Laura storms into devastating Category 4 surge fears
Laura strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane with forecasters warning of a potential 20 foot storm surge that could be uns survivable and able to sink communities. Evacuations urged along Texas and Louisiana coasts as the system neared landfall, with sandy Lafitte and highways already flooded and winds increasing. The National Hurricane Center called the storm extremely dangerous as it moved toward late Wednesday into Thursday.
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University of Miami
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Chambers County Imposes 8 PM Curfew As Laura Maintains Force
Amid Hurricane Laura preparations in southeast Texas and western Louisiana, Chambers County enacts an 8 p.m. curfew. Baytown officials plan for storm impact with readiness from Public Works and Parks, standby debris contracts, and voluntary evacuations for ZIPs 77520 and 77523. The city moves meetings and cancels events in response to the looming threat.
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Harris County tolls waived for evacuation efforts
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has waived tolls on Harris County Toll Road Authority roadways to support evacuations. Tolls remain waived to accommodate activities related to the region's response and recovery. We want to ensure easy access for people traveling throughout the area.
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Lina Hidalgo
Harris County Toll Road Authority
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Obituary notices for five individuals listed
Obituaries print notices for Mark Wayne Davis, Billy James Sutton, Antonio Bejarano, Patricia Marilyn Davis, and Janeen Bellock. The page lists their names in a memorial section, indicating deaths and acknowledgments from families and communities.
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Billy James Sutton
Light of the world verse cited from John 8 12
A Bible verse presents Jesus declaring he is the light of the world promising that followers will have the light of life and will not walk in darkness highlighting a central teaching from John 8 12.
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John
Baytown Sun Social Media Prompt
A brief social media prompt urges readers to like the Baytown Sun on Facebook and follow on Twitter, naming facebook com BaytownSun and thebaytownsun as the accounts. The item notes the pages as official reader connections.
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BaytownSun
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Locals prep ahead of storm for Hurricane Laura
Baytown residents rushed to prep as Laura neared landfall in Southeast Texas. Shoppers lined aisles at Lowe’s for backup generators while crews restocked deliveries for anxious families. Local residents expressed concern and planned for power outages as the storm approached.
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Chambers County evacuates as Laura nears with buses sent north
Chambers County residents board two buses from Anahuac and Winnie Stowell Park to a Red Cross shelter in Mesquite as part of an eastward evacuation plan for Hurricane Laura. Public officials say two buses were used to maintain social distancing while eight more were redeployed to Texas City.
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Anahuac
Winnie-Stowell Park
Chambers County
Red Cross
Mesquite
Samantha Humphrey
Grant Management
Texas City
CDC alters guidance on testing close contacts of COVID cases
U S health officials sparked confusion by changing guidelines to no longer require testing for symptom free people who had close contact with an infected person. Testing remains advised for high risk individuals or on doctor or official request amid White House task force discussions.
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Judge orders U.S. to pay Exxon 20 million cleanup share
U S District Judge Lee Rosenthal rules the government must cover about 20.3 million in pollution cleanup costs tied to jet fuel produced at the ExxonMobil Baytown plant during World War II and the Korean War. The orders cite that the government forced contracting and limited contract terms. ExxonMobil officials welcomed the ruling and pledged support for the decision.
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Exxon
U.S
ExxonMobil
Lee Rosenthal
Baytown
Rosenthal
Aaron Stryk
Baytown man charged with murder after fatal shooting
Marquis Posey, 40, jailed in Chambers County on a murder charge after allegedly shooting 39-year-old Kristina Payne in the head. Payne was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital where she died early Wednesday. Police say Payne visited Posey’s Devinwood Drive home with Posey being the father of her child.
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Marquis Posey
Chambers County
Kristina Payne
Pearland
Payne
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Steve Dorris
Posey
Devinwood Drive
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