ExxonMobil gets EPA green light for Baytown ethylene unit
ExxonMobil wins EPA approval to build a multibillion dollar natural gas fired ethylene plant in Baytown with eight furnaces and recovery equipment. The project is expected to add thousands of jobs and boost Houston area tax revenues while drawing objections over missing greenhouse gas capture tech. Stephen D. Pryor calls shale energy a driver of growth and environmental responsibility.
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Prayer as free speech ruling sparks culture war debate
Galveston County Daily News questions the Supreme Court ruling that public prayer at government meetings is protected free speech. It argues prayer can be a vehicle for hurtful, sectarian attacks and that dissenting critiques are a legitimate part of free speech, while noting religious reverence may be challenged by the ruling.
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Galveston County Daily News
GCCISD Receives Poor CAR Ranking Across District
The nonpartisan Children at Risk report gives Goose Creek CISD an overall grade of C and lists GCCISD as the 40th in the Houston area. It highlights D grades for Lee High School Horace Mann Junior High and multiple elementary campuses including Ashbel Smith with an F for the district's future education quality.
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Houston
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Pasadena
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Horace
Goose Creek Cisd
Be Proud and Grateful For Baytown Sun Highlights
A Baytown Sun Sunday feature rounds up positive local stories. Pirates Cove water park earns praise from Mayor Don Carlos. Keith Grace Jr. named to the Veterans Monument under War on Terror. John Britt’s teaching projects and Lee College support praised. Baytown Little Theater's The 39 Steps showcased. book reviewer JoAnn Martin lauded. Baytown Lady Eagles reach regional softball finals and Goose Creek Memorial Patriots post a record season. Baytown Youth Fair memories captured. spiritual and viewpoints pages offer local reflections. Wanda Orton signs off.
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Sun
Pirates Cove Water Park
Eleska Aubespin
Luisa Perez
Stephen Don Carlos
Parks and Recreation Department
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Keith Grace Jr
Bicentennial Park
Mark Fleming
Grace
Robert E. Lee High School
Afghanistan
John Britt
Lee College
Britt
Trophy Barber Shop
Baytown
Liberty Bell
Liberty
BLT
the Sun
JoAnn Martin
Louisa Mae Alcott
Alcott
Lady Eagles
Barbers Hill High School
Patriots
Goose Creek Memorial
George Ranch
Sun Religion
Joshua Freeman
Jim Finley
D.C
Charlton Heston
Moses
Jim
May 21 in history highlights include famed thrill killing and key milestones
On May 21 historical notes mark the Leopold and Loeb murder case of 1924, Lindbergh’s 1927 solo flight, Earhart’s 1932 solo Atlantic crossing, Barton’s founding of the Red Cross, and Bikini Atoll’s first hydrogen test in 1956. Other entries include a WW II Falklands action and a Broadway opening. Kellie Pickler’s DWTS win is noted as one year ago.
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University of Chicago
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St. Louis
Paris
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Amelia Earhart
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Robin Moor
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Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Gypsy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Ethel Merman
Mama Rose
San Carlos Bay
Kellie Pickler
Derek Hough
Carl Schurz
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