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<br />askins <br />& askins P.c. <br /> <br />ATIORNEYS and COUNSELORS <br /> <br />Knox W. Askins <br />Clark T. AskIns <br /> <br />November 16, 2010 <br /> <br />via email <br /> <br />Ms. Martha A. Gillett <br />city Secretary <br />City of La Porte <br />city Hall <br />La porte, Texas <br /> <br />Dear Martha: <br /> <br />I enclose proposed ordinance designating the Houston Chronicle as <br />the newspaper for pUblication of the City of La Porte's legal <br />advertisements, for the December 13, 2010, City Council meeting. <br /> <br />The Houston Chronicle Neighborhood Zoned Section, which includes <br />the city of La Porte, has a circulation of 9,765 in zip code 77571, <br />of which approximately 1,900 is paid home delivery subscribers and <br />single copy newsstand sales, with the balance comprising free <br />circulation. <br /> <br />with The Bayshore Sun ceasing publication, the Houston Chronicle is <br />the only remaining newspaper which meets the requirements of Texas <br />Government Code Section 2051.044, for the type of newspaper <br />required for the City of La Porte's legal notices. <br /> <br />Upon passage of this ordinance by City Council, our office will <br />prepare a submission to the U.S. Justice Department, voting Rights <br />Section, for preclearance of the change to the Houston Chronicle as <br />the City of La Porte's designated newspaper for publication of City <br />election legal notices. <br /> <br />Yours very truly, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Knox w. Askins <br />City Attorney <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />KWA: sw <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Mr. Ron Bottoms <br />Ms. Susan Cream <br />Mr. Clark T. Askins <br /> <br />702 W. Fairmont Parkway, P.O. Box 1218, LaPorte, TX 77572-1218 <br />281.471.1887 phone. 281.471.2047 fax. knoxaskins@comcast.net . ctaskins@swbe1l.net <br />