Baytown resident to push plans for revitalizing Texas Avenue
Cindy Coker, a Baytown advocate born in La Porte, plans to present ideas to city council next week to revitalize downtown. Since moving in 2007 she has joined Friends of Cedar Bayou and Beautification Committee and urged preservation of historic Texas Avenue buildings.
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Eagles confront intruder at Bald Eagles nest near Tri City Beach
Photographer Aubrey Cruse III witnessed a Mexican eagle attempting to land at the American Bald Eagles nest between Jan. 27 and 29. The female defended the eggs while the male arrived to drive the intruder away. Onlookers shared binoculars and information as excitement grew for the hatch.
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Aubrey Cruse III
Tri City Beach
Cruse
Goose Creek CISD TAKS scores rise district wide
Goose Creek CISD posted higher TAKS results in 2009 with 91 percent reading passing, 83 percent math passing, and 31 percent of students earning commended performance. Scores topped state results in reading and writing while math matched region averages. Commended rates rose modestly, staying below state and regional levels.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Carver Receives State Historical Marker Approval
Warren Singleton finally hears the decision after months of effort. The Texas Historical Commission approved a state marker for George Washington Carver High School site. The THC voted at its Jan 28-29 meeting, joining 244 markers awarded from 273 applications in 2009.
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