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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 2020
Page
4
Baytown parents and students urge resignation of GC trustee Laredo after heated board meeting accusations of script reading by supporters of keeping the district name. Community calls for accountability, saying his 14 year tenure shows taxpayer funded training failed.
Letters argue for removing Trustee Laredo from the board and ending the school name honoring Robert E. Lee. A Baytown tax funded school should address social emotional and academic needs for all students and reflect community values.
A Baytown reader argues that renaming Robert E. Lee High School is overdue, recalling personal ties to the rival, the Confederate legacy, and the enduring harm of slavery and racism. The essay frames the name as intolerable and seeks a community reckoning with history.
A community letter urges renaming Robert E. Lee High School to better honor George Washington Carver and reflect integrity hope and character. The writer argues Carver’s legacy in education and Black achievement should inspire all students and better commemorate the man and community.
A high school fights to keep its name amid heated claims about the legacy of the hallmarked figure. The speaker argues the battle reflects broader national tensions over monuments and history driven by outside voices and rapid social changes.
Public comment due by Oct. 1 on Baytown’s plan to reconstruct and widen Garth Road from I-10 to Baker Road into six lanes with raised medians sidewalks and a shared-use path. A virtual meeting September 16 at 3 p.m. invites residents to share ideas and feedback for a multi-year, costly project.
The public is invited to join a virtual meeting at 3 p.m. on September 16 via baytownengage com garth road widening project. The session will feature a pre recorded presentation exhibits and an opportunity to comment. Written comments are due by October 1 to Juan Macias at 2123 Market St Baytown 77522.
Jim Finley recalls his own birthday and his brother Mike who died in 2019. He describes shared gift-card humor, journalism as a family bond, and professional memories at Baytown Sun. He notes missing phone calls, family gatherings, and the Razorbacks as a unifying theme.
On September 13 1996 Tupac Shakur died in Las Vegas six days after a drive by shooting at age 25. In 2005 President Bush accepted responsibility for federal mistakes in Hurricane Katrina and questioned government ability to handle disasters and terror. In 2008 rescue crews searched homes for Texans who stayed behind during Hurricane Ike.
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