Lawsuits filed over Mont Belvieu explosion stem from blast
Two lawsuits were filed in Harris County over Enterprise Products West Forage facility blasts that killed Rick Shaw, a 43 year old maintenance worker. Kelvin Horton and Marco Quintanilla seek unspecified damages and request temporary restraining orders to prevent tampering with components involved in the explosion. Rick Shaw’s family did not join the suits. Attorney Robert Ammons represents Horton.
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Mont Belvieu
Enterprise Products
West Forage
Rick
Shaw
Rick Rainey
Enterprise Products Partners
Kelvin Horton
Marco Quintanilla
Harris
Chambers County
Enterprise
Duncan Energy Partners
Houston
Robert Ammons
Horton
Ammons
Girl Scout cookie sales begin across area this weekend
Area Girl Scout troops start selling popular boxed cookies at multiple locations this weekend and for weeks, with boxes at $3.50 each. Proceeds fund community service, troop activities and leadership development as cookies support future leaders. Sales run through March 15 with shifts at Amegy Bank, HEB and Kroger in Baytown plus other sites.
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Girl Scout
Baytown
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
HEB
N. Main
Kroger
N. Alexander
Red-light camera vendor speaks out on Baytown case
American Traffic Solutions, owner of Baytown red light cameras, rebutted questions on its suit alleging breach of contract over the November voter amendment. ATS vice president Charles Territo said the case targets contract breach while another filing challenges the election’s authority and the city charter limits. Territo also noted the cameras no longer issue violations due to strobe-light changes.
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American Traffic Solutions
Baytown
Charles Territo
ATS
Territo
Identity thief secures $18,000 job in Mont Belvieu
A Lufkin identity thief allegedly used stolen personal information to obtain an $18,000-a-year position in Mont Belvieu. Police say details on when the data was stolen remain unclear, with the full report continuing on page 10.
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Mont Belvieu
Lufkin
Language barriers break as student earns spelling honors
Deysi Martinez, a Crenshaw Elementary fourth grader who moved to Channelview last spring and learned English quickly, placed third in her school spelling competition to qualify for the Channelview ISD district bee. Principal Audry Lane praised the achievement.
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Deysi Martinez
Channelview
Crenshaw
English Learner Wins Medal and Spelling Bee Honors at Channelview
Deysi Martinez proudly displays her Student of the Month medal beside principal Audry Lane. A non English speaker when she arrived last year, Martinez now speaks fluently, placed third in the school spelling bee, and qualified for the district competition.
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Crenshaw
Deysi Martinez
Audry Lane
Martinez
Channelview
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