Family mourns after two teens found dead in 2015
A Baytown family marks the one year anniversary of Chavez and Flores, two Robert E. Lee High School students missing since 2014. They were found dead near Eagle Ferry Road in Chambers County. Flores fled to Mexico after being charged with capital murder in his absence. Lazo and Chavez await trial, while others face various legal steps. Community figures and police urge tips as investigations continue.
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Brandon Flores
Flores
Maryland Street
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Baytown
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Eagle Ferry
Chambers County
Valentin Lazo
Richard Gonzalez
Jose Juan “Chop” Chavez
Mexico
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Lazo
Tonya Hunt
Sharon Bernard
Quanell X
Bernard
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Woes Mount in Crystal City Water Crisis
Crystal City, Texas faces dirty tap water as state tests for bacteria after arrests in a broad bribery case. Volunteers distributed bottled water while officials blamed dirt in a flushed tank and the Texas Education Agency warned the district could lose accreditation for a third straight year.
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Crystal City
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Texas City
Joel Barajas
Texas Education Agency
Lee College Regents approve BGK contract addendums funding 2013 bond work
The Lee College Regents ratified BGK Architects contract addendums covering scope on multiple projects from December 2011 and 2013 bond referendums. The vote upheld prior draft items while addressing concerns about minutes and policy safeguards. Also approved is a BGK addendum for remaining 2013 bond projects and a Baytown wellness center arrangement to avoid an $80,000 abandonment fee.
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Dennis Brown
Regent
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Mark
Moore-Fontenot
Mark Himsel
Wayne Gray
Himsel
Gray
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John Britt
City of
Baytown
Hemphill Street
Pete Alfaro
Suspect Arrested After Jefferson County Pursuit
Whitney Ivory Phillips, 42, a registered sex offender convicted in 1993 of aggravated sexual assault, led deputies across Chambers and Jefferson counties, fled west on I 10, and was captured in Baytown after a chase near I 10 and Highway 146. Hamshire-Fannett Middle School staff reported a suspicious man near the Chambers Jefferson line Friday morning.
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Beaumont
Jefferson County
Police Beat Report: Stolen Electronics Firearm Vehicle and Bike
Police Beat items include electronics valued near 1400 stolen from a Sth Street vehicle about noon Tuesday a firearm valued 460 stolen from North Main Street about 930 a.m. Wednesday a vehicle stolen from Garth Road Tuesday night and a motorcycle stolen from Krystal Court around 440 a.m. Saturday.
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Chilton Drive
North Main Street
Garth Road
Krystal Court
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