By AMAN BATHEJA
Freshmen from Tarrant County are sworn in as Texas Legislature convenes.
AUSTIN — As Wendy Davis prepared to become the newest state senator from Fort Worth, she allowed herself a moment to consider how far she had come.
She thought about growing up poor, about being young and raising a daughter while balancing college and two jobs, and about everything that has happened since.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tarrant County OKs federal stimulus 'wish list'
By ANTHONY SPANGLER and GORDON DICKSON
FORT WORTH — A wish list of building and road construction projects totaling more than $270 million was approved Tuesday by Tarrant County commissioners for possible inclusion in the proposed federal economic stimulus package.
County leaders are joining thousands of other local governments across the country in making their case for funds from the federal stimulus, which could reach $800 billion. Tarrant County’s list includes projects in the 2006 bond program, ranging from a new civil courts building to 21 transportation projects.
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FORT WORTH — A wish list of building and road construction projects totaling more than $270 million was approved Tuesday by Tarrant County commissioners for possible inclusion in the proposed federal economic stimulus package.
County leaders are joining thousands of other local governments across the country in making their case for funds from the federal stimulus, which could reach $800 billion. Tarrant County’s list includes projects in the 2006 bond program, ranging from a new civil courts building to 21 transportation projects.
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Eats beat: North Fort Worth offers new dining spots
By BUD KENNEDY
Jan. 02, 2009
North Fort Worth is finally growing its own restaurants.
Now that voters have OK’d beer and margaritas, restaurants are filling the strip shopping centers west of U.S. 377.
One of the most striking new restaurants is Habañero’s Fresh Mex, a California-style fish taco stand with flavorful meats and fresh salsas on Basswood Boulevard west of Denton Highway.
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Jan. 02, 2009
North Fort Worth is finally growing its own restaurants.
Now that voters have OK’d beer and margaritas, restaurants are filling the strip shopping centers west of U.S. 377.
One of the most striking new restaurants is Habañero’s Fresh Mex, a California-style fish taco stand with flavorful meats and fresh salsas on Basswood Boulevard west of Denton Highway.
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Southlake may restrict cellphones in school zones
By AMAN BATHEJA Jan 5th, 2009
The Southlake City Council today will consider banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in school zones.
The ban would only apply when school zones’ lower speed limits are in effect. Violators would be fined. The proposal has the backing of a local community group, Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids, and the Carroll school district, city spokeswoman Pilar Schank said.
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The Southlake City Council today will consider banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in school zones.
The ban would only apply when school zones’ lower speed limits are in effect. Violators would be fined. The proposal has the backing of a local community group, Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids, and the Carroll school district, city spokeswoman Pilar Schank said.
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Kids' Night Out - Southlake, TX
By Terry Rimmer
The Sunshine Glaze Art Studio in Southlake, Texas' theme for this month is Mosaic Madness where kids can create masterpieces and play games Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a cost of $30 per child.
The history of mosaic goes back some 4,000 years or more, with the use of terracotta cones pushed point-first into a background to give decoration, according to research. By 200 BC, specially manufactured pieces were being used to give extra detail and range of color to the work. The mosaicists of Olynthus use natural pebbles, limited mainly to black for the background and white for the figures, states historyworld.net. The great Roman villa near Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in about AD 300, has mosaic floors which were probably laid by craftsmen from north Africa. The mosaics of Piazza Armerina are of the early fourth century.
For more information on the Southlake class, call 817-424-1717.
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The Sunshine Glaze Art Studio in Southlake, Texas' theme for this month is Mosaic Madness where kids can create masterpieces and play games Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a cost of $30 per child.
The history of mosaic goes back some 4,000 years or more, with the use of terracotta cones pushed point-first into a background to give decoration, according to research. By 200 BC, specially manufactured pieces were being used to give extra detail and range of color to the work. The mosaicists of Olynthus use natural pebbles, limited mainly to black for the background and white for the figures, states historyworld.net. The great Roman villa near Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in about AD 300, has mosaic floors which were probably laid by craftsmen from north Africa. The mosaics of Piazza Armerina are of the early fourth century.
For more information on the Southlake class, call 817-424-1717.
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