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Fed, state charges filed in bridge protest
Baytown fire personnel regu-
one was taken into custody.
spotlight as host of a Democratic the 11 who were suspended from ment staffed the ropes attaching injured on cranes, industrial tow-
the structure, then started having them to the bridge.
ers, construction sites or similar
Baytown city spokesman Mark situations.
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Police, city relations
forum talk up issues
Warship
on city’s
radar
The department also kept an
ambulance on standby on the
bridge in the event of medical
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sheriff’s SWAT team member
rappel down to the suspended
protesters, then lower them to
City Manager Rick Davis will
meet with Rep. Brian Babin,
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz
When Beto O’Rourke fired a fig-
urative warning shot at gun-owners
during the Democratic debate in
Houston Tuesday, Baytown-area
morning for the latest in a series
of forums in the wake of the May
shooting death of Pamela Turner,
an African American woman, by
George Rhyne, administrator
of the Texas Anti-Gang Center,
presidential candidate debate.
Commuters waited hours to
cross the northbound side of the
bridge as emergency response
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Baytown Council has adopted
a resolution that highlights issues
they believe are important to dis-
cuss with federal officials ahead
of the 116th U.S. Congress.
Miller said that BPD provided
its technical rescue team for the
high-angle rescue, medical per-
sonnel and command officers for
support.
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Traffic was again flowing free-
ly on the Fred Hartman Bridge
Friday morning after the Har-
ris County Sheriff’s Office re-
moved and arrested protesters
from Greenpeace who suspend-
ed themselves from the bridge
as a protest against the use of oil
products.
Protesters lowered themselves
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to land USS Texas
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“Anyone I can speak to in D.C.
a Baytown police officer.
Unlike previous public meet-
ings, this one was not presented
Members of the Baytown May- by local officials, but rather by
or’s Community Engagement NOBLE, the National Organiza-
Advisory Committee met at the tion of Black Law Enforcement
sell them to the government, can-
didate O’Rourke responded with,
“Hell yes, we’re going to take your
AR-15, your AK-47.”
The politician, known for his col-
orful debate language, later tweeted
the line, “Hell yes, we’re going to
candidate’s given name; Beto is a
nickname.
O’Rourke tweeted as response,
“This is a death threat, Representa-
tive. Clearly, you shouldn’t own an
AR-15—and neither should anyone
else.”
Cain replied: “You’re a child
Robert Francis.”
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While deputies were lowered, larly train for high-angle rescue,
the Houston Fire Department though it is usually needed in a
and the Baytown Fire Depart- context of workers trapped or
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Community Center Saturday Executives
starting Monday to discuss a lit-
any of issues that have been ap-
proved by council.
A significant priority for
Baytown includes transportation
initiatives, specifically in regard
to improving traffic and safety
conditions along Interstate 10 at
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from the bridge about 6:30 Around 5:30 p.m. the sheriff’s
Thursday morning, staging their office arrested 12 Greenpeace
protest to coincide with Hous- activists who were on the bridge
ton being in the national media serving as support persons for
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personnel monitored the protest waiting boats for arrest.
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protesters. about 12:30 a.m. when the final
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Baytown Council wants
to put forth a competitive
effort to make Baytown the
home of the Battleship Tex-
as, but will first crunch the
numbers.
In an effort to spur council
support, both Jay Eshbach
and former Mayor Calvin
Mundinger expressed why
Baytown — more specifi-
cally a place near Bayland
Island — is ideal for the
historic dreadnaught.
“This is an opportuni-
ty that may never come
around again. You have
an opportunity with the
Battleship Texas to bring
her here,” Mundinger told
council. “She is a des-
ignated national historic
landmark. It’s not easy to
achieve that, and the op-
portunity to bring her to
Baytown is incredible. We
will not see this opportuni-
ty again.”
To move on the prospect,
members of city council
and city staff have tenta-
tively set a meeting with
the Battleship Texas Foun-
dation for Friday to further
discuss the prospect.
Although it may be a long
shot, Mundinger believes
Baytown could get the ship
with a focused effort but
expects fierce competition
from other communities.
“To still a phrase from
the naval vernacular, this
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strong tower: The righteous
run to it and are safe!
-Proverbs 18:10
The righteous find
protection in the Lord. Be
encouraged! -SH
State Rep. Briscoe Cain unholstered take your AR-15.”
his Twitter account and responded, Cain responded on Twitter with,
sparking a social media duel. “My AR is ready for you Robert
When asked about his proposal to Francis.”
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Bloom, David. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 180, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 15, 2019, newspaper, September 15, 2019; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1467855/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.