Impact students honored at LC Honors Day ceremony
Four IMPACT Early College High School students at Lee College received awards during the 27th annual Presidential Honors Day on April 16. Ryan Lara and Lindsey Sanford were recognized for contributions to the Honors Program, with Ryan presenting work at UT Tyler and local conferences, and Lindsey presenting on Sandra Cisneros Barbie-Q themes at UT Tyler. Chloe Simmons earned Outstanding Student of the Year for her leadership and plans to graduate with an associate degree then transfer to Texas Woman’s University. Maria Gelves, inducted into the Lee College Hall of Fame, earned a 4.0 GPA, highlighted by multiple conference presentations and a Dennis Bee cash award for a Handmaid’s Tale paper.
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Baytown man jailed after alleged assault in police lobby
Baytown police say 48 year old Rojelio Castillo slapped his adult daughter in the police station lobby after campusting a disturbance at 700 block of Loud Drive. He previously choked and pointed a gun at a man to keep away from Castillo's 18 year old daughter. Castillo faces assault of a family member and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with bond set at 30000. Eight storage buildings at a Garth Road facility were broken into between Sunday night and Tuesday.
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Theft recovered as stolen truck found on Tri City Beach Road
A truck reported stolen in Pasadena was located in the 300 block of Tri City Beach Road Tuesday morning.
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Beach City residents honored for halting dredge plan
Beach City celebrated residents Moss and Young for initiating action against a dredging proposal. Moss notified the city and connected Young, leading signatures and letters that stopped the project and avoided legal battles. Town praised active citizens as Young expressed gratitude for communal support and recognition.
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Beach City
Moss
Hollmar Land
Jackie Young
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Rusty Senac
Texas executes avowed racist for James Byrd Jr. dragging death
John William King, a white supremacist, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas for the June 7 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr. King’s sentence was carried out nearly 21 years after the hate crime on a secluded road near Jasper. Prosecutors said Byrd was selected because he was black. King faced an openly racist stance and offensive tattoo imagery prior to his death.
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Colleges Debate Joining Lone Star System Over Tax Base
Lone Star system official argues its 100000 students across six campuses delivers economies of scale and low taxes, while Lee College urges caution citing a $12 billion Barbers Hill tax base and 500 district students. Proposal would create a Barbers Hill Center costing about 6 million capital and 4 million annual operations, with local taxes supporting it. Barbers Hill ISD officials oppose the tax burden calling the move protectionist and anti competitive.
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Houston
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Greg Poole
Trial continues in Texas teens murder case recounts killings
Testimony details Flores describing the plan to kill Morgan and Alex, the removal to Juan Chavez's grandmother's property in Chambers County, the execution with a .45 caliber pistol, and the disposal of bodies in the Anahuac area. Jose Chavez faces further expert testimony as his trial proceeds.
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Alex Chavez
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Alex
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