Woman and child rescued after Baytown wreck on Garth Decker
A 32 year old mother and her 3 year old child survived a one car crash at the Garth Road and Decker Drive intersection in Baytown. The child was taken to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and released to relatives. The mother remains at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston with minor head trauma.
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Baytown
Garth Road
Decker Drive
Pam Erikson
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Memorial Herman Hospital
Houston
Erikson
Garth and
Decker
Amy Burt
Rollingbrook and
Burt
Baytown Sun
Beth Gullett
Seven dead in Houston area head on crash
Seven people die after a head on collision near Houston as a wrong way driver in a Oldsmobile hits a sport utility vehicle carrying ten. The crash occurred Tuesday night on U S 290 near Mueschke Road about 29 miles northwest of downtown. Six others injured incliding two children from the SUV. Names include Reginald Dwayne Mayes 24 the wrong way driver and Karla Lizet Zavala 23 along with infant Geronima Lizet Benitez 17 months Yrsenia Rodriguez 23 Alicia Ramirez 23 Sarah Diaz 6 and Luis Geraldo Diaz 5. Police say the SUV passengers were hospitalized as investigations continue.
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Houston (Ap
Houston
Harris County
Rodolfo Zepeda
John Denholm
Denholm
Reginald Dwayne Mayes
U.S. Highway 290
Mueschke Road
Karla Lizet Zavala
Geronima Lizet Benitez
Yrsenia Rodriguez
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Alicia Ramirez
Rodriguez
Sarah Diaz
Luis Geraldo Diaz
Zepeda
Maurice Benitez
Mayes
Houston man’s execution delayed as appeals sought
The scheduled execution of Perry Allen Austin, 44, for the 1992 killing of a year old boy was postponed indefinitely after he declined to proceed with his planned death. He now seeks an attorney to pursue further options and appeals.
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Livingston
Houston
Perry Allen Austin
Roe Wilson
Harris County
Perry signs extradition warrant for Dotson
Gov. Rick Perry signed an extradition warrant to bring Carlton Dotson from Maryland. Dotson is charged with murder in the death of former Baylor University basketball teammate Patrick Denneny. A McLennan County grand jury indicted him and the district attorney sought his return.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Carlton Botson
Maryland
Dotson
Baylor University
Patrick Denneny
McLennan County Grand Jury
District Attorney's Office
Perry
State
Senators press NASA over Columbia disaster blame
Senators criticized NASA and the Columbia Accident Investigation Board for not naming individuals responsible and questioned a new appointment tied to decisions in the shuttle tragedy. NASA chief Sean O Keefe defended not naming names, noting there is no need for a public execution of engineers involved.
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Washington
NASA
Columbia
Deai Sions
Sean O'Keefe
Senate Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Space Agency
Lakewood pool marks 50 years baytown celebration
Lakewood Swimming Pool marks its 50th anniversary with a weekend pool party from 5 to 9 p.m. open to members and nonmembers. The event features hot dog and hamburger plates, a disc jockey, games, contests, door prizes, and a membership raffle. Membership costs 150 dollars per family before May plus 180 after May, with a 75 dollar grandparent option.
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Baytown
Lakewood
Holly Carney
Greenbriar Drive
Katie Kangas
Brownwood
Roseland
McElroy
N.C. Foote
Wayne Gray
Kangas
Alicia
Lakewood Swimming Pool
Goose Creek
United Way Push Encourages Local Leadership Giving
ExxonMobil Olefins Plant workers boosted their drive with a $95,341 tally as United Way of the Baytown Area unveils a new web site unitedwaybaytownarea.org and a Leadership Giving program with four donation levels from $1,000 to $10,000. Board president Jim Prickett says enthusiasm and untapped small businesses could lift future campaigns beyond last year’s record results of 31,856,740 for 2002-03. For information, call 281-424-5922.
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ExxonMobil
Bill Oaks
Oaks Systems
Baytown
United Way
United Baybaytownarea.org
Jim Prickett
I.” Mohrman
Prickett
United Way of
Unitedwaybaytownarea.org
Baytown Sun
Whit Snyder
Wanda Garner
United Way Board of Directors
Bill Gilbert
Lawsuit Allegations Over Police Taser Use in Ambulance
The suit centers on Officer Edgar Elizondo using a Taser on Stanley while he was strapped to a gurney in an ambulance treating a seizure. Freeman alleges excessive force violated constitutional rights, while police say Stanely was uncooperative. Autin's case against Officer Micah Aldred may go to a grand jury soon after she suffered 17 stitches from a brick confrontation.
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Stanley
Alford
Edgar Elizondo
Elizondo
Freeman
Baytown Police Department
Baytown
Pete Alfano
Alfaro
Micah Aldred
Autin
Aldred
Luis Torres
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Department of Justice
Prop 22 debate on temporary appointments and elections
The article discusses Prop 22 requiring majority approval for certain appointments and temporary office holders. It notes opponents argue the U.S. Constitution mandates elected representatives, while proponents say the measure is a temporary fix that avoids a real threat to elective representation.
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Uresti
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