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Governor Rick Perry signs two very important pieces of legislation into law on Thursday, July 9 at 9:30 a.m. in HAR’s Training Room. State Senator Tommy Williams and State Representative John Otto, are the authors of the bills that where signed
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1. Appraisal Reform Issue Before central appraisal districts were created in 1982, thousands of taxing units appraised property and assessed taxes independently, resulting in wide disparities in values. As the state began to rely more on local property
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AUSTIN, TX - Joan Huffman, R-Southside Place, today will stand on the floor of the Texas Senate and officially receive the oath of office to represent Senate District 17. Huffman, a former judge and prosecutor, battled through a six-person special election
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Campaign Update: Double Nickel a Success Double Nickel a Success! Senator Mike Jackson's Double Nickel Birthday Party was a huge success. More than 200 residents of Senate District 11 stopped by to show their support for Mike's re-election to
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For all of you looking to sell your house by yourself, I have found an article that might give you the shivers.... http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/ilyceglink/selling-owner-raises-risk-id-theft . It talks about how "For Sale by Owners"
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An administrative law judge in Austin ruled last week to defer proceedings in the contested hearing until June 6, 2008. In this delay, Allied Waste which operates the Blue Ridge Landfill at 2200 F.M. 521, will try and settle differences with opponents
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Goldsboro, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) has changed their Texas GIS Manager’s Workshop from Missouri City to the City of Pearland. The difference in distance between the two locations is approximately 20 miles. The workshop
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Texans for Tax Relief is an organization of trade associations organized to protect you r pocketbook. Small - business owners and independent contractors all over Texas face an important issue on Nov. 6: We must vote FOR Proposition 6. Proposition 6 will
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First of all welcome to Brazoria County. I was reading a story in The Facts about how we are still paying for more than 120 families displaced by the storms of 2005. My question is WHY??? Have you ever thought about getting a job and becoming a part of
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By Nathaniel Lukefahr The Facts Published July 13, 2007 MANVEL — Brazoria County Precinct 4 Commissioner Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh completed a campaign promise about six months ago by opening a county office on the north end of the precinct. “We
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By John Tompkins The Facts Published June 19, 2007 Officials working to build new tolled highways in the Houston area will have to step things up after the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Committee approved 87 toll projects.
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By John Tompkins The Facts Published June 24, 2007 ANGLETON — Brazoria County homeowners say higher property appraisals — and the accompanying higher tax bills — are leaving them broke. Officials respond to that complaint by saying what’s
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By John Tompkins The Facts Published June 10, 2007 ANGLETON — Some phone numbers in Brazoria County are not reporting the location they should, and that could delay response when a person with one of those numbers calls 911 for emergency services.
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From staff reports The Facts Published June 9, 2007 C-BISD CHANGES SCHOOL TIMES Columbia-Brazoria ISD has announced new school times for the 2007-08 academic year. Columbia High School and West Brazos Junior High will be in class from 7:15 a.m. to 2:40
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By COURTNEY BAJUSZ Journal Staff Though tired of hearing about home burglaries on their streets, residents of The Lakes of Highland Glen aren't too tired to take action. In the last three weeks alone, burglars have broken into at least four homes
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