Jury hears family impact as Ivey faces sentencing
On Friday Jesse Avery Valdez’s son and Debhora Ann Valdez testified about their loss from Deputy Valdez’s death after Kelly Jo Ivey admitted driving impaired. Candace Ivey described abuse by Casey Byfield, while prosecutors urged the court to impose a severe sentence.
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Jesse Avery Valdez
D.A
Alison Baimbridge
Valdez
Maverick
Debhora Ann Valdez
Kelly Jo Ivey
Ivey
Candace Ivey
Casey Byfield
Byfield
Casey
Shannon Baldwin
Baldwin
Justin Keller
Keller
Baimbridge
Harris County
Highlands
Colleges in Texas weigh internal auditors and firms
Texas colleges including San Jacinto Lone Star Del Mar and Alvin Community consider or employ internal auditing. Lee College weighs Weaver Assurance to provide on campus auditing while COM uses on site staff. Lee College board will vote on Weaver at the next meeting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
San Jacinto College
Lone Star College System
del Mar College
Corpus Christi
Weaver Assurance Tax Advisory
Lee Sloan
del Mar
Weaver
Sloan
Alvin Community College
Belt, Harris, Pechacek
College of the Mainland
Frank Scheidler
COM
Lee College Board
Regent Hints at Internal Audit for College Bond Program
Regents discussed boosting oversight of a $45 million annual budget and a $40 million bond project. Calls grew for an internal or contracted audit firm to verify expenditures and contracts, with emphasis on alignment to state and federal guidelines and project GMPs. Council debated objectives, cost, and the audit’s scope across Rundell Hall, McNair Center, and switchgear work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Himsel
Himsel
Ronn Haddox
Brown
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Moore-Fontenot
Alfaro
Tasb’ Sledge
Rundell Hall
McNair Center
McNair
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Lee College
Economic Development Administration
GMP
BGK
Moser Hall
City approves bi weekly pay for firefighters after dispute
City Manager Rick Davis explains the plan moves firefighter pay from 26 day cycles to 28 days and allows mid period pay, returning to bi weekly pay with even amounts. Local 1173 president says the change ends the lawsuit and aligns pay with other staff. The shift starts December 28 after the police association settles its own pay dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Davis
Ing
1173
Mark Medrano
Local council hears concerns over closed streets hurting Cork Grinders area
Katrina Starling of Cork Grinders and other area business owners told the council that closing both sides of the street would isolate shops on Texas Avenue near Town Square. Starling said Cork Grinders and Dirty Bay Beer Company suffer a 45 percent drop in sales this summer, forcing staff cuts as the florist, a nearby anchor, faces online competition. Sam was the lone council member opposing the proposal, arguing prior bond-election spending in the area was a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Capetillo
Texas Avenue
Katrina Starling
Cork Grinders
Terry Sain
Starling
Sam
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Assi
North Main
Baytown
Kopryshe
Yepez Vineyard
DiAnne Wilson
Sandy Denson
Baytownhabitat.org
Habitat For Humanity
Texas
M.baytownsun.com
Council
Dirty Bay Beer Company
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