🌱 How copper thieves threw Highlands Little League’s season into chaos

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• How copper thieves threw Highlands Little League’s season into chaos

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• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Highlands Little League impacted after copper theft at Kaminski Park (fox26houston.com) — Field lights at Kaminski Park in Highlands are out after thieves allegedly stole copper wiring from the park’s electrical panels, forcing Highlands Little League to cancel multiple games and scramble before upcoming All-Star play. The self-funded league now faces repair costs that could reach tens of thousands of dollars and is temporarily relying on mobile lights while authorities with Harris County Constable Precinct 3 investigate.
   

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Wednesday May 13

• District 5 Public Safety Listening Tour →
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  11:30 am
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Thursday May 14

• Top 5% Awards Night w/ CEF
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• Party Topless 2026 →
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  9:00 am
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  Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
  3:00 pm
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  3:00 pm
• Trivia Night at The Sanctuary →
  Back Pew Brewing Company, 26452 Sorters McClellan Rd, Porter
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  6:00 pm
• Channelview HS Choir Banquet
  Channelview ISD 1120 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, TX 77530, USA
  6:00 pm
• Cactus Jack's →
  Cactus Jack’s, 13225 Interstate 10 E, Baytown
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Friday May 15

• Peace Officer Memorial Day
  Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015

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🗞 Nearby News

Channelview

• Texas truckers struggle after noncitizen licenses canceled (texastribune.org)
• Father of Jalen Hurts steps down as Channelview (TX) head football coach (on3.com)
• Rheba Nell Josey Downey (bluebonnetnews.com)

Baytown

• NRG Energy to spend $2,500,000.00 to occupy 8,205 square feet of space in Baytown Texas. (intelligence360.news)
• Main Differences Between Property Market Value And Assessed Value In Baytown (huliq.com)
• Galveston police solve brutal 45-year-old cold case (galvnews.com)

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