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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2009
Page
1
USA WEEKEND previews the actress Leslie Mann balancing beauty, a thriving film career, and a devoted family while exploring the pressures that accompany fame. The article hints at personal challenges behind the public success.
Baytown City Council will consider reinstating a one percent sales tax on retail gas and electricity services to boost the budget. If approved the tax would take effect January 1, 2010. Council workshops discussed the plan as part of fiscal 2009 2010 preparations.
Construction crews race to complete a 3,900 square foot two level press box at Eagle Stadium for Barbers Hill. The $1.2 million project, funded by FEMA and insurance after Ike, aims to host coaches, radio booths, scouts, clock operators, media, and a hospitality area for the Sept. 4 home game.
Texas state Rep Wayne Smith criticized House Bill 1657 known as the Entergy Bill during a Baytown Chamber update. The measure sought to undo a Texas Supreme Court ruling that caps workers compensation at 750 dollars weekly for contractor injuries. The bill passed the House 73 71 but stalled in the Senate. Smith called the bill tort reform backed by trial lawyers and warned against broad changes to workers compensation laws while open to reviewing the topic.
A Livable Communities Initiative study in Baytown seeks citizen input on spending federal funds to enhance bus routes. Improvements aim to add sidewalks and safer, more aesthetically pleasing mixed-use corridors within 500 feet of routes or 1,500 feet of stops, potentially boosting transit use and city pride.
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