Study urges policy reform to keep industry in region
Area lawmakers and petrochemical leaders back a Perryman study arguing high taxes and heavy regulation slow Southeast Texas facility expansion. Perryman cites rising demand for petroleum products and global capacity limits, urging tax reform, sensible regulation, and an educated workforce to attract future facilities. Representative Wayne Smith notes Asia’s lower costs and calls for property tax relief for homeowners and businesses.
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Baytown City Clerk Announces Retirement
Baytown city clerk Gary Smith will retire at end of August to take a job in Corpus Christi. City Manager Gary Jackson praises Smith as a definite asset and says Kelvin Knauf will assume clerking duties while the city seeks a certified Texas municipal clerk who is also a licensed Texas attorney. Applications expected to start in September.
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Eastpoint zone TIRZ progress eyed amid land sale plans
Parkway Investments plans to sell land next to DGS LLC in Pasadena, potentially adding about 90 homes in Eastpoint as Affinity Development prepares to buy and redevelop. Baytown officials voice optimism, citing a new school planned to open fall 2007, with design and architecture selection underway.
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Green defends two immigrants at Baytown town hall
Congressman Gene Green faced questions on immigration as he defended the Soriano family, longtime Pasadena residents with two deportations, whose son Armando died as a U S Marine in Fallujah. Green urged compassion, said he is pursuing citizenship help, and argued for a balanced approach to border security and immigration reform.
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