Safety concerns raised over Eagle Drive tunneling near Barbers Hill schools
Barbers Hill trustees scrutinized a sewer trunk line project on Eagle Drive in Mont Belvieu as a tunneling method caused visibility issues at the Perry Avenue intersection. District officials warned that barricades blocked drivers sightlines near Perry Avenue, adjacent to Middle School, Eagle Stadium, and other facilities. Administrator Dr. Greg Poole pursued city officials, receiving informal assurances the issue would be fixed by week’s end from City Administrator Bryan Easum.
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Mont Belvieu
Eagle Drive
Barbers Hill
Cherry Point
Perry Avenue
Perry
Eagle
Benny May
May
Greg Poole
Poole
Bryan Easum
Easum
Exxon Baytown refinery faces suit over emissions and lax enforcement
Environmental groups and the EPA clash with Texas regulators over Baytown emissions from Exxon and nearby plants along the Houston Ship Channel. Exxon says violations were not deviations and highlights 70 percent benzene reduction since 1990. Sierra Club and Environment Texas warn of lawsuits unless fines and upgrades meet standards, citing daily reports from 2005 onward. The TCEQ defends its enforcement, noting rising fines and ongoing actions amid a Baytown community of about 70,300 residents.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Texas
Exxon
Baytown
EPA
Nelson
Sierra Club
Environment Texas
Houston Ship Channel
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Neil Carman
TCEQ
Carman
Texas Commission
Woman avoids scam after fake prize call on Brentwood Drive
A Brentwood Drive resident dodged a scam Friday when a caller claiming a $3 million Las Vegas prize with Jamaica origin sought to lure her to Walmart. Police monitored the house. no meeting occurred. Authorities say scams target older residents, with threats common if victims seek help.
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Brentwood Drive
Eric Freed
Las Vegas
Walmart
Freed
Jamaica
Woman arrested in burglary case in Baytown
Baytown police charged 31 year old Nicole Holloway with burglary of a vehicle and drug possession after a man awoke to a loud bang, found a woman in his truck at Ward Road, and identified her from the description. An intoxicated female report helped corroborate the suspect.
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Baytown
Ward Road
Eric Freed
Nicole Holloway
Thefts Reported In Vehicle Along I 10 Corridor
Unspecified items were stolen from a vehicle in the 1800 block of Interstate 10 between 9 p.m. Monday and 5 a.m. Tuesday, and a soft drink machine was burglarized in the same incident area.
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Interstate 10
Stolen items reported in multiple local incidents
Police report a boat propeller stolen from a business on W Texas Avenue between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. A purse was taken from a vehicle at Pirates Bay Waterpark on East Road during lunch time Tuesday. A theft from a mobile home at a park on Highway 146 occurred between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Highway 146
Texas Avenue
Pirates Bay Waterpark
East Road
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