Grand jury indicts Acuna in murders
Harris County grand jury indicted 17 year old Robert Acuna for the capital murders of James and Joyce Carroll. Acuna was arrested at a Dallas area motel on Nov 17 and held without bond. Hearing reset to Feb 12. Acuna did not appear in court.
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James
Joyce Carroll
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Sterling High School
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Renee Magee
Armando
Barbara Acuna
Robert Lopez
Carrols
Michelle Cressy
Baytown
Country Club Estates
Anahuac Man Shot Dead In Trailer Park
Chambers County deputies found Christopher Russell a 20 year old Anahuac resident shot to death in his car at Sutterfield's Trailer Park Saturday morning EMS pronounced him dead. Sheriff officials say the gunshot was not related to personal safety. The homicide probe will be led by the Chambers County Sheriff's Office with Texas Ranger Grover Huff's crime scene unit assisting.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Sutterfield
Christopher Russell
Anahuac High School
Russell
Mike Wheat
Panther’s den
Rod Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Sheriff’s Department
Keith Wood
Chambers County Sheriff's Office
Texas Ranger
Grover Huff
Fire destroys 16 units in Crosby apartment blaze
Investigators said a 4 year old boy playing with a cigarette lighter caused an early Sunday fire at the Country Oaks Apartments on Highway 90. The blaze destroyed 16 units, damaged about $500,000, and no residents were injured. One firefighter suffered minor heat injuries. Investigator H W Buddy Rice led the probe.
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Gaytown
Crosby
Country Oaks
Highway 90
H.W. Buddy Rice
Harris County Fire and Emergency Services Department
Red Cross aid and apartment fire rescue efforts in Houston area
Information for victims seeks help from North Bay Area Red Cross and Country Oaks Apartment manager Natshia Myles with phone contacts. Donations can go to American Red Cross local disaster fund in Houston. Residents describe an arson investigation and a fire alarm that forced several families from their homes as neighbors reported smoke and a lighting incident.
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North Bay Area
Red Cross
Country Oaks
Natshia Myles
American Red Cross
Houston
Texas
Goose Creek District eyes long term rezoning plan and bond
Goose Creek ISD considers a 10 year master plan linking academics demographics and facilities as part of a bond election possibly next fall. SHW Architects suggested a timeline but the district has not hired them and options for high schools remain unresolved. A special issues ad hoc committee is proposed to narrow parameters.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
SHW Architects
SHW
Barbara Sultis
Anahuac approves senior and disabled tax freeze ordinance
The Anahuac City Council unanimously passed a tax freeze at the current rate for residents over 65 and the disabled. City Administrator Stephone Taylor notes the measure reduces annual city revenue by about 2700 dollars. The action follows a constitutional amendment approved in September as Proposition 13 with over 80 percent. Rising county property values prompted the move in Chambers County.
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Anahuac
Stephone Taylor
Chambers County
the Sun
Margie Henry
Marshal program to boost Baytown city revenue
Baytown council approved a marshal program expected to add 112000 to the 2003 04 budget. City staff estimated a 30 percent rise in warrant collections, bringing in about 623000 with costs near 205000 for the first year. Officials say backlog warrants total about 2 million and quote a conservative revenue outlook.
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Baytown
Gary Smith
Smith
Lynda Kilgore
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