A shelter in place order was issued for subdivisions in Baytown following a tank fire, according to the Baytown Fire Department. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/06/12/523816/shelter-in-place-order-issued-for-baytown-subdivisions-following-tank-fire/

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The parents of a teenager who allegedly shot and killed a 14-year-old girl in Baytown last month have been charged for failing to secure the firearm used in the shooting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/04/29/520000/parents-of-teen-accused-in-baytown-shooting-death-charged-with-failing-to-secure-gun/

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A 6-month-old girl in the Houston area died Tuesday after a dog attack, according to the Baytown Police Department, which said two dogs belonging to the infant's parents were seized by animal control.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/04/02/517548/baytown-dog-attack-death-of-6-month-old-girl/

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A Houston area man this week pleaded guilty to allegations that he sent threatening emails to the White House, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies over the course of several years.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/06/20/491226/houston-area-man-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-to-bomb-the-white-house-fbi/

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Criminal charges were recently dismissed against Samuel Serrett and Teddy Sims, two of the three Baytown police officers accused of assaulting Kendric Crawford during a traffic stop in 2019.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/02/20/478144/assault-charges-dropped-against-two-baytown-police-officers-alleged-to-have-beaten-man-in-2019/

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A civil rights lawsuit against the City of Baytown and the police officer who shot and killed Pamela Turner, a Houston-area Black woman, was dismissed this week by a federal judge.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2023/12/13/472246/houston-judge-dismisses-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-city-of-baytown-police-officer-over-2019-shooting-death-of-pamela-turner/

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