Five Baytown workers fired for abondonment of duties
Baytown officials fired five non emergency staff for evacuation before Hurricane Rita with possible more terminations pending after administrative hearings. City Manager Gary Jackson and HR Director Alison Froehlich-Smith said they would review potential labor-code issues during appeals and investigations.
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Baytown
Gary Jackson
Human Resources
Alison Froehlich- Smith
Froehlich-Smith
Rita victims thwarted in search for aid outside TDHS
Hurricane Rita evacuees crowded the Texas Department of Human Services seeking food stamps and aid, many denied due to income standards or timing. Katrina Poullard, mother of four, urged relief as lines stretched and miscommunication with FEMA compounded frustrations. TDHS officials said financial help is unavailable and appeals are possible, with aid eligibility influenced by monthly cycles.
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Baytown Sun
Maria Narciso
Texas Department of Human Services
Beaumont
Katrina Poullard
U.S. Department of Agriculture
FEMA
TDHS
Baytown
Ple
Christy Hill
Wallisville
Patricia Hutcherson
Patrick Egbe
Egbe
Roberts sworn in as 17th US chief justice
John G. Roberts Jr. becomes the 17th chief justice at age 50 after Senate approval. He vows not to be an ideologue as the Supreme Court faces divisions over abortion and social issues. The ceremony follows Bush praise of his astute mind and prudent judicial independence.
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Washington
John G. Roberts Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Senate
Roberts
Supreme Court
Bush
John Paul Stevens
United States
Shelters Near Capacity Amid Rita Evacuee Boom
Evacuees from Hurricane Rita crowd regional shelters as power and water fail for weeks. Two Baytown Mont Belvieu facilities reach capacity housing about 500. Eastside Baptist and McLeod Center still have space. New shelters opened in Dayton and Cleveland, expanding regional capacity to about 30 more sites.
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Crystal Lee
Memorial Baptist Church
Liberty County
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Eastside Baptist Church
Danubiia St
McLeod Recreational Center
Langston Drive
Wooster
Memorial Baptist
Fran Parent
North Bay Area
American Red Cross
Texas
First Baptist Church
E. Houston St
Dayton
Calvary Baptist Church
N. Blair Ave
Cleveland
Houston
CenterPoint reports power restored in Baytown area
CenterPoint Energy service area manager David Baker announced that power is expected to be fully restored today across the Baytown service area including Baytown Mont Belvieu Crosby Beach City Highlands Cove Old River Winfree LaPorte Shoreacres and nearby Clear Lake cities. Rita had left 146,750 customers without power in the Baytown region after its landfall with 70 to 80 mph winds. CenterPoint cited fixing high impact lines and rapid response as key to restoration efforts.
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CenterPoint Energy
David Baker
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Crosby
Beach City
Highlands
Cove
Old River- Winfree
LaPorte
Shoreacres
Clear Lake Area
Barbers Hill Bond Package Moves Through Early Voting
Baytown Sun reports Barbers Hill school district voting on a 43.8 million bond package. Proposition 1 funds include 50 new classrooms across high and elementary campuses, renovations, admin building and warehouse upgrades, plus technology and laptop program expansion. Proposition 2 covers field house renovations, practice track, football field, softball seating, and animal pens and stalls additions.
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Barbers Hill
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