Lakewood slayings examined on trial's first day
Baytown man William Chamblin faces life in prison for capital murders of his wife Laura and daughter Marie after a night of shootings in the Lakewood neighborhood. Police officers, the medical examiner, and a neighbor testified as jurors heard the case.
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Lakewood
Houston
Renee Magee
William Chamblin
Baytown
Chamblin
Jerome Godinich
262Nd Criminal District Court
Chambim
Laura
Marie
John Mason
Chamblins
Lakewood Subdivision
Mason
Firefighters city begin collective bargaining in Baytown
Baytown officials and the firefighters union opened negotiations with ground rules and plans for proposals. Union president Tom Carr expressed optimism about finishing before the budget cycle ends as the city avoids an outside attorney this time. The teams include Carr Burns Medrano for the union and Ramirez Froelich-Smith Jackson for the city.
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Baytown
Firefighters” Union
Tom Carr
Fort Worth
Bettye Lynn
Ignacio Ramirez
Alison Froelich-Smith
Daniel Jackson
Carr
Mike Burns
Mark Medrano
Louis Hebert
National Union
Iraq Occupation Panel Warns Violence Could Worsen
A congressional panel heard that violence in Iraq is likely to intensify before improving. The 386th Engineer Battalion including a local unit faces deployment while the 372nd Military Police Academy member was sentenced for prisoner abuse.
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Congressional
Iraq
386Th Engineer
Military Police Academy
Baytown rainfall totals beat two-year averages in 2004
Baytown area rainfall through April 2004 reached an average of 19.06 inches across east west and central districts, surpassing January–April 2002 and 2003 totals. May figures will be released mid June, with a one week period in May 9–15 yielding about 4.9 inches in the district.
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Baytown
Adam Landriault
Landriault
East Water District
West Water District
Central Water District
Spur 330 speed limit proposed to 65 mph in Baytown
Baytown Planning and Zoning backs raising Spur 330 from I 10 to Airhart Drive to 65 mph aligning with the interstate per a TxDOT study. Commission chair Lewis McKee notes the move mainly aids police enforcement, with signs to follow. South of Airhart Drive the 45 mph limit is urged, as signs lag. Also urged is budgeting for a consultant to revise city development ordinances.
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Baytown
Planning and Zoning Commission
Texas Department of Transportation
Highway Department
Txdot
Commission
Lewis McKee
Interstate 10
Airhart Drive
Mike Kuykendall
Council
Landfill bid ruling pending in TSP Development case
Still no ruling posted as U S Bankruptcy Judge Wesley W Steen heard Monday whether TSP still has a viable option to buy a 797 acre site in West Chambers County from Cedar Crossing for a proposed large industrial waste dump. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 1995 two days before its purchase option expired.
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TSP Development
U.S
Wesley W. Steen
TSP
Cedar Crossing LP
West
Chambers County
Cedar Crossing
Beach City
Kingwood
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