Emmett proposes Brownwood State Park for Baytown area
State Rep. Ed Emmett pitched creating a Brownwood State Park on the Houston area marshes near Burnet and Scott bays. He said eminent domain could acquire holdouts and lawsuits could be cleared, framing a park with tax revenue benefits and no city liabilities while preserving wildlife and access for fishing and birdwatching.
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David Byford
Brownwood State Park
Ed Emmett
Baytown
Emmett
House Committee On Cultural & Historical Resources
Allen Cannon
Houston
Brazos Bend State Park
Fort Bend County
Galveston Island State Park
San Jacinto State Park
FEMA
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Baytown Weather And Football Coaches Preview
Partly cloudy conditions with a 30 percent thunderstorm chance and fair nights forecast for Baytown through Saturday. Temps expected in the low to mid 70s Friday night and mid 90s Saturday. Rainfall recorded was 0.56 inches from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday. Head coaches Bill Bundy of Ross S. Sterling and Ron Kramer of Robert E. Lee previewed their teams Thursday night at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church.
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Baytown
Bill Bundy
Ross S. Sterling
Ron Kramer
Robert E. Lee
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Pearce Street Journal Coming Back
Memphis notes plan to fly to Houston and Baytown if the Mississippi flood eases. Baytown is praised as a good town to return to, with a sense of moving on once conditions permit.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Houston
Baytown
Mont Belvieu teen earns praise with new trophy
Misty Danyelle Grimes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Danny Grimes of Mont Belvieu, is proud of her new trophy. Coral Sherer arranges a luncheon meeting. David Aiken hosts a houseful at a dinner meeting. Charles Albright is home from Methodist Hospital in Houston. Falls Land celebrates with a dinner for granddaughter Jan Moore and great granddaughter Janet G'sell. Diana Busch starts a new cheer. John Duvall beams as his father Leslie Duvall catches a fly ball in the Astrodome. Glenda Tiner overcomes a sore mouth to keep talking.
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Misty Danyelle Grimes
Danny Grimes
Mont Beilvieu
Coral Sherer
David Aiken
Charles Albright
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Falls Land
Jan Moore
Janet G'sell
Diana Busch
John Duvall
Leslie Duvall
Astrodome
Glenda Tiner
Crosby Fair livestock judging kicks off Friday at Crosby FFA rodeo
Crosby area youths faced sleepless night as livestock judging began 8 a.m. Friday with steers and cattle in the Rodeo Arena and hogs and sheep in the Swine Poultry Barn. The 38th Crosby FFA Community Fair and Rodeo includes a 1:15 p.m. Saturday livestock auction after 1 p.m. awards, a 9 a.m. pet show, and an 8 p.m. professional rodeo under the International Professional Rodeo Association, aided by Kodiak Tobacco and Coca Cola. Concessions by Lake Houston Christian School fund the private school, with beans and bread sold for 50 cents.
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Trixie
Caroline Seiter
Crosby
FFA
Caroline
Crosby Intermediate
Thomas Seiter
David Byford
Crosby Area
Crosby Future Farmers of America
Luther Brady
Crosby Ffa
International Professional Rodeo Association
Kodiak Tobacco
Coca Cola
Rodeo
Rafier D Rodeo Co
Fulshear
Kodiak
Lake Houston Christian School
No guarantees as prison violence persists in Texas
Gov Mark White says prison officials act to curb inmate violence but warns there are no guarantees. Nine inmates slain this year and 28 stabbed since July amid homemade weapons. White outlines new housing system, seeks 300000 for security devices and guard training, and notes fewer deaths under the old order.
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Austin
Mark White
Texas Department of Corrections
TDC
Corfield
White
Texas
U.S
William Wayne Justice
Baytown Declares City Economically Low in Spirits
City Council unanimously passes a resolution labeling Baytown economically low in spirits citing June unemployment at 9.9 percent and seeks Texas Economic Development Commission approval for IRB backed projects. Chamber president Reggie Brewer argues IRBs will attract business to replace stalled jobs and cites 56 000 jobs created since 1979 as context.
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Fritz Lanham
Lanham
The
Texas Economic Development Commission
Reggie Brewer
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
la Porte
Clear Lake
Houston
Brewer
Oil well permit denied at city park site by Minex Inc
Minex Inc failed to win approval to drill wells in Britton Park and Bayland Park as City Council tabled all action until the next meeting. Council members discussed a 49-name petition opposing drilling, while Franklin argued for permits near the Bayland Park brush incinerator area amid expected diesel noise and later electric motors. Mayor Cannon supported Franklin's plan. the council will revisit the issue at the next session.
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Minex Inc
Perry Simmons
Minex
Bud Franklin
Consti
Simmons
Britton Park
Southwest Addition
Bayland Park
Goose Creek
Franklin
City Brush
Allen Cannon
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Pearce Street Journal
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