Goose Creek CISD voters elect new trustees in several districts
Two Goose Creek CISD seats changed hands with Jessica Woods winning District 3 to serve a second term and Tiffany Upshaw Guy toppling rivals in District 6. Shae Cottar won District 7 while Anahuac ISD district seats went to Kaley Smith and Willie Lancon as other districts saw unopposed incumbents or no contest.
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Goose Creek
Jessica Woods
Peter Adams
Woods
Adams
Beth Dombrowa
Anahuac
Look Ahead to November 5 Elections in Baytown Beach City
The region eyes three November 5 elections including statewide amendments on animal disposal for law enforcement animals and local races in Baytown and Beach City. Baytown datums include three council seats Districts 1 2 and 3 with incumbents Alvarado Presley and Johnson possibly seeking re election. Beach City aldermen Dagley Newman III and Smith also face potential re race. Deadlines: calling election August 19 and voter registration October 7.
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Baytown
Laura Alvarado
Chris Presley
Charles R. Johnson
Beach City
Ryan Dagley
Paul Newman III
Raymond Smith
Deceased Baytown man found in car trunk in hot spot area
Harris County deputies found 22 year old Jamarcus Antone Howard with multiple gunshot wounds inside the trunk of a red Chrysler 200 on Furay Avenue near Mount Houston. A tow truck driver alerted deputies after seeing blood on the rear bumper. Detectives are questioning the registered owner, believed to be related. The area has been a long noted dumping vehicle hotspot.
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Baytown
Harris County
Sheriff's Office District 2
Furay Avenue
Mt. Houston
Thomas Gilliland
Jamarcus Antone Howard
Mount Houston
Assault by husband over bar encounter reported
About 2 15 a m Friday a man told police he was assaulted by a woman's husband after coming home with the woman from a bar. He said the husband pointed a shotgun and hit him, while the wife had a bruised eye from a shotgun butt strike. The couple were separated. Cars break in reported on Eastpoint Boulevard.
Bond votes in Chambers County approve new school package
Chambers County voters backed a $437.5 million school bond with 61 yes and 67 no on Election Day and 102 yes to 80 no in early voting, with no absentee ballots. Supporters hailed the victory as a boost for Baytown and Highlands, citing projects across multiple schools and facilities, and outlining tax implications under a $100 000 home value scenario.
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Chambers County
Mike Wilson
Friends of Goose Creek Schools
Baytown
Highlands
Citizens Bond
Wilson
San Jacinto
Special Education Department
Robert E. Lee High School
Cedar Bayou
Gentry
Horace Mann
Circle Prayer Walk Unites Baytown Churches For 40 Mile Trek
Living Hope Church led about 150 participants in a 40 mile circular prayer walk through Baytown. Kleinhenz said the event, inspired by The Circle Maker, drew participants from multiple churches and aimed to cover the city in prayer. Jose Mendiola of Emanuel Church called the walk exhausting yet worthwhile. Church leaders hope to repeat the trek in 2020, counting each footstep as a prayer for the city and its decision makers.
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Living, Hope Church
Kleinhenz
Living Hope
Baytown
Mark Batterson
Moses
Egypt
Jesus
Jose Mendiola
Emanuel Church
Christ
Sinkhole under Lee High School field tied to old county ditch
Officials describe a sinkhole near Lee High School tied to an ancient county ditch and a piped line. Harris County flood control, school district, and utilities discuss ownership, responsibility, and repair options as investigations proceed.
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Frank Simoneaux
Public Works
Kevin Harvill
Google Earth
Harris County
Simoneaux
Tabbs Bay
O’brien
Lee Drive
Lee High School
Lee
James Hillin
Shortstop
First Base
Harvill
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