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In the Photos: Galveston City Council. More
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 | March 12, 2010 -- Galveston Independent School District has announced the release of a schematic design of the proposed New Multi-Purpose Stadium Complex. More |
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| March 12, 2010 -- Galveston City Council on Thursday voted 5-2, with Mayor Pro Tem Danny Weber and Council Member Tarris Woods opposed, to approve the creation of the San Jacinto Neighborhood District. More |  |
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| March 12, 2010 -- The La Marque Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to authorize Superintendent Ecomet Burley to proceed with a reduction in force to remove 47 positions from the district's workforce. More |
| March 12, 2010 -- Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao was the featured guest at this week's meeting of the Galveston Rotary Club. More |  |
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| March 12, 2010 -- The City of Galveston Recovers Program today announced that it has received almost 1,500 applications for the assistance program, surpassing a state benchmark requiring 1,100 applications to be received by the end of February to show need for federal funding. More |
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| March 12, 2010 -- The City of Galveston on Thursday announced that it has opened census assistance centers in several locations on the island to help citizens complete their 2010 Census forms. More |
| March 12, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a playground system and components for Yellowstone Park from Lone Star Recreation in the amount of $113,152. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- Galveston City Council voted 5-2, with Mayor Pro Tem Danny Weber and Tarris Woods opposed, to create the San Jacinto Neighborhood Conservation District. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- The Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday to expand the Texas Connections Academy to include 9th and 10th grades for the next school year. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- The Coast Guard has adjourned the formal hearings concerning the January 23 incident involving the tank vessel Eagle Otome, the Gull Arrow and the tug Dixie Vengeance. More |  |
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| March 11, 2010 -- Construction work will close the mainlanes and direct connectors on IH 610 from IH 10-East Freeway to US 59-Eastex Freeway, as crews complete the second phase of a traffic switch and transition to the final phase of construction. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- A Santa Fe man, his girlfriend and a friend have been arrested and charged with Arson, after burning his mother’s house down. More |  |
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 | March 11, 2010 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing celebrated its 120th Anniversary with a luncheon at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis on Wednesday. More |
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| March 11, 2010 -- The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County on Wednesday announced that a judge has ruled in favor of the agency's plan for preserving documents. More |
 | March 11, 2010 -- The Galveston County Mayors and Councilmembers' Association voted unanimously on Wednesday "to collectively ask the appropriate federal agency to reduce the speed of trains when they travel through the communities of Galveston County." More |
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| March 11, 2010 -- The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, which is holding its Coastal Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday presented awards to "its top coastal allies", including Guidry News Service. More |  |
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| March 11, 2010 -- The Galveston College Board of Regents on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize college President Dr. Myles Shelton to proceed with the purchase of a property for a new vocational-technical training center on or after March 31, through reserve funds, if funding promised through the Community Development Block Grant Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery Program has not been provided to the college. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday concluded its second day of formal hearings regarding the January 23 incident involving an oil tanker that resulted in an oil spill in the Sabine-Neches waterway. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- The Galveston County Housing Assistance Program will host application assistance sessions on Monday and Tuesday to help residents affected by Hurricane Ike receive home repair assistance. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- Port Arthur City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Morris Albright, III, Mayor Pro Tem Liz Segler and Robert Williamson opposed, to authorize the Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation to fund professional services for a feasibility study and design services for the renovation of the former Port Arthur News building at 4th Street and Austin Avenue. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- Brazoria County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted unanimously to create a temporary position for a Fire Training Center Field Technician. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Galveston County Commissioners Court today voted 4-1, with County Judge Jim Yarbrough opposed, to approve a request by American Bridge Company to reject a bid by Cianbro/Brashfield & Gorrie on the Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge Project. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The Harris County Attorney's Office today announced that United States District Court Judge David Hittner has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Harris County Sheriff's Office regarding a man who died after deputies used a Taser device to subdue him. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Houston City Council today voted to approve an ordinance de-appropriating funds from the Affordable Housing Uptown Series 2004 Fund and the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Affordable Housing Fund to redirect the funds for the continued implementation of the city's Workforce Housing Downpayment Assistance Program. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Jim Nelson opposed, to modify the city's ordinance regarding parades and events to require city council approval for any event requiring the closure of any state designated roadway or any primary thoroughfare within League City. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The Texas City Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to approve budget and staffing recommendations for the 2010-2011 school year. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The Friendswood Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a reduction in force due to program change to the district's secondary high school physical education "Foundations of Personal Fitness" course offering and the Career and Technology Education's "Computer Science" course offering. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Dickinson City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve purchasing property at 4419 St. Goar for a total of $35,000. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Captain Charles Bancroft, the Sabine pilot who had control of the Eagle Otome at the time of a collission in the Sabine-Neches Waterway on January 23, was one of four witnesses in the first day of a formal Coast Guard hearing on the incident. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Dr. Bruno Ferrari, CEO of ProMexico, the trade promotion agency of the Federal Government of Mexico, today signed a memorandum of understanding to promote trade and economic development between the City of Houston and Mexico. More |
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