Stautzenberger Named All-District MVP - Markham Newcomer of the Year

The 2004 31AA All-District Football Announcements were posted to the S-TISD website Friday. Congratulations to Blake Stautzenberger who was named Most Valuable Player of the District. Freshman Cory Markham was honored as the District's Newcomer of the Year. Players named to the First Team Offense included Jeff Hudson, Josh Manthei (Unanimous Pick), and Jordan Haws. First Team Defense players were Jeff Hudson,Josh Manthei, (Unanimous Pick), Bubba Gonzales (Unanimous Pick), Garrett Gonzales (Unanimous Pick), and, James Garcia. For complete listings including Second Team and Honorable Mentions, go to S-T ISD Online - 2004 31AA All-District Football Announcements.

Trans Texas Corridor Threatens Water Rights

CorridorWatch.org Member Bulletin (11.25.04) Potential threats to Texas’ water created by the Trans Texas Corridor are very serious. Some of our worst fears have just been reinforced by a Senate Subcommittee Report.

The Trans Texas Corridor plan includes pipelines described as being used to transfer water over long distances. Where will that water come from? Where will it go? We fear that it may be pumped directly from the Corridor itself.

The 4,000 miles of Trans Texas Corridor will cut through approximately 118 counties covering every region of Texas. Of course all 580,000 acres of the Corridor will become state owned land. Under provisions of law adopted by HB3588 Corridor land may be leased for any commercial, industrial or agricultural purpose. Nothing precludes leasing land for water mining or selling water rights. Under the rule of capture, the acreage isn’t as important as the location of the potential wells.

Are water wells on the Trans Texas Corridor exempt from local water conservation district regulations? We fear that they are exempt and not subject to local regulation.

Can our water be exported to Mexico, maybe in exchange for oil and gas?
Would water exported to Mexico be used to produce agricultural products that would flow back across the boarder to directly compete with Texas producers? We fear that it will... Read more....

Additional information regarding the Trans Texas Corridor may be found online at CorridorWatch.org

Area Residents Break out the Christmas Lights

With Thanksgiving safely behind us, Skidmore residents are untangling the lights and gearing up for Christmas. In the spirit of our previous spur of the moment "Halloween Costume Contest," the Signal is looking for Skidmore-Tynan's (and Papalote's) most impressive Christmas light display. Make your nomination in the comments section below.