Opponents seek pause in Beach City toxic waste hearings
Beach City residents opposing a chemical waste landfill north of the city filed a motion to dismiss current hearings and send the permit back to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission until formal rules for such landfills are promulagted. The bid aims to halt hearings amid fears of sole source aquifer contamination Cedar Bayou pollution and air impacts. Lead counsel Guy Plenty and co-counsel Jim Blackburn Mary Carter face opposition from environmental attorneys.
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Beach City
Guy
Mit
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Cedar Bayou
Galveston Bay
Matthews
Jim Blackbur
Mary Carter
Blackburn Carter
Jeff Rutledge
TNRCC
Lee College bonds pave way for new facilities and arena
Satterfield and Pontikes Construction begins the bond funded project at Lee College with a barbecue at the Texas Avenue and Market Street site. The program includes an Applied Technology Center and Library, a 43,000 square foot Wellness Center Sports Complex and Arena, new tennis courts, and campus renovations serving about 5,000 students. The three story 75,000 square foot center houses 13 computer labs and a lab core, with the library spanning the first floor offering high speed Internet and Ethernet. Architects are Kirksey Architecture and Busch Hutchison & Associates. The project aligns with a National Science Foundation grant awarded last spring.
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Lee College
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc
Texas Avenue
Market Street
Eric Easterling
Applied Technology
Wellness
Dennis Topper
Applied Technology Center
Topper
Satterfield & Pontikes
David Scheer
National Science Foundation
Kirksey Architecture
Busch Hutchison & Associates
Wednesday Drawings Lotto Brief Notice
Wednesday lottery draw results show numbers 34 3 20 26 25 35. Pek 2 prize pool reported at 900, with no further details available.
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Goodfellows Registration Opens in Baytown on Friday
Baytown Goodfellows elves invite parents in need to register for December toy gifts at the Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Eligible children ages 2 to 12 must show financial need with documents such as Medicaid or Lone Star Card, though some cases may be considered without proof. Volunteers annually support the program with town contributions and time.
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Baytown
Goodfellows
Market St. Goodfellows
Susan Tolleson
ExxonMobil Baytown plant closes offices after suspected contaminant
Officials say a brown powdery substance found on a contract employee's clothing prompted closure of offices at ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Plant on Bayway. The package is at a certified lab with results due by Friday. Mayor Alfaro described city procedures for possible chemical contamination or anthrax threats.
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ExxonMobil
Baytown
Bayway
Bob Leiper
Exxon
Charlotte Howard
Alfaro
Monte
Mercer
Physicians discuss bioterrorism fears in Texas
A Texas Medical Association panel of physicians says they must better educate doctors to calm Texans nervous about anthrax and other bioterror threats. They will draft recommendations for health care providers to improve preparedness and education across local, state, and federal levels.
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Austin
Texas Medical Association
David Morgan
Central Texas Poison Center
Temple
Texas
Ronald Blanck
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth
Beams Raised Over Rollingbrook Overpass Closure Update
The intersection of Rollingbrook Drive and Spur 330 Decker Drive will close from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday as beams forming the Rollingbrook overpass are lifted into place. Detours will route traffic along Spur 330 Decker Drive access roads with turnarounds at Fairway and Airhart streets.
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Rollingbrook
Fairway
Airhart Streets
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