Contractor Fatally Injured at ExxonMobil Baytown Plant
A contractor worker at ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant died Thursday afternoon. ExxonMobil and the responding sheriff's office said they are investigating the cause. The worker was employed by Group, with the name withheld until family notification. Deputies arrived around 2:30 p.m.
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ExxonMobil
Baytown
Deedra Moe
Moe
Group
Todd Spitler
Harris County Sheriff's Office
Bond costs rise for Goose Creek projects amid outdated estimates
Citizens Bond Advisory Committee and Goose Creek CISD administrators led by acting Superintendent Randal O'Brien discussed rising costs for the district bond plan. Concerns centered on the Memorial High School expansion, the Data Technology and Emergency Operations Center, and the Transportation Center, with O'Brien noting prior underestimates and higher current contractor prices. On the Transportation Center, costs are escalating as markets shift from the 2008 downturn to today’s demand.
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Citizens Bond Advisory Committee
Goose Creek Cisd
Randal O’brien
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Data Technology & Emergency Operations Center
Transportation Center
O’brien
Pric
Lynnwood residents oppose expansion plan for 105.9 acres
Lynnwood residents seek curb on Lynnwood expansion as planners review a rezoning request from single family estate to mixed residential SF2. Neighbors fear increased traffic, crime, and safety risks for children in the area near Highway 146. Public hearing followed developer Dennis Weibling’s application.
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Lynnwood
Melanie Delgado
Delgado
David
Dennis Weibling
Annual Sterling Bazaar brings crafts and performances to Baytown
The Ross S Sterling Bazaar at Sterling High School runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with 80 booths of crafts gifts and antiques. Performances by choirs dancers and the Sterling Stars plus RSS Orchestra. Santa workshop photos for donations to Relay for Life. Band Booster gift wrapping and Toys for Tots drive. The Sterling Star Chicken Spaghetti dinner serves lunch with tickets from 7 presale 8 at the door. ASL Honor Society offers babysitting in the upstairs gym.
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Ross S. Sterling High School
Kenzie Lackey
Clayton Maddie
Katie Russell
Havi Nguyen
Kayley Fayle
Katie Guy
Ross S. Sterling
Baytown
Sterling High School
Sterling Stars
RSS
Austin
Star
Sterling Star
Santa Claus
Travis Tiger Choir
Baytown Dance Company
Sterling
Santa’s Workshop
Sterling Key Club
Santa
Bay Area
Relay For Life
Bayer Material Science eyed for Texas Enterprise Zone tax deal
Baytown officials nominate Bayer Material Science for a Texas Enterprise Zone Program designation to secure state tax refunds. The plan covers about 550 million dollars in five years to upgrade the Baytown facility, create 210 new jobs, and retain current staff, affecting 1,035 employees with a 98 million dollar payroll.
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Baytown
Bayer Material Science
Texas Economic Development Bank
Bob Leiper
President expands immigration orders spurning GOP
President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration to shield nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and shift enforcement toward felons not families. The plan, the broadest immigration overhaul in decades, drew fierce Republican opposition over presidential powers and sparked a nationwide debate.
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Washington
Barack Obama
U.S
Repub
Obama
Classified . Obituaries . Sports. Crossword. Community . Weather . Stocks . Viewpoints.
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Abbott vows to sue over Obama immigration action
Texas Governor elect Greg Abbott pledges a court challenge to President Obama's executive actions shielding nearly five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Abbott, Texas attorney general, says Obama circumvented Congress and eroded constitutional foundations, vowing to defend sovereignty and the rule of law.
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Austin
Texas
Greg Abbott
Barack Obama
Abbott
Rick Perry
U.S
Obama
Congress
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