County to bear cost of bridge removal
The bascule bridge on Cedar Bayou Stream linking Harris and Chambers counties, built in 1931 and abandoned, faces removal by 1987. Harris County is deemed responsible for dismantling costs though the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District argues the bridge blocks Cedar Bayou’s navigability.
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Jimkyle
Cedar Bayou Stream
Tri-City Beach Road
Harris County
Chambers County
Paul Crutchfield
Chambers- Liberty Counties Navigation District
Navigation District
U.S. Coast Guard
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Richard P. Doss
Precinct 2
Jim Fonteno
Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District
Cedar Bayou
Crutchfield
Texas as a Nation Debates Its Size and Status
A provocative claim from a noted Texas critic questions Texas identity, arguing the state is not a U.S. state but affiliated with the nation. The critic suggests if Texas were independent, it would rank as the seventh largest country by area.
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Texas
Community notes from Chambers County region
AROUND MANUEL CIRUTI is home from Methodist Hospital where he had surgery. Chambers County Commissioner Earl Porter challenges Judge Paul Williams and Mont Belvieu Councilman Hal Roach to go walking in the morning. Barbara Russell chauffeurs a neighbor around town. Pat Minsterman keeps a good secret. Sharon Butler always helps out. Pam Pepper assembles a scrapbook with an unusual ending. Paula O’Brien shares good news.
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Manuel Ciruti
Methodist Hospital
Chambers County
Earl Porter
Paul Williams
Mont Belvieu
Hal Roach
Barbara Russell
Pat Minsterman
Sharon Butler
Pam Pepper
Paula O’brien
Nelson defeats Turner in Chambers County judge runoff
In Anahuac, Oscar Nelson, 62, won the Democratic primary runoff for Chambers County judge, defeating incumbent Alma Lois Turner, 61. With no GOP candidate in November, Nelson advances to take the seat he previously held for 14 years, aiming for economic diversification and closer ties with industry and regional councils.
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Donna Purdy
Anahuac
Chambers County
Oscar Nelson
Alma Lois Turner
GOP
Nelson
Chambers
Turner
Houston- Galveston
Shelley wins state rep seat in tight runoff
Richard Bianchi, a 27 vote loser to Dan Shelley in the district 127 Republican runoff, weighs a recount but data suggests slim chances. Unofficial results show Shelley 1,863 votes to Bianchi 1,836, with Baytown area backing Shelley strongly.
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Bruce Guynn
Richard Bianchi
Dan Shelley
Shelley
Crosby
Bianchi
Kingwood
Baytown Area
Baytown
Report faults NASA silent safety program
The Rogers Commission faulted NASA for a silent safety program that hid critical shuttle risks and cited a lack of safety margins in key systems. It blamed top managers for ignoring engineers' warnings and said Marshall Space Flight Center suffered management isolation, contributing to the Challenger disaster.
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Washington
Rogers Commission
NASA
Ing
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall
Lawrence Mulloy
Baytown man, 55, killed in family dispute
Jose Martinez age 55 of 3302 Wisconsin was shot and killed on Magnolia Street in a dispute with his former son-in-law Antonio Flores 30 of 3206 Iowa. Martinez three bullet wounds to head and neck. son Sergio 27 in fair condition after surgery. Flores hospitalized in stable condition. Police say argument followed by plans to move belongings.
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Baytown
Louise Shaw
Magnolia Street
Jose Martinez
Wisconsin
Earthman Funeral Home
Martinez
Antonio Flores
Iowa
Magnolia
Sergio
Flores
Weather outlook with showers and mild temperatures
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of thundershowers. Lows near the mid 70s for Monday night and Tuesday's high in the upper 30s with partly cloudy skies and a continued 40 percent thunder shower chance.
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