EPA assesses San Jacinto River Waste Pits before Laura strike
The EPA, ahead of Hurricane Laura, had the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site placed on the National Priorities List and directed the potentially responsible party to secure the site. Contractors were placed on standby and materials staged nearby to prepare for the storm, with poststorm checks confirming no impact to the site.
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EPA plans phased cleanup of dioxin pits after 2017 ruling
Medcalf notes continued work during non hurricane seasons with water treatment and other cleanup steps. The 2017 record of decision signed by Scott Pruitt estimated a two year cleanup, but deeper waste 25 feet deep found during pre design. Plans call for emergency action during construction and a final design due by year end.
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Police Stop Shows Courtesy During Hurricane Prep
A recount recalls a Baytown officer stopping a Black man who ran a red light. The officer reassured him, praising safe driving as a hurricane approached. The writer notes the officer was courteous and professional, challenging media narratives about race and policing.
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Daughtery
Baytown
PC Demand Grows as U.S. Sanctions Hit Chinese Laptop Firm
IDC reports 11 percent rise in PC shipments in Q2 amid ongoing notebook demand. Analysts note supply chain disruptions linger and a recession could dampen spending as schools and offices reopen. Jitesh Abram of IDC comments on budget pressures and uncertain post pandemic demand.
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Memories of Hurricane Carla hit Baytonians hard
In seventh grade narrator recalls Carla's devastation. Water rose high in Pala cios and snakes inhabited the Narcille Drive garage. Beach City lost a beach house. cows drowned near Anahuac were piled by the Corp of Engineers and burned.
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Harris County to Resume Mobile COVID Testing at Pirates Bay
Harris County Public Health will bring back a free mobile COVID testing site at Pirates Bay Waterpark in Baytown next week. Appointments are required online at hcphtx.org or by calling 832-927-7575. County totals rise to 103,088 cases and 1,282 deaths through Friday with local ZIP codes 77562 and 77532 reporting 172 and 650 cases and four and eight deaths respectively. Chambers County health officials suspended daily reports for hurricane preparations and will resume next week.
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Baytown murders surge with three fatalities in August
In August three Baytown area killings occurred outside the city limits prompting a bond set at 40000 for suspect Davis who has no prior criminal history. Margar itA Villalon 40 Katy Houck 46 and Krist ina Payne 39 were killed in home invasions and disputes. Harris County and Baytown area totals rise with two murders and a police shooting outside Baytown city limits.
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Garth Road
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Baytown Fire Dept Sends Strike Team to East Texas
Baytown Fire Department deployed a 75 foot Quint and Wildland Strike Team with TIFMAS to Beaumont for assignments at the Ford Center. The mission includes crews from Dallas Metroplex, Conroe, New Waverly, Houston and Webster, plus Hazardous Materials Specialist Jon Derek Snell.
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Houston
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Lumberton
Orange
Anahuac Volleyball Resumes After Disrupted Week
The Anahuac volleyball team returns to action at 5 30 p m Tuesday at High Island after a disrupted week caused by Laura. Football prep remains pending details for a forthcoming official announcement with a mandatory practice slated for Monday.
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Diboll
Orangefield
Laura
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