Baytown officer fatally shoots burglary suspect with shotgun
A Bays Inn motel parking lot incident left a burglary suspect dead after Baytown officers ordered him to drop a shotgun. At 7:24 a.m. a motel customer reported the man tried to break into a car and aimed a shotgun. Officers entering the hotel and a responding officer in the lot fired when the weapon was not dropped. The suspect died at the scene.
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Baytown
Bays Inn
Decker
Roger Clifford
Eric Freed
Clifford
ExxonMobil funds $1 million for regional chemical training
ExxonMobil doubles its prior commitment to 1 million for the Community College Petro chemical Initiative led by Lee College in Baytown. Nine area college systems participate to recruit and train workers for the growing petrochemical sector, with programs across instrumentation, welding, machining, electrical tech, and pipefitting. The effort aims to attract up to 50,000 students and educators statewide over five years.
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ExxonMobil
Baytown
Lee College
Reliant Park
Houston
CCPI
Dennis Brown
Ccpi Consor
Greater
Brown
Lynne Lachenmyer
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Community College Petrochemical
Baytown Debates Payday Loan Regulation and Fees
Baytown City Council weighs registration and credit extension rules for credit access businesses amid concerns over extremely high interest rates. Mayor Leiper cites 700 percent rates and risk of vehicle repossession as residents borrow to get to work. Texas Municipal League offers a model ordinance. six cities adopted similar debt-curbing measures in spring 2013.
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Baytown
Bob Leiper
Leiper
The
Texas Municipal League
TML
Surprise Baytown mayor to unveil plans at lunch address
Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos will deliver a surprise announcement during today's State of the City address at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Goose Creek Country Club. The 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. event covers 2013 successes and 2014 plans, including growth, plant expansions, road projects, housing, and recreation.
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Baytown
Stephen DonCarlos
DonCarlos
Deputies report rise in bridge death attempts on Fred Hartman Bridge
Harris County Precinct 8 deputies responded to three incidents of suicide threats on the Fred Hartman Bridge last week. A 20 year old woman threatened to jump on March 10 and was hoisted down after six hours for psychiatric care. A 20 year old white man was found on the bridge ledge near a tan Mazda Protégé late Friday night as deputies investigated a vehicle stop.
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Harris County Precinct 8
Phil Sandlin
Fred Hartman
Baytown
la Porte
Shoreacres
Precinct 8
M. Ford
S. Kotara
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