Tribute to Richard Lewis Sr a Baytown Black History figure
A tribute to Richard Samuel Lewis Sr born March 8 1928 in Brenham Texas raised in Cameron and a Prairie View A and M alumnus who coached at Carver Baytown Fidelity Manor Conroe Willis and contributed as a math teacher and community activist He helped Carver win the 1961 PVSL Football State Championship coached Gene Washington and died May 23 1982 in Conroe leaving four children twelve grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
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Ada Mae Gaskin-Lewis
Zenobia Jones
Richard Lewis, Jr
Ann Ruth Thompson
Herb Lewis
Irma Jewell Lewis
Guy Lewis
Rhobia Solomon
Courtney Busby
Christopher Jones
Karonica Casey
Chemitra Kyle
Soinkne Lewis
Richard Lewis, III
Ericca Tucker
Erinn Thompson
Frederick Thompson, Jr
Zenobia Lewis
Mya Lewis
Chandier
Chase Solomon
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Morgan Busby
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Texas voter ID law worries and call for guidance
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law urges questions about Texas’s new voter ID rules at 1-866-687-8683. Citizens fear name matching issues for married women, long waits for elderly voters, and uneven application across the state as officials scrutinize the law before elections.
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Exxon Baytown veterans featured in local history piece
Retired Exxon veterans, including the author, recount long careers with Humble Exxon and family ties to the oil industry in Baytown. The note references a February article by David Berkowitz and Ken Fountain about environmental groups suing Exxon in Houston, noting widespread local ties and longevity with the company.
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Bad Luck Stacks Up for Jane Lee as Home Repair Looms
Jane Lee narrates a run of minor woes from health scares and a bad haircut to termite findings at her Baytown home. An aging back, a strained neck, and a costly repair bill shadow plans to fix the house before selling, yet she finds relief in a proactive garden mulch delivery and the Sea Scouts spotting the termites early.
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Art Center
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Kevin Plante
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This Day in History February 27 Highlights Across Years
On February 27th various events shaped nations and rights. Leser v. Garnett upheld the 19th Amendment, DC jurisdiction shifted to Congress in 1801, Kettering demonstrated the electric starter in 1911, sit down strikes were outlawed in 1939, steel pennies circulated in 1943, the 22nd Amendment passed in 1951, and the AIM occupation at Wounded Knee began in 1973 lasting to May.
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