Baytown Council weighs third festival amid tax and alcohol concerns
The council debated a third festival funded by hotel tax, aiming to boost local residents' engagement while addressing state law on tourism spending. BOI proposed $50,000, with talks of $65,000 and fireworks underwriting. Names include Beard, Caskey III, Don Carlos, Murray, Capetillo, and City Manager Jackson.
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Lynn Caskey III
Houston Raceway Park
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Don Carlos
Don Murray
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Long Neck Festival
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Baytown Sun
Brandon Capetillo
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Gary Jackson
Baytown Chamber Starts Halloween Membership Drive
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce launches its annual membership drive with the theme Lets Brew Up Some New Members. About 60 volunteers split into three hour shifts from 8:30 a.m. today through Thursday, calling local businesses from the Amegy Bank building at 1300 Rollingbrook Drive. Chamber activities include the Baytown Business Expo and Partners in Education in Goose Creek schools, plus $1,500 Lee College scholarships to four students from Lee and Sterling high schools. For joining details contact Tina Martinez at 281-422-8359.
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Goose Creek
Lee
Sterling
Martinez
Retired Baytown Sun editor recalls career milestones
Jim Finley writes of leaving The Sun as managing editor in 1980 then becoming an ACE in Washington for 16 years. He reflects on covering the Astros Yankees opener in 1965 and 2000 at Enron Field, finds a 1991 Sun 60th birthday edition, and notes notable alumni who moved on to major outlets and firms.
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Enron
Astrodome
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Sun
Baytown
Jim Hale
Kansas City Star
Bill Cornell
Brazosport Facts
Mike Graxiola
Paris News
Molly Sinclair
Washington Post
Rick Vernaci
Associated Press
Joe Whittington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Glenn Pfennig
ExxonMobil
the Sun
Jim Finley
Baytown Sun
Baytown council defers tax rate talk amid budget worries
Residents voice concern as council weighs a 73 cent rate with debates over city spending. City officials defend the budget process while acknowledging rising valuations and protests filed with Harris County Appraisal District. Home values rise. some homeowners fear higher bills despite no rate increase.
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Baytown
Jackson
District 3
Brandon Capetillo
Capetillo
Harris County
District 4
Don Murray
Harris County Appraisal District
Chambers County
Plant to close despite strong demand for operators
The company plans to close its Baytown plant after years of safe operation. External inquiries showed high operator demand and management aimed to announce the closure at a Community Advisory Panel meeting, canceled by bad weather. The facility, operating since 1965 under NGO then Occidental Chemical since 1996, produced about 13.5 million pounds of mercaptans and sulfides annually.
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NGO
Houston
Baytown
Occidental Chemical
Hannah Said
District moves to wireless learning devices
Sprayberry announced the district is going wireless as we speak with mobile learning devices in the works. The plan aims to modernize classrooms and expand access to digital resources across schools.
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