Harris County seeks limited cancer study on river waste pits
A Texas health panel will compute standardized cancer incidence ratios for east Harris County focusing on leukemia and lymphoma in all ages and 17 cancers overall, amid ongoing disputes over the McGinnes and Waste Management pollution from a 1960s paper mill. Residents push for broader data and full clean up.
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Baytown Animal Shelter faces scrutiny over mistreatment and euthanasia
A Baytown subcommittee flags mistreatment and cruel euthanasia methods at the city shelter. They demand accountability, expanded spay and neuter programs, longer public hours, certified euthanasia by ACOs, and a partner city approach to reform with education for leaders and residents.
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Baytown council weighs stiffer laws for uninsured drivers
Chanzas and Rocha urged City Council to strengthen penalties for driving without insurance, pushing higher fines, more arrests, and vehicle impoundments, especially where fatalities occur. Current Baytown law leaves officer discretion on arrests. Citations for financial responsibility exceed 1,600 since Jan. 1 with 2,329 in 2014. Families plan meeting with police to pursue reevaluation of charges.
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Texas governor receives over three thousand death penalty letters
Governor Abbott has received more than 3300 letters about Texas executions. Some writers propose alternative drugs or methods, including heroin, firing squads, carbon monoxide, or sedative plus blood loss. Others plead for clemency or an end to capital punishment.
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Tropical Storm Grace Forms in eastern Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center reports Grace, the seventh tropical storm of the season, with max winds near 40 mph, moving west at 14 mph. Strengthening was possible today with possible weakening Monday. Grace poses no land threat. Fred’s remnants downgraded to a tropical low far from land.
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