Texans celebrate San Jacinto victory at monument ceremony
The Texas annual observance at the San Jacinto Monument marked the defeat of the Mexican Army by the Texian forces led by General Sam Houston. Speaker James Haley quoted Gandhi on truth and love as pivotal to Texas independence, recalling the battle’s pivotal 18 minutes and the Liberty or Death banner on the Texian flag. The article notes the historical significance and features the flag imagery displayed during the event.
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San Jacinto
Tom Meinecke
Carl Hill
Bill Hoffmann
Sam Houston
Mexico
James Haley
Mohandas Ghandi
Texas
Haley
Ask Baytown Partners With Residents For City Info
Nat Driscoll and Tonya Hall from Baytown’s emergency management spent over two months compiling questions and answers to launch Ask Baytown. Patti Jett says the two way portal consolidates information for residents, like a one stop shop for city inquiries. The Ask Baytown tab has been public since March 16 and offers an info line at 281 420 5311, open weekdays 9 am to 5 pm.
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Tonya Hall
Office of Emergency Management
Baytown
Driscoll
Hall
Ask Baytown
Patti Jett
Jett
Baytown.org
Bayown
Baytown Health Dept director cleared in euthanasia drug case
Baytown Health Department director Mike Lester will not face criminal charges after police concluded no crime occurred in removing injectable sodium pentobarbital from the Animal Control shelter. A shelter worker reported the incident in March. Lester admitted taking the drug intending to euthanize a gravely ill dog owned by a city employee. Police said witnesses were interviewed and legal review completed.
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Health Department
Animal Control Department
Mike Lester
Lester
Roger Clifford
Keith Dougherty
Relay for Life Fundraising Reaches Over $100000 Bank Night
Money from garage sales, chicken sandwich sales, and pseudo athletic contests filled the Baytown Relay for Life coffers Tuesday night. Team captains submitted pre event funds and officially posted more than $100,000 of the goal during a Bank Night at Community Resource Credit Union.
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Relay For Life
Community Resource Credit Union
CRCU
Honor Cancer Victims Luminarias on Display
Luminarias offering a way to honor cancer victims and survivors are sold online at relayforlife.org/bayareatx until 4 p.m. today for $15 each. In-person purchases are arranged via Luminaria Chair Carolyn Francis at 281-427-5930, with Friday sales from noon to 9 p.m. Note that luminarias bought the day of the event will not be read or placed on the Memory Wall during the ceremony.
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Luminaria
Carolyn Francis
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