Baytown Bayou Bowl Fan Fest Draws Community Hope
Baytown Chamber of Commerce hosts Fan Fest at San Jacinto Mall for Bayou Bowl week. Free tickets for 1,000 children, autographs from players, footballs with Bayou Bowl logos, and Shrine Club clowns. Event aims to boost attendance, community ties, and future player engagement ahead of the game televised on Fox Sports Southwest.
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San Jacinto Mall
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Tracey Wheeler
Texas
Dick Olin
Wheeler
Munity
Baytown Shrine Club
Navarre
Fox Sports Southwest
Baytown
Woman exonerated after 1999 homicide ruling overturned
Briggs, jailed at 17 for murder over a 1999 child death, had her conviction overturned after 2004 reexamination by Harris County medical examiner Dr. Luis Sanchez found no substantiation of abuse or shaken baby syndrome. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals cited inadequate counsel and she was released days before Christmas.
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Harris County
Briggs
Portz
New Harris County
Luis Sanchez
Sanchez
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Baytown
la Porte
Exoneration Claim Amid Ongoing Legal Fight Cited
Briggs insists evidence proves her innocence as prosecutors pursue more expert reviews after out-of-state doctors found no abuse leading to a child’s death. Portz challenges the process while Briggs faces public scrutiny and a July 19 hearing date.
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Briggs
Lee College
Portz
Moore
Police Beat Highlights Baytown Incidents
A white Ford Taurus hit a woman's car on North Alexander Drive near Cedar Bayou Road. A man pushed a woman in her Crosby Cedar Bayou Road apartment causing her to fall. A separate crash on Park Street led to marijuana possession charges. Between June 7 and 8 Baytown Police logged 176 calls including assaults, burglaries, disturbances, and accidents.
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North Alexander Drive
Cedar Bayou Road
Crosby Cedar Bayou Road
Baytown
Baytown BBBS targets Hispanic community recruitment and awareness
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston Baytown plans a Hispanic outreach, including school visits and billboards, to recruit volunteers and translate materials. The goal is 100 mentor matches this year, with emphasis on Hispanic involvement while maintaining existing programs. Contact 281-424-8971.
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Baytown
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Kime Smith
Smith
Walter
Chamber
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Greater Houston
Decker Drive
Janny Lara
Exxon Mobil
Connie Tilton
Raul Alaniz
BBBS
Marian Davenport
Linda Spencer
Randy Graham
Mary Hernandez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Baytown approves two tax districts for crime and fire control
Harris County Baytown voters approved one eighth sales tax plans for a crime control and a fire and emergency services district, each expected to raise about $750,000 annually. Council may appoint nonmember nominees, with meetings set to choose June 22 and consider alternate budget timelines.
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Harris County
Baytown
Bob Leiper
Leiper
Mercedes Renteria III
Don Murray
Murray
Gary Jackson
Jackson
Baytown Council Debates Pro Tem and Interim Mayor Move
District 5 mayoral re election remains unclear as Lynn Caskey II is discussed while Stephen DonCarlos skips the July 6 meeting. Council ponders an interim or temporary pro tem, with Scott Sheley and Brandon Capetillo at odds over guidelines and timing. Mercedes Renteria III raises procedural concerns as Mahan Mahan is nominated amid party line votes. Robert Rood seeks extension on Taft Circle demolition deadlines while promising new town homes if financing is assured by June 22 council.
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Lynn Caskey II
Stephen DonCarlos
Scott Sheley
Sheley
DonCarlos
Brandon Capetillo
Mahan Mahan
Capetillo
Mercedes Renteria III
Renteria
Caskey
Mahan
Robert Rood
Taft Circle
Baytown
Rood
Urban Rehab Board orders demolitions in Baytown
The Urban Rehabilitation Standard Review Board met on June 5 and ordered three properties demolished, two secured, one repaired, with two cases tabled. Demolitions include a storage building at 105 W Humble St, a two story at 1301 Cypress St, and a house at 230 W James St.
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Urban Rehabilitation Standard Review Board
URSRB
Baytown
W. Humble St
Cypress St
W. James St
Wisconsin St
Pine St
W. Homan St
Highway 146 North
ARSRB
Branch
Illinois St
City of Baytown
Market St
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