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Newspaper
Texas City Sun
Location
Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2002
Page
4
The family of J R Post hosts a benefit on October 19 at the Charles T Doyle Convention Center 2010 Fifth Ave N Texas City to cover medical expenses after a diving accident. For info call 409 948 1788.
A free lecture for those pursuing energy industry careers will be held Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at Houston Community College Northeast Campus. For more information call 713-467-4732.
Dr. Ruth Kane, Hitchcock ISD superintendent, invites parents and community members to a forum at Hitchcock Public Library 8005 Barry on Thursday October 24 at 7 p.m. Share ideas ask questions and offer suggestions about Hitchcock schools. For more information contact staff reports.
The Spring Branch Medical Center obstetrics unit will close December 20 after 44 years due to Medicaid uninsured patient load, rising malpractice costs, and a shrinking physician pool. Hospital CEO Pat Currie cites four to five years of declining volumes and rising liability as the driver behind the closure, part of the HCA chain. The piece ties broader Texas issues to decreased obstetric availability and notes many counties lack licensed obstetricians. The rest of the article highlights Billy Graham's Texas appearances and a 1997 slaying suspect arrest in Hidalgo County, tying local law enforcement activity to the regional context.
Enrique Jose Cintron and his wife Bethany Weigl received two year probation and 4000 dollar fines after pleading guilty to assault and lying to police for a staged May shooting. The pair also must complete 300 hours of community service and undergo psychological evaluations. Prosecutors called it a "stupid mistake" by a couple of decent people.
Texas City leaders unveiled a marker and opened the gazebo at the Showboat pavilion, modeled on the historic theater that once lit Sixth Street. The site, across from the Texas City Museum, anchors Showboat Park for weddings, receptions, and community events.
Two city council members Enrique Martin and John Sanders refuse to resign after Mayor Ed Garza asks, citing constituent support. Indicted lobbyist Henry J. Pytel Jr. and attorney Juan Pena resign from Linebarger Goggan Blair & Larkpson as the firm offers to relinquish its 1.4 million dollar city contract for delinquent court fees. Linebarger distances itself from the scandal, stressing its public-sector work and intolerance for impropriety.
An appeals court overturned Ty Patrick Turner's three concurrent 20, 10, and five year sentences after a visiting Dallas judge admitted he slept during key defense testimony in the 2001 trial. Turner had pleaded to a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide for the July 2000 death of Kimberley Hanson Maddux, 32.
A Bexar County jury sentenced Ramon Hernandez, 30, a registered sex offender, to death for the capital murder of Rosa Maria Rosado, a single mother abducted from a bus stop. The panel deliberated under two hours amid appeals from Hernandez’s family and testimony of prior crimes and DNA links to earlier abductions.
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