Baytown Memorial Day Service Honors Local Veterans
Baytown observes Memorial Day at Bicentennial Park hosted by the Baytown VFW Post 912 and the city. VFW Commander Jerry Johnson notes it emphasizes sacrifice of soldiers, symbolized by an empty chair for the 1.3 million missing could not return. Attendees included government leaders, veterans, and family members of Baytown soldiers killed in action.
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Christina Martinez
Baytown Veterans Honor Guard
Bowie
Veterans Memorial Plaza
Bicentennial Park
Baytown
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912
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Jerry Johnson
Johnson
Baytown Veterans Plan First Combined Day of Honor
Four local groups join to host Baytown Area Veterans Appreciation Day at VFW Post 912 on June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include a colors presentation, flag retirement, kids events, drawings, silent auction, vendors, music, free lunch, and a car show with open entry and People's Choice trophies. Open to the public. Local leaders say this is the first joint veterans event in Baytown.
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N. Main St
Jerry Johnson
VFW Post 912
Baytown
American Legion Post
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter
Disabled Veterans of America Chapter
VFW
Johnson
Voters head to polls for party runoff today
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Republican and Democratic runoff elections with fewer polling places. Democrats face two races, including U S Senate candidates David M. Alameel and Kesha Rogers and Agriculture Commissioner contenders Richard Fried man and Jim Hogan. Republicans vote in runoffs for several statewide offices and District 36 U S Representative Ben Streisand versus Brian Rabin. Lieutenant Governor candidates David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick, Attorney General contenders Ken Paxton and Dan Branch, and Railroad Commissioner foes Ryan Sitton and Wayne Christian. See voters page 8.
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David M. Alameel
Kesha Rogers
Harris
Chambers
U.S
Ben Streisand
Brian Rabin
David Dewhurst
Dan Patrick
Ken Paxton
Dan Branch
Sid Miller
Tommy Merritt
Ryan Sitton
Wane Christian
Tea Party poised for big win in Texas primaries
Texas voters head to the polls as tea party leaders seek major wins in four statewide GOP races. Ted Cruz endorsed candidates push to topple Democrats like Wendy Davis while incumbents face aggressive attack ads and a push for stricter spending and gun rights ahead of Gov. Perry’s January departure. The surge aims to reshape the Legislature with conservative priorities.
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Wendy Davis
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Rick Perry
Dan Patrick
David Dewhurst
Greg Abbott
Davis
Ronnie Burton
Fort Worth
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