Astros seek rally as World Series opens against Nationals
Astros bats struggle in the postseason lowering team average to .208 through two AL series. Key players like Altuve and Gurriel show limited production while others, including Correa Alvarez Springer and Bregman, hit under their regular season marks. Washington arrives hot with a six game postseason streak as Pressly pins hopes on health for the series.
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Houston
Jose Altuve
Houston Astros
Astros
George Springer
Springer
Washington Nationals
Yuli Gurriel
Carlos Correa
Yordan Alvarez
Josh Reddick
Robinson Chirinos
Alvarez
Altuve
New York Yankees
Alex Bregman
Kansas City Royals
San Francisco
Colorado
Rockies
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Ryan Pressly
Pressly
Didi Gregorius
Yankees
al Hinch
Hinch
Gas release in Mont Belvieu prompts odor alerts
A methyl mercaptan gas release near Enterprise East Facility triggered three 9:37 a.m. calls in the Highway 146 and I 10 area. Fire crews investigated with no health threat. the pungent mercaptan gives natural gas its odor and is irritant to eyes skin and respiratory tract.
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Mont Belvieu
Brian Ligon
City of
Highway 146
Interstate 10
Ligon
I-10
Enterprise East
U.S
Be Well Baytown Day Celebrated November 2 At Ross Sterling High
Be Well Baytown an ExxonMobil sponsored MD Anderson initiative promotes wellness and cancer prevention. A free public event at Ross Sterling High School November 2 from 9 a.m. to noon features activities, face painting, exercise demos, and fresh produce from the Houston Food Bank. Sixteen partners showcase progress in diet, activity, preventive care, tobacco control, and sun safety with local schools and organizations participating.
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Be Well
Baytown
Houston Food Bank
Dan Helgesen
ExxonMobil
CDC
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Hearts and Hands of
United Way of Greater
Chambers County
Goose Creek
Goose Creek Cisd
City of
Be Well Baytown
Lee College
Mdanderson.org
Be WellBaytown
United Way seeks support for Imelda recovery efforts
United Way of Greater Baytown Area and Chambers County appeals for donations and volunteers. Thanks to ONE OK and Chevron Phillips for their rapid support. Online and mail options describe designations and memos for Imelda relief. Since Harvey, over 2000 individuals aided, 50 homes repaired, 139 households assisted by 275 volunteers and many donated supplies.
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United Way
Baytown
Chambers County
ONEOK
Chevron Phillips
Imelda _ recovery
Persiani
Decker Drive
Imelda
Unitedwaygbacc.org
Greater
US may keep troops in Syria to guard oil fields
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the plan to leave a small number of U S forces in eastern Syria to protect oil fields and prevent ISIS seizure was under discussion and not final. Trump has pressed for a full withdrawal while allies urge restraint and regional security concerns persist.
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Syria
Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Defense
Mark Esper
Donald Trump
Pentagon
Trump
Esper
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
White House
GOP
Lindsey Graham
Israel
Jordan
Baytown man charged after vehicle pursuit and escape
A 25-year-old Baytown man identified as Jonathan Gallo faces evading in a vehicle and unauthorized use charges after a pursuit began Saturday evening when officers pursued a stolen vehicle. The driver fled near Garth and Harold, then accelerated onto Highway 146 and released a female passenger.
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Baytown
Jonathan Gallo
Steve Dorris
Garth
Harold
Police chase ends with crash and missing Baytown man
A car fled after a chase and hit a chain link fence on New Jersey Street. A 21-year-old male passenger, Sean Harlin of Baytown, was booked for not wearing a seatbelt. A Baytown man, Joseph Smith, 24, is reported missing after leaving for Killeen to visit his girlfriend. he is white, 5 9, 150 pounds, brown hair and eyes, last seen in a white shirt, blue jeans, black Vans.
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Dorris
Kentucky Street
New Jersey
Sean Harlin
Baytown
Killeen
Joseph Smith
Texas monitors upgrade two vans and add third for real time pollutant sampling
In a April 5 hearing, House Homeland Security and Public Safety and Environmental Safety committees pressed TCEQ for stronger emergency response resources. The agency plans one-time funding to upgrade two monitoring vans with mass spectrometers, add a third vehicle for targeted benzene screening, and acquire 15 handheld monitors for VOCs with benzene readings to 10 ppb. Field reporting hardware will link data directly from the scene. Local Reps Briscoe Cain and Mary Ann Perez questioned agency authority and capabilities, seeking faster action during the Deer Park ITC fire. Cain praised the purchases as a step toward protecting Baytown area residents and the broader port.
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TCEQ
Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee
The
Environmental Safety Committee
Briscoe Cain
Mary Ann Perez
ITC
Deer Park
Perez
Cain
Baytown
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