ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, DECEMBER 30 – JANUARY 4
TRANSPORTATION CHAIRMAN WILLIAMSON DEAD AT 55
Houston Chronicle 12/31/07
Texas Transportation Commission Chairman and former longtime state lawmaker Ric Williamson died Sunday of an apparent heart attack, officials said. He was 55.
WILLIAMSON, WHO LED TEXAS TOLL ROAD PUSH, DIES AT 55
WHITE TO DELAY VOTE ON BILLBOARD PROPOSAL
Houston Chronicle 12/28/07
Mayor Bill White said Thursday he would delay a council vote on a controversial billboard plan, in order to work out a consensus with beautification groups.
BILLBOARDS: CHOOSE PLAN THAT RIDS CITY OF MOST BY 2013
ENERGY BILL WON’T REDUCE OIL PRICES SOON
Houston Chronicle 1/3/08
The energy bill signed into law late last year – just weeks before oil first hit $100 a barrel Wednesday – will have little impact on oil or gasoline prices for years, if at all.
ENERGY BILL A ‘VICTORY’ OR ‘RECIPE FOR RECESSION’?
ETHANOL STIRRING CONCERNS ALONG GULF COAST
MURANO TAKES HELM OF A&M
Bryan-College Station Eagle 1/3/08
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday formally appointed Vice Chancellor and Dean Elsa Murano as president of its flagship campus in College Station.
BARGE FIGHT TO ESCALATE IN 2008
Baytown Sun 12/30/07
Baytonians ringing in the New Year can look forward to big news in 2008.
BAYTOWN FAMILY OPENS WINERY
Baytown Sun 1/3/08
Blanc du Bois selection features homegrown grapes.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING BEGINS IN ANGLETON
The Brazosport Facts 1/2/08
The City of Angleton has distributed “starter packs” for a new recycling program, which begins today.
COUNTY COLLECTS TREES FOR BEACH
The Brazosport Facts 1/3/08
After the tree has been stripped of its tinsel and ornaments, owners are left with an un-Christmas conifer and one question – What now?
ALVIN TO DISCUSS MASTER-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
The Brazosport Facts 1/4/08
City staff have ironed out some particulars of the 9,000-home master-planned community destined for Alvin in the form of a developer’s agreement.
ALGAE FLUKE SPARKS NEW YEAR’S LIGHT SHOW
The Galveston County Daily News 1/4/08
Some island beachgoers were treated to the site of glowing water courtesy of a bioluminescent single-celled algae.