J J Watt Honors Navy Cross Recipient Christopher Farias Day
About 200 people celebrated Christopher Farias being honored as a hero while Mayor Louis R. Rigby proclaimed June 30 as Christopher Farias Day in La Porte. J J Watt met Farias at a Baytown ceremony, praising his bravery in Afghanistan.
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Louis R. Rigby
la Porte
Christopher Farias
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Farias
Houston Texans
J.J. Watt
Watt
Texans
Helmand
Afghanistan
Pendleton
1St Marine Division
Navy
Robert Work
Camp Pendleton
Christopher
Lawrence Farias
Rest area ceremony highlights Texas history and safety
West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce president Malechek and officials attended an event at a rest stop along I-10. TxDOT deputy executive director John Barton spoke on highway safety, while Wallisville Heritage Park director Kevin Ladd recounted Turtle Bayou history and the White cattle ranch lineage dating back to 1828.
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Malechek
West Chambers County
Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Tommy Williams
Rio Grande Valley
Navarro County
Dallas-Fort Worth
Anahuac
Turtle Bayou
San Antonio
Ladd
James Taylor White
Sarah Cade
Opelousas
Bill White
Taylor White II
White
Cousin of Sgt. Zavala Theorizes 1980s serial killer linked to death
The article traces a Wyandotte Michigan officer's relative, Rodriguez, who vanished in 1980 while hitchhiking through the South. Valino Zavala suspects Henry Lee Lucas, tied to Ottis Toole, killed him in a blunt force attack. Socks and clothing findings support a sexual crime theory. investigators caution the truth may never be known.
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Zavala
Rodriguez
Louisiana
Texas
Lafayette
South
Henry Lee Lucas
Ottis Toole
Lucas
Texas Ranger
Kate Rich
Ringgold
Toole
Zavalas
Florida
Texas Board of Pardon and Parole
George W. Bush
Serrano
Sdente Ane
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Baytownsun.com
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Kelly Carpenter
Travis
Valentino Zavala
Wyandotte, MI
Sterling
White Funeral Home & Cemetery
Lynchburg Rd
Highlands
Larry Caudill
Aya A
Metho
Iist
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
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American Cancer Society
Leah E. Neese
M.A
LPC
Mont Belvieu
Garth Rd
Garth Campus
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