Light turnout in Harris and Chambers early voting period
Harris County reports 45,118 electronic early ballots and 10,168 mail ballots as of Thursday with Friday totals pending. Baytown cast 392 ballots. In Chambers County 123 citizens voted early by 5 pm with 87 at Mont Belvieu annex and 36 at Anahuac courthouse. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm.
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Harris County
Kermit Simon
Baytown
Chambers County
Norma “Beanie” Rowland
Mont Belvieu
Anahuac
Amendments eyed as Texas voters face 19 constitutional proposals
Voters in Harris County and surrounding areas will cast ballots on 19 Texas constitutional amendments. Harris County bond issues total 535 million for roads and parks. parks include 2.57 million for East Harris Soccer Complex Phase 1 with eight fields built 2003 through 2005. Baytown utilities extend to the site. Mont Belvieu holds a special election to fill the council seat left by Gary Boehme, with candidates Nick Dixon and Mickey Bertrand.
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Harris County
East
North Main Street
Interstate 10
Baytown
North Main
Mont Belvieu
Gary Boehme
Nick Dixon
Mickey Bertrand
Baytown considers redistricting and council actions Tuesday
Baytown officials schedule special sessions Tuesday at City Hall to discuss a proposed redistricting plan using East Texas Avenue and South Main Street as lines. The plan shifts areas between Districts 1 4 5 and 6, with District 1 becoming the largest and District 4 shrinking. Public hearing set for 6 40 p.m. in Council Chambers.
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Baytown City
Crime Control Prevention District
Baytown
East Texas Avenue
South Main Street
Kipling
Mockingbird
Kilgore Road
Cedar Bayou Road
District 4
Highway 146
North Main
Park Street
Garth Road
South Main
West Main
M.L. Wismer Drive
East Drive
Council
Houston- Galveston
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
MDC
Goose Creek Stream
Traffic flow study targets Garth Road signals
Baytown officials and Kimley-Horn study traffic on Garth Road and Rollingbrook Drive to determine data needs and signaling upgrades. The project aims to synchronize signals, improve flow, and cost about 61,690 for preliminary design with 1.4 million in Municipal Development District funds.
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Scott Harleman
Kristina Speck
C.J. Hinch Co
Garth Road
Rollingbrook Drive
Public Works Department
Kimley-Horn
Fred Pack
Public Works
Pack
North Main Street
Alexander Drive
M.A. Bengtson
Ma.bengtson
Baytownsun.com
Stephen F Austin Elementary Gym Named for долгtime PE Teacher
The Stephen F Austin Elementary School gym will be named for longtime PE teacher Jacquelyn Hall Williams who died in 1997 after 21 years in Goose Creek. A 10 a.m. Saturday ceremony follows the fall festival and fun run.
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Stephen F Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Jacquelyn Hall Williams
Williams
Goose Creek
Orginal
Neil Hartleib
Austin Parent-Teacher Association
Baytown Woman Arrested Over Child Kidnapping Case
A 29 year old Baytown woman was arrested in Huntsville on a kidnapping charge after taking a child for an immunization at a health center on Lee Drive. The nurse recognized her from a wanted flier and alerted Baytown police. The child and suspect were returned to Walker County authorities. Det. Landrum conducted the investigation.
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Baytown
Huntsville
Walker County Sheriff’s Department
Lee Drive
Walker County
Landrum
Dallas driver arrested after false id during traffic stop
A 24 year old Dallas man was stopped in the 3200 block of Arkansas Street and charged with tampering with a public record after presenting false Texas identification. Bond set at 5000 dollars. He also faces driving without insurance and without license charges.
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Arkansas Street
Dallas
Texas
Baytown Police handle 151 calls in 24 hours
Baytown Police responded to 151 calls for service from Friday 6 a.m. to Saturday 6 a.m. including 14 alarms two assaults four burglaries eight disturbances seven thefts 13 minor vehicle accidents and three major accidents.
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Baytown
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights and Meetings
Community calendar items include a charity sale in Baytown at Commerce and Sterling, DAR and Republican meetings, a Lee College blood drive benefiting Shriners Burn Hospital, Mother Goose Time at Sterling Library, Baytown Quilt Guild events, a free cancer care cosmetology program at San Jacinto Methodist, Crosby High parent meetings, Preceptor Gamma Chapter plans for Thanksgiving, and ongoing Baytown Lions and Grandmothers Club activities with details and contact numbers.
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DAR
Goose Creek
Daughters of the American Revolution
Baytown
Gordon Ashwood
Ashwood
Robert E. Lee High School
Navy
Lee College Student Congress
Shriners Burn
Galveston
Paul Locke
Sterling Municipal Library
Delores Ellis
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Garth Road
Laurie McGann
Baytown Lions Club
Ryan's
Quilt Guild
Bay Area
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Pontikes
North Baytown
Karen Humphrey
April Kalbitz
Randy Larson
Charlotte Williams
Stephen FE Austin
Chase
North Third Street
CPS
Children’s. Protective Services
Baycoast Hospital
Hadassah
Commerce
Sterling
Seabees
Gladys Drouilhet
Laura Fae Templin
Republican Party
Bud
Nita Sappington
Donna Shivers
Lee College
Moser Hall
Baytown Area
Market St
Crosby High School
Deborah Frank
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Scarsdale Blvd
Gwenfai Rees Griffiths
Wales
Grandmothers Meeting
Grandmothers Club No. 346
Golden Corral
Bayou Toasters
Chevron Chemical Administration
Dadee
Becky
E. Garvester
League City
I.T. Data Solutions
Data Solutions
Texas Ave
Cheryl O'Neal
San Jacinta Mally
Raquel
Son Jacinta Mall
Chery Il
Scary
Tairy
Garth
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