🌱 What investigators say led to a deadly Baytown family shooting.

What's up Baytown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What investigators say led to a deadly Baytown family shooting.
• Have you seen this student near Baytown's Fred Hartman Bridge?
• How Baytown's IKEA hub is leading a driverless trucking first

Also on today's calendar: Grito Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Obsessed' Man Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend's Father, Seriously Injuring Her in Shooting (usmagazine.com) — Baytown residents should know that a 54-year-old man was killed and his 19-year-old daughter seriously wounded in a September 28 shooting at a local home, with a 22-year-old ex-boyfriend now in custody and facing murder and assault charges. Authorities describe the case as stemming from relationship violence and urge the community to recognize the warning signs of domestic abuse.
   

• San Jacinto College student Leilani Rodriguez missing (arcpublishing.com) — Police are urgently searching near Baytown's Fred Hartman Bridge for 18-year-old San Jacinto College student Leilani Rodriguez, whose phone last pinged on the bridge after she sent troubling texts and left campus on foot. Baytown-area residents are asked to watch for her and call campus Investigator Eric Reyes with any information that could help find her safely.
   

• IKEA selects Kodiak for driverless freight launch (autonomousvehicleinternational.com) — Baytown's IKEA distribution center will anchor a new driverless freight route later this year, as IKEA becomes the first company to use Kodiak's autonomous trucks without a safety driver. The service will run between Baytown and Frisco along I-45, potentially reshaping how goods move through the region and influencing future trucking and warehouse jobs in the Baytown area.
   

📸 Around Baytown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baytown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Free Line Dance Class- Coyotes Bar →
  4210 Decker Drive, Baytown
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Grito Fest →
  1001 Market Street, Baytown
• Pink Table Brunch →
  2610 N Alexander Dr, Baytown
  10:00 am
• Inaugural Fix Your Crown Conference →
  Baytown Community Center, 2407 Market Street, Baytown
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Port Neches-Groves vs Sterling →
  Baytown TX
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Table 4 Tonight: Baytown | Dinner with New Friends →
  Convention Center Way, Baytown
Friday October 9
• Southwest Regional AA Service Assembly →
  Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston, 100 Convention Center Way, Baytown
• SWRAASA 2026 →
  Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston, 100 Convention Center Way, Baytown
  1:00 pm
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest →
  Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Nurture Nature Festival →
  6213 Bayway Drive, Baytown
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest →
  Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Coyote's Bar Paint Night: Sneakers and Stilettos →
  Coyotes Bar, 4210 Decker Drive, Baytown
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm late with this review.
  2 weeks ago I got in touch with Cynthia Rittenhouse/Sunday Best Cakes by private messaging her. Had a prompt reply about doing a Thank You custom… (Nextdoor La Reforma)
• They mainly take all state insurance and others regular insurance this was her visit .
  I took my 3rd year old here he said she neeeded a prescription ointment . Thank God it will gone in 1-2 days now this cream works fast . (Nextdoor Highland Farms)

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Baytown. Apply here.
• Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Baytown, TX in Baytown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baytown here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Deer Park

• US Opposes Salvi's Bid to Add Alleged Fraud Evidence to Glycine CCR Record (tradelawdaily.com)
• Entries Breakdown: October Classic (milesplit.com)

Ok Baytown! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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