could be on the horizon, but the project's funding and timing remain somewhat uncertain.\n\nA market analyst with Atlanta, Ga.-based Prestwick Development Company determined last year that the city could support an income-based senior housing development. The Lampasas City Council last month approved a re...\n
City council considers pay raises for city manager, ci");
document.write("ty attorney
\n(Victoria Advocate © 02/06/2012)
The Victoria City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on giving pay raises to two top city employees.\n\n\nThe resolution would affect the salaries of City Manager Charmelle Garrett and City Attorney Thomas Gwosdz.\n\n\nMayor Will Armstrong said the two employees, who work on a contractual basis, are well-deserving.\n\n\n\"There is considerable flexibility\" in the budget, Armstrong said. \"We don't have an a...\n
Hewitt city manager wants to join police, fire departments
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 02/06/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Hewitt’s police and fire departments soon could be joined under one leader if the city council approves a restructuring plan proposed by the city manager.\n\nThe plan would involve creating a new director of public safety position and shuffling key leaders in the police and fire departments into n");
document.write("ew roles. \n\nThe restructuring was triggered by the retirement of Fire Chief Glen Arthur, who led t...\n
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