Baytown Phone Scam Targets Residents With Fake Warrants
Baytown residents, including Bert Marshall of The Baytown Sun, report phone scams claiming warrants for arrests. Calls threaten a missed red light court date and offer to waive the warrant for a $473 prepaid card. Marshall noted one caller claimed Judge Poe signed off, a fact refuted by authorities who confirmed no warrants.
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Baytown
Bert Marshall
Baytown Sun
Marshall
Ted Poe
Poe
Texas
2Nd Congressional District
ExxonMobil expansion underway in Baytown and Mont Belvieu
ExxonMobil moves forward with a multi billion ethane cracker at Baytown Olefins Plant and expanding Mont Belvieu facilities. About 500 workers on site now, rising to 2,000 by year end and peaking near 5,000 in mid 2015. The project will add about 350 permanent jobs and boost regional economy by roughly 870 million dollars annually with over 90 million in new local tax revenues.
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ExonMobil Chemical Company
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Deedra Moe
Baytown Area
Woody Paul
Bop
ExxonMobil
Linde Engineering North America, Inc
Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc
Two Baytown robberies in an hour tied by white car
Baytown police investigate two armed robberies within an hour, possibly related, both involving a white vehicle and a handgun. A 21 year old woman outside Marshalls at San Jacinto Mall and a Papa John's driver were robbed by two armed suspects. Citizens may call Baytown Crime Stoppers at 281 427 TIPS or text BAYTOWN to 274637 with information.
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Baytown
Eric Freed
Marshalls
San Jacinto Mall
Quail Hollow Drive
Sterling Bay Apartments
Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast Draws Crowd
A large turnout filled the J D Walker Community Center in McNair for the Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast marking the end of slavery in the United States. State Representative Harold V. Dutton Jr gave the keynote, dispelling myths about delayed notices and recounting the 1865 Galveston landing and emancipation.
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J.D. Walker
McNair
United States
Harold V. Dutton Jr
Texas
Dutton
Lincoln
Galveston
Harris County
Precinct 2
Jack Morman
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Iooney
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U.S
Steve Pryor
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Gordon Granger
Abraham Lincoln
Lone Star State
Eleska Rubespin
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