Jurors hear Yates confess to drowning kids
In Houston Andrea Yates testified via a taped confession she killed four of her children and attempted to drown the eldest, Noah, in a bathtub with water. She spoke in a flat tone, saying she intended to drown the children as she described the killings and the reasons behind them during the capital murder trial.
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Yates
Houston
Andrea Yates
Capital
Eric Mehl
Mehl
Mary
Mehil
Mehi
Paul
Luke
John and
Noah
Luis Sanchez
Harris County
Sanchez
Patricia J. Moore
John
Texas House committee studies how to control insurance costs
The Texas House Insurance Committee led by Rep. John Smithee previews a plan to curb runaway homeowners premiums rising up to 100 percent. A file-and-use system would require rate changes be filed with the Department of Insurance, with possible objections to excessive increases.
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Texas
Dallas
House Insurance Committee
John Smithee
Amarillo
Smithee
House
Texas Department of Insurance
Lloyds
Dallas Morning News
Jose Montemayor
Jerry Johns
Southwestern Insurance
Police investigate pepper spray death in Baytown
Baytown police faced an internal probe after pepper spray was used on Torres during a July midnight incident at South Main and East Nazro. Torres later stopped breathing. EMS attended, investigations involve Baytown Police and Harris County Attorney General's Office, with attorney Michael Solar promising civil action and FBI review.
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Bay Coast Medical Center
Baytown
South Main
East Nazro
Aldred
Dillon
Torres
South Main Street
Jones
Evans
Michael Solar
FBI
Solar
Distemper Outbreak Strains Baytown Animal Shelter
Canine distemper spreads quickly with fever, nasal and eye discharge turning yellow, and dry cough. Some dogs suffer seizures. hard-pad symptoms appear as outbreaks tax shelter staff, who consider euthanasia for many infected animals amid limited isolation space.
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Mike Lester
Jones
Lester
City of
Baytown
Art tops in winnings at Bowie Elementary show
In the Thursday Baytown Sun, Bowie Elementary student Jasmine Cangieter earns top honors in a school art contest guided by art teacher Annette Brownfield.
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Baytown Sun
Jasmine Cangieter
Bowie Elementary
Annette Brownfield
Baytown Obituaries for Ina Smith and Troy Hester
Ina Lee Smith 82 of Baytown died February 21 2002 in a Baytown hospital funeral services pending at Frazier Funeral Home Baytown. Troy Hester Sr 60 of Baytown formerly of Athens Temn died February 16 2002 at Methodist Hospital Houston. He was a Texas Department of Criminal Justice supervisor at Hightower Unit Dayton native of Athens and Baptist. Survivors include two daughters five sons two sisters and two brothers in Tennessee Ohio. Graveside service held at Sullins Cemetery Athens. Memorial service 3 pm February 24 2002 Earthman Funeral Home Chapel Baytown. Arrangements Earthman Funeral Directors.
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Ina Lee Smith
Baytown
Frazier Funeral Home
Troy Hester
Athens
Temn
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Texas
State of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Hightower
Dayton
William and
Mattie Kirby Hester
Everett
Leon
Billy Hester
Ruth
Student names listed by school for Baytown event
Spelling Gonzalez Brittany Sherrill and Jessandra Garza Harlem Elementary contingent Victoria Lopez and Kevin Powell Highlands Elementary Carol Spence Preston Griffith and Price Jacobs Lamar Elementary Mark Berges Adam Hemphill and Sean Mack San Jacinto Elementary Erika Granados Juan Johny Alaniz and Amanda Parsons Travis Elementary Valerie Helmuth Jordan Ward and Erik Lord Baytown Junior School Emma Sandhop Dalia Ontiveros and Krysinda Gregory Cedar Bayou Jeremy Anding and Korey Smith Gentry Angela Lewis Sarah James and Joseph Wyatt Highlands Morgan Page Brandon Freeman and Donny Smith Horace Mann Alissa Rhodes and Frederick Dominguez
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Valerie Helmuth
Jordan Ward
Erik Lord
Baytown
Emma Sandhop
Dalia Ontiveros
Krysinda Gregory
Cédar Bayou
Jeremy Anding
Korey Smith
Gentry
Angela Lewis
Sarah James
Joseph Wyatt
Highlands
Morgan Page
Brandon Freeman
Donny Smith
Horace Mann
Alissa Rhodes
Frederick Dominguez
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Glenn West
West
Wendell Odom
Jimmie Cook
Police Department
Cook
Animal Shelter
Byron Jones
Cynthia Lipps
Lipps
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Southeast
Texas Monument CO
Ferry Rd
Gedor Crest Cemetery
India
Buddy Wyatt
I Love
You Daddy, Tina
Ken Mitchell
N Highway
State Farm
Statefarm.com” and Mutual Automobile Insurance L. Horace Office
Poomington
Irs
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