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In the Photos: Galveston City Council. More
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| January 27, 2012 -- The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced that city employee David Wayne Richards was sentenced in a tampering case on Thursday. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- A pre-trial hearing for the United States versus Major Nidal M. Hasan case will take place on February 2 in the Lawrence J. Williams Judicial Center in Fort Hood. More |
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| January 27, 2012 -- The Harris County Sheriff's Office on Thursday arrested William David Kelley, Pam Lychner's attacker, in the 14300 block of Lee Road for failing to register as a sex offender. More |
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| January 27, 2012 -- Guidry News Service has learned that State Farm Insurance has notified agents on the Texas Gulf Coast that about 11,000 homeowners’ insurance policies will not be renewed. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- The City of Sugar Land is requesting that residents respond to calls that are part of a telephone survey regarding the city's programs and services. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Houston Parks and Recreation Department Director Joe Turner has been elected to the National Recreation and Park Association Board of Directors. More |
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| January 27, 2012 -- The Houston Fire Department today issued a statement regarding the arrest of HFD Captain Saul Fiszer on charges of possession of child pornography. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- The City of Beaumont today is closing sections of Glasshouse Street and Silver Street for routine maintenance. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Harris County Judge Ed Emmett today announced the county will host the Fourth Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference on January 31 at the InterContinental Houston Hotel. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Santa Fe City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize staff to solicit bids for a sewer rehabilitation project funded through the Community Development Block Grant Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery Program. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $14,000 contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. to assist the city in preparing amendments for Round 1 and Round 2.1 projects under the Hurricane Ike Recovery Program through the Texas General Land Office. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Galveston City Council on Thursday voted 6-1, with Elizabeth Beeton opposed, to authorize Interim City Manager Tom Muehlenbeck to execute an amendment to the lease agreement with PHI, Inc. to ensure that the helicopter company remains at Scholes International Airport in Galveston rather than move its operation to Angleton. More |  |
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| January 27, 2012 -- The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday approved 75 miles per hour designations for 1,500 miles of interstate highways. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- The Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities and the Accessibility Professionals Association recently announced the winners of the 2011 Accessibility Awards. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has objected to requests by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for two new rounds of military base closures in the United States as part of the Pentagon budget-cutting process. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker today announced that Houston will participate in the United States Department of Energy's Better Buildings Challenge. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia today proposed a zero-growth budget for the next fiscal year, which begins March 1. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority approved service changes today and retained three routes originally proposed for discontinuation: 30 Clinton, 48 Navigation (Pleasantville branch) and 49 Chimney Rock. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Galveston City Council today held a joint workshop meeting with the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves to discuss general port operations including the Pier 21 development planned by George Mitchell. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Galveston City Council will hold a special emergency meeting at 5:30 p.m. today to consider a $72,600 expenditure for emergency repairs to the 28th Street and Avenue B drainage system by Gulf Construction Company. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- A complete recording of the Galveston Housing Authority’s Housing 101 workshop for candidates in the May municipal election has been posted. More w/additional Audio |
| January 26, 2012 -- Houston First Corporation today announced that an increased number of hotel rooms are the immediate objective in the George R. Brown Convention Center 2025 Master Plan, which also calls for an expanded convention district with more retail and residential development. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Port Arthur City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a sales price of $52,500 per acre for property located at the Spur 93 Business Park. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Jefferson County Tas Assessor-Collector J. Shane Howard today issued a reminder that 2011 property taxes are due on January 31. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Texas State Representative Larry Taylor on Thursday issued a letter to Mike Gerik, chair of the Texas Winstorm Insurance Association, regarding a proposed increase in rates for TWIA policy-holders. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host a kick-off meeting for the Houston Galveston Regional Plan on February 2 at Garten Verein in Galveston. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- The Texas A&M University System reports that its economic impact locally is estimated at $3.7 billion for 2011, up $1.7 billion for the decade. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds will host a reception to recognize Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Bank Building in Missouri City. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Texas State Senator Tommy Williams recently received the Blue Flame award from America's Natural Gas Alliance. More |
| January 25, 2012 -- Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos today provided the Houston Police Department with a $475,000 grant to purchase testing and evidence-documentation equipment to "revolutionize local law enforcement's fight against intoxicated drivers". More |
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