Baytown council shies from convention center plan in 1998 to 2018
Baytown Council moved from a 1998 bond plan of 15 million with 4 million for a convention center to a 2002 debate on exit options. Four members oppose using city funds. two others unavailable. Mayor Mundinger and Councilors Murray and Mahan oppose the center now, while Renteria reiterated opposition. City holds 4 million set aside with 1.08 million in interest versus 2.3 million projected through 2018. If not built, decision on 5 million in the fund remains.
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Calvin
Mundinger
Don Murray
Sammy Mahan
Mercedes Renteria II
Baytown July Fourth celebration lineup announced
Area residents plan Independence Day events across Crosby and Baytown with parades, live music from Texas Squeeze and 4Barrel Ramblers, races, and fireworks at Bicentennial and James H. Robbins Memorial Parks. Acts include M&D Entertainment, Ramiro Herrera, Guy Clark, Charlie Robison, Bayou Big Band, and Goose Creek races.
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Crosby
Crosby Fairgrounds
Baytown
Bicentennial Park
M&d Entertainment
Mont Belvieu Alcohol Sting Reveals 12 Of 16 Sales To Minors
In a recent April sting spanning Mont Belvieu Old River Winfree and northwest Baytown, 12 of 16 retailers sold alcohol to an underage tester. Police Chief Jerry Whitman and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officials described the results as surprising and noted that stores including Thriftee Food Center and Eagle Pointe Golf Club failed the exam. The effort, at the request of Mont Belvieu police, used teenagers no older than 18 who looked underage and could provide no proof of age if asked.
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Mont Belvieu
Mont Belview
Old River- Winfree
Baytown
Debra Jones
Beaumont
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Thriftee Food Center
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
Jones
Jerry Whitman
Whitman
Adopting From China Shapes Cushman Family Life
Baytown couple Peter and Leslie Cushman have two adopted daughters from China, Savannah and Madeleine, whose arrival followed a long hopeful journey and international adoption with Great Wall of China agency. China ranks second to Russia as a source for American intercountry adoptions, with about 16,000 U.S. families adopting abroad yearly.
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Savannah
Peter
Madeleine
National
Adoption Information Clearinghouse
China
Russia
Inter-Coun
Leslie
Lee High School
Cushmans
Great Wall of China
Leslie Cushman
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Wily Fourt
Works Area
Texas
Ramiro “Ram” Herrera
Market Street
Guy Clark
Evening Pilot Club
Goose Creek
Charlie Robison
James H. Robbins
Smith Paint
D Baytown
Ken Fountain
the Long
Road
Savannah Cushman
Ae Parey
Jumy
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