Teen arrested in doughnut shop slaying
Baytown police arrested 15 year old suspect in the capital murder of Dina's Donuts owner Bunrith In. A police artist sketch released after the Saturday stabbing generated tips from the public leading to the arrest. In’s wife witnessed the murder and helped with the sketch, produced with Houston Police assistance. The juvenile suspect remains in Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.
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Baytown
Bunrith
Dina’s Donuts
Lee High School
Lisa Rynearson
Rynearson
Houston Police Department
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center
Nimol In
Houston
Jocelyn Inthisone
Inthisone
Escontrias Named to Fill Open Lee College Regent Seat
Manuel Escontrias, a former Baytown councilman and Goose Creek school board member, was chosen to fill Lee College Board of Regents vacant seat after a motion to nominate former Baytown mayor Pete Alfaro failed to secure a majority. Alfaro offered support for the college as the board approved Escontrias amid mixed votes.
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Bay Town
Manuel Escontrias
Lee College Board of Regent
Pete Alfaro
Wayne Gray
Escontrias
Baytown
Goose Creek
Gray
Alfaro
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Judy Navarre-Jirrell
Exxon Mobil
Lee College
Lawmakers End Third Failed Bid to Restructure Education
In Austin, Texas House members faced a failed 30 day special session aimed at overhauling the funding of public education. With under 40 present, lawmakers Monday mostly passed time between prayers and resolutions as they awaited guidance from the Texas Supreme Court on the state tax system funding schools. Baytown delegate Wayne Smith called the session the end of his eighth term, noting personal accomplishments amid the broader defeat of the tax restructure effort.
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Associated Press
Thomas Terry
Texas House
Austin
Baytown
Wayne Smith
Texas Supreme Court
Texas
Long Neck Wildlife Festival faces second run in Baytown
Baytown area groups plan a May 6 festival slated to run one or three days with alcohol sales a contentious issue. BOI and Baytown City Council faced criticism over attendance, security, and an unlocked back entrance at N C Foote Park used for the event. Officials cite uncertain location, duration, and the alcohol dispute as reasons for the tepid turnout and calls to ban alcohol sales.
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Baytown Outdoor Inc
BOI
Long Neck
Council
Parks Department
Mike Beard
BOI Board
N.C. Foote Park
Memorial Baptist to Give Away Free School Supplies
Memorial Baptist Church hosts its 4th annual Back to School Round-up to ease families’ costs by distributing free school supplies to hundreds of elementary students. About 600 attendees are expected for the 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday event at 611 W. Sterling St. Church gym.
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Memorial Baptist Church
W. Sterling St
Deaconuses Cancer to Inspire Others at Wooster Baptist
Deacon Bobby Yoakum of Wooster Baptist Church disclosed Stage IV lung cancer during a Wednesday prayer meeting. He plans to rejoice in salvation and view cancer as part of God's plan guiding him toward the tarceva drug, joining four other MD Anderson patients in a feature.
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Bobby Yoakum
Wooster Baptist Church
Bobby
Lynda Henderson
Yoakum
M.D. Anderson
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