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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2014
Page
3
Governor Rick Perry labels a Travis County indictment for abuse of power outrageous and vows to fight it. He defends his 2013 veto and says the probe targets him, not his actions, as he nears the end of his term and eyes a possible 2016 presidential run.
The Baytown Municipal Development District approves a 2014-15 budget of 11.5 million including the Texas Avenue Streetscape and Town Square project and a Second City Gateway monument. Town Square at West Texas Avenue and South Ashbel will host a 25 foot water fountain and ice rink platform for 2015.
A Chambers County jury convicted Troy Lee Bridges, 50, of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for an Aug. 12, 2013, home intrusion in Winnie. He threatened a debt‑collection victim with a gun while her children were nearby, earning a 32‑year sentence after less than two hours of deliberation.
Baytown records recall Fordham, once a high school sophomore and killer of Mary Stiles in 1985, now a Cochran resident with a prior life of parole. Officials say no current threat, but a missing person alert was issued to monitor his whereabouts. Stiles was stabbed four times in a wooded area, with cryptic letters sent to police. Fordham served time, earned a GED, and has recent parole details and vehicle description.
Presley and others argue attached housing should not be vilified and would not lower values. Councilmen McCartney and Presley favor a new classification or targeted rezoning to remove duplexes from SF2 in some neighborhoods while protecting newer, nicer areas. No public comment was heard. staff asked to reexamine SF1 SF2 or a separate zoning option for future action.
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