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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 2008
Page
3
Baytown police responded to Arbor Street Apartments on a deadly conduct report after a gun was fired inside an apartment. The shooter was arrested. Harris County District Attorney's Office filed deadly conduct charges and set bond at 5000 dollars.
A Baytown woman reported a burglary at her Village Lane Apartments residence on Monday. The theft occurred between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. from the 4600 block of Village Lane, with more than $3,000 worth of property stolen including jewelry and clothing.
District officials struggle to locate buried pipelines under a proposed build site. Cote notes opinions differ on exact line placements, halting start of construction. Best case is no line beneath the site. worst case, delays and possible rerouting. Pumphrey students and parents await resolution.
Rep. Wayne Smith outlines Sunset Advisory Commission recommendations to reduce TX Dot oversight, proposes legislature and Texas Transportation Institute involvement, and presents three funding paths for new roads. He stresses rising costs, stagnant 20 cent gas tax, and the need to decide whether to raise taxes, tie taxes to construction, or fund through tolls for District 128 including Baytown and surrounding areas.
Rep Wayne Smith discusses a Houston proposed nuisance rule affecting Baytown and other cities. County Affairs Committee findings due to the legislature in January could shape whether one city can enforce tickets across borders. Smith cautions that city sovereignty may be challenged.
More than 100 industries along the Houston Ship Channel form a maintenance and operation tax under HB 3011 signed June 15 2007 by Gov Rick Perry. The plan aims to create a Port Security District funded by industry assessments with local reps guiding it. Also notes a November 2007 voter approved 25 million dry docking for Battleship Texas pending LBB approval and a legislative push to waive some leakage fines if plants self detect leaks with infrared cameras.
Wanda Orton recalls a string of Texas feuds and duels from the 1830s and 1840s. Incidents include Sam Houston's legal trouble, J Pinckney Henderson's gunfire in 1842, a fatal duel between Lysander Wells and William D. Redd, and swift resolutions in civil and political clashes. The Houston Telegraph lamented Texas as a clash arena for private feuds.
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