The President held his second news conference during prime time last night and he says the nation is making progress in our economy and although he says it’s a long and rough road ahead, we’re moving in the right direction.
He’s been a cop in Conroe for more than 20 years but this week, he’s facing that long in prison. A Veteran cop in Conroe has been charged with bank robbery. He allegedly robbed the bank where he worked as a Security Guard on his off days. Co-workers recognized him.
the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station are separating this afternoon after 8 days of being docked as astronauts build new solar power arrays on the station and they even did some plumbing – repairing the wastewater system.
The Red light cameras have been clicking away and there is more than 40 million dollars that has come in over the past two years…Houston is leading the way for all of the cities with the cameras…BUT that money was supposed to help regional trauma centers and it’s still not been spent. There’s some red tape at the legislative level that has held up the transfer of the money to the hospitals.
The Art of Harmony — Eco Project is looking for Houston and Southwestern Texas high school artists and the deadline to enter is next Tuesday. High schools have already received entry applications. The competition is for ninth through 12th graders and will offer prizes of savings bonds and money. A dozen winning entries will go on public display including at malls, museums and libraries. Wal-Mart stores have more information or call 1-800-556-6754.
The Texas Board of Education will vote this week on new science curriculum standards that could change how evolution is taught in schools. The school board will hear from the public today on amendments passed in January that would require teachers and textbooks in the Lone Star State to teach the “weaknesses” or “insufficiency” of the theory of evolution. A final vote is expected Friday.
It may help some high school students get into the University of Texas..there’s a new bill that would help those students NOT in the top 10 percent of their graduating class…the senate voted to let universities limit admissions under the top ten percent law to just 60 percent of their incoming freshman class…that way they’d have more control over the other 40 percent of the incoming class.
You’ve heard there is an Iphone ap for anything…this proves it!!
IPhone users everywhere can now enjoy famed US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger on their phone. According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog or, www.tuaw.com, Apple’s iPhone has added an application that will allow users to reenact “Sully’s” heroic plane landing after the plane’s engine malfunctioned when it struck a flock of birds. Just like that memorable day in January, the app will allow iPhone owners to “land a plane” in New York’s Hudson River with simulated conditions. The simulation even features the actual audio communication between US Airways Flight 1549 and air traffic control. The “Sully” application can be purchased for just 99-cents.