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THURSDAY, MAY 5,2016
Thl^aytown Sun
NEWS
MEDICAL
Exercise &
pregnancy
It's important for
moms and babies
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FOOD FARE
Hot Spots
Weekly dining tour
makes stop at La Perla
Italian Grill & Seafood
Page 6
SPORTS
HS playoffs
BH teams to be in
action Friday
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OBITUARIES
• Gordon R. Garrett Jr.
• Donald W. Choate
• Nelson Ray Gordon
• Buck Raney
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WEATHER
High
Low
59
Mostly sunny • Page 2
BIBLE VERSE
He will stand and
shepherd his flock in
the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the
name of the Lord his
God. And they will live
securely, for then his
greatness will reach to
the ends of the earth.
And he will be their
peace. —Micah 5:4
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Murder suspect arrested in Mexico
Baytown mail wanted in double homicide of REL students
to a remote location and killed. “Chop" Chavez, 18 were charged
Their bodies were found along in the deaths as well, with Gonza-
Eagle Ferry Road at the West Fork lez being no billed in June. Lazo
of the Double Bayou in Chambers has a trial date scheduled for Sept.
County. 26 while Chavez has an arraign-
“I am left without words right men, se( for May 20.
now." said Mariana Castillo, moth- " f hey are all guilty as far as I
er ot Alex. “It is still a shock. In a am concerne(j/' Castillo said,
way, it sounds good. Of course, I Alcx Ybarra, Chavez's uncle,
want to see him behind bars. But he is happv t0 hear news 0f
at the same tune, my son is 8one. F|ores. arTCS,
Valentin Lazo. 28, and Rich-
is wanted for capital murder in the kidnapped. Then they were taken ard Gonzalez, 22, and Jose Juan
BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollls@baytownsun.corn
deaths of two Rob-
After almost a year and a half, ert g gee High
the main suspect in a Baytown School students:
double murder has been arrested Alex Chavez, 18,
in Mexico. and 17-year-old
Details about his arrest were not Jarvis Morgan,
released. Whether he will be extra- The two teens
dited back to Texas also remains to had gone over to
be seen, officials said Wednesday. Flores’ makeshift
Brandon Flores, who has been barbershop on
on the run since February' 2015, Maryland Street
was caught in Mexico Tuesday. He on Feb. 18,2015, were beat up and
FLORES
SEE SUSPECT • PAflE 7
Drawing on history city
Baytown Sun photo by Lana Donath
A group of eight students in the Mexican American Studies program at Lee College unveiled a new, hand-painted mu-
ral at the Sterling Municipal Library. The mural draws on the history of Baytown and depicts the stories of those who
have reader impact on Latino and multicultural history in the region! Qneef the participating artists, Felicite Herrera,
spoke about the project. “We want everyone to know that there is history here,” she said. “We’re hoping to empower
people and show them the importance of giving back to the community." From left, Orlando Lara, lead instructor for
the Mexican American Studies program; and artists Emily Blumentritt, Maria Montemayor, Herrera, Alma Castilleja,
and Karla Amezcua.
► San Jacinto Waste Pits
Coalition members want
formal meeting with EPA
BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES
christopherjames@baytownsun.com
The Highlands Community Cen-
ter was filled with concerned resi-
dents from both Barrett Station and
the Highlands communities Tues-
day night where they unanimously
agreed to petition to change the for-
mat of the EPA’s San Jacinto waste
pits meeting on May 25.
“It’s just so ineffective,” said San
Jacinto River Coalition Director
Jacquelyn Young. “For one, I know
that there are people
out there that rely
i on my mom, my-
self, the Galveston
Bay Foundation and
others to ask ques-
tions that maybe we
don’t think about.
Maybe we’re sick
and we don’t have
the strength to have
a dialogue. Plus, when there are
questions and answers that are being
asked in a setting like this, we all
YOUNG
learn from it."
“If each of us are going up to the
EPA one-on-one that seems incred-
ibly ineffective and a poor use of
time,” she added.
Residents said they want the EPA
to conduct a formal presentation
where EPA officials will be front and
center for residents to express their
thoughts and questions regarding
the toxic site, which contains can-
cer-causing dioxin.
SEE MEET • MK 7
BFD
begin
talks
BY MUX FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
City' officials and the
International Association
of Firefighters Local 1173
began negotiations on their
next contract extension
Wednesday.
In this first meeting, the
two sides clarified ground
rules for negotiations and
each side presented its pro-
posed contract revisions.
The two sides also agreed
that both were comfortable
with many clauses of the
contract and agreed they
should stay in place with-
out modification.
Much of the meeting was
spent determining what is-
sues need negotiation.
Some of the firefighter
proposals that appeared to
receive early city adminis-
tration support were tech-
nology adaptations, such
as allowing some requests
that now have to be made
on paper to be made by
email and allowing docu-
ments to be made available
to firefighters on a common
server rather than in paper
format.
Firefighters also made
several requests for chang-
es that appeared to be in
response to a controversy
last year in which the city
changed firefighters to be-
ing paid on an irregular
schedule rather than every
two weeks like other city
employees.
That dispute led to a
lawsuit by the association
against the city that was
ultimately dropped when
the city got payroll soft-
ware that could accommo-
date their unusual work
SEE TALKS • WfflE ?
Texas Avenue music festival set for Saturday
BY LANA DONATH
lana.donath@baytownsun.com
The inaugural Texas Avenue Mu-
sic Festival, dubbed “Straight Outta
Baytown,” originally scheduled for last
Saturday, has been moved to this week-
end.
The event, which will feature local mu-
sicians, will take over the Town Square
on Texas Avenue from 4 to 11 p.m. this
Saturday.
The festival is free for all ages and will
feature a diverse line-up of rock, reggae,
pop, hip/hop and alternative.
The event is a collaborative event
sponsored by Cork Grinders, The Dirty
Bay Beer Company and the City of
Baytown.
“We are gearing up for a
val this weekend,” said Katrina Starling,
general manager and partner of Cork
Grinders. “We have really been blown
away by the support from the sponsors,
vendors, The Sun and especially the City
of Baytown. The energy and excitement
from fens and participants has been
amazing. Judging from the social me-
dia responses alone, we are expecting an
awesome turnout.”
Some of the featured bands include
Positive Disturbance, Saturate, HOUND, ]
Kloanoa, Four Utter Language, and The |
Philosophers.
Hie festival will also feature a i
free prize drawings, street i
trucks, a dining tent, and a t
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Bloom, David. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 90, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 2016, newspaper, May 5, 2016; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1066215/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.