Ortiz Builds DFO Legacy in Latin Hip Hop Scene
Baytown native Ortiz, 34, grew up in Glen Meadows and formed the earlier rap group Generic Posse, later Dark Force Organization. He now runs DFO Music Group, splitting time between Houston and Channelview studios, pushing production and artist development while overcoming personal tragedy and pushing community backing.
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Cigarette Tax Sparks Uncertain Buyer Reactions in Texas
The 36 cent per pack tax ready to fund state revenue faces mixed expectations. Gov Perry and the American Cancer Society foresee revenue boosts and fading smoking rates, while shopkeepers and law enforcement fear sales drops, theft, and smuggling. One retailer in Marshall reports a 20 percent sales dip projected by a Reynolds rep, with locals stockpiling or crossing into Louisiana.
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Marshall
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Baytown man reports truck stolen after lending to son
A Baytown man told police his blue 1998 Ford F150 with Texas plates ORFS49 was stolen from his West Baker Road apartment between 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday after he lent it to his son who now says the vehicle was stolen from him. The truck remains missing.
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Burglary Reports And Vehicle Damage Arrest In Local Areas
A woman reported a weekend vehicle burglary on Cedar Bayou Road with a $250 purse and a $1,000 diamond stolen. On Copper Creek Drive a man said a separate burglary yielded a wallet, cash and cards, a Dell laptop, a Motorola Razz phone, a Nike backpack and a watch totaling $1,930. A Lakewood Terrace Townhomes man was arrested after damaging his ex girlfriend’s vehicle during an attempt to sell jewelry. about $1,500 damage occurred and he had nine warrants for traffic and court failures.
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Lakewood Terrace
Baytown Police Logs 189 Calls From Saturday Night to Sunday
Baytown Police answered 189 calls from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday including seven alarms three assaults three stolen vehicles three burglaries six burglarized motor vehicles two criminal mischief incidents 26 disturbances one forgery one sexual assault seven shots fired nine thefts two major accidents and eight minor accidents. Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports.
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Oil spill in Gulf near Galveston sealed by divers
Divers sealed the seaward end of a ruptured 14 inch High Island Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico about 3 miles south of Galveston. An estimated 44 500 gallons spilled with minimal environmental damage expected due to light crude and distance from shore.
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Texas General Land Office
Pollock
Texas
Baytown Smoking Ban Details by Public and Private Spaces
Baytown prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and employment sites, outdoor arenas, city facilities, vehicles used for work, and any signed non smoking areas. Exceptions include private homes, some private rooms in facilities, designated hotel smoking rooms, retail tobacco shops, private clubs with no employees, and certain outside areas.
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Baytown
Baytown ordinance education criticized by local business owner
James Haarmeyer, president of Baytown Citizens for Property Rights, argued the education period for the new smoke ban ordinance was ineffective with noncompliant restaurants and public buildings still present. Dawn Prange, a smoker, supported restrictions in restaurants but found bars harder to adjust. Dr. Richard Ehlers, Smoke Free Baytown Coalition spokesman, praised city efforts to inform citizens about the ordinance.
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