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Reaction to I-69/TTC route mostly positive
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      "If you ask Texans what they want, be prepared to hear the answer." That was the assessment of Texas Transportation Commission member Ted Houghton weighing in this week on the Tx- DOT decision to recommend the I-69/TTC project follow existing highway routes rather than establishing new routes.
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WHS kids hoping to get 'prepared' for sports through summer program
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      Swifter. Higher. Stronger. Those words make up the Olympic Motto and with the start of the 2008 Summer Games less than two months away, it's only fitting that better than a handful of Wharton High's student athletes are doing what they can to make those words their own.
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County will fund bridge replacement
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      Taking advantage of a matching grant program, the Wharton County Commissioners Court approved fully funding the replacement of a bridge on CR 424 and using it as its match for three future projects that will be paid for by state and federal funds.
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Funds offered for rising energy costs
      More than $1 million in funding is available to assist low income families with energy costs this summer in Wharton and surrounding counties. The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program for residents in the counties of Wharton, Galveston, Brazoria and Fort Bend offers assistance to households via...
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