Harris County flood-control projects gain $5 billion in federal aid
Harris County will receive about 500 million to finish four watershed improvements and related flood-control work, with nearly 14 million for studies on resilience including a possible third reservoir. The funding supports post Harvey efforts as Texas gains 5 billion nationally and a 2.5 billion local bond seeks buyouts and detention basins.
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Houston
Texas
Harris County
Ed Emmett
U.S
John Culberson
Emmett
Hous
Freeport
Port Arthur
Orange County
Sharon Tirpak
Galveston
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tirpak
Galveston Bay
El Paso officer accused of choking youths video shows gun draw
A West Texas mother alleges an El Paso police officer choked her son before a video captured him briefly pointing a gun at a group of boys. The scene, viewed online by millions, shows two of her sons being taken into custody as city officials say the incident is under investigation and the officer is on desk duty.
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EL Paso
Texas
West Texas
Elizabeth Flores
el Paso Times
Flores
Border wall survey letters reach Texas landowners
In Roma and Escobares Texas residents report receiving notices from the Army Corps of Engineers and U S Customs and Border Protection asking to survey their land for potential border wall construction. Rio Grande City School District officials confirm a May letter about district property being eyed for tactical infrastructure and say the district board approved CBP access for survey and site assessment.
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Roma
Texas
U.s.-Mexico
Kens-Tv
Escobares
Noel Escobar
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Rio Grande City
Daniel Garcia
Garcia
North Texas Confederate group replaces stolen grave markers
Greenville Tex ap report says a local Sons of Confederate Veterans group replaced two markers in a graveyard for Benjamin Martin and Lt. Alexander Cameron. Martin was a Civil War veteran and first mayor of Greenville. Cameron served as Hunt County Surveyor and County Clerk. The group plans funds to replace other markers amid a nationwide slide since 2015.
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Greenville, Texas
North Texas
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Greenville Herald-Banner
Benjamin Martin
Alexander Cameron
Martin
Greenville
Dallas
Cameron
Hunt County
Craig Smith
Southern Poverty Law Center
Toddler dies after gunshot found at home in Houston
Houston police say a 2 year old boy found an unsecured 9 mm pistol in his living room and shot himself in the head. He was pronounced dead at Texas Children's Hospital. Investigators are reviewing the case to determine if charges will be filed.
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Houston
David Angelo
Texas Children’s Hospital
Angelo
Mary Louise Lashlee of Baytown 1923–2018
Mary Louise Lashlee, 94, of Baytown, born October 3, 1923, in Johnsonville Tennessee, died July 5, 2018. She worked in a munitions plant during WWII and served as a Navy nurse. She studied at Hunter College and retired from Second Baptist Church Baytown, where she and husband Johnny were longtime volunteers in the Senior Adult ministry.
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Mary Louise Lashlee
Baytown
Johnsonville
Tennessee
U. S. Navy
Hunter College
New York
Second Baptist Church
Johnny
Obituary: Louise Lashlee former Lake Tomahawk founder circle member
Louise Lashlee a servant at heart loved gardening and cooking for friends and family. She was preceded by her parents Charles and Edith Sharpe husband John ny Lashlee and several siblings. Survived by son Stephen Lashlee daughters Drusilla Owens Paula Parkinson, sisters Florence Wilkerson Corrine Castleman, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation July 9 2018 at Navarre Funeral Home 5 to 7 pm funeral July 10 2018 at Navarre Funeral Home 2 pm Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials to Lake Tomahawk Christian Retreat Center or Second Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Lake Tomahawk
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Charles
Edith Sharpe
Johnny Lashlee
Inlaw
Stephen
Sandra Lashlee
Drusilla
Eddy Owens
Paula
David Parkinson
Florence Wilkerson
Corrine Castleman
Tiffany Fuller
Meredith
Stanton McMurrey
Allison
Scott Dunning
Jonathan Parkinson
Janna Parkinson
Cameron
Ally Salamone
Cassen Salamone
Jillian Ortega
Justin Elam
Alexis Elam
Sydney McMurrey
Jadyn Parkinson
Karys Kaderli
Cassyn Kaderli
Adyla
Navarre Funeral Home
Kerm Clements
Stafford
Memory Gardens
Harbor Hospice
Connie
Tishiba
Lake Tomahawk Christian Retreat Center
Lake
Michael D. Dunaway Sr. obituary in Santa Fe Texas
Michael D. Dunaway Sr. died July 6 2018 in Santa Fe born September 30 1938 in Anahuac Texas lived in Santa Fe since 1994 survived by son Mike Dunaway Jr wife Anne sister Judy Capps grandchildren Michael Chris Catie Massey Mason and others. Funeral 10 am July 10 2018 at Hayes Funeral Home Hitchcock with interment Cedar Crest Cemetery Baytown. Visitation 5 to 8 pm July 9 at the funeral home.
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Michael D. Dunaway
Santa Fe
Mr. Dunaway
Anahuac
Texas
Liberty and
Cove
Michael
United States National Guard
Otis Clifton
Marvel Lee (Morgan) Dunaway
Nelda Darlyne
Willis) Dunaway
Michael Dunaway
Chris Dunaway
Nikki
Catie Dunaway
Massey Miller
Mason Miller
Fur Baby
Peaches
Chapel of Hayes Funeral Home
Terry Gibson
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Baytown
Jimmy Bagent
Mavis Dunaway
Michael Dunaway III
Nicco Meza
David Sullivan
Brian Wabbena
Highway 6
Hitchcock
HayesFuneralHome
Tab Hunter dies at 86 former teen idol and actor
Tab Hunter, blond star of Battle Cry and Damn Yankees, died at 86 from a blood clot in his leg causing cardiac arrest. Producer Allan Glaser said the death was sudden. Hunter topped the charts with Young Love in 1957 and later revealed he was gay in his memoir Tab Hunter Confidential, detailing the pressures of being a Hollywood heartthrob.
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Tab Hunter
Allan Glaser
Hunter
Glaser
Tab
Baytown reports sewer overflow after heavy rainfall
City of Baytown says runoff from Sunday July 8 caused 16 Cedar Bayou manholes to overflow totaling 171760 gallons. Officials from local government and TCEQ notified. Cleanup ongoing until area disinfected. Cedar Bayou received 3.88 inches of rain in two days. Contact Mark LeBlanc at 281-420-5300 for details.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
TCEQ
Harris County Flood Control District
Public Works
Mark LeBlanc
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