Flooding lawsuit on I-10 barriers gains momentum in Texas
Attorneys Daniel Charest and Charles Irvine update about 100 residents in Winnie as federal judge rejects Texas sovereign immunity. The suit, filed May 2020 against TxDOT over concrete barriers acting as a dam, seeks class action-style consolidation across Chambers Jefferson and Liberty counties. Cases span Harvey 2017 and Imelda 2019 with property damage livestock deaths.
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Baytown seeks murder suspect Iunfree Swinton
Baytown police continue to search for Iunfree Joseph Swinton known as Free, wanted on a murder charge in Jahkeese Chambliss’s March 20 death. He also faces aggravated assault charges for injuring Chambliss’s brother Terrence Johnson in the same incident on Missouri Street. Tips can be given anonymously to Baytown Crime Stoppers at 281-427-TIPS.
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Free
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Eric Freed
Swinton
Chambliss
Terrence Johnson
Obituaries for Zenobia Lemelle and Eleanor Rae Moses
Obituary notices honor Zenobia Lemelle and Eleanor Rae Moses, two women remembered in this newspaper page. Details on their lives, families, and services are listed among other notices on page three and page two.
New Commandment to Love One Another
A Bible verse from John 13 34 instructs: Love one another as I have loved you. This directive emphasizes mutual care and selfless affection among followers.
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Baytown Youth Fair returns to in-person animal auctions
Baytown Youth Fair opens with many participants expressing joy at returning to live animal auctions after a canceled event last year. Sixth grader Haden Nugent of Highlands Junior High celebrated the chance to interact and raise animals again, noting the previous year’s frustrations with virtual sales and missed outcomes. SEE FAIR PAGE 3
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Highlands Junior High
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CDC relaxes outdoor mask rules as vaccination rises
The CDC says fully vaccinated people may skip outdoor masks except in crowded settings. Unvaccinated individuals may also go outside without masks in some situations. The guidance signals a step toward normalcy amid a pandemic with vast vaccination progress and ongoing case counts in Harris County.
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Goose Creek district weighs $2.8M for accelerated learning program
Goose Creek CISD spent about $2.8 million this past year on its accelerated learning program including tutorial costs community programs and supplemental materials. At a public hearing district officials clarified the program is not the same as the Texas ADSY program and will differ from summer school.
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Becky Robins
Goose Creek Board
Randal O’brien
Texas Department of Education
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Annual city wide prayer walk encircles Baytown Saturday
More than 20 churches join the sixth Cover the City Prayer Walk in Baytown. A 35 mile circular route begins 7 am at Cedar Bayou Grace Methodist Church and ends there after looping the city. Volunteers provide rest tents every 2.5 miles to support walkers.
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