Wal-Mart Baytown expansion talks advance at Houston forum
At the Houston Gulf Coast Economic Development Roundtable, Texas Deputy Land Commissioner Bo Tanner and Baytown foundation official Mike Shields said a second phase of the Wal-Mart distribution center may be announced next month. Tanner cited state law shifts and the Permanent School Fund as enabling factors, recalling Texas history and land assets.
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Baytown explores limited annexation via partnerships
Baytown City Council considers strategic partnership deals to grow without annexing land. Houston’s model of limited annexation and sales taxes inspires Baytown draft with Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 1. The plan would let the district buy water, levy city taxes, and delay annexation until 2021 while awaiting potential commercial development along I 10 and SH 146.
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Baytown Water Report Finds Clean Drinking Water
The EPA report confirms Baytown drinking water meets standards with no violations. Turbidity reached 0.32 neph elometric units, slightly above the limit of 0.3 but not an EPA violation. Lead levels were 4.1 micrograms per liter, under the 15 micrograms standard. Water originates from the Trinity River, treated by Baytown Area Water Authority before distribution.
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Pentagon payroll records raise questions on Bush 1972 guard service
Pentagon released payroll records for President Bush's 1972 Alabama National Guard service after previously claiming records were destroyed. The documents offer no clear indication of Bush's actual service, leaving lingering questions about his national guard involvement.
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Baytown music producer earns Latin Grammy nod for Houston rap
Jaime Pain Ortiz, CEO of DFO Music Group and Sterling High School 1990 graduate, earns Latin Recording Academy nomination for producer work on Juan Gotti’s No Set Trippin. Ortiz, based in Houston, emphasizes the demanding, unstable nature of the music business and the drive it fuels.
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