🌱 Baytown police investigate death of wanted man after traffic stop
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In today's newsletter:
- Baytown police investigate death of wanted man after traffic stop
- How Houston Methodist Baytown ranked among Texas hospitals this year
Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 78.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wanted man dies after falling unconscious, suffering medical emergency while Baytown officers tried to arrest him (click2houston.com) — Baytown police say a man wanted out of Chambers County died after losing consciousness during a traffic stop Tuesday on Crosby-Cedar Bayou Road. Officers report using pepper ball rounds and a K-9 before finding him unresponsive in a car trunk; he later died at the hospital. No firearms were discharged, and the investigation is ongoing. 
• Houston Methodist Hospital recognized among country's best in U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll (fox26houston.com) — Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital has been ranked No. 14 in Texas and No. 8 in the Houston metro area, as part of Houston Methodist’s strong showing in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 rankings. The flagship Houston Methodist Hospital again made the national Honor Roll and is rated No. 1 in Texas, with several other community hospitals also earning top statewide spots.
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