ExxonMobil Baytown pollution suit upheld by appeals court
The appeals court ruled ExxonMobil Baytown Complex acted in good faith and maintained a favorable compliance record, affirming the district court findings and that none of the cited events harmed public health or the environment. Plaintiffs and supporters decry delays in capital spending and accountability for environmental violations.
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Luke Metzger
Environment Texas
Exxon
Baytown
Neil Carman
Sierra Club
Lone Star Chapter
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Houston
Hittner
ExxonMobil
Deedra Moe
District Court
Moe
Baytown Man Shot In Home Robbery Invasion
A 21-year-old Baytown man was shot in the chest and leg during an attempted robbery at his home on Wisconsin Street. He remained alert as police arrived and described two unidentified Black men entering the residence with his girlfriend, also 21. Investigation continues.
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Baytown
Wisconsin Street
Child Wanders From Babysitter Area Around South Airhart Drive
Police searched the 1000 block area Saturday morning after a 3-year-old boy was found wandering unattended. CPS is investigating. A separate incident reports a 59-year-old Houston man dying from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot at Baytown Nature Center, with the park briefly closed.
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South Airhart Drive
Child Protective Services
Houston
Baytown Nature Center
Evasive actions lead to arrests after local chase
A 56 year old Highlands man was charged with evading arrest after leading police from Garth Road to Main Street in Highlands about 2 45 p m Monday. He allegedly refused to hand over a deceased woman's car to her son. A 35 year old League City man fled from police after a traffic stop in the 400 block of North Alexander Drive about 3 45 p m Monday. He said he believed an arrest warrant pending for a parole violation based on a prior assault on a public servant.
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Highlands
Garth Road
Main Street
League City
North Alexander Drive
Tire theft reported near Interstate 10 in Baytown
A theft was reported in the 1900 block of Interstate 10. The suspect drives a gray Silverado or similar truck and is described as a Black man about 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 260 pounds. Baytown Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to an arrest. callers remain anonymous at 281 427 TIPS.
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Baytowns
Baytown hurricane prep urged as storms strike yearly
Officials caution residents that storms may hit annually and urge readiness. Advice includes assembling emergency kits with five days of food and water, making a family disaster plan, staying informed via Baytown channels, arranging extra medicines and repair supplies, and checking homeowner policies. Chambers County coordinates emphasize early registration and livestock evacuation planning.
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Baytown
Vela
Turner
Chambers County
Emmett
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Safety
Harris County
Harriscountytx
Officers Risk Life to Save Child in Baytown Incident
Officers shielded a child during a fall from a drain cover then handed the child to Zinter. Brown and Zinter performed chest compressions in the parking lot until EMS arrived and Life Flight transported the child to the hospital. The chief praised the officers for stabilizing the child until medical staff arrived.
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Zinter
Brown
Baytown
Parker
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