Baytown seeks aid for Texas Avenue revitalization plan
Downtown Action Committee and Baytown Chamber of Commerce urge city help to hire a professional project planner, possibly on the chamber payroll, to lead Texas Avenue rejuvenation. Salary estimates range 16000 to 30000 yearly. Council wants details from Texas Mainstreet Project and may fund a chamber position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bylisa Ocker
Baytown
Action Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Avenue
Chamber
Texas Mainstreet Project
Chambers to ponder fate of drainage area
Anahuac Chambers County commissioners meet Monday to decide whether to pursue the West Chambers County Drainage District. The advisory committee approved formation. opposition from Cove Mont Belvieu Beach City grows. State Rep. Mark Stiles said he will not push the district amid resistance.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
West Chambers County
Alma Lois Turner
Hubert Oxford
Beaumont
Westside
Cove
Mont Belvieu
Beach City
Mark Stiles
Stiles
Texas
House of Representatives
Texas Senate
Exxon expands output and ships special bath radio
The piece notes Exxon moves toward multi million barrel facilities while also marketing a new shower portable radio. It questions the direction of industry and consumer tech with a humorous aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exxon
Around Town: Local Notes and Social Snippets
Brandi Bunce celebrates a fund raising event with joy while Judy Duncan’s circle sends wishes for a quick recovery. Randy Strong shares a news delivery, and Betty Osburn puzzling over a friend’s behavior adds local intrigue. Judy Nicholson makes a thoughtful call and Erin Dowdy asks a favor. Don Griffith dreads Kansas’ cold snap. Kyle Jennings checks details, Dick Lawton notes a practical joke, Brad Garner shares pride in deer hunting. Tami Queen begins teaching after LSU graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandi Bunce
Judy Duncan
Randy Strong
Betty Osburn
Erin Dowdy
Judy Nicholson
Don Griffith
Kansas
Kyle Jennings
Dick Lawton
Weather Traveler's Ad Advisories Report Snow Turn
Rain and sleet are forecast to turn to snow by evening with cold, cloudy conditions. Temperatures rise to the low 30s Saturday then fall to the upper 20s Saturday night. Precipitation chances drop from 80 percent Saturday to 40 percent Sunday with a high in the upper 30s. From 8 am Friday to 8 am Saturday a 45 degree high and 33 degree low were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Sun
Angie Bracey
Dimension Editorial
Weather Traveler
PUC forecasts ample electricity through 1993
The Public Utility Commission reports Texas has enough electricity to meet demand through 1993, with supplies rising about 4 percent yearly. Nuclear output grows while natural gas use declines. no Texas nuclear plants currently operate, and critics’ fears of shortages are dismissed.
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Austin
Texas
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Phil Ricketts
Lou Pompi
Commission
Ricketts
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Pompi
Trustees weigh pocket zoning for ethnic balance in Baytown
Baytown School Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the administration building to discuss pocket zoning by bussing students from minority areas to Ross S. Sterling High School and consider a lottery system. Estimated lottery start up cost is 431,526 with 277,000 for 10 buses and 10 drivers as minority shares in REL and RSL projections are noted. The board also plans a runoff date if needed in the Jan 19 election and a Jan 21 canvass and new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Guynn
Baytown School Board
Market
Ross S. Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee
REL
RSL
Paul Hall
Richard Heyen
Helen Boyce
Hillard Kozlowski
Joan Jackson
Tom Mayo
Helen “Bees” Barolak
Williams urges Baytown base bid keep lobbying on
State Sen. Lindon Williams urged the Baytown Chamber of Commerce to continue lobbying for a naval base site in Baytown. He called the effort essential for the area's economy and noted Baytown's strong highway and rail access and utilities. He sent letters to the president and Navy secretary and warned the 1960s Texas Legislature would be a tough session with up to 4,000 bills amid budget constraints. He opposed new taxes but left door open for emergency measures, favored raising drinking age, and stressed water resource safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Guynn
Lindon Williams
Baytown
Gulf Coast
Texas
Williams
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Tracey Wheeler
Reggie Brewer
Brewer
Allen Cannon
Pat Mahan
Downtown Action Committee
James A. “Bitsy” Davis
Mahan
Chambers
Vickie Stipe
Morrell
Pearce Street Journal
Brad Garner
Tami Queen
Louisiana State University
Sterung & Defee
Citizens Bank Trustt A
Wit Service
Lone Star Banac
Saterday Banking
Lobby Lirx
Wory
Naval Base
San Jacinto
Cetus Neg Bank
Tee Ey
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