Baytown Editorial Urges Enterprise Zone Hearing Support
Baytown residents may comment at Thursday's public hearing on West Baytown enterprise projects tied to ExxonMobil and the state's enterprise zone program. The five paragraph editorial urges council approval, notes zone history since 1999, and warns benefits depend on real local gains like job creation for residents in economically disadvantaged areas.
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Baytown
West Baytown
ExxonMobil
Exxon
Main Street
Texas Avenue
Halftime show sparks FCC critique and backlash
The CBS broadcast drew sharp criticism for a provocative Janet Jackson wardrobe incident and other controversial moments. Critics called MTV production classless and deplorable, noting flag misuse and unsuitable content for family TV. The Daily Leader endorses FCC condemnation of the event.
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Football League
MTV
Janet Jackson
Justin Timberlake
Nelly
Kid Rock
U.S
FCC
Michael Powell
Daily Leader
Brookhaven
Miss
CBS
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Feedback
The Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns on public issues up to 300 words for letters and 500 words for guests. Submissions must be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Gash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
The
Wanda Gamer Cash
P.O. Box
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
First Amendment Preamble For Religion Speech Press Assembly Petition
The text asserts Congress shall not establish a religion or prohibit the free exercise thereof. It protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for grievances. The wording frames fundamental rights for citizens against congressional infringement.
Lee College taxes spark reader critique and church notes
The Baytown Sun publishes a February letter criticizing tax increases by Lee College and blaming the college board for tax calculations. The writer compares tax logic to a shell game and urges respect for individual church homes, ending with a plea against door to door proselytizing.
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Lee College
Martha Ellis
Baytown Sun
Harris County Appraisal District
Ellis
Board of Regents of
United States
Gerrymandering in Texas politics and party control
The piece argues that Texas redistricting shows party advantage, noting Republicans now hold major power while Democrats once gerrymandered in 1991. It claims political incentives drive both sides, urging consistency in fairness across maps and elections.
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Texas
Baytown
Jack Fields
Congress
February 10 2004 highlights mark historic events
Today in history notes key events on February 10 across years: the 25th Amendment taking effect in 1967, France ceding Canada in 1763, Queen Victoria's 1840 marriage, Mormon exodus beginning in 1846, the Normandie disaster and a notable Glenn Miller milestone in 1942, and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman opening in 1949.
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France
Canada
England
Paris
Britain
Victoria
Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Ilinois
Normandie
New York Harbor
U.S. Navy
RCA Victor
Glenn Miller
Chattanooga
Baytown History Highlights From Various Years
A retrospective notes 1951 when fifteen Baytown men led the Chamber of Commerce for the year, 1976 budget approval for school travel set at 87 815, 1991 Baytown police warn it is illegal to kill songbirds after multiple bird shooting incidents, and 2001 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Baytown celebrates officers oath of office at Nassau Bay Hilton with Marlene Montesinos taking oath and new board sworn in.
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Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Nassau Bay Hilton & Marina
Marlene Montesinos
Baytown City Hall Council Members and Meeting Schedule
City Hall at 2401 Market St lists City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro along with district council members Mercedes Renteria Scott Sheley Calvin Mundinger Don Murray Ronnie Anderson Coleman Godwin. Members serve two-year terms and council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 30 p.m. in City Hall.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria It
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek CISD and Batters Hill Administration Officials List
School district and Batters Hill administration staff are listed with addresses and phone numbers. It notes terms for board members, meeting dates, and monthly meeting times. Names include Barbara Sultis and Tim Sonnenberg with multiple district positions and offices in Baytown Mont Belvieu Anahuac and nearby areas. An election cadence is stated for even years and a monthly meeting schedule for Tucker Hall.
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Batters Hill Administration
P.O. Box
Mont Belvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
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Todays
Anoier
Sala
Bobbie Jo Taylor
Eliees
City of
Goose Creek
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill Isd
Anahuac
ISD
Linda Kay Barrihart
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Barrow
S. Whiting Baytown
Board of Regents
Bill Slake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
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