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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2004
Page
1
Resident excitement rises as streets fill with parades concerts and fireworks plans. Officials urge safety and note events across the city include community picnics and a marching band performance at the downtown square.
A Travis County judge dismisses charges against two State Board of Education members and one former member for alleged Open Meetings Act violations during a 1997 Austin lunch. The board's finance committee reviewed advisers and nearly $2 billion in public funds. Bradley defends actions and calls charges unjustified.
Ships entering the Houston Ship Channel face tightened restrictions with a Tuesday deadline to implement security certification procedures under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. Port officials, led by executive director Tom Komegay, say facilities are in compliance while a six month security plan awaits Coast Guard certification.
BP maintenance supervisor Andre Parker said a routine inspection tool lodged in a pipe between Channelview and Mont Belvieu, triggering gas evacuation and portable flare operation along Bayway Drive near the Exxon Mobil Chemical Plant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was notified, and time to stop flaring was not known.
Based on FBI and DHS warnings, Exxon Mobil Baytown Complex will heighten security during the July 4 weekend. A weekly bulletin to law enforcement notes concerns about possible terrorist threats to critical infrastructure, including refineries, and urges vigilance.
AAA Texas predicts a continued five week drop in pump prices as the July Fourth holiday travel period approaches. Rose Rougeau notes crude oil at two month lows and rising inventories, with over 3.2 million Texans traveling and 87 percent using personal vehicles. Drivers still face higher consumption but expect price decreases despite this trend.
Dr Tim Sonnenberg, longtime Barbers Hill superintendent, retires after six years guiding the four campus district. He and wife Kathy moved through several Texas districts before returning to south Texas to lead Barbers Hill which grew nearly 20 percent under his tenure.
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