Cedar Port Industrial Park roots in Baytown economic plan
Mike Shields recounts the Baytown Economic Development Foundation efforts to attract jobs and bolster the region’s workforce. The Cedar Crossing project evolved into Cedar Port Industrial Park after securing land near the USX Steel Mill, building utility infrastructure, and persuading Houston Light & Power to install transformers. The plan required political backing and interagency cooperation to open 12,000 of 15,000 acres for industrial use and test demand.
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Don Simpson
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Exxon Credit Union
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Henry Adair
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Don
Oscar Nelson
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Pittsburgh
Cedar Port Industrial Park
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Hutto
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Tony Palumbo
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City Hall
Meat and year round April Fools Day critique
In a letter to the editor Boris Stutenheim of Baytown denounces meat egg and dairy industries as deceivers. He cites "happy cows" and "humane slaughter" while detailing cruel practices and wasteful lagoons. He notes a shift toward plant based milks cheeses and ice cream.
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Boris Stutenheim
Baytown
Texas Senate and House clash over budget aims in Texas session
Texas lawmakers in the 140 day regular session face crunch time over budget disputes. House Speaker Joe Straus and Senate Lt. Governor Dan Patrick clash on funding sources and priorities. Patrick favors private school vouchers and shifted highway funding, while Straus pushes Rainy Day Fund use and opposes book cooking. Both chambers seek a final budget by May 29 or a special session.
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San Antonio
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Patrick
Enron
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Notable Supreme Court Citizenship Milestones in 1898 and 1955
In 1898 the Supreme Court ruled in United States v Wong Kim Ark that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a citizen. In 1955 John Marshall Harlan II was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Today in History: Rocky wins Best Picture in 1977
Key historical notes mark 1977 as Rocky winning Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards, 1979 Three Mile Island unit 2 reactor partial meltdown near Middletown, Pa, and 1990 President Bush awarding Jesse Owens’s widow the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Three Mile Island
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Pennsylvania
George H.W. Bush
U.S
Jesse Owens
Ralph Barton Perry
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