El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition City annexation suit dismissed, appeal pending By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       The lawsuit challenging the city of El Campo's recent annexations was dismissed in Wharton County's 329th District Court Tuesday before a crowd of about 40, but an appeal is already pending. More ... Hear The Train A Comin'? Construction under way for rail line return By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Efforts to return the Rosenberg to Victoria rail line are gathering steam, but it's still unknown whether trains will be chugging through El Campo or around the city. Kansas City Southern Railways, the line's owner, has already started construction in Fort Bend County. More ... El Campo gets chance to speak out on TTC plan HEARING SET: The El Campo hearing on the Trans-Texas Corridor will be held at the El Campo Civic Center Thursday. The Open House is 5 to 6:30 p.m. with the public hearing to follow. By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       Area residents will have the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor draft environmental impact statement during a public hearing tomorrow night at the El Campo Civic Center. More ... Man killed in Saturday wreck on FM 1162 first fatality of 2008 By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       A Mexican national killed in a one-vehicle accident on FM 1162 early Saturday morning is Wharton County's first auto fatality of the year. Emergency responders were summoned to FM 1162 about 1.9 miles south of El Campo at 4:10 a.m. Saturday to the report of a vehicle in a ditch. More ... ECHS still has 35 seniors lacking TAKS By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       Thirty-five El Campo High seniors have yet to pass all of a statewide tests seniors must pass to graduate. The El Campo ISD school board recently got an update on how students are doing on the exit-level TAKS exams, and were told the 35 students still have two more chances to pass the parts they'... More ...