Assaults, arson, and thefts disturb Baytown area
A 40-year-old man was charged with assaulting a Baytown police officer and his 44-year-old brother with resisting arrest after a disturbance on East Lobit Avenue. Chelsea Falcon, 24, faced felony arson charges for igniting a gasoline nozzle at a North Alexander Drive store. Other reports include a 45-year-old Pasadena man charged with aggravated assault after threatening his son, a non life threatening gun injury, and multiple vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles across Baytown.
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East Lobit Avenue
Baytown
Steve Dorris
Quincy Williams
Dorris
Quincy
Rodrigues Williams
Chelsea Falcon
North Alexander Drive
Alexander
Falcon
Pasadena
Silvano Gonzalez
Bayway Drive
Decker Drive
West Lobit
Wade Road
Broad Street
Texas passes 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as cases rise
Texas joins New York, New Jersey and California with more than 10 thousand pandemic fatalities while Florida nears the milestone. Harris County reports 92,944 cases and 1,064 deaths through Monday, with small rises in Baytown and Crosby ZIP codes and eight hospitalizations statewide.
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Texas
New York
New Jersey
California
Florida
Abbott
U.S
Harris County Public Health
Harris County
Baytown
Highlands-area
Crosby-area
Chambers County
Texas Department of State Health Services
Court ups EPA Title V permit ruling for ExxonMobil case
The court upheld the EPA interpretation that issuing a Title V permit does not reexamine the pre construction permit reviewed by TCEQ and EPA. ExxonMobil welcomed the ruling while the Environmental Integrity Project criticized it. Spokesman comments followed.
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Environmental Integrity Project
EPA
TCEQ
ExxonMobil
Todd M. Spitler
Tom Pelton
Brian McGovern
Chambers County districts push ahead with back to school plans
CCPH cautions against reopening too soon as high transmission risks persist in Chambers County. Barbers Hill ISD, East Chambers ISD and Anahuac ISD begin in person or hybrid, Goose Creek CISD to online only. Barbers Hill budgets 1.5 million to modify space. masks required on buses. families choose in person or remote learning.
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CCPH
Chambers County
Barbers Hill
Anahuac
Poole
City Clerk details early voting changes and local races
June district status noted by City Clerk Leticia Brysch with early in person voting set for October 13 to 30 and updates on polling locations. Beach City municipal race filings show Mayor Jackey Lasater not seeking re election due to cancer, with Aldermen Dagley Colquitt Walker running. Old River Winfree also has three incumbents seeking re election.
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Leticia Brysch
Brysch
Beach City
Jackey Lasater
Ryan Dagley
Evonne Donnelly
Dana Colquitt
Doug Walker
Donnelly
Dagley
Old River-Winfree
Pam McCall
Jackie Johnson
J.F. Steadhman
Three Dead In Dayton Shooting Rampage In Texas Suburb
A man 60, Michael Wettstein, faces capital murder charges after a Monday rampage in a rural Southeast Texas subdivision left three dead and two wounded in at least three homes along a county road outside Dayton. Wettstein surrendered after being found in a wooded area and is jailed without bond awaiting arraignment. Investigators recovered a shotgun and a rifle and search for a rifle continue.
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Dayton
Texas
Michael Wettstein
Cul de Sac
Ken DeFoor
Liberty County
Wettstein
Postal Service Faces Ballot Delays Amid Texas Voting Dispute
Hollins defends voting rights as USPS delays and box removals spark questions in Baytown and beyond. Texas officials Abbott Paxton and Patrick oppose mail in ballots while a USPS rate increase and funding fight loom. The Texas Supreme Court notes disability definitions may affect ballot timing and voter access.
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Hollins
United States
Texas
Greg Abbott
Ken Paxton
Dan Patrick
Nikki Johnson
Arkansas/Houston
U. S. Postal Service
Southern
Baytown
Johnson
USPS
Postal Service
Postmaster General
Thomas Marshall
Ruth Hugs
Texas Supreme Court
Donald Trump
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Shady Hill Drive
Ward Road
West Baker Road
Ohio Street
Savell Drive
Q. Williams
R. Williams
Jacob Powell
Marvin Rumley
Amenda Rumley
Mark Ellington
DeFoor
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