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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 2019

Page

8

Back to School Safety in Texas Road Crashes

Last year Texas school zones saw 765 traffic crashes including 1 death and 15 serious injuries. Failures to control speed, inattention, and failure to yield contributed, while school bus crashes totaled 2,357 with 5 fatalities and 42 serious injuries. Speed and inattention were top factors in both.

Texas

Safe Following Distance Near School Buses

The notice instructs drivers to never tailgate and to keep a safe distance as school buses stop frequently. Stop for flashing red lights or a stop sign on a bus in all directions, and proceed only after the bus resumes movement or the driver signals it is safe. First offenses can carry fines up to 1250 dollars.

Road safety reminder in school zones

Stay alert and put your phone away. Using a handheld device while driving in an active school zone is against the law. Obey school zone speed limit signs. Fines usually double in school zones. Use designated drop off and pick up areas, not in the street. Watch for children at bus stops and those who may dart across streets.

Dow slides on trade war fears as stocks tumble

Wall Street stocks sell off amid renewed U S China trade tensions with the Dow down 389 73 points near 400. The S&P 500 loses 35 56 to 2 883 09 and the Nasdaq falls 95 73 to 7863 41 as investors seek safety in Treasuries and gold rises.

Chgat&t Inc Allstate AEP Ashland BP PLC BkofAm Boeing Chevron Cisco Citigroup CocaCola ConAgra ConocoPhil ConEd CrownHold Disney Dupont Rs DukeEngy EnPro EntProdPt ExxonMb Fordm GenElec HP Inc Hallibrun HomeDp Honwlind Intel IBM JohnJn Kroger Merck Microsoft MorgStan NRG Egg OcciPet Oracle PepsiCo Pfizer ProctGam Qualcom Roydshila Spdrdjia S&p500etf Schimbrg SouthnCo Swsta WellsFargo Treasury Barclays Glob Dow Wall Street S&p U.S China Ben Phillips EventShares

Check out dispute ends with handgun display in Lewes

A 4 p.m. Sunday incident in Lewes saw a customer threaten another at a checkout line and pull up his shirt to reveal a handgun. Joey Alford, a 60-year-old Baytown man, was arrested for making a terroristic threat after reportedly being uncooperative with police.

Lewes Baytown Steve Dorris Joey Alford Dorris Alford

Baytown man charged after assaulting girlfriend in Beaumont Street apartment

A 23-year-old Baytown man named Juan Martinez was arrested about 2 30 a m Saturday after an argument at a 1300 block Beaumont Street apartment turned physical. The woman sustained visible bruises from being pushed, kicked, and choked. Martinez was charged with felony assault family violence.

Baytown Beaumont Street Juan Martinez

Graffiti Threat Found On Garth Road Restroom Wall

A threat graffiti was discovered on a restroom wall of a business in the 4500 block of Garth Road around 5 p.m. Saturday, prompting brief investigation by local authorities.

Garth Road

Ex-Girlfriend Slashes Tires on Missouri Street Incident

A man reports his ex-girlfriend slashed his tires in the 1200 block of Missouri Street at about 3 a.m. Monday. Police note a theft of a black 2001 Chevrolet Silverado from a driveway in the 600 block of Little Wood Drive around 10 a.m. Saturday.

Missouri Street Little Wood Drive

Playbill notes for student theater festival cast list

The page lists several one act plays and directors including I'm Dead When I Say I'm Dead by Ron Pantel directed by Abbey Ver nier and Kim Martin Figment With a Capital F by Kris Thompson directed by O'Shawn Kirksey Miss Winnie by Maria Porter directed by Jan Herring Seeley The Pearly Gates by Adam Rossier directed by Mackey Skinner Free as a Bird by Lawrence Aronovitch directed by Jenievere Fredette The Green Grocer and Katie by Joni Ravenna directed by Patti Meiners.

Ron Pantello Abbey Vernier Kim Martin Kris Thompson O’shawn Kirksey Miss Winnie Ria Porter Jan Herring-Seeley Adam Rossier Mackey Skinner Free As A Bird Lawrence Aronovitch Jenievere Fredette the Green Grocer Katie Joni Ravenna Patti Meiners

Babin promotes threat assessment bill for local communities

In a statement about the TAPS Act, Babin argues for community driven threat assessment units to protect children and local communities. He cites Secret Service origin of the approach and links strong public demand for gun control with universal background checks and assault weapon bans.

Babin U.S Secret Service Rabin House Congress National Rifle Associ

Congressman Babin to Speak at Baytown Chamber Lunch

Congressman Babin will provide a legislative update at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon on September 3. The lunch and program cost 35 dollars for members and 40 dollars for non members, with reservations required by August 22. Reserve by calling 281-422-8359 or emailing rikki@baytownchamber.com.

Babin Baytown Chamber of Commerce Chamber Rikki Baytownchamber

Texas House scandal swirls around Bonnen meeting tapes

Three Republicans and two Democrats are tied to a dispute over a June 12 Austin meeting. Empower Texans head Sullivan accuses deception while Bonnen backs the probe. Lawmaker reactions vary as the Texas Rangers investigate and calls for public tape release grow.

Dennis Bonnen Dustin Burrows Texas House General Investigating Committee Sullivan Bonnen Baytown Empower Texans Christopher Paxton District 23 Mayes Middleton Paxton Briscoe Cain Texas Rangers Cain Austin House Senate

Disney tightens reins as X-Men join Marvel fold

Disney aims to apply discipline and creative standards at Fox as Marvel products shift under the banner. Bob Iger says the move will align Fox properties with Disney math and storytelling, while analysts expect short term hiccups but long term gains in streaming and franchise strength.

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