Rita aftermath and FEMA aid frustration in Chambers County
After Hurricane Rita struck September 24, electricity in Anahuac was out until October 3 and relief efforts sparked protests as 200 residents pressed a FEMA representative for promised $2,000 payments. County leaders blamed federal absence, while Baytown fired 11 workers who evacuated before restoration and later rehired them.
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Baytown
West Chambers County
Anahuac
Chambers County
Calvin Mundinger
Mundinger
Barbers Hill approves large bond for school upgrades
Barbers Hill voters pass a 43.8 million bond for two propositions to add 25 classrooms at the high school and build a new elementary campus, plus renovations to the intermediate campus, administration building, warehouse, and field house. The package funds technology upgrades and a high school laptop program expansion with construction starting in 2006.
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Barbers Hill
Baytown Realtors Predict Record Home Sales in 2005
Local realtors in Baytown and Chambers County reflect on 2005 strong home sales driven by low interest rates and new developments along Garth Road Interstate 10 and Highway 146. Agents note a lull from hurricanes but expect sales and values to rise or stabilize next year with continued demand from Baytown and nearby areas.
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Mary Beth Hrabina
Daphna Hotchkiss Realtors, Ltd
Baytown
Hrabina
Garth Road
Interstate 10
Highway 146
Chambers County
Carole Opryshek
Red Carpet
Opryshek
Mary Dunn
Mary Dunn Real Estate
Beach City
Houston
Beaumont
Clear Lake
Dunn
Mont Belvieu
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FDA
Exxon Mobil
la Porte
Iyad Abu el Hawa
United States
Sev
Eral Houston
Denise Gonzales
Gonzales
Storm Walmsley
el Hawa
Texas
Greg Abbott
la Porte Nursing Home
Attorney General’s
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Chuck
Mahindra
Eae Ee
David Self Tractor
Winnie
Davidselftractor
The
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Memorial Drive
P.O
the Sun
Wanda Cash
Jaenique Jefferson
Lee College Instrumentation Graduate
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