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ANGLETON ISD New schools need tech Before students start attending the new Heartland Elementary and Heritage Junior High next fall, the schools need to outfit them with educational technology, furniture and other items. Angleton ISD trustees will consider approving the purchase of classroom TVs from Prime Systems for both schools as well as presentation carts for the campuses. Trustees also will look at replacing HVAC equipment at Angleton Junior Junior High and the Wildcat Stadium concessions building and the roofs at Rancho Isabella Elementary and Angleton Operations Center. Final approval of new attendance zones are on the agenda. Discussion of the zones has been taking place in advance of the new schools coming online, which will shift which neighborhoods attend which campus. It also will allow the district to equalize the student populations at each campus. The Angleton IISDBoard of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the administration building, 1900 N. Downing St. BRAZOSPORT ISD Trustees to consider approving new Chromebooks, concert uniforms Four items needing board approval will come before Brazosport ISD trustees during their next meeting because they cost more than $50,000. Among them are requisitions for 200 new Dell Chromebooks to replace unrepairable devices and $99,000 for new concert uniforms for the high school and intermediate school bands, orchestras and choirs. A proposal to spend $127,000 on SafeDriver 360 technology also is pending. it includes 35 tablets, GPS hardware and implementation service for the school bus routing system. The board also will receive reports on the work of the committee examining a possible 2025 bond request, the district improvement plan and 2019 bond project construction progress. Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the district administration building, 301 W. Brazoswood Drive in Clute. COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD Tax deal amendment on agenda During the last meeting of 2024, the Columbia-Brazoria ISD Board of Trustees will consider approving changes with its value limitation agreement with TX Gulf Solar. The agreement, approved by the district in 2020, limited the taxable property value for maintenance and operations purposes but provided an additional $58 million in value to the tax base for debt service. In other business, trustees are expected to purchase a replacement school bus, approve the Child Nutrition Excess Net Cash Resources Plan and make changes to the remaining 2024-25 district instructional calendar. Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the C-BISD administration building, 520 S. 16th St. DANBURY ISD Trustees to discuss agreement with Little League Danbury ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the lease agreement between the district and the Tri-Bayou Little League Baseball Association during its meeting Monday night. The league is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers. The board will also discuss tax collections from the law firm Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP. The Danbury Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. in the Danbury Elementary Library, 2530 Hoskins Mount Road. FREEPORT Freeport council to discuss fuel contract Freeport City Council will discuss the city’s annual fuel and alternative fuel contract with MidTexas Oil. From January to November, the city paid more than $152,000 for more than 51,000 gallons in gasoline, and more than $43,000 for more than 13,000 gallons of diesel, according to the agenda packet. For the contract, one party sets a price per gallon, and the amount has to be agreed by both parties, in this case, the business and council. Another item council will discuss is a windstorm and hail policy for city buildings that needs to be renewed. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association proposed a renewal offer of more than $70,000, according to the agenda packet. Council also will discuss moving the Jan. 20 meeting to Dec. 21 because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Freeport City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Freeport Police Department and Court Building, 430 N. Brazosport Blvd. LAKE JACKSON Council to discuss possible bond projects Lake Jackson City Council will meet in workshop session to discuss future bond projects for thoroughfare sidewalks, road repair, facilities and drainage. Because it is a workshop, members and the public can discuss matters without normal agenda restrictions and no official action can be taken by council. The session will begin with dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, 25 Oak Drive. SWEENY Sweeny council to discuss proposed convenience store and gas station Sweeny City Council will discuss a new convenience store and gas station at 605 N. Main St. The facility will replace the old one, but the West Brazoria County Drainage District has proposed revisions to the location. Revisions are regarding the maintenance of interior and exterior structures, according to the agenda packet. Another item council will discuss is an application with the Texas Department of Transportation for the 2025 Call for Projects. The project is a 20 percent cost match for the construction and design of city sidewalks. The city has a share of about $417,000 from a $2 million request. Previously, council dismissed the item because of financial restraints. In other business, the council will discuss an Eagle Scout Project proposed for Backyard Park and MLK Park. Thomas Paniagus met with the Parks and Recreation Board to possibly build benches and a sandbox. Sweeny City Council will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 102 Ashley-Wilson Road.Morgan Rogers’ fourth goal of the season, an Ollie Watkins penalty and Matty Cash’s finish put Villa 3-0 up after 34 minutes. Mikkel Damsgaard pulled one back for Brentford in the second half but the damage had been done as Villa ended their eight-match winless run in all competitions. Emery was relieved to end the unwanted streak but quickly turned his attention to the next fixture against Southampton on Saturday. “We broke a spell of bad results we were having,” the Villa boss said. “We started the first five or 10 minutes not in control of the game but then progressively we controlled. “Today we achieved those three points and it has given us confidence again but even like that it’s not enough. We have to keep going and think about the next match against Southampton on Saturday. “The message was try to focus on each match, try to forget the table. How we can recover confidence and feel comfortable at home. Today was a fantastic match.” Tyrone Mings returned to the starting line-up in the Premier League for the first time since August 2023. Emery admitted it has been a long road back for the 31-year-old and is pleased to have him back. He added: “Mings played in the Champions league but it’s the first time in the league for a year and three months. “I think he played fantastic – he might be tired tomorrow but will be ready for Saturday again. “It was very, very long, the injury he had. His comeback is fantastic for him and everybody, for the doctor and physio and now he’s training everyday.” Brentford fell to a sixth away defeat from seven games and have picked up only a solitary point on the road this season. They have the best home record in the league, with 19 points from seven matches, but they have the joint worst away record. Bees boss Thomas Frank is confident form will improve on the road. He said: “On numbers we can’t argue we are better at home than away, but on numbers it’s a coincidence. I think two of the seven away games have been bad. “The other games we performed well in big spells. I’m confident at the end of the season we will have some wins away from home.” Frank felt Villa should not have been given a penalty when Ethan Pinnock brought Watkins down. He added: “I want to argue the penalty. I don’t think it is (one). I think Ollie kicked back and hit Ethan, yes there is an arm on the shoulder but threshold and all that – but that’s not the reason we lost.”
Syrians celebrateBlues supporters also sang the name of head coach Maresca during the closing stages of an emphatic success sealed by goals from Axel Disasi, Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and substitute Jadon Sancho. Bottom club Southampton briefly levelled through Joe Aribo but were a man down from the 39th minute after captain Jack Stephens was sent off for pulling the hair of Marc Cucurella. Chelsea, who have endured an underwhelming period since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club in 2022, climbed above Arsenal and into second place on goal difference, seven points behind leaders Liverpool. “It was a very good feeling, especially because you can see that they are happy, that is our target,” Maresca said of the atmosphere in the away end. “We work every day to keep them happy and tonight was a very good feeling, especially the one that they can see that Chelsea’s back. This is an important thing.” Maresca rotated his squad in Hampshire, making seven changes following Sunday’s impressive 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Following a sloppy start, his side, who stretched their unbeaten run to six top-flight games, could easily have won by more as they hit the woodwork three times, in addition to squandering a host of chances. “I’m very happy with the five we scored,” said the Italian. “I’m not happy with the first 15, 20 minutes, where we struggled. The reason why we struggled is because we prepared the game to press them man to man and the first 15, 20 minutes we were not pressing them man to man. “After 15, 20 minutes we adjust that and the game was much better. For sure we could score more but five goals they are enough.” Southampton manager Russell Martin rued a costly “moment of madness” from skipper Stephens. The defender’s ridiculous red card was the headline mistake of a catalogue of errors from the beleaguered south-coast club as they slipped seven points from safety following an 11th defeat of a dismal season. “I don’t think anyone will be as disappointed as Jack,” Martin said of Stephens, who was sent off for the second time this term after tugging the curls of Cucurella as Saints prepared to take a corner. “I haven’t got to sit down and talk with him about that at all. He will be hurt more than anyone and it’s changed the game for us tonight, which is disappointing. “I think they have to describe it as violent conduct; it’s not violent really but there’s no other explanation for that really. It’s a moment of madness that’s really cost us and Jack.” Southampton repeatedly invited pressure with their risky attempts to play out from defence, with goalkeeper Joe Lumley gifting Chelsea their second goal, scored by Nkunku. While Saints were booed off at full-time, Martin, who was missing a host of key players due to injuries and suspensions, praised the effort of his depleted team. “When they see such a big scoreline and a couple of the goals we concede, I understand it (the jeers),” he said. “It’s football, it’s emotive, people feel so much about it, it’s why it’s such a special sport in this country and so big. “I understand it but I feel really proud of the players tonight, some of the football we played at 11 v 11 was amazing. “For an hour with 10 men we’ve dug in so deep, there were some big performances. I’m proud of them for that and I’m grateful for that because that’s not easy in that circumstance.”
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