U S Army Baytown event and FAA dog show at Bicentennial Park
Public invited to a free June 26 Baytown event at Bicentennial Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring a Meet a Military Working Dog program from Ft. Hood, a Blackhawk helicopter, a Ft. Sam Houston band concert, and an official swear‑in for local recruits between performances. Also noted is a July Baytown Republican Women event with guest speaker Briscoe Cain about Texas election laws. RSVP via Facebook or contact.
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Market St
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Ft. Sam Houston
35 To Nowhere
Blackhawk
Republican Women Organization
Baytown Community Center
Briscoe Cain
Texas
House
House Committee On
Cain
Lillian Lockwell
BaytownRepublicanWomen
Gmail
Pop-Up Workshop and Coffee With A Cup Set for June 29
A Pop-Up Workshop at Sterling Municipal Library runs through Tuesday to discuss Baytown's Comprehensive Plan 2040 with a survey offering entry into a Pirates Bay Waterpark family four-pack. Police coffee event is Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon at Westcoast Donut & Full Espresso Bar. City approves North Ashley Street closure with movable bollards to create a plaza beside public art. art to stay, road not essential for traffic.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown
Pirates Bay Waterpark
Baytownengage.com
Westcoast Donut
Decker Drive
Chauvin sentenced to 22 and a half years in Floyd killing
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin received a 22 and a half year prison term for George Floyd's murder, a sentence prosecutors sought to be longer but one of the harshest for a police killing of a Black person. Floyd family and public react with mixed emotions.
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Derek Chauvin
George Floyd
Chauvin
U.S
Floyd
Nekima Levy Armstrong
Peter Cahill
Ben Crump
Crump
Minnesota
America
United Way expands reach and funds aid efforts in Chambers County
Sabrina Martin notes new initiatives as United Way extends west Chambers coverage to all of Chambers County. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund raised 102739 to aid rent utilities childcare transportation and food for 269 153 and more than 17000 people. Day of Caring returns Oct 22 with in person and online projects. Volunteer Connect launched in November links volunteers to local needs via unitedwaygbacc org. Four new board members Jeff Bolton Rob Hill Adrienne Joseph and David Lehmann join. Nick Woolery is outgoing president and Steve Daniele knighted as new president.
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Sabrina Martin
Community Impact Committee
Chambers County
United Way
West
Nick Graham
Day of Caring
Unitedwaygbacc. Org
Rehab plan eyes Ward Road pavement and lanes
Simoneaux outlined a repair plan for Ward Road focusing on base restoration using concrete pavement, spot repairs for cracks, and sealing joints. Estimated pavement cost about 350000, with median work around 165000 to be funded from operating budget or CIP contingency. Additional tasks include painting signals and replacing light poles, with poles funded by CenterPoint Energy. work to start within three weeks and medians first over five months.
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Simoneaux
Angel Brothers
Ward Road
CIP
Chris Presley
Presley
Heather Betan
Courth
Baytown Area Athletes Deliver Record Season Wins
Alan Dale reflects on Baytown area teams achieving historic runs in 2020s sports. Crosby reaches a state title run in football and softball, Barbers Hill claims a Class 5A crown in both baseball and softball, and Anahuac posts best-ever seasons in baseball and girls soccer. Local schools advance to postseason multiple times, with track producing state contenders and a pandemic era effort shaping a victorious comeback.
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Sterling
GCM
Robert E. Lee
Chris Powell
Baytown
Crosby
Barbers Hill
Anahuac
Ike Dike district aims to shield Texas coast with federal funds
The proposal creates a 1 member governed district to oversee a massive barrier from Galveston Bay to the Houston Ship Channel plus dunes and a ring levee protecting Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula. It would leverage up to 30 billion in federal aid for Beaumont Harris County and Galveston ports while possibly imposing local taxes. The plan ties to Corps of Engineers work and the Ike Dike name from Hurricane Ike 2008.
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Gulf Coast
U.S
Texas
Beaumont
Harris County
Galveston
Davis
Brandon Capetillo
Hoover Dam
Billy Combs
Chambers County
Abbott
Sally Bakko
Michel Bechel
Roger Guenther
Robert D
Bob” Mitchell
Lori J. Traweek
Michael VanDer Snick
Nicole Sunstrum
Combs
Lina Hidalgo
Galveston Bay
Houston Ship Channel
Bolivar
South Padre Island
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Texas General Land Office
Ship Channel
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Mark Havens
Larry Taylor
Friendswood
Dennis Paul
Houston
Paul
Ike Dike
Bolivar Peninsula
Hobby
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Oneok
Nick Woolery
Steve Daniele
Seal-Pac
Kevin Troller
Terry Sain
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Alan Dale
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