City delays action on HL P rate increase
Baytown City Council 4 2 delayed action on HL P rate raise after debate over Houston plan. Mayor Hutto and four council members supported the delay while Philips Embry dissented. Roy Fuller was absent. The Houston plan would raise base rates by 150 million and reduce fuel costs by 562 million to lower residential bills, with an estimated 3.10 monthly decrease for 1700 summer and 800 winter kWh. HL P sought 345 million base rise and 520 million fuel cost cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Houston Lighting
Emmett Hutto
Jimmy Johnson
Perry Simmons
Rolland Pruett
Fred Philips
Ron Embry
Roy Fuller
Philips
Embry
Hl&p
City of
Houston
Hl&P’s
Randy Strong
City
Strong
State Public Utility Commission
PUC
Johnson
Houston Ship Channel
Facing Choices at Pearce Street Medical Dean Suggests Dermatology
A venerable medical school dean told freshmen on Pearce Street Journal campus that pre med students should consider dermatology. He warned that patients rarely die but seldom fully recover, emphasizing the field’s limits and challenges.
Fishing trip goes awry on Friday the 13th
Around Robyne Gold cancels a planned fishing trip while Heather Repp shows off a dolls collection. Laverne Bishop preps crafts for a city July 4 booth. Kris Isaacson and David Byford recover from a busy weekend as Mrs. Ver non Mills and Mrs. Joe Rash Jr. visit Louise Poe and friends. Agnes Haynes marks 24th year as Cedar Bayou Methodist Church secretary with a surprise party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robyne Gold
Heather Repp
Laverne Bishop
Kris Isaacson
David Byford
Vernon M. Mills
Joe Rash ,Jr
Huntsville
Louise Poe
Agnes Haynes
Cedar Bayou
Examinations set for Fordham murder case Aug. 1
Joseph Fordham a 17 year old Baytown youth charged with the murder of Mary Stiles will face an examination hearing at 9 am August 1. Prosecutor Ted Wilson said the hearing seeks to determine if the Harris County Grand Jury should indict Fordham. Fordham was certified to stand trial as an adult after being detained since December and transferred to the Harris County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fordham
Baytown
Mary Stiles
Ted Wilson
Fordham
Robert Bridgewater
Wilson
Joseph Guarino
Harris County Grand Jury
Harris County
Robert Lowry
Weekend Forecast Calls for Mild Friday Night Comfort
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures expected Friday night with a low in the mid-70s. Saturday brings patchy sun and a 20 percent chance of thundershowers with a mid-90s high. In the last 24 hours the high reached 93 and the low 79 with rainfall totaling 0.62 inches.
Baytown largely spared as Bonnie hits Texas coast
Baytown felt little impact from Hurricane Bonnie while neighboring counties faced heavy rain and 85 mph winds. Port Arthur reported a fatal house fire during the storm. two highway crashes killed two men. Winnie Stowell saw tornado damage to mobile homes, crop dusters, and trees. Baytown evacuated about 44 people to a Red Cross shelter as tides rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Purdy
Baytown
Bonnie
High Island
Galveston County
Fletcher Hickerson
Neal Frank
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Fila
Port Arthur
Winnie-Stowell
Robert Williamson
Chambers County
Benny Simpson
M&m Flying Service
Winnie
Simpson
Winnie- Stowell
Liberty County
E.w
Sonny” Applebe
East Texas
Trinity River
Hickerson
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Bolivar Point
Galveston
Evacuees Return After Liberty County Flood Threat
About 250 residents from multiple Liberty County subdivisions began returning home as flood waters receded after the Big Thicket Lake Estates dam risk. No injuries were reported though some homes sustained flood damage. Roads reopened and officials did not provide damage estimates.
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RYE
Liberty County
Tammy Cruce
Ms. Cruce
Big Thicket Lake Estates
Big Thicket
Precinct 3
Paul Lognion
City Council OKs channel dredging resolution
Baytown City Council voted 5-1 to back deepening and widening the Houston Ship Channel in concept amid environmental concerns. The plan aims to widen to 600 feet and deepen to 50 feet at an estimated $350 million, with $3 million annual maintenance. Citizens urged an environmental impact study. council proposed modifications to Cedar Bayou, Goose Creek, and dredge material placement to boost local land values.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Houston
Eric Frazier
Gulf Coast Conservation Association
R.B. Owens
Trinity Bay
Salt Water Anglers League of Texas
Owens
Robert Hill
Fritz Lanham
Philips
Baytown
Hutto
Buffalo Bayou
West
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek
LC regents approve payment of accumulated Exxon bills
Lee College regents voted 5-0 with three abstentions to pay three months of Exxon bills totaling 1598 dollars due to conflicts of interest under state law. Several members held substantial Exxon ties, prompting abstentions, while Gray disclosed disposal of his Exxon stake.
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LC Regents
Exxon
David Mohlman
Lee College Board of Regents
Gray
Claudia Smith
Coffey
Weaver
John Adams
Buttrick
Adams
Tenneco
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Pearce Street Journal
Herman Ripkowski
Milam
Liberty
Sun
Carrie Pryor
Et Eee
Lone Star
Aren Eno
Enn
Texas
City Council
Oks
Walter Buttrick
Don Coffey
Alden Weaver
Exxon Gray
Baylawr State
Coturnus
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