🌱 Bay City's new water plant opens, with more upgrades planned
Bay City, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Bay City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Bay City's new water plant opens, with more upgrades planned
- Medical emergency ends Bay City's Día de los Muertos festival
- Texas weather snapshot records November 9 evening conditions
Also on today's calendar: Movies in the Park and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 49.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bay City celebrates opening of New East Water Treatment Plant (crossroadstoday.com) — Bay City's new East Water Treatment Plant is online, marking the start of a broader investment in the city's water system. The facility includes new wells, treatment equipment and backup power. Planned work elsewhere includes arsenic treatment at the 6th Street plant and replacement of 7,000 feet of water line along 5th Street. 
• Bay City Festival Ends Early After Medical Emergency; Jenny B Responds (tejanonation.net) — A medical emergency brought Bay City's Día de los Muertos festival to an early end November 7, with headliner Jenny B just two songs into her performance. City officials and organizers stopped the event out of respect for the affected family. Officials requested privacy and released no details about the person's condition.
• TX Current Conditions (dailyindependent.com) — A statewide weather roundup lists the Bay station at 59 degrees with partly cloudy skies on November 9 at 9:01 p.m. CST. Nearby observations included rain in Angleton and cloudy skies in Palacios. These are historical readings, not a forecast for conditions today.
📸 Around Bay City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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El Maton National Hall Live Music Sundays →
El Maton National Hall, 565 FM1095, El Maton
3:00 pm
Sunday November 15
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Other local events
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Book Club →
Bay City Public Library, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
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Crafty Crew →
Bay City Public Library, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
5:00 pm -
Regional Choir Concert
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Workforce Connections →
Bay City Public Library, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
9:30 am -
Homemade Christmas →
Bay City Public Library, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
10:30 am -
Online Author Talk - Exploring the Between Earth and Sky Trilogy with Rebecca Roanhorse →
Bay City TX
6:00 pm -
Art After Hours →
Bay City Public Library, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
5:00 pm -
Movies in the Park →
Le Tulle Park, Bay City
6:30 pm -
El Maton National Hall Live Music Sundays →
El Maton National Hall, 565 FM1095, El Maton
3:00 pm -
HUB on the Road →
Bay City Public Library Front Lobby, 1100 Seventh Street, Bay City
10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Sunday November 22
Tuesday November 24
📣 Bay City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Bar Bingo in Bay City →
Neon Moon, 5212 7th St, Bay City
7:00 pm -
School Board Meeting
VVISD Admin Office, 142 S. 4th St., Van Vleck
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Monday November 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Prime Communications posted a job opening for Full-Time Retail Sales Consultant - AT&T Authorized Retailer in Bay City. Apply here.
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook in Bay City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bay City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Matagorda
- MARA outlines data center plans, announces $79 million AI contract (baycitytribune.com)
- Land office to host meeting about Beryl damage in Galveston County (galvnews.com)
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Winds Down Early as Accuweather Says the United States Should Avoid Another Direct Tropical Hit Before Nov. 30 After Record-Low Activity (bananatreenews.today)
El Campo
- Houston's Rain Timeline: When we could see thunderstorms ahead of Veterans Day (click2houston.com)
Brazoria
- Diversity Drove Results Across Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties: A Historic Election Redefines Texas Political Power (stylemagazine.com)
Ok Bay City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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