Weather clears for Baytown Gatorfest and Grito Fest weekend
Tropical Storm Hermine pounded Baytown but is expected to move northwest, with forecasters predicting improving conditions and low shower chances by Friday through Sunday. Officials say no backup plan exists for either annual festival, which celebrate local culture and alligator lore.
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Hermine
Baytown
Sarah Cerrone
Gatorfest
Lone Star
Charles Roeseler
National Weather Service
Garth Road
Baker Road
Roeseler
Anahuac
Highlands residents discuss dioxin fears
A Highlands meeting gathered about 30 residents to raise questions about the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site and forward them to the EPA. Linda Broach of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality answered technical queries while residents recounted local pollution concerns and a death linked to dioxin contaminated water.
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Highlands
San Jacinto
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Linda Broach
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Lloyd Dunn
Dunn
Broach
TCEQ
Highland Woods Drive
Jim Strouhal
San Jacinto River
Champion Paper
Pasadena
Texas Department of Health
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston Bay
State
Art League packs up as Baytown building readies renovation
The Art League of Baytown for packing at the Art Center on West Texas Avenue as repairs begin after city engineers found major issues. Leaky roof, brick wall concerns, and damaged wooden beams prompted a city funded renovation plan with a vacate deadline and postponed programs.
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Lee College
Megan Wallace
Crosby
Texas Avenue
Art League of
Baytown
Art Center
Bobby Sutphin
Art League
West
Lems
Sutphin
Nancy Winans
Bobby Sutphin Pack
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Texasgatorfest
Cerrone
Gritofest
Kylie Wilson
Parks & Recreation Department
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Ing
Jane Howard Lee
aPorte
Mai
BBC
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