Trial Begins for Baytown Man Accused of Murder
The Baytown Sun reports the trial of Mike Mendoza Jr., 24, over the Jan 19 stabbing death of Isaac Ismael Benavides in West Baytown. Harris County 262nd Criminal District Court hearings opened with witness testimony. trial expected to last three days. Benavides, 26, was with a group when a Ford Expedition stopped nearby and an argument led to stabbing.
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Homecoming flight for Jessica Lynch staffed by WV Guard
Four members of the West Virginia Army National Guard aviation support unit in Parkersburg volunteered to staff the helicopter returning Jessica Lynch to Elizabeth from Walter Reed. Chief Warrant Officers Robert McClure and Jim McPeak will co pilot the Black Hawk as Lynch travels with her parents and cousin Dan Little on the 210 mile, two to three hour journey pending weather. Lynch’s cycle of recovery and her family’s hope mark a cautious homecoming after hospital care in Washington.
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Goose Creek attendance ties to district funding
Goose Creek ISD faces a pivotal year as attendance figures will determine funding dispersals statewide. Budget talks reveal a worst-case 2003 04 outcome with enrollment projected to rise 3 percent but attendance at 3 9 percent affecting revenue and state allocations.
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Barrett Station Post Office To Close This Summer
Barrett Station will lose its contract postal unit on August 4 2023 after the contract expires. Box holders may keep their box numbers and can receive mail at home with an approved receptacle and address change form. Full retail service remains at Crosby Main Post Office on Hare Road. Questions to Crosby Main Post Office at 281 462 2329.
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Texas Petrochemicals files Chapter 11 in Baytown
Texas Petrochemicals LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while stating its Baker Road MTBE terminal will continue operating. CEO says the step will cut debt and boost efficiencies as affiliates also file, with focus on restructuring and preserving profitable units.
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County installs air quality monitors in Baytown and Crosby
Harris County Pollution Control set up two new air monitoring stations in Baytown and Crosby last month. Stations 552 and 553 began reporting to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 19, with Crosby Library and Baytown Wetlands Center as nearby sites. Assistant technical manager Steve Hupp says the new stations fill data gaps and provide more local air quality information to residents with Internet access.
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