La Marque City Council Monday night voted unanimously to hire Robert Ewert as city manager. Listen   Download  

""I am looking forward to the opportunity here in La Marque," Ewert said, telling the city council and the residents in the audience that he hopes to spend many years in La Marque.  "I hope to retire here."

Several residents of Omega Bay addressed the city council in opposition to the city's requirement that a Social Security card must be provided for city utility services.  Listen   Download

However, the city council voted to postpone deliberation on the issue until the next meeting on January 24. 

Although the speakers were well behaved, Mayor Pro Tem James Osteen said that he had been insulted by emails from the protestors. Listen   Download

Mayor Larry Crow and representatives of the Clean City Commission recognized the winners in the recent Christmas Lighting Contest.