Governor declares Texas state of emergency over Imelda floods
Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency Thursday morning due to flooding along the Texas coast from Tropical Storm Imelda. The declaration enables counties Brazoria Chambers Galveston Hardin Harris Jasper Jefferson Liberty Matagorda Montgomery Newton Orange and San Jacinto access to state resources as responders work to protect residents amid severe weather.
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Lee College postpones president finalist vote due to rains
Lee College canceled two meetings including the finalist vote for a new president after Tropical Storm Imelda rains. Board had reduced 88 applicants to four candidates from Dr. Stephen Dunnivant to Dr. Lynda Villanueva, with a mid October finalization and a public hearing on a tax rate of 0.2301 dollars per hundred.
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Leslie Gallagher
Brown
Stephen W. Dunnivant
Industry
Tallahassee Community College
Johnny Moore
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont
Scott Scarborough
University of Akron
Lynda Villanueva
Regent Mark Hall
Contractors evacuate waste pits as water rises at San Jacinto site
EPA says all contractors working at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits were safely evacuated as water levels rose faster than expected. They secured the site by removing drums of investigation derived waste and one frac tank, leaving two frac tanks on site containing about 13,000 gallons each.
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Disaster legal hotline opens for Imelda victims in Texas
State Bar of Texas and Lone Star Legal Aid announce free legal resources for low income residents affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Hotline 866-659-0666 offers help with lost documents insurance landlord tenant issues and consumer scams. Eligible individuals receive free limited legal help and can use texaslegalanswers.org for online attorney responses. Additional resources are at texasbar.com/disaster texaslawhelp.org and lonestarlegal.blog/services/disaster-relief.
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Leona Gatwood 80 Dies. Baytown Pastor Remembered Worldwide
Leona Jane Lyda Gatwood 80 died September 15 2019 at St James House Baytown Texas. Born July 9 1939 in Burnet Texas she and husband George Gatwood were ordained pastors and did mission work in Sao Paulo Brazil helping an orphanage. Memorial service 4 pm September 24 2019 Navarre Funeral Home Baytown.
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Baytown
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Eldon Leon Lyda
Eldon Leon Lyda, Jr
Leonard Ray Lyda
Laura Jean Valdez
Dixie Aileen
Karen Gatwood Peelman
Mike
Flower Mound
Karla Gatwood Linville
Roger
Columbia City
Indiana
Nina LaNelle Lyda
James Ellington
Frances
George
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Navarre Funeral Home
Rollingbrook Dr
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William D. Cleveland obituary from Baytown
William D. Cleveland 70 of Baytown died September 12 2019 in Baytown Funeral home says the family will receive friends September 23 2019 at Crespo and Jirrell Funeral Home Chapel services set for September 24 2019 with burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery Baytown Crespo and Jirrels Funeral and Cremation Services online at crespoandjirrels com 281 839 0700
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Memory Gardens
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Baytown hosts monthly Ballroom Dance at Community Center
Baytown Parks and Recreation hosts Ballroom Dance from 7 to 10 p.m. with lessons at 6:30. Free and open to the public, the event occurs the third Friday each month at 2407 Market Street. DJ Ken provides the music and attendance grows.
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Baytown
DJ Ken
Market Street
Town Square
Texas Avenue
Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic
Blalock Road
Houston
Bayou City
Knight Road
US vaping illness count tops 500
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 530 confirmed and probable vaping related illness cases across 38 states and one territory, up from 380 a week earlier, with seven deaths. Canada reported its first case. All patients had used an electronic cigarette or vaping device.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S
Canada
Seniors of Baytown Host Casino Run to Livingston
Seniors of Baytown plan a day trip to Naski la Casino in Livingston on Tuesday September 24. The bus departs 9 a.m. from Baytown Community Center. Trip costs 25 dollars per person with 15 dollars in free play and a 10 dollar food coupon. Reserve by contacting David Weber at 832-597-6400.
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Baytown
Naskila Casino
Livingston
David Weber
Beloved Baytown Teacher Hattie Dalcour Remembered
Local historian J Warren Singleton notes the life of Hattie Violet Dalcour a longtime Goose Creek and Barbers Hill educator who taught 35 years and shaped many students. Born 1922 in Baytown she married Paul Dalcour in 1940 and retired in 1985. Funeral Sept 21 at Central Church of Christ Baytown with interment at San Jacinto Memorial Park.
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Baytown
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Powell Point
Texas Southern University
Paul Dalcour
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Barbers Hill
Hattie Violet
Paulette Dalcour-Robinson
Jerri Dalcour
Central Church of Christ At
Ikenna Lewis
Central Church of Christ
Market St
San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery
East Freeway
Houston
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