Baytown woman linked to two armed robberies arrested
Baytown police arrested Effilia Dean Habbson 42 after a tip led to surveillance of a Hazel Street home. She is charged with two armed robberies at a Target store on Garth Road and an Exxon station, both on Garth Road, with a gold Dodge Caravan used in getaway and merchandise recovered from her home.
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Garth Road
Effilia Dean Habbson
Hazel
Target
Hablison
Exxon
Lee College horticulture program grows hope for inmates
Lee College’s horticulture program at the O.B. Ellis Unit in Huntsville trains inmates in landscape design, nursery management, pest control and plant propagation to earn degrees and certifications. About 40 inmates graduate annually, with many using the skills for employment after release, including a graduate working at the San Antonio Zoo.
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O.B. Ellis
Huntsville
Langley
Texas Department of Criminal
Huntsville Center
Texas A&m University Agriculture Department
San Antonio
James “Scooter” Langley Jr
Gander fans gather for open forum on new football coach
Goose Creek CISD Athletic Director Bernie Mulvaney hosts a 6 p.m. open forum at Robert E. Lee High School cafeteria to crowdsource the search for a new Gander head coach. He aims for a careful timeline, seeking the right fit while gathering community input before the school year ends. Mulvaney notes 50 applications so far. deadline is April 22.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Bernie Mulvaney
Robert E. Lee
Mulvaney
Mulvany
RSS
Pete Gareri
Sterling
Gander
Marvin Sedberry Jr
Naaman Forest High School
Garland
Ledberry
Ganders
Fill the Boot drive kicks off with citywide push
Baytown Firefighters Local 1173 join Muscular Dystrophy Association for the annual Fill the Boot fundraiser. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos will drop the first dollar at Fire Station 6. Over 11 years the campaign has raised more than $205,000 for MDA as members fan out across Baytown on April 18, 25, and May 2.
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Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 1173
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Stephen DonCarlos
Baytown
MDA
Baytown Fire Fighters Association
Baytown Council Delays Pay Day Loan Rules Decision
Baytown City Council will wait 30 days to decide on registration requirements and credit extension guidelines for payday and auto title lenders. The delay allows staff to consult the Texas Consumer Service Alliance and seek state-regulation alignment to safeguard consumers and curb liability.
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Baytown
The
Consumer Service Alliance of Texas
State Trade Association
Bob Leiper
Leiper
Texas Municipal League
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Scooter” Langley Jr
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John Keeler
Malin Vine
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