Racer's Storm 1837 Texas coast disaster and legacy
The 1837 storm, named after HMS Racer, crossed Yucatan, struck Texas near Matamoros and Matagorda Bay, and washed out Brazos Santiago and Galveston. It damaged Houston, Venice, and New Orleans areas, with 100-plus deaths and widespread destruction. Baytown settler William Scott, a Texas Revolution figure, lost home and life.
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Racer
Gulf Coast
Caribbean
Jamaica
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Allison
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Brownsville
Matamoros
Brazos Santiago
Matagorda Bay
Galveston
Tremont
Houston
Texas Navy
Galveston Island
Sabine Pass
Louisiana
Venice
Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans
Atlantic
Charleston
S.C
Wilmington
N.C
William Scott
Baytown
Scott
Point Pleasant
Scott’s Bay
Exxon
Bay Villa Subdivision
Samuel May Williams
Stephen F. Austin
Lynchburg
Galveston Bay
Kids Care Club forms to help Baytown community
SFA elementary students from Austin Elementary formed the Kids Care Club to aid local groups in Baytown. In summer, about 14 members organized car washes lemonade stands and donations to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and New Horizon Family Center. Sisters Keller and Emily Thomas helped lead events with parental supervision and school staff noting their strong community impact.
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Kids Care Club
New Horizon Family Shelter
Rachel Stafford
Leah Woods
Casey Benskin
Keller Thomas
Abby Gregorcyk
Rachel Lahowetz
Caroline Fess
Alexis Stafford
Lindsey Fess
Sarah Gregorcyk
Emily Thomas
Alison Raney
Ryan Woods
Bryn Benoit
Taylor Buntin
Bryce Benskin
Baytown
Austin
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Emily
Sheri Thomas
New Horizon Family Center
New Horizon
Garry Brumback Named Baytown City Manager
Garry Brumback, a retired Army officer and former Clearwater Florida assistant city manager, has been hired as Baytown City Manager. He describes Baytown’s people as magnificent and aims to boost the city’s reputation while serving citizens. He cites family, community contribution, and hiking the Appalachian Trail as lifelong goals and cites Abraham Lincoln as a model of principled leadership.
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Garry Brumback
Baytown
Clearwater
Florida
Truman
David McCullough
Abraham Lincoln
Miracle Boy Cody Brunt Beats Odds To Start College At 16
Cody Brunt, son of Ella Chase Brunt and grandson of civic leaders in Baytown, survived a July 2, 1997 capsized sailboat incident after seven minutes trapped underwater. Doctors warned of 1 percent survival and possible coma. he recovered, left hospital in late July, now 16 and entering Collegiate High School at College of the Mainland while pursuing college credits. He plans an associate degree and then Texas A&M for nuclear medicine studies, aiming to become a radiology technician. He was active in La Marque High School honors groups and church volunteering.
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Cody
Ella Chase Brunt
Ross S. Sterling
Bob and
Arvilla Chase
Baytown
Hermann Hospital
Ella
Ted Brunt
Jesus
la Marque High School
la Marque
College of the Mainland
Galveston Community College
Texas A&m
College Station
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Wanda Orton
Newhorizon
SFA
Brumback
Cody Brunt
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