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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 2006
Page
1
The Barbers Hill Lady Eagles begin their first state softball tournament tonight at 7 p.m. in Austin, facing Columbia. The team aims to advance in the state bracket as they start the competition on the road.
Roger Clemens signs with the Houston Astros ending speculation about his future. The deal keeps him with a major league rotation for the remainder of the 2006 season, marking a dramatic return to the city where his dominant pitching career began.
Republican Governor Rick Perry signed legislation promising Texans a multibillion-dollar property tax reduction and a $2,000 pay raise for teachers. The measure moves through the legislature to provide relief and support for local schools amid ongoing fiscal debates.
State 5A Shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp. overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to rein in compensation at the oil company's annual meeting. Percy Jackson and James Fisher. Mostly cloudy with storms. High 86 Low 69.
Tonya D. Levingston, a former Goose Creek teacher and Baytown Junior School staffer, pleaded guilty and received deferred adjudication after admitting she asked her uncle to burn her 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport to ease financial pressure. Judge Marc Carter imposed a $1,000 fine and five year probation. Levingston could seal her record if terms are met. She confessed in a videotaped statement that she and Robert Anthony Pratt drove to Wal-Mart on the East Freeway, where she handed over the car keys.
Anne Miller, a longtime Red Cross nurse and Katrina responder, describes eight hours spent stuck in traffic with her ill father during last year’s Rita evacuation. She had left a day early hoping to beat mandatory crowding and reach Austin, but delays persisted despite preparation.
As the 2006 tropical storm season starts, Houston Galveston region officials reexamine evacuation after Rita chaos with a Perry task force set to hear testimonies from local and state leaders.
Emergency Management Coordinator Bernard Olive advised Baytown residents to depart sooner if a storm develops to dodge traffic and pick their own routes. He urged individuals to leave before a mandatory evacuation if they determine it is time to go, to avoid congestion and being trapped in delays.
Rainfall across Harris and Chambers counties raises mosquito levels as standing water fosters disease carrying Culex and nuisance mosquitoes. Baytown slows spraying during rain or winds over 15 mph, but plans active measures when rain ends to combat the outbreak.
Baytown Health Director Mike Lester notes spraying efforts will show impact five to ten days after rain ends as mosquito eggs hatch. See details on page 6A and visit baytown.org/public/mosquitocontrol for more information.
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