Baytown Smoking Ban Battle Spurs Election Debate
Baytown confronts Proposition 1 as Smoke Free Baytown Coalition touts a 25 percent drop in local heart attack admissions in four months versus 2006, while opponents argue enforcement gaps. The dispute centers on property rights and enforcement feasibility, with factions split over the ban’s impact and legality ahead of Saturday’s ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Kennedy
Citizens’ Group
Council
James Haarmeyer
U.S
Richard Carmona
Baytown Proposition 1 reignites smoking rules in older ordinance
Voters review Proposition 1 restoring the 2006 smoking ordinance with allowances for designated smoking areas in some venues like restaurants if separate ventilation prevents air mixing and for bars without dining areas. The measure also seeks a constitutional change permitting tax rate reductions for elderly or disabled homeowners for 2006 and 2007 school taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Baytown
District 1 race in Baytown narrows to two incumbents
Baytown voters will decide District 1 who will choose between Mercedes Renteria, 43, a long-time council member and former mayoral candidate, and Lena Yepez, 33, a nonprofit executive. Yepez advocates budget insight. Renteria touts experience. District 2 and 3 seats face uncontested re election. Goose Creek sees Burg versus Graham for District 4. A statewide measure to amend the Texas Constitution on property tax relief for seniors and disabled adds to the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes Renteria
Lena Yepez
West Baytown
Central Heights
Morrell Park
Northwood Drive
Southwest Addition
Pelly
Decker Drive
Renteria
Pasadena
Yepez
Our Promise
Calvin Mundinger
Scott Sheley
Brandon
Goose Creek
Carl Burg
Lyondell Laboratory
Bryan Graham
Burg
Graham
Pheliria Barnes
Anthony Crespo
Texas
Property tax freeze proposal for seniors and disabled homeowners
The measure would freeze school property tax rates for homeowners who are disabled or at least 65, aiming to protect aging and disabled residents from rate increases and potentially qualify frozen-rate homeowners for tie reductions if enacted.
Multiple Local Races Set for Mont Belvieu Anahuac Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu residents see three council seats up with one challenger facing incumbent District 5 Councilman Tommy Grimes as real estate agent Ronny Richardson competes. Unopposed incumbents Carley and Parker remain. Anahuac fields three council seats with one incumbent running again and Sue Hawthorne challenging for Position 2. Trustees see Clint Fancher not seeking re election while Ken McGraw and Gayle Peveto Long face challengers. A nonbinding citywide marshal referendum is on the ballot. Barbers Hill incumbents Presnall Goss will keep Seats 1 and 2, Skinner fills an unfinished term. No challenges in Cove Beach City or Old River Winfree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Tommy Grimes
Ronny Richardson
Charlotte Carley
Cecil Parker Jr
Anahuac
Melissa Thomas
Ottmar Schimek
Kenneth Moore
Sue Hawthorne
Paul S. Quin
Danny Irby
Moore
Clint Fancher
David Hatfield
Kate T. Hampton
Gayle Peveto-Long
Ken McGraw
Barbers Hill
Joe Presnall
Carmena Goss
Fred Skinner
Presnall
Goss
Skinner
Cove
Beach City
Old River- Winfree
Car giveaway fuels school attendance drive at Elswick dealership
Elswick promises a new car for perfect attendance at Lee Sterling and Gander high schools, rewarding a senior after a 2006 October game. Principal Kraemer and Principal Davis praise the program as motivation for daily roll call, with six students pictured and Community Toyota awaiting TIME magazine exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elswick
Lee Sterling
Sterling
Trey Kraemer
Kraemer
Lee
Bruce Davis
Davis
Chad Jones
Jones
Kim
Toyota
Rangers
Roger Elswick
Time Magazine
Joel Glaston Jr
Luis Valadez
Shaunee’ Litte
Kayla McGee
Andrew Contreras
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charter
Baytown City Council
TIME
Baytown Sun
Kari Griffin
the Market IN Review
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Industrials
Mar
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE
S&p
Russell
Stock Exchange
Sifco
Vicon
Yanzhou
Lyondell
ZarebaSys
NovaStar
ApexSilv
Icop Dig
ChinaPet
Chi
AlldDefen
FuweiFn
WidFuel
AlidNevGn
Aviza Tc
Homeb Pfa
SunLink
Bsquare
PopeTal
VistaGoldn
SyntaxBril
FootLockr
Medifast
iMergent
Citigrp
SPDR
Dndreon
AMI
Ishr2k
Fordm
PruShina
GenElec
Djia Diam
Cisco
iShJapan
Oracle
Sng
At&t Inc NY
Nya Amex
AMD NY
Intel Nasd Alcan NY
IBM NY
AlcatelLuc NY
Amnex
Alcoa NY
JohnJn NY
Kraft NY
Allstate
AEP NY
Landrys If NY
AmintGp If NY
Lubrizol NY
Apple Inc Nash
ApidMat Nasd
Lyondell NY
Ashland NY
Dnids
Atmel If Nasd
Merck NY
Micront NY
BEA Sys If Nasd BP PLC
Microsoft Nasd
MorgStan
BkofAm NY
Motorola NY
Bik2008
Nvidia Nasd
OcciPets NY
CenterPat
PerotSys
Pfizer NY
ChesEng NY
PwShs Qqq Nash
Chevron
Prushqqo
Amex
Cisco Nasd
ProctGam NY
Citigro NY
Quaicom Nasd
C NY
ReliantEn NY
Coeur NY
Roydshila NY
Comcasts Nasd
Schergp NY
ConAgra NY
ConocPhil NY
Schimbrg NY
CrownHold NY
Sears Hidgs Nasd
Siruss
Nasd
Djia Diam Amex
SouthnCo NY
Dell Incif Nasd
SwstAirs NY
Andreon Nasd
Spdr Amex
Disney NY
SP Engy Amex
DowChm NY
SunMicro
DuPont NY
Symantec Nash
Duke Eggs NY
TXU Corp NY
Emccp NY
Tenneco NY
EnProt
Texinst NY
EntProt NY
3M Co
ExxonMbl
TimeWarn NY
Fordm NY
Tycoint NY
GenElec NY
Unilevny S NY
GnMott NY
UPS
US Steel NY
Hallibins NY
VerizonCm
Hewlettp NY
WalMart NY
Honwilint NY
Walgrn NY
WellsFge' S
Yahoo Nash
iSh
Japan
Rollingbrook
Ste
Edwardjones.com
SIPC
Jennifer Marcontell
AAMS
CFP
Edward Jones
Billy Belcher
Garth Rd
Www
Edward Jones Walling
C&nee
AF Investing
Susan Milner
Newport Nursery & Landscape
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!