Insurance losses drive Baytown homeowners to lose coverage
Baytown residents south of Texas Avenue face nonrenewal of home owner policies amid fears of land subsidence and hurricane risk. Insurance officials note rising water and wind damage exposures, with flood insurance available but rising rates if catastrophe coverage is limited. Affected areas include Brownwood and nearby La Porte, with insurers weighing exposure as Baytown’s subsidence issues persist.
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Weather turns windy and cold with heavy rain forecast
The Baytown forecast warns turning windy and much colder Saturday night into Sunday with a 250 percent chance of rain. Low Saturday night in the mid 30s, high Sunday near 40. Sunday tides show high at 8:35 am and 5:02 pm, with South Shore readings for Monday noting lows and highs around dawn and early evening. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Sunday and Monday, with weak tides denoted.
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Baytown Area
Baytown
Mengden Bill Would Aid Katy Area Rice Farmers
State Senator Walter Mengden of Houston proposes a bill to ease subsidence district charges for Katy area rice farmers. The plan creates concentric zones with varied water rates, aiming to exempt western Harris County farmers from Baytown and Pasadena high fees while maintaining industry-driven subsidence controls.
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Muriel Scott Austin
Walter Mengden
Houston
Texas
Baytown
Harris County
Exxon
Joe Allen
Fort Bend
Waller
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Pasadena
Trial set in Baytown double murder of Cantrell parents
Paula Cantrell Derese, 26, is to stand trial in Judge Joseph Guarino's 183rd District Court for the capital murder of her parents in Baytown. Vernon Eugene McManus, 33, former Lee High football standout and Derese's employer, is co indicted on the capital murder charge. The couple's killings occurred between 11 p.m. July 24 and 1 30 a m July 25 drawing national attention and a detective magazine feature.
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Joseph Guarino
a_ petite
Baytown
Paula Cantrell Derese
Paul Jeanteell
Guarino
Vernon Eugene McManus
Robert E. Lee High School
Derese
Did You Forget, Rev
A grateful minister thanks his congregation for a Christmas gift while a parishioner suggests the reverend retire as he remains old fashioned. The exchange shows humor over modern changes at a small church.
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Exxon
Engineers Endorse Vote On Surface Water
The Baytown Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers endorses the 15 Surface Water election. Henry Cowen, president, says the executive board backs a city Baytown Area Water Authority contract for surface water to curb subsidence. The group cites rising subsidence costs and notes water bills will rise minimally to protect property.
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Baytown
Texas Society
Henry Cowen
Baytown Area
Subsidence costs stressed at Baytown Chamber meeting
Mrs. Leon Brown of the Harris Galveston Coastal Subsidence District warned Baytonians are paying a high price for subsidence as land loss accelerates. She cited sinking homes, cracks in structures, rising insurance and taxes, and warned significant portions of Baytown could be underwater with continued groundwater use.
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Baytown
Harris
Galveston
Sunstaff
Gleam Folkes
Carter Unveils Jobs Tax Rebate Plan
Carter and senior Democrats outlined a two year plan to spur growth through public works and tax cuts plus a one time rebate of up to 200 dollars for individuals. The package totals about 30 billion dollars and aims to create up to 809000 jobs while lowering unemployment from 8.1 percent toward 6.5 7 percent.
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Carter
Charles J. Schultze
Schultze
Texas Legislature Opens 65th Session with Tax Debate Ahead
Texas begins its 65th regular session amid a $3 billion surplus, rising oil and gas taxes, and a no new taxes pledge from Gov. Dolph Briscoe. Lawmakers face tax reform, school financing, and property tax overhaul as they organize and prepare to address hundreds of bills. The session runs 140 days with Briscoe and leaders traveling for Carter’s inauguration, while officials warn the surplus will not fix all state requests.
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Dolph Briscoe
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Clayton
Washington
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