Goose Creek CISD District 4 seat incumbent withdraws from May ballot
Vicki Melo, District 4 representative on the Goose Creek CISD Board, will not seek re election in May after discussing with her family. Melo, appointed a year ago to fill a vacated seat, says she will focus on family and career. Incumbents Jimmy Smith District 6 Daniel Blackford District 7 and Melo will not run.
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Goose Creek
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Melo
Bryan Graham
Jimmy Smith
Daniel Blackford
Ken Martin
Gigi Gorman Cockrell
Mayor DonCarlos weighs fourth term for Baytown
Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos has said he will decide in early summer whether to run for a fourth term. He was elected in May 2006 and would have served over nine years by November. His decision hinges on his ability to devote time to another three-year term amid planned facility expansions by ExxonMobil and Chevron Phillips.
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Baytown
DonCarlos
Don Carlos
ExxonMobil
Chevron Phillips
University seeks to dismiss Baytown family suit in shooting
The University of the Incarnate Word moves in district court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Redus family over the 2013 fatal off campus shooting of Robert Cameron Redus by UIW police officer Christopher Carter. The university argues it is a governmental unit immune from suit. A Thursday hearing could decide the case.
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Baytown
University of the Incarnate Word
Robert Cameron Redus
Redus
UIW
USW
Cpl
Christopher Carter
Alamo Heights
Carter
USW Police Department
Mickey
Valerie Redus
San Antonio University
Texas
Brent Perry
Houston
150Th Judicial District Court
Bexar County
Mark Hall
Cameron
Bexar County District Attorney’s Office
TGS Cedar Port to Expand 11,000-Acre Park With $22 Million Plan
TGS Cedar Port Partners led by Trans-Global Solutions plans $22 million in expansions at the 11,000 acre Cedar Port Industrial Park, including two 9,000 foot rail interchanges to boost rail served capacity and attract tenants such as Walmart Home Depot and GE Water. Construction targets fourth quarter 2015 completion.
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Cedar Port
Cedar Crossing Industrial Park
Walmart
TGS Cedar Port Partners
Trans-Global Solutions
TGS Cedar Port
Home Depot
GE Water & Process Technologies
Joel Michael
SIOR
NAI Partners
Epicurean Evening thrills Baytown food lovers
Thought for food: Epicurean Evening drew a crowd to The Tower Club at Royal Purple Raceway with more than 20 restaurants and vendors offering samples of chicken pasta steak cupcakes pies sandwiches soups and salads. Attendees grazed through the booths unable to sample every bite as they toured the event.
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Baytown
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Woodforest Bank
Royal Purple Raceway
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