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Pasadena ISD Student Abducted While Walking Home From School
PASADENA - Pasadena ISD is reminding parents to talk to their children about “stranger danger” safety after a student was abducted.
Pasadena Police Officer Honored For Life-Saving Actions
The American Legion Post 521 recently honored a Pasadena Police Department officer for his life-saving actions with the Outstanding Police and Fireman Awards.
Pasadena High Class Of ‘43 ‘Keeps On Keeping On’
It was a time to remember on Saturday for the Pasadena High School class of 1943 reunion.
Kinder Morgan Investing $106 Million In Pasadena Operations
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., on Monday announced plans to invest $106 million to buy approximately 20 acres adjacent to its existing Pasadena terminal and to build nine tanks which would give an additional 1.2 million barrels of storage capacity at its Galena Park terminal. The firm will also build a new barge dock to help alleviate barge congestion on the Houston Ship Channel.
Pasadena Elections: Nail-Biters, Runaways And Run-offs
Voters returned all of the incumbents to City Council except Leroy Stanley (District E) and District B (where Jackie Welch was term limited).
Controversy Swirls Again In Pasadena’s District Race
Residents of District E will have their third councilmember in 12 months after newcomer Cody Ray Wheeler is sworn-in.
Run-off Needed To Decide District B
The three-way race to replace District B’s Jackie Welch on city council is going to a run-off.
Local and State News
Houston To Host Super Bowl LI
BOSTON – NFL owners voted today to give Houston Super Bowl LI in 2017.
Texas Search Team To Help After Oklahoma Twister
MOORE, OK -- Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado.
Man Jumps From Fred Hartman Bridge
The U.S. Coast Guard continues its search for a man who apparently jumped from the Fred Hartman Bridge late Monday (May 20) morning.
DNA Evidence Points Investigators To Burglary Suspect
Blood left at the scene of the crime was the catalyst which led to the identification of a burglary suspect, 29-year-old Marky Lee Baker of Friendswood.
Texas Employers Add 33,100 jobs In April, State Annual Growth Above 2.5 Percent Since Beginning Of 2012
AUSTIN — Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment expanded by 33,100 jobs in April. Texas added 326,100 jobs from April 2012 to April 2013.
Texas Files Suit Against BP For Damages Caused By Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
AUSTIN – The State of Texas today (May 17) filed a lawsuit against BP America and other defendants for their role in the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill.
Clear Lake Tea Party Claims IRS Misconduct In 2010
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducted an intrusive and illegal intelligence gathering and intimidation effort against the Clear Lake Tea Party (CLTP) as part of a larger policy directed at American tea parties.
