Seasonal oxygen drop blamed for Roseland Park fish kill
Biologist Winston Denton with Texas Parks and Wildlife links the Roseland Park fish kill to seasonal low dissolved oxygen in tributaries near Cedar Bayou. Gulf Menhaden feed in algae rich waters during the day, dying at night as oxygen declines from decomposing plant life. Investigators seek a fertilizer runoff connection while noting the event may recur in warmer months.
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Roseland Park
Baytown Nature Center
Patti Jett
Parks and Recreation Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Winston Denton
Parks and Wildlife
Coastal Fisheries Division
Cedar Bayou
Bayou
Gulf Menhaden
Denton
Gilbert Campaign Stop Highlights Texas Agriculture Plan
Democratic candidate Hank Gilbert visited Baytown to promote reforms for the Texas Agriculture Department, contrasting his public service image with rival Todd Staples’s Washington focus. A fourth generation cattle raiser from East Texas, Gilbert cites decades of leadership issues and outlines his roots, family, and life in agriculture.
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Hank Gilbert
Texas
Baytown
Agriculture Department
Todd Staples
Gilbert
Washington, D.C
Tyler
Houston
Southern Pacific Railroad
Karla
Cody
Peyton
Chambers County boosts deputies pay in 2011 budget
Chambers County Commissioners adopted the 2011 budget with a 3.5 percent cost of living raise for 400 employees, plus an 11 percent salary adjustment for 35 deputies and 4 bailiffs. The board held the tax rate steady for the fifth year but tapped reserves to balance the budget, the first such use in a decade. County Judge Jimmy Sylvia noted the need to attract and retain peace officers amid regional competition.
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Anahuac
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Sheriff’s Deputies
Chamber County
Commissioners Court
Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Baytown
Ethics complaint against Brumback ends after ethics panel rejects claims
The Baytown ethics commission dismissed most of Alan Hudgins’s June complaint against City Manager Garry Brumback, finding three claims not violative and insufficient evidence for a full hearing on a fourth. The June 2 filing alleged misrepresentation, public information act violations, abuse of official capacity, and tampering with records related to the Kaythie Darnell dismissal.
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Garry Brumback
Baytown
Alan Hudgins
Hudgins
Brumback
Kaythie Darnell
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