| May 13, 2008 -- Ron Stone, who anchored the news on KPRC TV for 20 years and was a Houston broadcasting legend, passed away from cancer on Tuesday with his family by his side. More |
| May 13, 2008 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will open an after-hours pediatric urgent care clinic in League City on Monday, May 19. More |
| May 13, 2008 -- The Galveston College Board of Regents Finance Committee on Monday discussed financing options for the Student Center Renovation/Expansion Project, but decided to study options more carefully before acting on the issue. More |
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| May 13, 2008 -- La Marque City Council on Monday voted unanimously to enter into a joint purchasing interlocal agreement with Galveston County. More |
| May 13, 2008 -- Galveston County Commissioners Court on Wednesday will consider an interlocal agreement with the City of Galveston to partially fund development of Broadway traffic signal improvements, as well as a lease agreement with the City of Galveston to construct and lease a fire station, and emergency medical services facility and related amenities at the new Justice Administration Center. More |
| May 12, 2008 -- Jefferson County Commissioners Court today voted unanimously to ask the City of Beaumont to establish a tow away zone in front of the new and old Jefferson County Courthouse at 1149 and 1001 Pearl Street and on the north side of Franklin Street. More |
| May 12, 2008 -- The Sierra Club, Senator Rodney Ellis and the Texas Retailers Association held a news conference today to announce a new Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Products on the Memorial Weekend. More |
| May 12, 2008 -- Election returns on Saturday were tabulated efficiently by city secretaries, school officials and others; and the totals in races covered by GuidryNews.com were posted by 10:30 p.m. More |
| May 10, 2008 -- The sixth annual Texas Hurricane Conference will take place May 20 - 22, 2008 at the Galveston Island Convention Center. More |
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| May 09, 2008 -- Houston Mayor Bill White held a press conference on Friday to announce a proposal for a significant increase in the City of Houston’s funding for Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More |
| May 09, 2008 -- The Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Wednesday approved the District's proposed Long Range Strategic Plan, but voted to relocate the AIM and DAEP programs to the San Jacinto Elementary School and to turn the GISD Annex into an instructional support teacher facility. More |
| May 09, 2008 -- Galveston County and the City of Galveston opened a second employee health clinic this morning in La Marque. More |
| May 09, 2008 -- Galveston City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Steve LeBlanc to execute an agreement with Galveston County Commissioners Court to construct and lease a fire station and emergency medical services facility "and related amenities" at the new Galveston County Justice Administration Center; and to approve the "form" of a memorandum of understanding related to the proposed release of the East End Flats. More |
| May 09, 2008 -- Municipal and school board elections will be held in Texas on Saturday May 10. GuidryNews.com is covering elections in four counties. More |
| May 09, 2008 -- The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a new police trainee program, voted to provide help for a low-performing school and expanded the District's summer program. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- Port Arthur City Council on Wednesday voted to 5-2, with Cal Jones and Martin Flood opposed, to table action on an ordinance authorizing the purchase price and sale of 18 acres of land in the vicinity of Lake Arthur Drive. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- Citizens for Space Exploration will embark on its 17th annual trip to Washington, D.C. on May 19-22, in support of NASA and the U.S. Space Exploration Program. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- The Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from an oil tanker approximately 30 miles south of Freeport, Texas, this morning. More (With Video) |
| May 08, 2008 -- Texas City City Commission on Wednesday voted 2-4, with Dedrick Johnson, Sr. and Mayor Matthew Doyle voting in favor, to turn down a request from Stanley W. Armentor/Nai Pham on a one-year extension of a rezoning from Open Space to Site Plan for a commercial warehouse and future commercial development. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to defer action on an ordinance granting Oiltanking Houston, LP franchise rights to operate, construct and maintain a crude oil pipeline within the city limits. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted to approve an ordinance prohibiting new billboard construction and the conversion of existing billboards into changeable electronic variable message signs. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- City Manager Steve LeBlanc informed Galveston City Council in workshop today that the Texas Rangers will conduct an audit of the Galveston Police Department Property Room. More |
| May 08, 2008 -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded Galveston Chamber of Commerce President Gina M. Spagnola a scholarship to attend the
Institute for Organization Management. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- A Dickinson High School freshman was stabbed Wednesday afternoon just as school was dismissed for the day. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- Galveston County Commissioners Court approved a budget transfer to account for increased fuel costs and discussed ways to reduce the use of higher priced fuel; and also approved an "emergency" budget transfer to keep Special Projects Director Bryan Maxwell from accepting a generous offer from the Clear Creek Independent School District. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Floyd Myers opposed, to approve expansion of the project scope of the Webster Space Walk by $1.85 million. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- Houston City Council today voted to approve amendments to ordinances relating to the registration of air pollution sources. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- The students and families of Trinity Episcopal School on Galveston Island committed to wearing blue wigs or dying their hair blue on Wednesday for a "Blue Hair Day" to raise $800 during Scholastic Book Fair Week to purchase books for the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston. More |
| May 07, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to approve annexation of Jarboe Bayou from Lawrence Road to, but not including Moon Caye Apartments, and to authorize a survey by Cobb, Fendley and Associates for the area. More |
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