Baytown weighs future growth amid Houston annexation push
Baytown leaders scrutinize extraterritorial jurisdiction after Houston signals 2015 plans to annex areas east of the city and north of the Navigation District. City Manager Bob Leiper says Baytown must protect growth for 50 years and keep ETJ areas north of town available, citing industrial expansion. SEE CITY PAGE 3A
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Lee College eyes McNair site shift as $9.9M Rundell Hall bid approved
Lee College Regents advance a $9.9 million Rundell Hall renovation as part of a $40 million bond plan while considering new technical vocational facilities. President Dennis Brown notes nearing completion of a McNair Center workshop building for welding, pipe fitting and millwright programs on I-10 east of Harlem Elementary. Regent Mark Hall seeks discussion of moving the facility to 130 acres of undeveloped property south of I-10, with frontage on the feeder and North Main Street.
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Transporting GCCISD students safely and efficiently
Rick Walterscheid, senior director of maintenance and transportation for Goose Creek CISD, leads a 128 square mile district with 12,000 students. He relies on 15 years in transport and a team of over 200 drivers and aides to keep buses running smoothly and safely.
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Toys drive fuels Cruisin Texas toy run for seventh year
Baytown gears up for the Cruisin Texas Toy Run and Toy Drive on Saturday December 21 drawing up to 2500 children with a parent guardian to meet Santa at the Baytown Community Center. Organizers led by Michelle Reeves invite donations and unwrapped toys at Pelican Junction Ice House as riders in motorcycles vintage and decorated vehicles travel from the ice house to the center. Children 12 and younger only can receive gifts with entry by toy or ten dollar donation per person.
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