Navy reenactment honors Dr Ashbel Smith at plaza 30th year
Sea Scout Ship 93 of the 1st Naval Squadron presents a brief reenactment honoring Dr Ashbel Smith and the plaza’s 30th anniversary. The free program requires RSVP by email to info baytownhistory.org or by calling 281-421-2099. Attendees should arrive at 9 30 a.m. for social time, with the program starting at 10. Tours follow in the Barn Meeting Room at Republic of Texas Plaza 5117 North Main Street Baytown. Further details are on the BHPA website.
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Ashbel Smith
Sea Scout
Ship 93
1St Naval Squadron
Info
Baytownhistory.org
Republic of Texas Plaza
North Main Street
Baytown
BHPA
Baytown Roots and Texan History Ties Unfold in Bayou Tale
Eppie Higginbotham battles a cemetery relocation due to bayou subsidence while Baytown family links thread through Lorenzo de Zavala era. The narrative recalls de Zavala’s Texas role, Santa Anna, Burnet, Lamar, and the Runaway Scrape, with local ties to Higginbothams and the former de Zavala Elementary.
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Eppie
Lynchburg
Baytown
Floyd Ricardo Higginbotham
Higginbotham Motor Co
Jesse
de Zavala
Old Baytown
Texas
Mexico
Santa Anna
William Scott
Lorenzo de Zavala Jr
San Jacinto
France
Sam Houston
el Presidente
Burnet
Zavala
The
Rio Grande
Eakin Press
Coast Guard urged to aid Cedar Bayou traffic flow
Cedar Bayou Navigation District members seek Coast Guard advice to improve navigation safety and traffic flow in Cedar Bayou. They note public waterway rights, seek federal guidance on regulation, and discuss delays in Army Corps andOMB actions, plus nearby Brownsville project priority.
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Cedar Bayou
Don Johnson
CBND
Coast Guard
Johnson
Guido Persiani
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Persiani
Office of Budget and Management
OMB
Port of
Brownsville
Brian Rabin
Texas Flooding Closes Bridges as Gov Abbott Declares Disaster
Across Texas and Louisiana floodwaters surge after heavy rain. The Sabine River crossing on US 190 remains open while highways 12 and 63 inland bridges stay closed. Abbott declares disaster for 20 counties as evacuations rise and more than a foot of rain falls. Four deaths reported in Louisiana, including a man swept from a flooded road. TXDOT warns against crossing flooded paths with the "turn around, don't drown" slogan. Monitor updates at DriveTexas.org and TXDOT social channels.
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Sabine River
Greg Abbott
Texas
Louisiana
Saline Creek
TXDOT
DriveTexas.org
Facebook
Two bodies found in San Jacinto River identified
Harris County authorities identified two recovered bodies from the San Jacinto River south of Lake Houston in the Sheldon area as 53 year old Kerry Chavez and 75 year old Josephine Anita Chavez. Fire departments including Crosby Volunteer and the U S Coast Guard recovered the bodies on Tuesday. No cause of death has been released.
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San Jacinto
Lake Houston
Sheldon
Kerry Chavez
Josephine Anita Chavez
Crosby Volunteer Fire Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Thefts Reported Across Garth Road and I 10
A theft in the 1900 block of Garth Road Wednesday morning involved items valued at 65 dollars. A wallet theft in the 2800 block of Garth Road Wednesday afternoon reported about 150 dollars plus the wallet. A theft in the 4900 block of Interstate 10 Wednesday morning saw jewelry valued at 4100 dollars stolen.
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Garth Road
Interstate 10
Goose Creek Memorial High honors Boys and Girls State selections
Goose Creek Memorial High School principal Girnis Srori Susan Jackson congratulates students elected to Boys and Girls State. From left are Erik Fikac David Chapman Jackson Delicia Turner and Rachel Brown.
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Susan Jackson
Middie
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Erik Fikac
David Chapman
Jackson
Delicia Turner
Rachel Brown
Plumwood Eva Maude Yard of the Month at 1703 Raintree
The Lone Star home of Pamela Brett at 1703 Raintree is named Plumwood Eva Maude Yard of the Month. The yard features a Texas flair with yucca Sago and fan palms pach cactus wagon wheels Hawaiia Tii red tip photinia and a tall magnolia in the front bed.
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Eva Maude
Lone Star
Pamela Brett
Raintree
Texas
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Goose Creek
Sun
Sansone
NAVY
AME
Napoleon
West
Republic of
Nathaniel Lynch
Harris County
Wire
Sun Om
Banuelos
Carrie Prya
Sean Higgins
Antonio Baffuelos
Leonardo Castellanos
Noble Bain
Calvin Truong
Barrows
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4
Bay Area
GCM Boys
Girnis Srori
Lakewood Garden Club
Pat Cauley
Crestway
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