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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2020
Page
1
Goose Creek CISD trustees will discuss renaming Robert E. Lee High School at the August 3 meeting amid nationwide push to remove Confederate names from schools and monuments. The board will weigh potential alternatives and related considerations.
Voters head to polls for runoff elections for both parties in races lacking primary winners. In Harris County Precinct 3 Constable race, incumbent Sherman Eagleton faces former Constable Ken Jones. Chambers County Precinct 3 Commissioner features incumbent Gary R. Nelson. Vote page 10.
SunNews Community reports city crews install a modern light system at Jenkins Park energizing evening use. The project enhances safety with brighter illumination and better visibility for pedestrians and local events. Cleanup and commissioning are scheduled after installation completion.
Readers voice strong opinions on proposed high school name change. Letters by Ganders criticize changing tradition, arguing community heritage and student impact, while supporters urge modernization and inclusivity with counterpoints.
Verse from Matthew recalls two gates and roads, one wide leading to destruction and many who enter, the other narrow leading to life with few finding it.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urge a new stay at home order as Gov. Greg Abbott weighs it. Abbott extended the statewide disaster declaration while the Texas Supreme Court allows the GOP convention decision to move online. Hospitals report ICU use near normal, with COVID patients centering a spike in state hospitalizations above 10,000 and more than 40 new deaths and 5,600 new cases after a deadly week.
Baytown Councilwoman Heather Betancourth announced plans to run again in November for District 4 after a three year term. She highlighted safety, mobility, beautification efforts and funding for a walking trail serving more than 200 homes, plus tax rate reductions and expanded exemptions. Filing runs July 20 through August 17 with candidate packets at the city website.
Baytown police say 52-year-old Lucatero shot his wife Norma Martinez and 17-year-old Joselynn Chairez on Rollingcreek Drive, then killed himself about 10:30 a.m. A bystander survived. Martinez was flown to Memorial Hermann for surgery. A Go Fund Me for Chairez’s funeral has been set up.
Baytown reopens Calypso Cove with three daily sessions from 10:00 to 1:00, 1:30 to 4:30, and 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Park capacity is limited to 50 percent, and disinfecting occurs between sessions. Admission is five dollars per person per slot, purchased at the gate. No Pirates Cove announcement. both parks closed after staff COVID-19 tests.
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