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The initiative also includes a bers, the National PTA is the
PTA leaders announced the mentorship program to Identify largest volunteer child advocacy
program Saturday during the and train future Hispanic leaders organization in the country. But
group’s national convention at to become more involved in the leaders say the group is woefully
the Henry B. Gonzalez local public schools and the behind in attracting Hispanic
Convention Center.
The Hispanic
for Bilingual school-age children by 2025.
"Today’s Hispanic families are Washington Post, which said it among the law enforcement
second to none in recognizing the had obtained a copy. community. 11
importance of parental involve-
ment in their children’s educa- State Brief
A&M requests dismissal reviewing Whether six wrongful
from bonfire lawsuits
COLLEGE STATION,-Texas
A&M University administrators
want to be dismissed from fed-
eral lawsuits filed against them
in the 1999 bonfire collapse,
but those who filed the suit say
the administrators should not
•be released because they delib-
erately placed students in
harm’s way.
The recent court filings will
be considered by a federal
judge in Galveston who is
in falling crime statistics
WASHINGTON (AP) —The The newspaper said the latest
number of murders in the United release shows crime reports in
States rose by 3.1 percent last suburban areas overall were up
year as police departments 2.2 percent.
nationwide reported an overall Regionally, only the Northeast
increase in major crimes for the showed a drop in crime, it said,
first time in a decade, a law The largest increase was in the
enforcement official said. West, followed by the South and
The official, speaking on con- Midwest, the newspaper said.
dition of anonymity about con- The FBI report excluded the
tents of an annual report being more than 3,000 deaths from the
released Monday by the FBI’s Sept. 11 terror attacks. Citing the
Uniform Crime Reporting report, the Post said had those
Program, said the document will deaths been counted as homi-
reflect more robberies, burglar-
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tion,” Shirley Igo, National PTA
president, said in Sunday’s edi-
tion of the San Antonio Express-
News. “We want to make sure
the PTA is reaching out and
A recent PTA survey showed offering the necessary
that only 3 percent of respon- resources to the Hispanic
San Antonio has chance to clear air on its own
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An agreement the locally administered plan likely would
between the Environmental Protection call for more expensive vehicle inspections, have warned San Antonio for years that it
Agency and San Antonio could allow the rising in cost from the current $12.50 to would have to impose tough pollution con-
roid rigid federal pollution measures $39.50 each, which would include emission- trols after violating air-quality standards.
control tests. The compact, the first of its kind under
The plan’s main selling point is that it rules that emphasize voluntary compliance,
David Newman, San Antonio’s environ- gives the city the ability to do whatever it gives San Antonio more flexibility and a
mental services manager, said the city sup- wants to achieve clean air, a federal official longer timetable to put controls in place,
ports the so-called Early Action Compact, said. A draft of the plan, which could be in
which lets cities voluntarily run their own "This is the first of its kind nationally,” place by the end of the year, was signed last
pollution-control programs. said David Bary, an Environmental week by EPA officials. However, the plan is
“We want to control our own destiny,” Protection Agency spokesman in Dallas. “It still being negotiated by the city, EPA and
Newman told the San Antonio Express-News will allow cities such as San Antonio to com- state officials, said Peter Bella, an air-quality
for its Sunday editions. ply with the Clean Air Act, but allows the official with the Alamo Area Council of
As with federally implemented measures, decision-making to rest with local officials.” Governments.
PTA to target Hispanics inTexas, California and Florida
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — In expanding to the rest of the t
an effort to lure more Hispanics country next year, said Delia Pompa, executive director of the is Latino. Hispanics are expected the official said Saturday,
parents to the PTA, the National Pompa, a San Antonio native Washington-based National to make up about a quarter of T ' .
PTA will launch a pilot program and chairwoman of the advisory Association for Bilingual school-age children by 2025. reported Sunday by The interest in Congress, as well
that will use Spanlsh-language committee that created the pro-
TV and billboard ads In three
states, including Texas.
"We’re waiting, like every-
body else, to see how effective phone numbers have so far been
it is,” Hadley said. placed on the list, which must
For those who sign up before be purchased every three
Jan. 1, but telemarketers don’t Wednesday, calls should end by months for $45 by companies
The second sign-up period have to delete customers until Sept. 1, and by Dec. 1 forthose that do telemarketing. Those
started March 28 and ends July 1. That’s when Texans who who register in the third period, that don’t comply will face
Wednesday. The Texas Public registered before March 27 starting Thursday and ending fines of $1,000 per offense.
Utility Commission-sponsored should see an end to the annqy-
service costs $2.25 per tele-
phone line and lasts three years.
Previous reports that the
commission’s lines have been
constantly busy and nearly
impossible to access were exag-
gerated, PUC spokesman Terry
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Gonzalez local public schools and the behind in attracting Hispanic
development of bilingual mate- members.
Outreach rials and resources to be used in
Initiative will start in Texas, Spanish-speaking communities. , -
California and Florida before “We need to be a reflection of dents were Hispanic, while 12.5 community.”
Last week to sign up for second donot-eall list in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Hadley said. Residents can call ing calls. Sept. 26.
Texans who want their phone 1-866-896-6225 or log on to the "We’re waiting, like every- More than a half-million tele-
lines free of pesky telemar- Web site,
keters have a few more days to www.texasnocall.com, he said,
register for the second install- ~
ment of the state’s no-call list.
FBI report to show reversal
State and federal environmental officials
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