Baytown and Beach City Election Filing Deadlines
Filing deadline looms Monday for Baytown municipal races. District 4 incumbent Heather Betan seeks re election with no challengers yet. District 5 incumbent Robert Hoskins not running. filings show Ashley M. Cressy Thomas Parent and Jacob Powell. District 6 incumbent David Himsel not seeking re election. candidates Mike A. Lester and Marga R. Matthews. Beach City mayoral race includes incumbents seeking re election Alderman Dana Colquitt and Douglas Walker. filing in City Secretary's Office. Other dates include voter registration October 5 and election day November 3.
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Baytown
Heather Betancourth
Robert Hoskins
Ashley M. Cressy
Thomas Parent
Jacob Powell
David Himsel
Mike A. Lester
Marga R. Matthews
City Hall
Beach City
Ryan Dagley
Jackey Lasater
Dana Colquitt
Douglas Walker
Suspect quartet held in fatal Baytown home invasion
Four suspects identified in the Aug 3 Baytown murder of a 40 year old woman in the Alabama Street home invasion robbery. Josue Lopez Kain Lopez and a 16 year old were held without bail on capital murder with aggravated robbery charges. Gregory Donnell twice charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery with bail set at 250000 and 150000. Donnell and both Lopez suspects remained jailed in Harris County as of Friday. Kain Lopez bail 200000 on aggravated robbery and 50000 on an earlier charge. Bail for capital murder not yet set for Kain Lopez.
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Baytown
Alabama
Josue Lopez
Kain Lopez
Josue
Gregory Donnell
Steve Dorris
Harris County
Dorris
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Donnell
Lopez
COVID-19 Deaths Rise Across Houston Area Counties
Harris County reports 90,574 confirmed cases and 1,012 deaths through Friday while Baytown ZIP 77541 area shows 1,472 cases with 19 deaths. Crosby ZIP 77532 records 532 cases and seven deaths. Highlands ZIP 77562 has 120 cases and four deaths. Statewide deaths near 10,000 with 313 new fatalities Friday.
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Harris County
Baytown
Highlands-area
Crosby-area
Chambers County
Baytown explores rules for new bars amid redevelopment
Mayor Capetillo outlined a plan to define what a bar is while about 130 businesses hold alcohol licenses in Baytown. Only 19 would fit the bar category, mainly in Districts 1 and 2, as redevelopment eyes ONeal's on the Water and other sites. Council members stressed maintaining quality development, avoiding dilapidated spaces, and not stifling growth. Foster urged feedback to draft policies guiding future bar openings.
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Brandon Capetillo
Foster
Baytown
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Highway 146
Laura Alvarado
O’neal
Bagland Island
Alvarados
Market Street
Chris Presley
David Himsel
Presley
Capetillo
Baytown City Manager contract raise sparks debate
City leaders clash over automatic raise for City Manager Rick Davis with critics arguing levelling up echoes New York politics during hard times while supporters say Davis is highly effective and deserve compensation. Council members note Davis would receive severance if no raise is offered. Davis did not speak at the meeting.
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New York
Schirmbeck
Davis
Brandon Capetillo
Baytown
Capetillo
Council
Bob Hoskins
Texas
Hoskins
Chris Presley
Presley
Union Preps To Bargain With ExxonMobil Over Retirement Contributions
United Steelworkers Local 13-12 plans bargaining with ExxonMobil after the company ends matching contributions to employee retirement accounts effective Oct 1. Ricky Brooks says negotiations will review documents with the international union and attorney. Reuters notes similar actions in Beaumont and Baton Rouge as ExxonMobil trims spending amid COVID-19 and low prices. Connie Tilton cites market conditions driving cuts. ExxonMobil will suspend the 6 percent company match starting after October 1, 2020.
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United Steelworkers
ExxonMobil
Ricky Brooks
Brooks
Reuters News Service
Beaumont
Baton Rouge
Connie Tilton
Chambers County Petitions Drainage District Hears Hearing Date
Chambers County officials weigh charges and potential fraud for a drainage petition. Commissioner Billy Combs says signatures exceed required amount and a public hearing is set for September to decide on a study and possible ballot. The district would cover west of the Trinity River and Anahuac city limits, with an anticipated tax rate of roughly 2 to 5 cents per $100 valuation. The next court session is September 8.
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Hawthorne
Chambers County Pet
Billy Combs
Combs
Trinity Bay
Commissioners Court
Discrimination Case Ties to Texas School District Officers
The dispute centers on a civil rights complaint against a Texas school district and O Brien. Torres alleges racial discrimination and retaliation after firing of two officers and harassment claims. A 2017 meeting touched on an officer’s grievances and a request to reassign an employee, with later findings deeming Torres’ putative general discharge improper. A related state case by Onibokun awaits mediation and possible settlement.
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Office of Civil Rights
Torres
O’brien
Hous
Anthony Price
Shambree Onibokun
Onibokun
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
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