El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition Annexation won't up water bills By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Recent annexations won't cost the city as much as initially feared, El Campo City Council learned during their last session. Instead, taxes and fees from new residents and businesses may cover virtually the entire cost of extending water and sewer lines. More ... Breath test part of ticket to Louise Prom Saturday By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       Louise juniors and seniors will have an additional step when they glide through the door in their gowns and tuxedos for their prom Saturday night. "We're going to have drug dogs and for any students who want to come to the prom, we're going to have breathalyzer tests," Louise ISD Superintendent ... More ... Campus patrol quickly becomes routine By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       El Campo ISD's decision to use uniformed police to walk the district's hallways has been a success, according to administrators and the officers themselves. City Council and the district last fall worked out an agreement to have two El Campo police officers assigned full-time to the district. More ... March on Austin, letter writing two-prong TTC attack By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       While some Trans-Texas Corridor opponents will be taking their argument to the streets of the state capital Saturday, others are still putting their thoughts in writing. The Stop The TTC & Tolls Across Texas event, organized by Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom, or TURF, is set for shortly afte... More ... Hard Evidence       Isaacson Municipal Utlity District President Floyd Fisher showed El Campo City Council proof Olivia Street was spelled with two I's. He along with former Precinct 4 Commissioner Catherine Drapela, to left, and IMUD manager Wanda Evanicky, behind him, went before Council asking for a clarification.... More ... ECMS leveling part of Mason's club foundation By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       When Masons level the cornerstone at the new El Campo Middle School Saturday, it won't be the only building in the county with such a distinction. D.D. Hill, master of El Campo Lodge 918, said local Masons have put cornerstones in many important public buildings in El Campo and Wharton County. More ...