Gentle rainfall wanted to ease Houston drought and flood fears
Baytown native Chris Buckner recalls Tropical Storm Allison and its floods in Houston and Harris County. He warns against training storms and soil hardening, urging slower, gentler rain. Buckner notes past rescue efforts, drought concerns, and looming high water bills. He laments repeated disasters and reflects on D-Day memories.
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Allison
East Houston
Harris County
Emergency Operations Center
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Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston
Public Works Department
Chris.buckners
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Today in History and Birthdays Highlight 1789 1968 1982
The historical rundown notes James Madison proposing the Bill of Rights in 1789, James Earl Ray’s 1968 arrest in London, and Ronald Reagan addressing Parliament in 1982. It lists notable birthdays including Schumann, Wright, Crick, Bush, Stiller, Rivers, Berners-Lee, Kanye West, and others.
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James Madison
House of Representatives
Congress
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
London
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Robert Schumann
Frank Lloyd Wright
Francis Crick
Barbara Pierce Bush
Jerry Stiller
Joan Rivers
Tim Berners-Lee
Kanye West
National Football League
NFL
Baytown Bay Names Through Time From St. Mary to Tabbs Bay
Wanda Orton notes Baytown area bays have carried many names from the Bay of St. Mary to Burnet Bay and Patching Bay, naming figures like Burnet and Scott. The article traces Slapout Gully, Scott’s influence, Talcott Patching’s 1834 move, and early settlers connected to Lynchburg, Overland Bay, Tabbs Bay, and Baker Bay.
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Bay of St. Mary
Baker Bay
Burnet Bay
Saint Hyacinth
San Jacinto
David G. Burnet
Republic of Texas
Burnet
Spring Gully
Slapout Gully
Lakewood
Baytown
Lynchburg
Patching
Brownwood
Baytown Nature Center
Evergreen Plantation
Ashbel Smith
Wanda Orton
The
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Stephen F. Austin
Texas
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Talcott Patching
David Kokernot
James Spillman
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Luther
Israel
Clarissa
Scotland
David Drysdale
New York
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Overlands
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George
Wanda
Orton
Rick Perry
Ron Paul
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Paul Gene Green
Janie Gray
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Adam Vanelli
Adam
Yanelli
Sandy Denson
Sandy.denson
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
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Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
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Fred Hartman
Editorial
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
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