Baytown to set tax rate at 59 cents per $109 valuation
Baytown City Council plans to adopt a 59 cent property tax rate, down from current and earlier estimates, with about $10.59 million in revenue based on preliminary Harris County valuation. The meeting will also address Brownwood Ordinance repeal, park acquisition funding, water and sewer service hesitations, and floodplain regulations, in a 5 p.m. executive session before the 6:30 p.m. council session.
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Baytown
Harris County
Brownwood
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Leafing Through Leaves at Burnet Drive
A brief social note mentions Douglas of 117 Burnet Drive alongside Larry's parents Mr and Mrs Craig McKinzie of 119 Burnet Drive, highlighting local households and family ties on the block.
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Douglas
Burnet Drive
Larry
Craig McKinzie
Jody Douglas
Larry McKinzie
Jody
Charles
Baytown Forecast Shows Cloudy Night and Warmer Thursday
The Baytown area expects mostly cloudy skies with a 20 percent rain chance tonight and a 30 percent chance on Thursday. Temperatures will range from the mid-60s tonight to mid-70s on Thursday, after a Tuesday-Wednesday reading of 65 to 77 degrees.
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Baytown
Shakespearean guidance for budding journalists quoted locally
The Pearce Street Journal cites Shakespeare advising budding journalists that words are like leaves and abundance does not guarantee substance avoiding excess phrasing. The note echoes PLP for FH about concise Writing and meaningful content.
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Shakespeare
Around Town Highlights and Local Moments
Kathy Standefer endures delays while Ron Ummel brings news. Dr. George Walmsley takes second in a contest with a notable door. Robert Kelley reflects on history with peers. Marilyn Hirst stays busy. Laura Rhoades, now in Beaumont, visits Baytown with husband Randy and daughters Vanya and Joyce. Mrs. Bob Redick shares Christmas candy with a friend. Jane Stewart preps her home for Christmas. Diane Krizak crafts a special birth day gift.
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Kathy Standefer
Ron Ummel
George Walmsley
Robert Kelley
Marilyn Hirst
Laura Rhoades
Harris County okays Jan 19 rural fire district vote in Highlands
Harris County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to hold a January 19 referendum to create a rural fire prevention district in Highlands. Supporters included Fonteno Lyons Eckels, while Lindsay Bass opposed. Gulf Oil contends Cedar Bayou plant should be excluded due to lack of benefit and tax impact.
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Bruce Guynn
Gulf Oil Co
Baytown
Harris County
Highlands
Jim Fonteno
E.A
Lyons
Bob Eckels
Jon Lindsay
Tom Bass
Lindsay
Gulf 671 Co
Cedar Bayou
Bass
Fontena
Commissioners Court
Torney
Vince Ryan
G Val Perkins
Gulf Oil
Perkins
Joe Avalos
The
Highlands Volunteer Fire Department
Fire prevention districts proposed for Crosby Highlands Huffman
Absentee vote starts December 31 with eight to four thirty weekdays through January 15 at the Harris County Clerk Office. Regular election polling sites listed: Crosby Primary School Highlands Junior School and Huffman High School. District 8 covers Crosby, District 14 Highlands, District 15 Huffman.
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Harris County Clerk’s
County
Houston
Crosby
Runnenberg Road
Highlands
Wallisville Road
Huffman High School
Huffman- Eastgate Road
Willie Road
Crosby Area
Highlands Area
Huffman Area
Lawsuit over hospital care linked to baby's death
A federal suit alleges Chambers Memorial Hospital denied emergency care to 14 month old Carey Banks who choked on a navy bean and died. Plaintiffs say poverty and race influenced treatment. case names hospital entities and two on duty nurses.
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Houston
Anahuac
Elva
Martha Banks
Carey
Chambers County Memorial Hospital
Larnie Randie
Banks
Chambers County
Alma Lois Turner
Methodist Hospital System
Randle
Galveston
Chambers Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Inc
Jeannette Clements
Helen Heiman
Baytown sales tax checks rise as refunds rebound
State comptroller payments to Baytown rebounded 19.37 percent from last December with a 277,677 check, part of a broader rise in 1984 receipts across Liberty County and nearby cities. Total year to date sales tax revenue for Baytown stands at 3.895 million, up about 10 percent from last year.
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Lisa Ocker
Baytown
Anahuac
la Porte
Morgan's Point
Liberty County
City of
Liberty
Border Region
Bob Bullock
Border Area
Goodfellows large part of Christmas caring sharing
Chief Goodfellow notes December days rush by and Christmas approaches with giving and sharing. He urges preparedness like Boy Scouts as readers likely finish shopping and decorating. The piece references a Christmas fund ledger and memorials from local contributors.
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Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellow
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Boy Scouts
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Britton Phillips
Bluese Phillips
W.B
Peggy Anderson
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Charles Reynolds
Geneva Larkin
E.G. Larkin
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Sterling & Defee
Amet Pal
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Century Savings
Rory
Babee Mee
Baytown State Bank
Baytown Grandmothers Club
F.R. Higginbotham
Baytown Cake Club
S.M. Pack
Joseph O’quinn
Danny Farrow
Kyle Hollis
Dawn
Bill Cooper Bewe
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