Redistricting efforts continue in
Austin
With one special legislative session on congressional redistricting
ended, Governor Rick Perry immediately called another to try and change
district boundaries to favor Republican candidates for U.S. Congress.
Eleven Senate Democrats have reportedly left Austin to break a quorum
and block any redistricting map from passing. State Representative
Dan Ellis who, along with 50 other House Democrats, took similar action
in the regular session, stated that he feels it is obvious Republican
leaders are not listening to what Texans want. Ellis said the majority
of people don't want those district lines redrawn. Meanwhile, a special
session to deal with school finance, originally planned for this coming
fall may have to wait until spring. (Courtesy KSHN Radiogram).
Organizational meeting for Habitat
today
An organizational, brainstorming session for the newly chartered Liberty
County Habitat for Humanity will take place today at noon in Liberty
at the First United Methodist Church. Billed as a brown-bag work session,
the luncheon meeting will address issues such as prospective board
members, fund raising, and land availability. Attendees are to bring
their own lunch; drinks and cookies will be provided. For more information,
contact Nancy Archer at 936-336-6448.
Free Prescription Drugs Available
The Cost Containment Research Institute in Washington, DC has just
published a 48-page booklet, "Free & Low Cost Prescription
Drugs". The revised sixth edition booklet gives information on
how and where to get free and low cost prescription drugs. "Many
major drug companies provide free or low cost medication, but rarely,
if ever, publicize the programs," says Gary Nave, Director of
The Institute. "We've published an A to Z listing of all the
drugs that are available through patient assistance programs, for
free or at very low cost directly from the manufacturer." Consumers
can receive a copy by sending $5 to cover the cost of printing, postage
and handling to: Institute Fulfillment Center, Booklet #PD-60, P.O.
Box 210, Dallas, PA 18612-0210. Consumers can also get more information
from The Institute's Internet web site: www.institute-dc.org.
County Sheriff's Department goes to
school
Officers from the Sheriff's Department, Liberty, Dayton and Mont Belvieu
PD's, Prct. 2 Constables Department, Liberty County EMS and voluntary
fire departments attended the first "Major Crime Scene First
Responder School" on July 24. Designed for officials who are
normally the first to arrive at a major crime scene, the course was
taught by Billy Tidwell of Dayton, who has a major background in law
enforcement and training experience. The course addresses the preservation
of life and safety of first responders, as well as preserving and
collecting evidence. According to Sheriff Greg Arthur, a representative
from Sam Houston State University attended the first day of class
and was impressed enough with the program that they would like to
adopt it in their Law Enforcement Training and have Tidwell teach
it. The second class will be August 13 and 14, and is open to any
law enforcement, EMS and fire department personnel in the area.
Funeral Services Scheduled
Services will be held on Thursday, July 31, at 10 a.m. in the Pace-Stancil/Probst
Chapel for Jimmie Jones, with interment at the Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Police Department Stats
Cleveland Police and Fire Departments logged the following calls for
Monday, July 28: A total of 29 general calls were logged, including
13 ambulance calls, 4 alarm calls, 1 fire call, and 7 911 calls. There
was a rash of motor accidents - 7 were reported, resulting in a total
of 4 subjects being transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Five offenses were logged, including theft of a motor vehicle, assault,
terroristic threats, and credit card abuse. Three arrests were made.
Texan Theatre Movie Listings
Now showing at the Texan: Legally Blonde II, rated PG-13. Terminator
3 will start Friday. Admission is $2 per child, ages 3-11, and $4
for adults.
Texas Lottery Results
Results listed come from www.txlottery.org,
the official site of the Texas Lottery Commission)
Lotto Texas (for 7/26): 3-19-28-29-38 (15) BB ; Pick 3 Day (for 7/29):
0-6-2; Pick 3 Night (for 7/28): 4-8-6; Cash Five (for 7/28): 11-14-21-24-37;
Texas Two Step (for 7/25): 3-9-31-35 (31) BB.
In the case of a discrepancy between these numbers
and the official winning numbers,
the official numbers will prevail.
