Baytown mayoral turnout seen exceeding May 4 turnout
City officials expect Saturday's general election turnout to surpass the May 4 municipal election as early voting totals rising. May 4 drew 4,893 voters with 1,114 casting ballots at city hall. runoff early voting reached 2,210. Mayor Pete Alfaro and ex police chief Charles Shaffer face David Evans who missed runoff with 706 votes. Alfaro led with about 42 percent.
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Gary Smith
Richard Murray
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David Evans
Pete Alfaro
Charles Shaffer
Evans
Alfaro
Shaffer
State election oversight not present on Saturday
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ann McGeehan says no state investigators will oversee the upcoming Saturday election. The article notes Page 8A details the high cost of the mayoral race, citing incumbent Pete Alfara and former police chief Charles Shaffer who have spent a combined $62,169 so far, with Page 7A referenced for further coverage.
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Ann McGeehan
Pete Alfara
Charles Shaffer
Dog Launches Rockets Stetson’s PA.L. device wowes Baytown crowd
Baytown resident Robert Byrd trained his 3 year old Sheltie Stetson to launch model rockets using the PA.L. device a depressable platform that beeps when activated. Stetson learned by chasing a striped wooden square marking the future launch surface and pawing to operate it.
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Stetson
Therocketdog.com
Baytown
Sheltie
Byrd
Susan
Baytown Names Five Finalists For Police Chief
Baytown has named five finalists for chief of police. Two applicants are from Baytown and three from Port Arthur Harker Heights and Lubbock. Finalists include Ken Walker Michael Gentry Melbourne Gerris Charles Edge and Byron Jones.
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Port Arthur
Harker Heights
Lubbock
Charles Shaffer
Byron Jones
Shaffer
Gary Jackson
Ken Walker
Walker
Abilene Christian University
Michael Gentry
City of Harker Heights
Gentry
Midwestern State University
Melbourne
Gerris
Gorris
University of Missouri
FBI National Academy
Charles Edge
Edge
University of Houston
Clear Lake
Jones
Houston
Lionel Williams
Goose Creek summer school late registration today
Goose Creek school district holds late registration for high school summer courses from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Robert E. Lee High School. For more information call 281 420 4535.
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Inside Lottery Draws For Thursday Picks
The listing shows Pick 5 1 31 6 39 37 for the daytime draw and Pick 3 results Day 5 5 0 and Night 0 L 8. The fragment indicates results and numbers without dates or locations.
Last day to protest Chambers and Harris property appraisals
Residents in Chambers and Harris counties face a final deadline to protest 2002 property value assessments. Protests trigger informal meetings with staff appraisers, then potential referral to the Appraisal Review Board. Forms are available locally or online, with postmark by tonight.
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Harris Counties
Chambers County
Mike Fregia
Appraisal Review Board
Chambers County Appraisal District
Ross Sterling Avenue
Anahuac
Harris County Appraisal District
North Loop West
Harris County
Paul Bettencourt
Houston
Bettencourt
Jim Robinson
Allison
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