Bus riders sketch Baytown route and daily rhythms
A first-person field note on a Baytown transit loop to San Jacinto Mall, detailing a single morning trip on a 28‑seater Special Charter bus. The diary captures stops at Amegy Bank, Food Town, San Jacinto Hospital, Walmart, Pirates Bay, and the mall, plus rider interactions, clock discrepancies, and reflections on community mobility and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Road
San Jacinto Mall
University of Houston
Rollingbrook Drive
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
West Town Shopping Center
Baker Road
Food Town
San Jacinto Hospital
Walmart
Lee High School
Byron Zeno
Zeno
Pirates Bay Water Park
Garth
Conn’s
Cedar Bayou Navigation District to Hold 2014 Budget Meeting
The Cedar Bayou Navigation District Board will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Cedar Bayou Community Building in Baytown. The agenda includes the 2014 budget, reports on the proposed bayou dredging project, and the abandoned vessel removal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Navigation District Board of Directors
Highway 146
Baytown
Biden pushes port infrastructure plan at Port of Houston
Vice President Joe Biden toured the Port of Houston Pasadena dock addressing about 150 attendees and promoting a proposed $50 billion federal investment in ports bridges and highways. He framed the funding as a catalyst for jobs and community growth as the Obama administration campaigns for congressional approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Texas
Joe Biden
Houston
Biden
Obama
Congress
Barack Obama
New Orleans
Baytown burglary and assaults reported Saturday and Sunday
Police Beat reports two Baytown men charged with burglary with intent to assault after an Illinois Street incident around 1 15 p m Saturday. A Baytown man charged with aggravated assault followed a stabbing on Northwood Drive about 4 15 p m Saturday. An aggravated assault cited on Derek Drive about 7 30 p m Sunday. Unspecified property stolen from a vehicle on Magnolia Street between Saturday 7 p m and Sunday 10 30 a m. Worth of property stolen from East Adou Street between 1 30 p m Thursday and 4 p m Sunday. A watch stolen on Fawndale Way about 6 a m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Illinois Street
Northwood Drive
Derek Drive
Magnolia Street
East Adoue Avenue
Fawndale Way
Burglary Reports Across City Areas This Weekend
An attempted burglary at a bar on North Commerce Street was reported between 2 and 11 15 a m Saturday. About 40 dollars worth of property was stolen from a vehicle on South Pruett Street around 10 20 a m Sunday. Jewelry and a digital camera were stolen from Ward Road between 1 30 and 11 30 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Commerce Street
South Pruett Street
Ward Road
Baytown Police Beat Sees 34 Offenses In Weekend Reports
Between Sunday and Monday mornings Baytown police filed 34 offense reports and investigated six assaults one burglary two burglaries of vehicles one criminal mischief one disorderly conduct one DWI and five thefts. Nine other arrests and eight further reports were noted. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for felony information with anonymity. Call 281 427 TIPS or text Baytown information to CRIMES 274637.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
City of
Thefts Reported Across Several Local Blocks
A black Dodge Dakota was reported stolen from the 2700 block of Ward Road at 1:20 a.m. Sunday. Another vehicle was stolen from the 1600 block of Harvard Street between 10 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. A woman reported electronics and other items stolen from the 1100 block of North Alexander Drive around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. A rental trailer was stolen from the 5200 block of Interstate 10 around 6:50 a.m. Sunday. Computer equipment and other items were reported stolen from a building in the 2900 block of West Baker Road. The loss was reported Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Road
Harvard Street
North Alexander Drive
Interstate 10
West Baker Road
Baytown Police Report Weekend 46 Offenses Across 146 Calls
Baytown police logged 146 calls for service from Saturday to Sunday morning, filing 36 offense reports. The period included seven assaults, one auto theft, two burglaries, two DWIs and three thefts, with 20 other arrests and one additional report. Police also investigated six traffic accidents, three with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Chevron Phillips expands U S petrochemical capacity with two new sites
Chevron Phillips plans two new sites at Baytown and Old Ocean to add about 10 000 construction and engineering jobs over three years, expand l hexene and alpha olefin production, and shift focus from the Middle East to United States investments. The project faces skilled labor shortages, environmental permitting, safety and energy efficiency considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn
Baytown
Old Ocean
Cedar Bayou
Chevron
Phillips
Middle East
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United States
Asia
South America
Ing
Chevron Phillips
TxDOT plans 2100 widening from Hwy 90 to FM 1942
A TxDOT report notes bids for rebuilding 2100 from Highway 90 to FM 1942 are set for 2014 with plans to widen the two lane road to four lanes to match a Harris County project and handle expected traffic increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Txdot
Harris County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buddy
Goodwill
Jerry Nichols
Nichols
Crosby
la Porte
Northwood
CVS
Walgreens
Lana
David
The
Sun
Baytown Sun
David Berkowitz
Park Street
Cave 'S Park
South FM
Port of Houston
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Goodfellows
N. Alexander Baytown
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!