Grand Parkway tolls begin November first for Texas 99
TxDOT has set November 1 as the toll start date for Highway 99 in Chambers County. Tolls, collected by electronic tags only, rise with vehicle type from $1 for cars to $5 for a two trailer truck. TxDOT will operate this segment between Interstate 10 and Fisher Road, joining HCTRA roads elsewhere in Houston. EZTags from HCTRA and TxTags from TxDOT are accepted.
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Pink Heals Fire Trucks Spark Baytown Awareness Event
The second annual Baytown Pink Heals visit drew a larger crowd and more space than last year as the Baytown Professional Firefighters led a mall parking lot fundraiser with San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center. Denise Martinez said the event will exceed last year’s $18,000 and funds benefit the Pink Heals endowment for local cancer support.
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Crosby's Fi 2100 Claim Lives of Drivers
Walter Thornsbury, 58, died Oct 6 in a one vehicle motorcycle crash on FM 2100 in Highlands. The fatality adds to more than 130 crashes on the Crosby to I 90 stretch in 2010, ranking FM 2100 as a deadly road in the Greater Houston area. Notable victims include Mean Gene Kelton and Crosby High School student Nicole Vestal.
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Anahuac moves ahead with canal water production plan
Anahuac officials advanced plans to generate city water using Rain To Rent modular equipment. A flow test sent canal water through the system as Mayor Sue Hawthorne announced the plant is installed and that treated water distribution may begin in days. City Administrator Lance Nauman projected full functionality by early next week with pumping to start Tuesday. Councilman Danny Thompson posted an update on Facebook.
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