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Lampson files for new 2nd District seat
Congressman Nick Lampson, who has represented Texas' 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives for the past eight years, is the lone Democrat to file for the newly-defined 2nd District seat.
That new district definition split Liberty County voters into two districts, the 2nd and the 8th. Previously, all of the county had been included in the 2nd District and was represented by Democrat Jim Turner, who has chosen not to run for re-election.
Lampson's current constituents include the citizens in areas of Jefferson, Chambers, Harris and Galveston counties. The new 2nd District encompasses Jefferson County and parts of Harris and Liberty counties - and a dense population of Republican voters in the Kingwood and northeast Harris county areas.
Six Republicans have filed for the new district seat; Lampson is the only Democrat to make a run for the office and will thus be unopposed in the March primary.

Construction up
The city of Cleveland issued 59 residential remodeling permits and 18 residential new construction permits in 2003, the highest number in either category since 1998.
The city also recorded a five-year high in commercial remodeling permits with 48 in 2003 and fell just short of its five-year high in commercial new construction permits, issuing 24, one less than 2001.

Fines add up
A total of 261 violations -- the vast majority of them traffic (185) -- were filed with the municipal court of Cleveland in December. The court collected $28,668.50 in fees and fines as it completed 292 cases in the last month before Judge H.N. Taff retired. This month, he's filling in on an interim basis while City Council looks for his replacement.

Funeral Services
--Alvis Glenn Baker; graveside services at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation hours Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 5-8 p.m. at Pace-Stancil/Probst Chapel.
--Lois Garland; services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Pace-Stancil/Probst Chapel, with interment following at Montague Cemetery. Visitation hours Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 4-9 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home.
--Arrangements pending for Travis Dale Burch.

Police Report
Someone apparently tried to withdraw money from South Trust Bank on East Houston after normal business hours last Friday, as the drive-through drawer was damaged in an apparent break-in attempt. Saturday saw police record offenses of assault and having a cell phone stolen, as well as a shoplifting incident at Diamond Shamrock and a theft at the Budget Inn. Sunday, police arrested Charles Cleborn Majors Sr. and James Harvey Jr., both on charges of assault.

On Tap at the Texan
" Mona Lisa's Smile", a PG-13 film starring Julia Roberts, runs today through Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $2 for children age 3-11, and $4 for those age 12 and older.