Cruz and Hawley under fire after Capitol riot
The piece surveys Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley as they faced backlash for challenging the Electoral College results. It links Cruz’s 2024 presidential ambitions to his Capitol riot stance, recounts Trump urging action, and notes subsequent calls for inquiry alongside Beto O’Rourke’s reaction and Will’s condemnation. The narrative situates the pair amid the January 6 events and political fallout.
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Baytown Top News Week Jan 11 Highlights
The Baytown Sun highlights top reads for the week ending January 11. Leading stories include a boil water notice and its rescission for the public water system, vaccine rollout driven by Houston Methodist Baytown, a murder accusation while on bail, local retail development on I-10 Garth, and a facelift for the Texas Avenue landmark. The top three year-to-date reads also include bail water notice, vaccine rollout, and the murder accusation.
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Adoption Spotlight and Foster Care Needs in Texas
A speaker describes foster care in Texas, noting 30,000 children in care and 3,000 in Harris County. She advocates for adoptive parenting, shares personal experience, and highlights foster-to-adopt classes, benefits, and the celebration of adoption as a positive path. JoAn Martin, a retired teacher and author, voices the journey and challenges.
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When Grandpa Comes to See Us by John P Sjolander
Baytown readers in 1891 see vaccine talk in Galveston Daily News as poet John P Sjolander from Cedar Bayou, Texas shares verses about Grandpa visiting family. The piece spotlights Cedar Bayou’s Bard of Texas renowned for poems and stories published across Texas and beyond.
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Letters to the Editor Critique Media Bias and Delivery
David Bloom thanks for insight on chaos at capitol but accuses media of responsibility for division through biased reporting. He notes a careless newspaper delivery record and cites a Sunday cartoon disrespecting police as example.
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Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act supporters urge action
Supporters urge Congress to pass the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act RPM to protect the right to convert street vehicles into racecars for track use. They argue racing fuels local economies and preserves automotive heritage while noting EPA limits under the Clean Air Act do not apply to competition vehicles. Brandon Prewitt Anahuac
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Today in History Highlights From The Hundred Years Parade
On this date events shaped politics and culture. 1828 the United States and Mexico defined boundaries by treaty echoing 1819 Spain agreement. 1910 at a White House dinner Baroness Rosen smoked publicly. 1915 the House rejected a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. 1969 Super Bowl II saw the Jets defeat the Colts 16 to 7. 1971 All in the Family premiered on CBS. A year ago Trump and Pelosi clashed over witnesses in the impeachment trial.
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