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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2020
Page
1
The state surpassed 10000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients for the first time, with over 10000 new cases and 95 additional deaths in the deadliest week yet. Governor Abbott urged mask use to slow spread and warned against lockdowns. Texas Medical Center systems stay above usual capacity.
Governor Greg Abbott warns Texans to brace for worsening COVID-19 effects as cases deaths and hospitalizations rise. He extended the statewide disaster order issued in March and urged preparations for tougher conditions. Surge details appear on Page 3A.
Emergency chief delivers hurricane readiness briefing for the community, outlining shelter plans, evacuation routes, and disaster response protocols. Officials urge residents to stock emergency kits and stay informed through official channels.
Obituaries note Donna Jean Salinas Wilma Jean Keyes Elbert Van Wann and Roseline Emrick in the Houston Methodist publication. The notices memorialize each individual's life, family ties, and dates of passing with brief biographical details.
The verse speaks of a great cloud of witnesses surrounding believers and urges throwing off sin and hindrances to run with perseverance the race God marks. It emphasizes discipline, faith, and steadfast endurance in the Christian life.
Goose Creek CISD faces a hard choice as the Texas Education Agency require in person classes. The board considered three plans for 2020 2021 including 100 percent virtual learning hybrid and normal reopening. A special Monday meeting will decide. Twenty district staff have tested positive since late May per spokeswoman Susan Passmore. SEE PLAN PAGE 6A.
RANDAL O'BRIEN recalls a childhood memory of election day tensions between his mother and father. His father, a pipefitter and union member, faced pressure to vote Democratic to support wages for workers, while his mother advanced from receptionist to Fortune 500 executive, highlighting contrasting paths within a single family. See O'BRIEN PAGE 6A.
A five year old boy died in a multi vehicle crash at the West Baker Road and Decker Drive intersection. Heather Guerra 23 of Baytown faces vehicular manslaughter charges after her Nissan Murano allegedly ran a red light traveling at high speed. Police reported the 4:45 p.m. crash involved a Chevrolet pickup and two other vehicles with the SUV striking multiple cars before stopping.
Texas activist says EPA has plans for both southern and northern pit areas, now at 30 percent design. The pits, a 1960s paper mill waste site leaking dioxin, are under removal consideration after a cap. Public comment preceded a potential full removal. See PITS PAGE 7A.
Baytown and Houston area job markets show signs of recovery after April losses as May statistics from the Texas Workforce Commission indicate improving employment despite ongoing oil and gas industry volatility and pandemic effects. Level page 7A.
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