Ellis leaves Lee College after pivotal community impact
Longtime leader Ellis shaped Lee College into a well regarded hub in Baytown and beyond. Her work with Hispanic leaders, Achieving the Dream, and the Clinton Climate Initiative helped diversify enrollment, secure Title V funding, and fund a new Performing Arts Center. She will head UT Austin's community college partnership as interim leadership transitions begin.
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Baytown
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Grand Parkway segment to be toll road option eyed
The final Grand Parkway segment may not open until 2025 and would run 15.2 miles from I-10 to US 290. Texas officials consider toll financing as gas tax funding stagnates since 1991, with potential county involvement and a $450 million construction bill under study. Senate Bill 792 spurred the market valuation study to judge profitability over 50 years.
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Harris County
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Raytown
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Corrigan Offends Hosts in Galveston Welcome
Corrigan angrily rejects a Galveston reception, complains about a wristwatch, disputes birthplace claims, and denounces beer at a lavish event sponsored by Southern Select. The hometown editor Wanda Orton notes Corrigan’s strained visit left islanders hoping for his return.
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Corrigan
John Sealy Hospital
Southern Select Beer Company
Dublin
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Teen homicide probe in Baytown case unfolds
Detectives interview a baby and witnesses amid conflicting claims over a teen mother’s pregnancy. Baytown police say the teen knew she was going to have a baby, while others dispute that. The infant’s death was ruled a homicide on May 23, with autopsy pending an official signed report. No arrests yet. charges could range from manslaughter to capital murder. The juvenile is in intensive therapy under a psychologist’s care as the family asks for public patience.
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Baytown
Eric Freed
Begay
Cial
Freed
Lynnda Cantu-Gonzalez
Cantu-Gonzalez
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center marks 60th anniversary
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center BARC invites the community to tour its expanded services during a 60th anniversary event. Executive director Mark Alexander emphasizes donor funding from United Way of Baytown Area and aims to show how dollars are spent while welcoming past participants and staff. Director Lynn Blackwell notes long-term dedication and the center’s evolving scope since 2007. For info, call 281 838 4477.
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Mark Alexander
Alexander
United Way of
Baytown Area
Bay Area
Lynn Blackwell
Blackwell
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Health dept expands inspections in Baytown with trainees now active
The 2007 2008 budget allocates 53760 from the General Fund to hire one more health inspector and cover related costs. Since March two trainees have become full inspectors, boosting enforcement. With two inspectors on the floor and a third in training, the department aims to improve inspection frequency and service quality, anticipating a full time position in two to three months.
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Tony Gray
Baytown Sun
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