City approves rezoning of Thompson Road tract to light industrial
City Council unanimously approved a staff recommended rezoning of the 408 acre area south of I 10 at Thompson Road from residential to light industrial use. The plan calls for a park like industrial development by Fuller Realty Partners with a 50 foot vegetative buffer and materials matching stone or masonry.
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Thompson Road
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z
Chris Presley
Presley
District 4
Don Murray
Bob Lieper
Garry Brumback
Leiper
Fuller Realty Partners
Fuller
William Smith, Jr
P&i
Mitchell Pearce
Smith
Four teens killed in Jeep crash at unlit East Archer crossing
Investigators say 16-year-old Bobby Davis drove a stolen Jeep that slammed into a parked freight train on East Archer road in June, killing four backseat passengers and injuring the front-seat rider. The victims were students at Gentry Junior School. Authorities note road safety projects at the crossing, funded by Union Pacific and federal funds, are planned but the work proceeds slowly.
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Bobby Davis
East Archer Road
Blake Barger
Gentry Junior School
Davis
Union Pacific
James Barnes
Baytown
Barnes
Baytown praises HA effort after private garbage move
Baytown officials lauded Pearce and the homeowners association for pushing through a private garbage collection plan. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos and Councilman Sammy Mahan commended the HA and city staff, noting long-standing issues in Bay Oaks Harbor, including eroded roads, unmanned guard shacks, high water rates, and abandoned mobile homes.
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Mahan
Tabbs Bay
Bay Oaks Harbor
Bayside
Barbers Hill expands staff and tightens nepotism policy
Barbers Hill trustees approve new administrative posts including an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and a Director of Secondary Curriculum. A strict nepotism policy bans close relatives under supervision while allowing other district employment. The board also plans stadium renovations, higher facility user fees, and an insurance premium reduction saving about $200,000.
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Barbers Hill
Greg Poole
Poole
Sandra Duree
Barbers Hill Elementary
Cindy Price
Barbers Hill Middle School
Stan Frazier
Frazier
Port Neches
Kingwood Park
Dayton
Goose Creek Memorial High School
John Koonce
Texas Cities Dominate Top 10 Growth Metro Areas
Census estimates show Dallas Fort Worth led with over 162000 new residents between July 2006 and July 2007. Houston Austin and San Antonio also ranked among the 10 fastest growing metros, while Atlanta Phoenix Riverside Charlotte Chicago Las Vegas joined the list.
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Texas
Sun Belt
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Atlanta
Phoenix
Riverside
Calif
Charlotte
N.C
Chicago
Las Vegas
Midwest
Fayetteville
Ark
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Columbus
Youngstown
Ohio
Buffalo
N.Y
South
U.S
Ann Sekesan
Pennsylvania
Fort Worth
Sekesan
Palm Coast
Fla
St. George
Utah
Raleigh
Gainesville
New Orleans
Baytown Growth and Plans Through 2025
City growth projections from Baytown 2025 Comprehensive Plan predict population rising from 74,477 in 2010 to 84,499 in 2020 and over 90,500 by 2025. The 33 square mile city, born in 1948 from seven square miles and 20,958 residents, now houses about 71,000 people and ranks as a mid sized Texas city near College Station and Bryan. Baytown extends from the San Jacinto River eastward into Chambers County.
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Baytown
Pelly
Goose Creek
Texas
College Station
Bryan
San Jacinto River
Chambers County
Ray Wilson Profile Highlights Disability Advocacy and Hope
Baytown resident Ray Wilson, a retired Exxon process supervisor, is presented as a local example of resilience in disability issues. The piece reflects on aging baby boomers, cites Roosevelt Keller and Angela Braden as historic figures, and notes Wilson’s contact at rayehasen comcast.net as a point of outreach.
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Baytown
Ray Wilson
Exxon
Comcast.net
Exxon Mobil seeks permit amendment and PSD for Baytown plant
Exxon Mobil Corporation applies to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for an amendment to Flexible State Air Quality Permit No 20211 and for PSD Permit No PSDTX 1121. The action would consolidate all Baytown Chemical Plant emission sources into the flexible permit and authorize Maintenance Startup and Shutdown activities at 5000 Bayway, Baytown, Harris County, Texas. Further details appear in the newspaper public notice section.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
TCEQ
Baytown
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