Flooding drives evacuations across Texas counties
Floodwaters from weekend storms flood Harris Fort Bend Montgomery and Chambers counties as motorists face road closures and city crews distribute sandbags. In Houston a man drowned near a bayou while Luce Bayou area residents evacuate. rain totals reach 9.49 inches in 24 hours. Beaumont officials deploy extensive sandbagging to protect homes as Friday brings six inches of rain.
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Associated Press
Houston
Beaumont
Houston Bay
Ernest Chapa
National Weather Service
Harris
Fort Bend
Montgomery
Chambers
Waler
South Loop
L.C. Martin
Houston Emergency Management Center
Harris County
Luce Bayou
Weather Service
Sheldon
Huffman
Cyndi Ford
Public Works
Rotarians Slip On Gags About Wives and Husbands
A Pearce Street Journal note recalls the Rotarians introducing wives as Anns since the Supreme Court ruled women eligible for membership. The quip imagines future meeting etiquette with wives introducing husbands as Bens in a playful reflection on gender roles.
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Supreme Court
Around Town Update On Local Hospital Guests And Rainfall
Lucille Dixon rests in room 303 at Humana Hospital awaiting visitors while Mrs. G E Jessee stays in intensive care at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital with visitors restricted. J R Butter Krenick reports 14.85 inches of rain collected from Monday through Friday.
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Lucille Dixon
Humana Hospital
G.E. Jessee
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
J.R. ‘Butter’ Krenick
Judge outlines sentencing challenges in modern jurist view
Judge Bill Hatten of the 176th District Court spoke to the Baytown Chamber of Commerce about how determining the proper penalty is the hard part for judges. He described options including probation, shock probation, CSOP community service, and plea bargaining, noting costs and rehabilitation as key factors.
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Scott Smith
Bill Hatten
176Th District Court
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Hatten
Harris County
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
River May Force More Evacuation
Baytonians face potential renewed evacuations as the San Jacinto River rises after 14 inches of rain in five days. Lake Houston holds at 47.52 feet with a forecast peak near 48 feet later Saturday. Banana Bend and Rio Villa residents evacuated. ferry service suspended until rivers recede. Local officials report near-capacity channels and overflowing sewers as rains continue.
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Lake Houston
Frank Gutierrez
Harris County Flood Control District
National Weather Service
San Jacinto River
Gutierrez
Banana Bend
Rio Villa
Highlands
Crosby
Lynchburg
San Jacinto
Baytown
Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou
Little League Field
10Th and Ward
Beaumont Street
Houston Lighting & Power Co
General Telephone Co
I-10
Fletcher Hickerson
Office of Emergency Management
Brownwood land use ruling eyed by Baytown council
Baytown officials weighed applying a Supreme Court decision that requires compensation for temporary land use denials to Brownwood. Roxanne Gillum urged caution after fuel of the Alicia flood and an ordinance repealed in 1984. Council delayed authorizing 400000 in certificates while seeking a bond rating.
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Bruce Guynn
U.S. Supreme Court
Brownwood
Roxanne Gillum
Baytown
Randy Strong
Alicia
Glendale
Calif
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Los Angeles County
District Court
Supreme Court
Fritz Lanham
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John and
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Toad
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Larry Esleman
Texas Agm University
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Sun
Carrier Pyror
Mary Latterwhite
Baytonians
Norman Dykes
Venice
Stan Piasczyk
Sandra Letteney
Ty Anne
Ryan Heath
Thomas
Patricia Heath
Andy Fashant
Ron
Maxine Fashant
Newport
Pete Merrill
Council
Monty
Ank Trust Co
Iieiz
Battown
Bayshore Motors
Pape
Baptown
San Jackito
Laos
Hae
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