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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2021
Page
1
Baytown Mayor Brandon Capetillo announces a bid for a second term. Elected in 2018 after 11 years on City Council, he pledges tax savings for residents and continues infrastructure work on roads drainage and medians. He calls his tenure an honor and highlights beautification efforts.
Barbers Hill school district has benefited from Chapter 313 agreements as critics warn they allow large corporations to cut tax bills while steering jobs and growth to certain districts. The sunset provision may end the program unless the legislature extends or revises the law.
Cedar Port area, Baytown, and west Chambers County continue to grow as logistics and warehouse projects rise. Floor and Décor Outlets plans a 1.5 million square foot distribution center this year, expanding home supply presence alongside oil and gas activity.
Obituary notices list Donya Fulcher Marguerite Thorn and Theonila Buchanan Betty J Shirley as figures memorialized on page 3A. The announcements preserve their names and indicate recent passings and memorial details likely to follow in later sections of the paper.
April Lemus and her daughter found a Baytown sign reading US Post Office Cedar Bayou Station Baytown Texas in an antique shop near Sulphur Springs. The sighting connected through Baytown History pages, linking to a historic photo on Facebook and a broader city history interest.
In Judge Chaplain's 253rd Court, a temporary restraining order against Toccara Greene, 39, stands after she failed to lift it. Greene faces federal and state indictments for tampering with documents, lying about cancer, and falsifying records. County officials and an IT tech testified to a faked email and a real danger to county employees. Electronic devices were seized by authorities.
President Biden sets a 70 percent adult vaccination target by July Fourth, aiming at 181 million with first doses and 160 million fully vaccinated as public interest wanes. Separate local health updates note new COVID cases in Goose Creek and Anahuac districts, plus rises in Harris County cases and deaths.
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