Bay Area homeless agency hits building goal with Britton gift
Bay Area Homeless Services reached its Building Hope campaign target to build a family center after a Mabee Foundation grant depended on $250,000 by Friday. The Perby W. and Lou F. Britton Foundation pledged 200,000 total, boosting funds and triggering the Mabee grant. Eshbach matchups added 24,400 from 44 pledges, helping to secure the goal and a promised center name in the Britton gift.
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Bay Area Homeless Services
Mabee Foundation
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Lou F. Britton
Agency Family Center
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Bay Area Homeless Services Board
The
Britton Foundation
Alfaro
Jay Eshbach
Kay
Eshbachs
Judge rejects Harris Countys appeal over San Jacinto waste pits
Harris County District Judge Caroline Baker denied the county a new trial against International Paper in the San Jacinto River waste pits case. County official Rock Owens said they will appeal several adverse rulings and push the case through the appellate process. A community event at Highlands Community Center features Dr Kathleen Garland presenting her report comparing the pits to other Superfund sites and EPA remediation guidelines.
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Harris County
Caroline Baker
International Paper
San Jacinto River
Rock Owens
Owens
San Jacinto
Baytown rapist jailed for 60 years in 2012 pizza driver attack
James Jackson III, 22, was found guilty of first degree aggravated sexual assault in the May 2012 case outside a Domino’s Pizza on Alexander Drive. A jury sentenced him to 60 years in prison in the 248th District Court, with Judge Katherine Cabaniss presiding. The attack involved threatening the victim with a knife, forcing deliveries, and taking cash before assaulting her at an apartment complex. Police tied the suspect to earlier hot wing thefts at the same restaurant. The victim identified Jackson in a photo lineup. See prison page 10.
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Baytown
James Jackson III
248Th District Court
Katherine Cabaniss
Jackson
Domino's Pizza
Alexander Drive
Bay Area Relay for Life Highlights Baytown Cancer Center Role
The Bay Area Relay for Life showcases Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital and its Cancer Center as key partners in raising funds for the American Cancer Society. Denise Martinez leads survivor hospitality for the fourth year, overseeing the survivor tent and lap coordination amid extensive planning and community involvement. See relay page 10.
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Bay Area
Baytown
American Cancer Society
Houston Methodist
San Jacinto Hospital
Cancer Center
Denise Martinez
Cancer Services
Martinez
Houston Methodist team at 2013 Bay Area Relay for Life
The Houston Methodist San Jacinto Cancer Center relay team posed for a group photo during the 2013 Bay Area Relay for Life. Front row: Pam de la Cruz, Isabella de la Cruz, Alice Freed, Maria Martinez, Melinda Martinez, Tammy Adams. Back row: Tiffany Herrera, Loryn Leysath, Sheila Elliff, Collie Smith, Linda Pickard, Denise Martinez, Tamara Manning, Stefani Weems, Veronica Garcia, Tanya Crawford, Jo Whatley.
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Houston Methodist
San Jacinto Cancer Center
Bay Area
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