Smith Murray join to speed Spur 330 work in Baytown
Baytown lawmakers seek alternate funding to finish Spur 330 and SH 146 interchange project ahead of September 2010 let date. Smith and Murray pressure TxDOT and regional councils for CMAQ and safety funds to cover a $6.74 million shortfall in a $12 million project.
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Baytown
Wayne Smith
Don Murray
Txdot
Houston
Gary Trietsch
Smith
Houston District
Transportation Policy Council
Houston-Galveston
Standoff Ends as Baytown Police Nab Suspect After Tear Gas
Negotiators from Baytown Police arrive with a direct telephone. a crowd gathers near a convenience store as a man exits the home after tear gas is deployed. Carmona and Tarin are charged in the murder. Tarin remains at large.
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Baytown
Main Street
Harris County Sheriff’s
Marvin Currie
Currie
Carmona
Castillo
J.E. Merit
Lyondell-Citgo
Pasadena
Victor Turin
LeRoy Randolph
Randolph
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Tarin
Ously
Baytown Sun
Michael Pineda
Calvin Carmona
Highlands
Jose Castillo Jr
Graving dock proposed to drydock Texas battleship
Texas officials presented schematics for a permanent drydock around the ship in Baytown as part of a planned graving dock project aimed at preserving the vessel. The plan includes a viewing gate, a moat-like water feature, and STEP grant pursuit under a transportation museum category. Local leaders, including Baytown Mayor Calvin Mundinger, backed the idea as crucial to the ship's long term safety and regional heritage, while supporters urged evaluating all drydocking options for cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Ship Channel
Defense Department
Texas Park and Wildlife
Jeff Hester
Department
STEP
The
TEXAS
Hester
Baytown
Calvin Mundinger
Economic Alliance
Houston Port
Jimmy Burke
Alliance
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Burke
Baytown to televise City Council meetings live
Baytown launches live televised council meetings with 5:30 p.m workshop and 6:30 p.m regular sessions. Mayor Mundinger touts real time information during emergencies and future use for city events and other boards, while critics flag costs and risk of grandstanding.
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Channel
Mundinger
Mumdinger
Long Neck
District 5
Ronnie Anderson
Anderson
Time Warner Cable
Senate panel urges abolition of FEMA and new disaster agency
A bipartisan Senate inquiry calls for abolishing FEMA and rebuilding from scratch after Katrina failures. It proposes 86 reforms and creation of the National Preparedness and Response Authority with direct presidential access and Congress must approve major budget cuts.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States
Bush
Louisiana
Mississippi
Homeland Security Department
FEMA
National Preparedness and Response Authority
Congress
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Alamo
San Jacinto Monument
San Jacinto
Lynchburg
Texas Ethics Commission
Associated Press
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White House
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