Baytown History Ornament Promotes Local Heritage
Baytown Historical Preservation Association offers a limited edition 20th anniversary tree ornament featuring the Baytown La Porte Tunnel. Price twelve dollars, on sale at Sissy's Country at Heart, with proceeds supporting Republic of Texas Plaza Park structures. Ornament collectors from across Texas and several states attend.
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Baytown Eyes Bayou Bowl Football Game Expansion
Baytown officials discuss expanding the Bayou Bowl format with 80 players from 80 schools, targeting tourism and regional exposure. Coaches Tom Nolen and David Smith lead the West and East squads as Baytown entertains plans for 2016 shifts to Katy, with advertising funds and alumni scholarships backed by GHFCA.
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Tunnel veterans reflect on decades guiding the highway tunnel
Puckett, 80, and Santana recall long service from 1960s through 1970s at the tunnel. Santana left school in 1948 for construction, joined the highway department in 1960, and moved to tunnel work in 1976. They oversaw electrical systems, cameras and maintenance, handling daily incidents to keep traffic moving.
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Baytown LaPorte tunnel workers recall a living highway
Baytown LaPorte tunnel built with enough steel to fence Texas and enough concrete for a two lane highway twenty miles long. Workers Santana and Puckett recount the tunnel as a living organism with constant 24 hour operation. They remember a fan belt swap in a state truck and a cake delivered by an appreciative woman after completion. Surviving Hurricane Carla in 1961 left lasting memories of high water and faith.
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More Texas districts buy books without board approval
Texas districts and public charter schools increasingly use a 2011 law to purchase books with or without board approval, shifting a growing share of spending away from state supplied, board approved texts. The move accompanies a partisan debate over textbook content and vetting. Districts spent 284 million this year on both approved and non approved materials, up 3.7 percent from last year.
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!