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granted an injunction by a Travis County judge – which was later upheld by an appeals court. However, this past January, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the agency and threw out the injunction – clearing the way for the takeover.

Rumblings of the takeover began about two weeks ago, when Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dropped the bombshell during a city council meeting. And Wednes-

Baby girl killed in car crash near Acres Homes

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a car crash near Acres Homes last weekend that resulted in the death of a young girl and put two other children as well as another man in the hospital, according to the Houston Police Department.

Deadrian Baker, 33, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of intoxication assault in connection with the crash, according to Harris County Court records. He remained in jail as of Tuesday, according to court records.

The young girl’s identity is pending an autopsy from the county’s medical examiner, according to the department.

Police say Baker was allegedly driving a black Honda Crosstour southbound at 8400 North Freeway near Acres Homes just after 10:30 p.m. last Sunday when he allegedly hit the concrete barrier and caused the car to roll over.

Two children, a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy, were thrown from the car as it rolled, according to HPD. They were taken to local hospitals, police said, where the girl was pronounced dead.

Seven total people were in the car at the time of the crash, according to police – three adults and four children. Two other boys, ages 5 and 10, had minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals according to police, while a passenger – a man – was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Baker was detained at the scene and is alleged to have been intoxicated, according to police. He was out on a $40,000 bond on a previous charge of injury to a child under 15 at the time of the crash, according to court records.

Bayou City Art Festival is at Memorial Park next weekend

From Staff Reports

Next weekend, Memorial Park will be transformed into a tapestry of artwork displaying work from hundreds of artists all around the country.

From March 24-26, the South Picnic Loop at Memorial Park will host the annual Bayou City Art Festival courtesy of the Houstonbased Art Colony Association (ACA) as hundreds of artists from around the country showcase their work. The annual festival attracts at least 20,000 attendees each year, according to the festival, and organizers say this year’s show is expected to do the same. The featured artist for 2023 is Dewey

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James, a mixed-media artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota

For more than 50 years, the

ACA has hosted the annual event as a way to showcase artists’ work as well as provide Houstonians a chance to see artists from around the country.

“As the nation’s premier spring outdoor art festival in the U.S., Bayou City Art Festival will provide patrons with the opportunity to personally meet artists, view original works, and purchase artwork from 19 art disciplines including world-class paintings,