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 | May 21, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to award a $4,992,744 contract for professional architectural services to PBK Arthitects for the Clear Lake High School Rebuild Project. More |
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| May 20, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host the Bay Area Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony on May 25. More |
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| May 20, 2013 -- The Laura Recovery Center has announced that Ryan Bynum of Friendswood High School has been named as a recipient of the Laura Smither Scholarship. More |
| May 20, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the third Hatteras Rendezvous June 27-30. More |
| May 20, 2013 -- Bay Area Turning Point in April held training sessions as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. More |
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| May 17, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, an ordinance reallocating $250,070 from Community Development Block Grant funds the city has received to create a new energy efficiency program. More |
| May 16, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to re-elect Jeff Tave as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 16, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Wednesday hosted Houston Mayor Annise Parker as speaker for its General Membership Meeting at the Bay Oaks Country Club. More |  |
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| May 15, 2013 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Jon Keeney, husband of former Council Member and mayoral candidate Lilian Norman-Keeney, as mayor. More |
| May 15, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve a development and finance agreement for League City Public Improvement District No. 1, including approval of a reconciliation and release agreement with the Delaney Marital Trust. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- Assistance League of the Bay Area recently received recognition as a key community partner from Communities In Schools-Bay Area during the Volunteer Appreciation Event. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- The inaugural Bay Area Houston Teen Idol contest will take place July 23-25. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation of sports equipment from the Houston Dynamo for students at McWhirter Elementary School. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Jay Martin as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an amendment to the city’s regulation of golf carts to allow operators with a valid driver license to teach younger drivers how to operate a cart. More |
| May 14, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to nominate Phil Yovino for reappointment as a representative on the Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors for a two-year term. More |
| May 13, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs recently held their Annual Presidents' Dinner. More |
| May 13, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. More |
| May 13, 2013 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently met and installed new officers for the club's 50th year. More |
| May 09, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena has been declared a "City of the Future" in the American Cities of the Future 2013/2014 ranking by fDi Magazine from the Financial Times. More |
| May 09, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a reallocation of $205,070 from Community Block Grant funds from the 2006, 2007 and 2011 action plans to create a new energy efficiency program. More |
| May 08, 2013 -- Deer Park City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with CDM Smith for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation Project. More |
| May 08, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Wayne Sabo and staff to further negotiate and bring back to city council items regarding real estate transactions and economic development negotiations concerning a business prospect as discussed in executive session. More |
| May 08, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $4,329,579 contract to Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd. for the Waterfront Drive Improvements Project. More |
| May 07, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Billy Enochs opposed, to appropriate funds to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority for the rehabilitation of the Blackwater Wastewater Treatment Plant for packages A and B of the work. More |
| May 07, 2013 -- Artist Boat will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at Morales Elementary School in Pasadena on May 30 in celebration of the creation of artwork and "nativescape" gardening by Richey Elementary students. More |
| May 06, 2013 -- The City of League City is hosting several outreach events in observance of National Drinking Water Week, including a kick-off event on Wednesday at the Helen Hall Library. More |
| May 06, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will present a proclamation in honor of Municipal Clerks Week, which is observed May 5-11, at the city's city council meeting on Tuesday. More |
| May 06, 2013 -- The Art Consortium of the Texas Gulf Coast will hold a celebration on May 11 for its grand opening at the consortium's 2nd Street Gallery in Seabrook. More |
| May 03, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday presented a proclamation to Dig 'n Design Garden Club in recognition of the club's 50th anniversary. More |
| May 03, 2013 -- League City City Council, in a special workshop meeting on Thursday, voted 6-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to adopt a FY2014 General Fund Budget target of $48.3 million, and directed City Manager Mike Loftin to develop a plan for achieving the targeted expenditures. More |
| May 02, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood will host its 11th Annual Kidfish Event on Saturday at the Centennial Park Pond. More |
| May 02, 2013 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps today announced that it has placed a new ambulance on duty through assistance from a $30,000 grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services. More |
| May 02, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve on first reading a $776,110 policy with McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc. for the renewal of property and windstorm insurance coverage for one year. More |
| May 01, 2013 -- The Armand Bayou Watershed Partnership will host its next partnership meeting on May 14 at the Bay Area Community Center in Clear Lake Park. More |
| May 01, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation will host its seventh annual "It's Our Time to Shine" Fashion Show on May 19 at the South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| April 30, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host a Hurricane Preparedness Workshop on May 11 at Seabrook City Hall. More |
| April 29, 2013 -- College Station City Manager Frank Simpson, who previously served as city manager in Missouri City, Webster and Center and assistant city manager in La Marque, died on Saturday after an apparent heart attack. More |  |
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| April 29, 2013 -- Clear Creek Independent School District has provided early voting information for the district's school board and bond referendum election. More |
| April 26, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood has scheduled additional early voting hours for Saturday, May 4 for the May 11 General Election. More |
| April 26, 2013 -- The Healthy Port Communities Coalition on Thursday hosted a town hall meeting to provide information regarding the Port of Houston's expansion. More |
| April 26, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a contract with Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP for auditing services for the city for 2013 and an option for 2014. More |
| April 24, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an agreement to end the city’s red light camera contract. More |
| April 23, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a new excavator for use by the city. More |
| April 23, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the La Porte Development Corporation to appropriate $570,000 in development corporation funds for improvements to Lomax Park. More |
| April 23, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to name Dr. Tory Hill as executive director of professional learning. More |
| April 22, 2013 -- The Board of Directors of the League City Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution in support of the Clear Creek Independent School District capital bond referendum. More |
| April 22, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that the 57th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival will be held on Saturday in La Porte. More |
| April 22, 2013 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host the 2013 Athena Leadership Award Luncheon of the Bay Area on May 10 at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| April 19, 2013 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host a Clear Creek Independent School District School Board candidates forum on April 24 in the League City Council Chambers. More |
| April 19, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood is accepting applications for booth and parade entries for the 118th Annual Fourth of July Celebration. More |
| April 19, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Wednesday hosted a reception for Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa. More |
| April 19, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $200,000 contract with Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation for design services related to the Finfrock Road Reconstruction Project. More |
| April 18, 2013 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival will host a tennis tournament on April 26-28 at the Fitness Center at South Shore Harbour. More |
| April 18, 2013 -- The Friends of Sylvan Beach Park & Pavilion will host the Moonlight Modness Ball on June 8 in Pasadena to raise funds to assist in the furnishing and outfitting of the pavilion for dancing events. More |
| April 18, 2013 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday took no formal action, but discussed the process to fill the upcoming vacancy for the city's mayor. More |
| April 17, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook today reported that the city has received $217,477 in sales tax revenues from the Texas Comptroller's Office, reflecting a 20.3 percent increase from April of 2012. More |
| April 17, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a contract with the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department for fire services. More |
| April 17, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve funding for various organizations and events through the city's hotel occupancy tax revenues. More |
| April 17, 2013 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to clarify changes to the city's Waterfront Lease Agreement. More |
| April 17, 2013 -- Deer Park City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance amending the Traffic Code to designate a portion of P Street as no parking. More |
| April 16, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena will host a groundbreaking event on April 24 for the construction of a combined park, walking trail and storm water detention facility at the site of the former Brandywood Apartment Complex. More |
| April 15, 2013 -- The 18th Annual Keels and Wheels Concours d'Elegance will take place on May 4 and 5 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| April 15, 2013 -- The Webster Police Department has arrested Angel Alfredo Flores-Soriano and Christian Gardea for the charges of on-line solicitation of a minor. More |
 | April 15, 2013 -- Residents of Morgan’s Point, elected officials and the descendents of Colonel James Morgan turned out on Sunday for the dedication of a Memorial Medallion for a Defender of the Republic of Texas honoring Colonel Morgan. More |
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| April 15, 2013 -- The Friendswood Animal Advocates recently held their second annual "Bets for Pets" Casino Night to raise funds for homeless pets in the community. More |
| April 13, 2013 -- The Clear Lake Tea Party has endorsed Nick Long in his candidacy for the Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees. More |
| April 12, 2013 -- The Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast benefiting Communities In Schools-Bay Area will take place on April 17 on the University of Houston-Clear Lake campus. More |
| April 12, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook today expressed its sympathies to the family and friends of Seabrook Police Officer Leon Waltman, who passed away on Thursday. More |
| April 12, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC to provide consulting services, including advice and representation of the city on a variety of legislative, executive branch and agency matters. More |
 | April 12, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership held its annual State of the Counties program on Wednesday, featuring updates from the leaders of Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties. More |
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| April 10, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council, during a special meeting on Monday, voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to challenge an appeals court decision regarding the matter of Wight Realty Interests, Ltd vs. City of Friendswood. More |
| April 10, 2013 -- Kemah will host its annual Kemah Cops & Crawfish event on Saturday, with proceeds to benefit the Kemah Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. More |
| April 10, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-2, with Dan Becker and Geri Bentley opposed, to consent to the proposed creation of the Westwood Management District, which is being considered by the Texas Legislature. More |
| April 09, 2013 -- The Kemah Crawfish Festival will host its third annual event on April 12-14 and April 19-21 under the Kemah Bridge. More |
| April 09, 2013 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival will host its annual golf tournament on Friday at the Magnolia Creek Golf Club in League City. More |
| April 09, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend the city's regulations on smoking, but to provide a 60 day education period for local businesses before amendments to the ordinance are enforced. More |
| April 09, 2013 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept a $95,000 proposal from HDR for engineering services for bid and construction phase services associated with improvements to the waste water treatment plant. More |
| April 09, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Administrator David Stall to negotiate a contract for the replacement of a 12-inch waste water valve, in an amount not to exceed $12,000. More |
| April 08, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 31st Annual Shoe Regatta May 18-19. More |
| April 07, 2013 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake welcomed its new costumed mascot – the UH-Clear Lake Hawk – on Saturday during the UHCL 24th Annual Chili Cook-Off. More w/Video |
| April 05, 2013 -- Bay Area Young Life will host its Color Blast 5K Fun Run on May 11 and its annual golf tournament on June 10. More |
| April 05, 2013 -- Clear Creek Independent School District today launched its "Bond 411", an online question and answer forum to provide information on the district's bond referendum on the May 11 election ballot. More |
| April 05, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership has named Bob Robinson, President of Gulf Coast Limestone, Inc., as the recipient of the 2013 Charles A. Jacobson Award, which will be presented at the 14th Annual State of the Counties Luncheon on April 10. More |
| April 04, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday reviewed the profit and loss statement for the city's new community center. More |
| April 04, 2013 -- The City of League City today advised of street closures at Walker Street and at Main Street beginning Friday due to work to replace railroad crossings at both roads. More |
| April 04, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, a professional services agreement with TEDSI Infrastructure Group for preliminary engineering and traffic signal system consulting services. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake President William A. Staples presented the 2013 Community Partnership Award to the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce during his annual Report to the Community breakfast in late March. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- The Texas City Friends of Scouting Leadership Breakfast, benefiting the Boy Scouts of America Bay Area Council, will be held on April 15 at the Doyle Convention Center in Texas City. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an ordinance regulating walking signs and panhandling within the city. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- Deer Park City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Rae Sinor, Chris Richey and Bill Patterson opposed, to approve an ordinance amending the city’s Code of Ordinances regarding political signs. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Robert Llorente opposed, to approve, on first reading, an ordinance prohibiting “human directional/sign spinners” in the city. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Jim Hill and Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve a $35,000 contract with JET Civil Consulting, LLC and to name the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Impact Fee Advisory Committee for an update of the city’s impact fee schedule. More |
| April 03, 2013 -- The City of Nassau Bay has received the Distinguised Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for the city's budget. More |
| April 02, 2013 -- La Porte City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to award a $525,742 contract to Paskey, Incorporated for the Farrington Boulevard Utility Relocation Project. More |
| March 31, 2013 -- Seventeen-year-old Cody Dennings of Seabrook and fellow skaters Hunter Haddock and Devin Lord are teaming up with the Visentin family, owners of Southside Skatepark, to host “Focus on FOP" to support IFOPA (International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association) on April 21. More |
 | March 29, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Sunday, March 24 hosted its annual Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony. More |
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| March 29, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a professional services agreement with TEDSI Infrastructure Group for traffic signal system consulting services. More |
| March 28, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau spotlights the Kemah Shuttle. More |
| March 28, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood today reminded residents that April 11 is the deadline to register in order to be eligible to vote in the May 11 election. More |
| March 28, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted a reception for Congressman Randy Weber on Wednesday. More |
| March 27, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-4 on a motion by Geri Bentley to create a new position of city auditor who would serve at the pleasure of the city council. The tie vote killed the measure. More |
| March 27, 2013 -- The Armand Bayou Nature Center recently received a $30,000 donation from Green Mountain Energy's Sun Club to fund a solar array for the wildlife refuge and wilderness preserve. More |
| March 26, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve the 2013-2014 District Compensation Plan, which includes a three percent salary increase for all teachers and staff. More |
| March 26, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $175,000 bid to Aztec Remodeling and Landscaping, Inc. for renovation of the Wave Pool Mechanical Building. More |
| March 26, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday took no action regarding a consumer price index adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way access line rates, allowing the line rates to increase by the consumer price index amount of one cent per line per month for residential service. More |
| March 26, 2013 -- Barbara Cutsinger’s Bay Area Houston Business Development Update published this week reports that Silver Eagle Distributors, the largest distributor of Anheuser-Busch, will build a distribution facility on SH 225 at Beltway 8 in Pasadena on approximately 50 acres of a 100-acre tract it purchased. More |
| March 25, 2013 -- The Prescription Drug Advisory Committee of the Bay Area Alliance will take back expired or unneeded prescription and non-prescription medications on April 27 at three locations. More |
| March 25, 2013 -- The 2013 Lunar Rendezvous Festival will host its annual Golf Tournament on April 12 and Tennis Tournament on April 26. More |
| March 22, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Robonauts robotics team recently won the Lone Star Regional FIRST robotics tournament in Houston. More |
| March 22, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $2,184,997 contract with D & W Contractors, Inc. for the 2013 Annual Storm Sewer and Pavement Replacement Project. More |
| March 21, 2013 -- Representatives from well-known industrial companies participated in a “Reverse Trade Show” where their procurement or maintenance managers were available to answer questions and visit with attendees on "How to do Business" with their company. More |
| March 21, 2013 -- El Lago City Council City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to cancel the May 11 General Election. More |
| March 21, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to suspend the city's traffic calming policy for six months to allow the installation of temporary speed humps in Northfield Estates. More |
| March 21, 2013 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept a proposal from Cahoon Consulting for consulting services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Rating System. More |
| March 20, 2013 -- The Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance has announced that the Stutz automobile will be featured at this year's event in Seabrook. More |
| March 20, 2013 -- Members of League City's city council will participate in a "grape stomp" on Saturday as part of "League City Uncorked", a wine and art festival that takes place during the weekend at Walter Hall Park. More |
| March 20, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an ordinance creating regulations for mobile food trucks. More |
| March 20, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept a $113,820 proposal from Insituform Technologies, Inc. for the rehabilitation of 8-inch sanitary sewer mains on Killdeer Drive and North Heron Drive. More |
| March 19, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood and the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department will host a Grand Re-Opening of Fire Station #3 on Saturday. More |
| March 19, 2013 -- The Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several programs for adults. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The Economic Alliance Houston Port Region has announced that representatives from industrial companies will host a "reverse trade show" on Wednesday at the Jimmy Burke Activity Center in Deer Park. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The City of League City last week recorded and published a video of residents participating in a "Harlem Shake" video to increase awareness of water conservation. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has announced the winners of the J/105 Midwinter Championship Regatta. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs recently hosted the Eighth Annual PTA Reflections Reception. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Heald Bank Regatta on April 20-21. More |
| March 15, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena today announced that the final phases of improvements to Fairmont Parkway are underway. More |
| March 15, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Snipe North American Championship Regatta April 17-21. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival will hold its annual Festival Kick-Off on April 7 at University of Houston-Clear Lake. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol recently welcomed volunteers from the AmeriCorps VISTA program who will help with efforts to increase service coordination and community support for veterans in southeastern Harris County and Galveston County. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club has announced that Ann Gay, a member of the club, has been installed as director of District IV for Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an agreement with the Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation for the disbursement of Home Investment Partnership Program funds to operate the finance corporation's first-time homebuyer program. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. will serve as the 2013 Grand Marshal at the 18th Annual Keels and Wheels Concours d'Elegance on May 4 and 5 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area will hold a "Raise Your Glass to CIS" wine tasting event on April 22 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| March 13, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the creation of a Facade Improvement Program to provide funds for businesses to improve their exterior appearance along the Main Street Corridor. More |
| March 12, 2013 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to declare candidates for the May 11 General Election as unopposed and to cancel the city’s elections for those positions. More |
| March 12, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending the city’s Code of Ordinances to require the removal of dead trees and providing for the city to abate dead trees declared as a “nuisance” if action is not taken by the property owner. More |
| March 12, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a grant application for the acquisition of a license plate reader through the Criminal Justice Division of the Texas Governor’s Office. More |
| March 11, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs recently attended the Texas PTA's Rally Day in Austin. More |
| March 11, 2013 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club recently presented trophies to the winners of the Bay Cup I race. More |
| March 08, 2013 -- The Pasadena Public Library will host a series of events during the week of spring break. More |
| March 08, 2013 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area has named the underwriters and sponsors of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| March 08, 2013 -- DIVERSIONS: Arts and Special Projects Editor Jennifer Olin reviewed options for those "headed to nearby beaches or enjoying a stay-cation this Spring Break". More |
| March 07, 2013 -- Uptown Houston, originally formed in 1975 as a voluntary association of businesses and property owners in the Galleria area, and officially approved by the Texas Legislature and the governor as a management district in 1987, is now embarking on a major new amenity for its members – a plan to improve mobility in the area. More |
| March 07, 2013 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Matthew Noll as judge of the Municipal Court. More |
| March 07, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, to approve a $68,124 agreement with CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC for upgrading of the electrical service at the Pasadena Convention Center Fairgrounds. More |
| March 06, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 2-5, with only Deirdre Carey Brown and Steve Rockey voting in favor, to deny a motion to place a charter amendment proposition on the 2014 May election ballot to resolve any ambiguity in the charter regarding closed meetings and discussion, or action on keeping minutes for meetings. More |
| March 06, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, an ordinance amending the membership of the Ethics Review Commission to reduce the number of members from seven to five regular members and changing the required quorum. More |
| March 06, 2013 -- Deer Park City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize negotiations with a proposed vendor for the lease of the Battleground Golf Course. More |
| March 06, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers abstaining from the item, to approve the first reading of an ordinance revising the city’s land use assumptions, capital improvement plans and impact fees for water and wastewater facilities. More |
| March 04, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena will host the 14th annual Ms. Pasadena Senior pageant on Thursday at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| March 01, 2013 -- South Shore Harbour Marina will host the South West International Boat Show March 21-24. More |
| March 01, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to call an election for May 11 to elect the city's mayor and eight council positions. More |
| February 28, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook is seeking applications from residents to fill vacancies on various boards and commissions. More |
| February 28, 2013 -- Hospice Care Team, Inc. will host grief support groups throughout the Bay Area beginning in March. More |
| February 28, 2013 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker proclaimed February 26, 2013 Joe Mayer Day in Houston, recognizing his “16 years of service to the community through his 33 years of experience in public policy, government relations, community affairs and marketing development”. More |  |
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| February 27, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday approved a new city logo. More |
| February 27, 2013 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin construction of the $90 million building expansion project at its Victory Lakes facilities that will include an emergency department and beds to accommodate patients requiring overnight stays. More |  |
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| February 27, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to adopt a resolution amending the city’s meeting policy to clarify that meetings attended remotely by council members could occur at multiple locations. More |
| February 26, 2013 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released updates on two incidents that took place on Tuesday: one in the 400 block of Oak Vista where a man was reported throwing hammers at city contract workers; and the other in the 16100 block of Bougainvilla where a young girl was assaulted by a man who kicked in the door to her home. More |
| February 26, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution confirming that the Mariposa at Pecan Park development contributes to the city’s revitalization efforts. More |
| February 26, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday took no formal action, but directed staff to draft an ordinance to amend the city’s policy regarding dead trees on private property. More |
| February 25, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area will hold the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament on April 22 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Bay Area Houston. More |
| February 23, 2013 -- The Causeway FunD Run sponsored by the School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will be on March 2. More |  |
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| February 22, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize, on first reading, a temporary right of entry to Transglobal Services, LLC for seismic testing. More |
| February 21, 2013 -- Brian Rinehart, airport manager for the Houston Airport System’s Ellington Airport, spoke to a general membership meeting of Economic Alliance Houston Port Region on Wednesday at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |  |
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| February 21, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an order calling for an election on May 11 to elect the mayor and two council positions. More |
| February 20, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend the city’s Code of Ordinances regarding inspection requirements for storm water facility maintenance. More |
| February 20, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an expenditure of $89,803 for emergency repairs to Water Well No. 2, and to exempt the purchase from bidding requirements due to the emergency. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that the cities Seabrook, Nassau Bay and Webster are receiving an Excellence in Emergency Management Award at the Sixth Annual Emergency Management Association of Texas Symposium. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- The Arthritis Foundation will host the Bay Area Walk on May 18 at the Clear Lake City Park Pavilion. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- The City of Webster has announced that the League City Masonic Lodge will host a cornerstone dedication ceremony on February 27 at Webster's new fire station. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena will host its Kites and Fishing event on Saturday at Burke Crenshaw Park. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- The Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance in Seabrook will display a 1963 Budd XR-400 concept car from the Henry Ford Museum during its 18th annual event on May 4-5 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| February 19, 2013 -- La Porte City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, heard a presentation regarding an audit of the city’s Planning and Engineering Department. More |
| February 18, 2013 -- Houston City Council Member Dave Martin will host a town hall meeting on March 4 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake campus. More |
| February 18, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will hold sailing clinics for beginning sailors in June through August. More |
| February 15, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host a tree planting on March 2 at Rex Meador Park. More |
| February 14, 2013 -- The University of Houston-Clear Lake will open the Cyber Security Institute this spring. More |
| February 14, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $1,122,216 contract with Civil Concepts Construction, Inc. for the construction of soccer fields near South Avenue. More |
| February 13, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to adopt a resolution to preserve Second Amendment rights, the right to bear arms, for League City residents. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook today reported that sales tax revenues for the city totaled $295,792 for February. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will host a prospective membership social on March 5. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to call a special election on May 11 for 30 propositions to amend the city’s charter. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Mark Denman to sign an agreement with the NASA Johnson Space Center to provide coordinated response to emergency situations affecting the space center and surrounding areas. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the city’s current invoices. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host the 10th annual Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Half Marathon and Relays on March 16-17. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- The City of League City has been ranked in the seventh safest cities in Texas, and 68th safest city in the nation, according to a report by CQ Press. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reappoint members to the city's Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to call an election for May 11 to elect a mayor and two positions on city council. More |
| February 07, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a general order of the Lakeview Police Department to allow the use of a less than lethal shotgun by the department. More |
| February 06, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first and final reading, the issuance of $4,390,000 in general obligation refunding bonds. More |
| February 06, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Diana Newland opposed, to approve an agreement with MuniServices, LLC for local hotel occupancy tax program audit services. More |
| February 06, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 1-6, with only Deirdre Carey Brown voting in favor of approval, to deny calling a bond election for May for the expansion of the Friendswood Library. More |
| February 01, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation from the Associated Credit Union of Texas through the credit union's Charity Chat "Holiday" program. More |
| January 31, 2013 -- The 18th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, benefiting The Boys & Girls Harbor, is now accepting car and boat entries for exhibitors to participate in the event, which is scheduled for May 4-5, 2013. More |
| January 31, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council, in a special meeting on Wednesday, voted 3-0-1, with Steve Jones abstaining, to overturn an employee dismissal for Daniel Vela, a member of the city's police department. More |
| January 31, 2013 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently planted a tree at Howard Ward Park in celebration of Arbor Day. More |
| January 31, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Don Harrison, Ornaldo Ybarra and Phil Cayten opposed, to approve, on first reading, changes to the city's park and recreation fees. More |
| January 29, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 7-0-1, with Chuck Engelken abstaining due to a possible conflict of interest, to approve a new Right-of-Way Ordinance and Utility Permit Process for the city. More |
| January 29, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Steve Jones opposed, to amend the city’s residential garage requirements for houses elevated on piers as recommended by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. More |
| January 28, 2013 -- Friendswood Animal Advocates will hold its second annual Bets for Pets Casino Night Fundraiser on March 2 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Pearland. More |
| January 28, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a visit from Texas State Representative Dr. Greg Bonnen. More |
| January 24, 2013 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released the 2012 Annual Crime Report. More |
| January 24, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood will host an informational meeting with the Bond Advisory Committee on Monday to discuss planning and objectives for a possible bond issue. More |
| January 24, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, a grant application and agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for $14,444 in funds to conduct an impaired driving mobilization enforcement program. More |
| January 23, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that the League City Uncorked festival will take place on March 23 and 24 at Walter Hall Park. More |
| January 23, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to form an ad hoc committee to deal with fire department issues. Members from the city council, the City of El Lago and the Seabrook Fire Department will serve as representatives on the committee. More |
| January 23, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Joanna Sharp Dawson and Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to approve a trial period to allow attendance by council members at meetings through videoconference calls. More |
| January 23, 2013 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the 60 percent completion plans for Phase 1 of the Town Center Project. More |
| January 22, 2013 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to order an election for May 11. More |
| January 22, 2013 -- The 18th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, benefiting The Boys & Girls Harbor, is accepting car and boat entries for exhibits during the event, which takes place May 4-5 in Seabrook. More |
| January 22, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation of 353 coats from Clear Lake Regional Medical Center for students at Bayside Intermediate School in League City. More |
| January 20, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Friday presented its 2013 Quasar Award to Fred B. Griffin at it's annual meeting, titled “Prosperity Through Leadership”. More |  |
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| January 19, 2013 -- Texas State Senator Larry Taylor has been appointed by Lieutenant David Dewhurst to serve as vice chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and as a member of the Senate Education, Health and Human Services, Government Organization, and Intergovernmental Relations committees. More |
| January 18, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will hold the 2013 Bay Cup I on March 2 on Galveston and Trinity Bays. More |
| January 17, 2013 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the J/105 Mid-Winter Championship Regatta on March 8-10 on Galveston Bay. More |
| January 17, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a grant application and agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for $14,444 in funding for the impaired driving mobilization enforcement program. More |
| January 17, 2013 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Mitch Youts to Position 2 on the city council to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Amy Carr. More |
| January 17, 2013 -- Kemah City Council on Wednesday voted 4-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to approve changing the speed limit throughout the city to 25 miles per hour with exception of Anders Lane from FM 518 to State Highway 96. More |
| January 16, 2013 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host a North U. "Rules and Tactics Seminar" on February 23 in the club ballroom in Seabrook. More |
| January 16, 2013 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to call an election for May 11 to elect three city council positions. More |
| January 15, 2013 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing any legislation during the 2013 Texas Legislative Session that would allow an increase to the maximum transport haul weights along roadways in the city. More |
| January 15, 2013 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Steve Jones opposed, to adopt a resolution urging the Texas State Legislature to leave authority for appointing members of the Port of Houston Authority Commission with local entities. More |
| January 15, 2013 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of continuing local appointments for members of the Port of Houston Authority Commission. More |
| January 14, 2013 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently hosted its 2013 Assisteens 5K run and fundraiser in support of Operation School Bell. More |
| January 14, 2013 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area will host its 2013 Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament on April 22. More |
| January 12, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena will host the annual Ms. Pasadena Senior Pageant on March 7 in the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| January 11, 2013 -- League City will host League City Uncorked, a wine and art festival, on March 23-24 at Walter Hall Park. More |
| January 11, 2013 -- Houston City Council Member Dave Martin will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday for his District E satellite office in Clear Lake. More |
| January 11, 2013 -- Deer Park City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting continued local appointment of members of the Port of Houston Authority Port Commission. More |
| January 10, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Pat Van Houte opposed, to reappoint members to the Pasadena Second Century Corporation Board of Directors and appointing Council Member Jackie Welch to serve on the board. More |
| January 10, 2013 -- The City of Pasadena will host a FBI Special Agent to discuss identity theft, abuse and scams and other topics during the next meeting of the city's TRIAD program, which will be held on January 14. More |
| January 10, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department will receive the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Decal on January 14 for the "Chief Randal J. Zimmer" Fire Boat. More |
| January 10, 2013 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau is holding a contest for an overnight stay at the Boardwalk Inn in Kemah. More |
| January 09, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook has reported its sales tax revenues for January totaled $193,301. More |
| January 09, 2013 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve, on first and final reading, an ordinance amending the boundaries of the city’s Historic District. More |
| January 09, 2013 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of retaining local representation through continued appointments of the port commission by local governing entities. More |
| January 09, 2013 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will hold its third annual CRAZY Krewe event on February 9 at the Clear View Education Center in Webster. More |
| January 08, 2013 -- Friendswood City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to award a contract to T&T Construction for the city's 2012-2013 Street Maintenance Program. More |
| January 08, 2013 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released the Activity Report for January 1 through 7. More |
| January 07, 2013 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| January 04, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood will hold its Annual Tree Giveaway on January 19 at Friendswood City Hall. More |
| January 03, 2013 -- Pasadena City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution urging the Sunset Advisory Commission and the Texas Legislature to allow the local appointing bodies of the Port of Houston Authority Commission to maintain local control by appointing commissioners to the board. More |
| January 03, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host an open house for Carothers Coastal Gardens every Thursday beginning January 10 and continuing through February. More |
| January 03, 2013 -- Kemah City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Marisela Garcia as city secretary. More |
| December 28, 2012 -- Barbara Cutsinger’s Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Development Update reports that the area’s healthcare industry is continuing to grow. More |
| December 27, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to confirm the reappointment of Steve Phelps to the Port of Houston Authority Commission. More |
| December 23, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District has posted a report on the recent school board meeting, including photo of two school nurses who were honored for saving the life of a four months old child. More |
| December 23, 2012 -- Texas Children’s Hospital Senior Vice President of the Pavilion for Women Cris C. Daskevich served as the keynote speaker during University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Fall Commencement Ceremony. More |
| December 21, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Thursday voted unanimously, following an executive session, to authorize the mayor to hire a Fitness Center Coordinator at a rate of $500 per month under a six month contract. More |
| December 21, 2012 -- Helen Hall Library in League City will host early literacy mini classes January through April. More |
| December 21, 2012 -- San Jacinto College volunteers recently participated in a Christmas community project for children at Vista del Sol apartment complex in Pasadena. More |
| December 20, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an ordinance adopting the valuation and assessment of properties in the city's Industrial District. More |
| December 18, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council has named George Jones of Tulsa, Oklahoma as city administrator. More |
| December 18, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to award a $3,627,441 contract to Layer 3 for upgrades to the district’s wireless network infrastructure. More |
| December 18, 2012 -- Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College Chancellor, has been named the 2012 Pasadena Citizen of the Year by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. More |
| December 18, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released its Activity Report for December 10 through 17. More |
| December 18, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau reports that hotel occupancies and sales tax receipts were up in 2012 and anticipates that selection of the Bayport Cruise Terminal by two major cruise lines assures a bright future for the area. More |
| December 14, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted its annual Holiday Party at Di Amici Upscale Events on NASA Parkway on Wednesday. More |  |
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| December 14, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood is seeking volunteers for its Citizens Bond Advisory Committee. More |
| December 13, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Michael Kramm as chief of police. More |
| December 13, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an interlocal agreement with Harris County for repair and construction improvements to the North Shaver Street Bridge over Little Vince Bayou. More |
| December 13, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will hold its final public auction of the year on Saturday at the Maintenance Services Facility. More |
| December 12, 2012 -- Bay Area Turning Point has released a summary of a survey associated with its Male Campaign on Domestic Violence. More |
| December 12, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook on Tuesday held its annual Employee Recognition Luncheon. More |
| December 12, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to name Michael Kramm as the city’s chief of police. More |
| December 12, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has announced the winners of the Old Seabrook Holiday Decorating Contest. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to move forward with developing ballot language for amendments to the City Charter as recommended by the Citizens Charter Review Advisory Commission. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission’s report and recommendations regarding amendments to the city’s residential garage requirements for houses elevated on piers. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to reappoint Don Matter and council members Ron Swofford and Jonathan Amdur, as well as appoint Mayor Mark Denman to the Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board of Directors. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area has received grants for its Operation School Bell program from the Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company and the Lunar Rendezvous Festival. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released its Activity Report for December 1 through 9. More |
| December 07, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently held a luncheon honoring Clear Creek Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Greg Smith for his being named Texas Superintendent of the Year. More |
| December 07, 2012 -- Southwest Securities, Inc. hosted a reception celebrating the opening of the new office of Burrows Auttonberry & Agol Investment Group in South Shore Harbour on Thursday. More |
| December 06, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present Fred B. Griffin with the 2013 Quasar Award for exceptional leadership in economic development on January 18. More |
| December 06, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Rusty Drake as Muncipal Court Judge and Eddie Calderon, Jr. as the city's prosecutor. More |
| December 06, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $1,624,652 contract with Motorola, Inc. for the purchase of radio equipment and associated accessories. More |
| December 05, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with only Mel Donehue opposed, to not enter into a contract with the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau for tourism services for FY2013. More |
| December 05, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve expenditures through a portion of the remaining Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department bond funds for various items. More |
| December 05, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to certify local funding and support of the Town Center Project Multi-Use Pedestrian Bridge for submission to the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program. More |
| December 04, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with John Scott opposed, to approve the city’s Anti-NIMBYism plan in compliance with the state’s Fair Housing Activity Statement requirements. More |
| December 04, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday at City Hall. More |
| December 04, 2012 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake will present its 2012 2-D Student Exhibition through January 4 at the Pearland Arts League. More |
| December 01, 2012 -- Bay Area Turning Point's school-based curriculum "Redefining a Generation" has been named the model program for the State of Texas by the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. More |
| November 30, 2012 -- Friendswood Animal Advocates will host its second annual Bets for Pets Casino Night Fundraiser on March 2 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Pearland. More |
| November 29, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, a $320,852 contract with CMA Engineering, Inc. for engineering services associated with the Waterline Improvements Project. More |
| November 29, 2012 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club on Tuesday decorated the Tranquility Arbor at Howard L. Ward Park for the holidays. More |
| November 29, 2012 -- Jesse Andrew Burton of Houston has been arrested and charged with Possession of Child Pornography and Possession of Controlled Substances. More |
| November 28, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently hosted Texas State Representative John Davis for a visit to the dropout prevention program at Brookside Intermediate School in League City. More |
| November 27, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution calling for an end to a state rule requiring end-of-course exams to count as fifteen percent of a student’s final grade. More |
| November 27, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend the city’s incentive pay policy for employees. More |
| November 25, 2012 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake Art Gallery hosted a printmaking demonstration in early November with Serbian artists Slobodan Radojkovic and Biljana Vukovic. More |
| November 24, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the city’s water supply agreement with the Port of Houston Authority to include an exemption for seasonal cruise ships. More |  |
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| November 21, 2012 -- The Friendswood Animal Shelter will host a "Black Saturday" special for adoptions, with fees for adopting black or black and white animals reduced by half. More |
| November 21, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received the donation of $2,000, as well as new books and gift cards, from Marathon Petroleum Co. for its program Barber Middle School in Dickinson. More |
| November 21, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Tuesday announced that Houston's aerospace sector has been invited to participate in Pumps and Pipes 6, an international conference on December 3 to explore crossover ideas and technologies that could benefit both the medicine and oil and gas industries. More |
| November 21, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Diana Newland opposed, to direct staff to bring forward a proposed multi-family residential housing project for adults 55 years of age and older at the next city council meeting. More |
| November 20, 2012 -- League City City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Andy Mann as mayor pro tem. More |
| November 19, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday named the "Stinger" as the Yacht of the Year for 2012 at the club's Fall Ball Awards Ceremony. More |
| November 16, 2012 -- Bay Area Turning Point will host its Holiday Market on December 7 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| November 16, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the actuarial report prepared by Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company regarding the city's retiree health care plan as requirement by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. More |
| November 15, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to renew the city's membership in the Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues. More |
| November 15, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host its annual Holiday Lighted Parade on December 1 on Fairmont Parkway. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- The City of League City has announced its holiday hours for Thanksgiving and for the city's employee recognition holiday luncheon in December. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- Barbara Cutsinger’s Bay Area Houston Business Development Update published on Tuesday reports on the University of Texas Medical Branch’s expansion at Victory Lakes. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- The Assisteens of the Bay Area will host its annual 5K Run on January 5 in Seabrook to raise funds and awareness for Operation School Bell. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve the second reading of an ordinance granting franchise rights to BFI Waste Services, doing business as Republic Waste Service, for solid waste collection services to the city. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny an interlocal agreement with the City of El Lago to provide fire protection to the city through Nassau Bay’s volunteer fire department. More |
| November 13, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adjust the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction within the Bayport Industrial District in relation to an interlocal agreement with the City of Pasadena. More |
| November 13, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to execute a depository pledge agreement to authorize transfer of the city’s collateral custodianship from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to the Bank of New York Mellon Trust. More |
| November 12, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club held a Sail-A-Thon as part of its recent 26th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, and raised $7,500 for the Judith Liebenthal Robinson Ovarian Cancer Foundation. More |
| November 10, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library in Houston will host a holiday concert by Thomas C. Thompson on December 14. More |
| November 09, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced the winners of the 26th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| November 09, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood will host an adoption event on Saturday at the animal control facility. More |
| November 09, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the final reading of a $99,900 contract with Berg Oliver Associates, Inc. for environmental review services as required by the National Parks Service related to the Pasadena Municipal Golf Course. More |
| November 09, 2012 -- A wide range of activities, from festivals to art exhibits are available around the Texas Gulf Coast region this weekend. More |
| November 08, 2012 -- Harris County Commissioner for Precinct Two Jack Morman and Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 14 for the opening of the Fairmont Parkway expansion from Beltway 8 to Space Center Boulevard. More |
| November 08, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Jeff Tave and John Skelton opposed, to approve a 50 percent discount for city employees and police officers for community center services. More |
| November 08, 2012 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently participated in the city's annual Beautification Day by helping improve gardens and public areas in the city. More |
| November 08, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event on December 6 at City Hall. More |
| November 07, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Mayor Kevin Holland opposed, to approve $15,000 for geotechnical studies and engineering and to return to council regarding the scope of work for the development of Lake Friendswood. More |
| November 07, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to apply for a Texas Department of Transportation Transportation Enhancement Reimbursement Grant for the construction of a pedestrian bridge. More |
| November 07, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that Mike Ehredt and the Project American Run team will come to Space Center Houston on Saturday to speak about Project America Run. More |
| November 07, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept a $157,940 grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative of the Homeland Security Grant Program. More |
| November 07, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve recommendations by the Carothers Gardens Ad Hoc Committee to modify an existing fence panel in the parking lot and to include a gate and to open the facility on Thursdays from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. for two months beginning in January. More |
| November 06, 2012 -- Science Applications International Corporation will host a free Community Health and Wellness Fair on November 9 at the Johnson Space Center's Gilruth Recreation Center. More |
| November 06, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood Economic Development Office recently received a gold and two silver "Excellence in Economic Development" awards from the International Economic Development Council. More |
| November 06, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host its third annual Can Do! food drive on Thursday at Pasadena Veterans Memorial Stadium. More |
| November 06, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department has released the Activity Report for the week of October 29 through November 4. More |
| November 05, 2012 -- Jim Guidry disagrees with those who believe that discussion of flood gates for New York Harbor in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will have a negative impact on the campaign for an Ike Dike on the Texas Gulf Coast. More |
| November 05, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council last week voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on first reading, a $99,900 contract with Berg Oliver Associates, Inc. for environmental review services required by the National Parks Service related to the Pasadena Municipal Golf Course. More |
| November 02, 2012 -- Jamie White, director of the Texas Seaport Museum, home of Texas' Official Tall Ship ELISSA, has shared his thoughts on the loss of the HMS Bounty during Hurricane Sandy. More |
| November 02, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena Animal Control and Adoption Department recently received a "Bright Ideas" award from Harvard University for its partnership and pet adoption program with the Bayshore Medical Center. More |
| November 02, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently hosted travel professionals from Europe and the United Kingdom for a tour of the area's attractions. More |
| November 02, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to change the council meeting dates to the first and third Wednesday of the month, beginning in December. More |
| October 30, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has named Mario's Flying Pizza as the 2012 Business of the Year. More |
| October 30, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena today released the Floodplain Management Plan's Progress Report, which highlights the efforts the city has taken to reduce the effects of flooding. More |
| October 29, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena has honored Chevron Phillips with the Industry of the Month award. More |
| October 29, 2012 -- The Laura Recovery Center is sponsoring a four-day radKIDS instructor training session today through November 1 at the Friendswood Independent School District Old Junior High Building. More |
| October 26, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an ordinance annexing land located in the vicinity of Fairmont Parkway and east of the Pasadena Convention Center and Fairgrounds, and the area in the vicinity of Bay Area Boulevard and the northeast corner of the boundary of the city. More |
| October 26, 2012 -- The City of League City will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Public Safety Building on Wednesday. More |
 | October 26, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club's 26the Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, a race from Galveston to Port Aransas, got underway at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier on Thursday. Photos by Robert Mihovil |
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| October 26, 2012 -- Space Center Rotary Club has donated $5,000 to Communities In Schools-Bay Area. More |
| October 26, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library in Houston will host a Quickbooks workshop on November 17 and a screening of "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" on November 26. More |
| October 25, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 2-1, with John Skelton opposed, to adopt a 2012 property tax rate of $0.6133 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 24, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Dan Becker, Dennis OKeeffe and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve a contract amount for solid waste and recycling services with BFI Waste Services, doing business as Republic Waste Service, but to hold public hearings and determine the allocation of costs between residential and commercial customers at a future date. More |
| October 24, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2012 property tax rate of $0.665232 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- Morgan's Point City Council on Monday recognized residents Ed Bluestein and Paul Francis for their efforts in working with the Port of Houston Authority regarding its Bayport terminal dredging permit with the Army Corps of Engineers. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve agreements with Bayway Homes, Inc. for the construction of homes under the Northside Neighborhood IV HOME Grant Program. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday received an update regarding the status of the city’s application for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to name Dr. Robert Branch as director of human resources. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club recently hosted the 3rd Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta on Galveston Bay. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that the Sam Houston Squadron of the Texas Navy will present the Patriotic Trophy at the 51st Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade on December 8 at South Shore Harbour. More |
| October 22, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook will host the First Annual Seabrook Festival of the Arts on Saturday at the grounds of Seabrook City Hall and the Community House. More |
| October 22, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council last week voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a grant contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management for a $318,040 grant through the 2012 Urban Area Security Initiative under the Homeland Security Grant Program. More |
| October 21, 2012 -- Clear Lake Regional Hospital has "adopted" Bayside Intermediate in League City as part of the Communities In Schools-Bay Area Adopt A School Program. More |
| October 19, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to schedule a single meeting for November 1, and a single meeting in December the date of which depends on a possible shift of the city's council meetings from Thursdays to Wednesdays. More |
| October 18, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host a public auction on Saturday at the Maintenance Services Facility. More |
| October 18, 2012 -- The City of Kemah will host its Salute to Military Service Procession on November 2. More |
| October 17, 2012 -- Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. will host its Holiday Market on December 7 at the Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| October 17, 2012 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries will host its annual Festival of Trees event on December 6 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| October 17, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Diana Newland opposed, to authorize the issuance of a maximum of $10 million in refunding bonds to refinance debt issued in 2005. More |
| October 17, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Amanda Booren opposed, to appoint Interim Police Chief Kenneth Cook to the position on a permanent basis. More |
| October 16, 2012 -- The City of League City will open its new Eastern Regional Park to residents on October 22. More |
| October 15, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council last week voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a contract with Graphic Packaging, International, Inc. for the purchase of paper refuse bags for a period of one year. More |
| October 15, 2012 -- The Friends of the Helen Hall Library in League City will hold their Fall Book Sale on November 15-17 at the Helen Hall Library Theater. More |
| October 12, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 5-3, with Don Harrison, Ornaldo Ybarra, and Pat Van Houte opposed, to accept the recommendations of a committee regarding the city's fixed-route bus service and to discontinue the service effective October 31. More |
| October 12, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres has announced a planned water outage tonight in order to upgrade and improve its water distribution system. More |
| October 12, 2012 -- Gene Kranz, retired Director of Mission Operations at NASA, was the featured speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Webster Business Alliance. More |  |
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| October 11, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host its "Monster Mash" costume contest and trick or treat event on October 27. More |
| October 11, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today reported that the city has received $205,280 in sales tax revenues this month, reflecting an increase of 0.62 percent from October 2011. More |
| October 10, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve revisions to the city’s Ethics Ordinance recommended by the Ethics Review Board. More |
| October 10, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, held a public hearing regarding the city’s proposed 2012 property tax rate of $0.665232 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 09, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood has announced the winners of its NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition. More |
| October 09, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a property tax rate of $0.844381 per $100 valuation for 2012. More |
| October 09, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution nominating INEOS USA, LLC as a State of Texas Enterprise Zone Project. More |
| October 09, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Brad Bailey opposed, to adopt a property tax rate of $0.732120 per $100 valuation for 2012. More |
| October 08, 2012 -- Clear Creek Independent School District will host its "State of the District" Address on Wednesday, and will stream the presentation on the district's web site. More |
| October 05, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 with Ornaldo Ybarra opposed, to adopt, on first and final reading, a property tax rate of $0.591593 per $100 valuation for 2012. More |
| October 05, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bueau has announced that Kemah and the Houston Bay Area will be featured in the season premiere episode of "DayTripper" on October 13 Houston PBS. More |
| October 05, 2012 -- The Friends of the Helen Hall Library in League City recently received a $2,000 donation from AmeriWaste, LLC. More |
| October 04, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today launched its newly designed website at www.SeabrookTX.gov. More |
| October 04, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted a debate for the 14th Congressional District of Texas at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center on Wednesday. More |  |
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| October 04, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook, in a series of articles on local drinking water sources and the city's Source Water Protection Program, discusses potential threats to the city's drinking water. More |
| October 04, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Robert O'Donel to the Lakeview Police Department Commission. More |
| October 04, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt the city's FY2013 Budget. More |
| October 03, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Floyd Myers, Diana Newland and Alexandra Dietrich opposed, to adopt a total property tax rate of $0.28528 per $100 valuation for 2012. More |
| October 03, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to increase the city’s hotel occupancy tax rate by one half of a percent. More |
| October 03, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families recently held their 5th Medication Take Back event at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes. More |
| October 02, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve the city’s FY2013 Budget. More |
| October 02, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Foley to the Planning and Zoning Committee. More |
| October 02, 2012 -- Representatives from the Bay Area chapter of the Assisteens, an auxiliary of Assistance League of the Bay Area, were recently spotlighted at the Assistance League National Conference held at the Hilton of the Americas in Houston. More |
| September 28, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 with Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve, on first reading, an ordinance adding regulations for the use of golf carts in the city. More |
| September 28, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres will host a National Night Out event on Tuesday at Circle Park. More |
| September 27, 2012 -- The City of Nassau Bay has been selected for an award in the 2012 Houston's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For competition by the National Association for Business Resources. More |
| September 26, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to adopt a 2012 property tax rate of $0.597 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 26, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the city’s FY2013 Budget. More |
| September 26, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to send a letter of support for the Port of Houston Authority in relation to the authority’s review by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. More |
| September 26, 2012 -- UPDATE: The annual Kemah Art Walk scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled due to the weather. More |
| September 25, 2012 -- The Pasadena Police Department will host a prescription drug take-back location at the Summit on Saturday as part of Prescription Drug Take Back Day. More |
| September 25, 2012 -- The League City Police Department is searching for suspects involved in purse snatchings and credit card abuse cases in the city. More |
| September 25, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2012 property tax rate of $1.36 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 25, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing on the city's FY2013 Budget on October 8. More |
| September 24, 2012 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center today announced that it has been named a "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures" by the Joint Commission, an accreditor of health care organizations in America. More |
| September 21, 2012 -- The Pasadena Public Library today announced that it offers free 24/7 Wi-Fi service at its central location. More |
| September 21, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the city's FY2013 Budget. More |
| September 21, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt the city's FY2013 Budget, with a total planned expenditure of $4,034,602. More |
| September 20, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to propose a 2012 tax rate of $0.3486 per $100 valuation, maintaining the same rate as 2011. More |
| September 20, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host its third annual Can Do! food drive on November 8 at the Pasadena Veterans Memorial Stadium. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- The space shuttle Endeavour atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is scheduled to depart Houston's Ellington Field at about 7 a.m. for California. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to unanimously to adopt the city’s FY2013 Budget. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- The North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce will host the Wheels N Thrills Auto Show on Saturday, October 13. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families Prescription Drug Advisory Committee will host a prescription drug take back location on September 29 at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Michael Giangrosso, Don Holbrook and Laura Davis opposed, to approve a total of $12,500 in funding for the 2013 Texas Outlaw Challenge event. More |
| September 19, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Mayor Floyd Myers, Diana Newland and Alexandra Dietrich opposed, to approve, on first and final reading, an ordinance adopting the city’s FY2013 Budget. More |
| September 18, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to adopt the city’s FY2013 Budget on first and final reading. More |
| September 17, 2012 -- The Clear Lake Regional Medical Center medical staff recently donated $10,000 to World Missions Possible to fund an upcoming humanitarian trip. More |
| September 14, 2012 -- Alvin Community College will launch its 2012-2013 theatre season with "The Seafarer" on October 13. More |
| September 14, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that Rodney Johnstone, founder of racing J/boats, will attend and participate in this year's J/Boat Southwest Regatta on Galveston Bay, which takes place October 13-14. More |
| September 14, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, the city's FY2013 Budget. More |
| September 13, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Council Member John Skelton as representative and Council Member Carolynn Stanley as alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council General Assembly. More |
| September 13, 2012 -- Pasadena's Multipurpose Recreation Center will host The Pasadena Bowl, a wheelchair football league, October 4 through November 15, with team draft picks taking place September 20. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- Science Applications International Corporation will hold a Community Health and Wellness Fair on September 22 at the Johnson Space Center's Gilruth Recreation Center Alamo Ballroom. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- The 14th Annual Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will take place from Thursday through Sunday at the NASA Hilton in Nassau Bay. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook, in the first of a series of articles on drinking water and water protection programs, today issued a release on the benefits of a source water protection program. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to propose a 2012 property tax rate of $0.597 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously, through a record vote, to propose a 2012 property tax rate of $0.665232 per $100, effectively increasing taxes in the city. More |
| September 11, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to create the City of Friendswood Employee Benefit Trust. More |
| September 11, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to designate Council Member Brad Bailey as representative and Council Member Jonathan Amdur as alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council General Assembly. More |
| September 11, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 5-3, with Mayor Louis Rigby, Mike Clausen and Jay Martin opposed, to adopt the city’s FY2013 Budget with an amendment removing an increase in employee contributions to their health care insurance benefits. More |
| September 11, 2012 -- Correction: Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to propose a property tax rate of $0.044381 per $100 valuation for 2012. More |
| September 10, 2012 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Rachel Nichols of Lake Jackson, Texas. More |
| September 10, 2012 -- Members of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, civic leaders and others turned out for the grand opening of the new Diamond Beach Resort and Spa on West Beach, which is billed as housing Galveston's only five-star mid-rise resort residences. More |  |
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| September 10, 2012 -- The City of League City will host a gathering at the flagpole at 200 West Walker, near City Hall, on Tuesday to issue a proclamation and commemorate the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. More |
| September 07, 2012 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum in League City is opening its museum to host the 2012 Fine Arts and Crafts Festival on November 3-4. More |
| September 07, 2012 -- The Friendswood Rotary Club recently welcomed new member Kirk Lippert and presented club's Officer of the Year Award to Friendswood Police Officer Brandon Blair. More |
| September 07, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city's Planning Department to prepare a service plan for the extension of city services into an area under consideration for annex in the Pasadena Industrial District. More |
| September 07, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to ratify the Kemah Community Development Corporation's approval of a $428,318 contract with RW Lucas, LLC for rehabilitation of Texas Avenue. More |
| September 06, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of El Lago to operate and fund the Lakeview Police Department. More |
| September 06, 2012 -- El Lago City Council canceled its Wednesday night meeting, which included proposal of an increase to the city's tax revenues for 2012 on the agenda. More |
| September 05, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Mayor Floyd Myers, Diana Newland and Alexandra Dietrich opposed, to approve, on first reading, adjustments to the city’s utility rates and fees, including the implementation of a new capital reserve fee on all of the city’s utility customers. More |
| September 05, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday discussed the city’s FY2013 Budget and tax rate, with discussions ending in scheduling a special meeting on September 11 to further review the budget and to consider proposing a tax rate. More |
| September 05, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a hiring process for the next city administrator. More |
| August 31, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an extension of an interlocal agreement with Harris County for bus services in the city through October. More |
| August 30, 2012 -- The Re/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival will hold it's annual festival on September 28-30 at the Johnson Space Center. More |
| August 30, 2012 -- The Swingin’ Seniors will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a party on September 11 at the Madison Jobe Senior Center. More |
| August 30, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston has won the bid for the Texas Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau's 2014 Conference. More |
| August 30, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department has been awarded a $52,000 grant by the Texas Governor's Criminal Justice Division for its Crime Victim Assistance Program. More |
| August 29, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area has received a donation from Esteban's Café and Cantina in League City. More |
| August 29, 2012 -- Clear Creek Independent School District is seeking community and business members to serve on the District Education Improvement Committee and the School Health Advisory Council for the 2012-2013 school year. More |
| August 29, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Dan Becker and Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to approve the first reading of the FY2013 Budget. More |
| August 28, 2012 -- The repaving of Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake Area will begin in September. More |
| August 28, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 8-1, with John Zemanek opposed, to amend the city’s Code of Ordinances to prohibit the discharge of firearms within the city limits. More |
| August 28, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to cast a ballot in favor of Deer Park City Manager James Stokes for election to the Texas Municipal Intergovernmental Employees Benefits Pool Board of Trustees. More |
| August 27, 2012 -- The 14th Annual Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will present actor Brandon Smith with the Life Achievement Award at the Cascade Award Gala on September 15 in Nassau Bay. More |
| August 27, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that the J/70 fleet will be racing in the J/Fest Southwest Regatta on October 13-14. More |
| August 26, 2012 -- Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, died on Saturday at the age of 82. Guidry News Service covered the presentation of the 2004 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement to Armstrong on March 11, 2004. More |  |
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| August 24, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the FY2013 budget of the Pasadena Second Century Corporation. More |
| August 24, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has received four 2012 Bay Cup Series awards. More |
| August 23, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted Port of Houston Executive Director Colonel Leonard Waterworth at a membership meeting on Wednesday. More |
| August 23, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department will participate in National Night Out on October 2. More |
| August 23, 2012 -- The Pasadena Police Department will host a Rape Aggression Defense course for women in September. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- The City of League City has announced road closures planned for Saturday in association with the Clear Lake International Triathlon. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a bank depository bid contract to Wells Fargo Bank. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center on Tuesday held a "Signing of the Steel" ceremony near the site of the hospital's $92 million expansion project. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reappoint Mayor Floyd Myers, Edward Lapeyre and Carlos Villagomez to two-year terms and Council Member Natalie Dolan to a term expiring in one year on the Webster Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the renewal of an agreement between the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation and the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- A fundraiser benefiting the Alzheimer's Association will be held on September 23 at the VFW Post #5400 in Santa Fe, and the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held on October 13 at Stewart Beach Pavilion in Galveston. More |
| August 21, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a $340,330,692 budget for FY2013. More |
 | August 20, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston Magazine Publisher Rick Clapp hosted a Launch Party on August 16 for his new quarterly publication, Bay Area Best Practices, "the number one health and medical resource guide" in the region. More |
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| August 17, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on first reading, a $45,000 contract with Civil Concepts, Inc. for the company to assist the city in preparing engineering analysis of various projects identified for funding under the Hurricane Ike Recovery Program. More |
| August 17, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to publish a proposed tax rate of $0.295831 per $100 valuation, the city's rollback tax rate for the 2012 tax year. More |
| August 17, 2012 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced that Studio Movie Grill, a movie-grill business, has made plans to open a location near the Victory Lakes Town Center. More |
| August 16, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation is seeking nominations for the Clear Creek Independent School District Citizen of the Year. More |
| August 16, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to schedule a joint public hearing for September 19 with the city's Planning and Zoning Commission to consider amending the Zoning Ordinance to change the definition of “substantial damage” or “substantial improvement”. More |
| August 15, 2012 -- The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has taken action on the Port Authority’s application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit for improvements to the Bayport Ship Channel, and the Port Authority’s formal response to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report. More |
| August 15, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny placing a ballot proposition to reduce the number of city council members from seven to six seats. More |
| August 15, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will host a Prospective Membership Social on September 17 at 100 E. NASA Parkway in Webster. More |
| August 14, 2012 -- Texas Seaport Museum Director Jamie White reported to supporters of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA that federal funding is in place for the repair of the ship's hull that suffered electrolytic corrosion as a result of Hurricane Ike. More |  |
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| August 14, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that construction has begun on the natural playground at Pine Gully Park. More |
| August 14, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the proposed budget of the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District for FY2013. More |
| August 14, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to continue the city’s participation in the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities and authorizing a payment of $0.15 per capita to remain a member of the coalition. More |
| August 14, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with the Texas Department of Public Safety to allow the city to place holds on renewals of drivers licenses. More |
 | August 13, 2012 -- Dr. Radek Bukowski, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, who has been doing research on the effect that the size of babies at birth has on the future health of the mother, visited with Guidry News Service about his research. More |
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| August 13, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that garbage collection contractor IESI, now "Progressive", will provide an optional 95 gallon cart for recycling service for a one dollar monthly fee. More |
| August 13, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook and Harris County will close Red Bluff Road between Park Drive and Albatross Drive beginning August 27 for road repairs and improvements. More |
| August 13, 2012 -- Co-founder of Lakewood Yacht Club’s Harvest Moon Regatta John Broderick has announced a Bacardi Rum party for those racers and their crew who register and pay to race in the 26th Annual Harvest Moon on or before Saturday, September 8. More |
| August 10, 2012 -- Barbara Cutsinger’s Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Development Update on Thursday reported the relocation of a Universal Weather from the Hobby Airport area to Bay Area Houston. More |
| August 10, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the FY2013 budget for the Pasadena Crime Control and Prevention District. More |
| August 09, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that the city's sales tax revenues for august totaled $282,378, an increase of 2.45 percent from August 2011. More |
| August 09, 2012 -- Walgreen's recently conducted a national school supply drive with donations going to Communities In Schools-Bay Area through the Kids In Need Foundation. More |
| August 08, 2012 -- The Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department recently held a ceremony for commissioning the department's new fire boat as the "Chief Randal J. Zimmer". More |
| August 08, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the city’s membership in the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities. More |
| August 08, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to name the city council as the Plaza Ten 06 Corporation Board of Directors. More |
| August 08, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to place referendums on the November 6 ballot for the proposed issuance of general obligation bonds. as well as water and sewer revenue bonds, but to delay issuance of the general obligation bonds, if approved by voters. More |
| August 08, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted to call a public hearing for September 4 to receive comments on the proposed FY2013 budget. More |
| August 07, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received funds raised during a 5K Run/Walk event organized by two student organizations at University of Houston-Clear Lake. More |
| August 06, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several programs for adults throughout the month. More |
| August 06, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library in Houston will host "Filmmaking 101", a presentation by local filmmaker Wayne Slaten, on August 20. More |
 | August 06, 2012 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Curiosity landed on the Red Planet shortly after midnight Central Daylight Time this morning. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, gently touched down onto Mars to end a 36-week flight and to begin a two-year investigation. More |
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| August 03, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $290,206 contract for the purchase of 12 vehicles from Caldwell County Chevrolet. More |
| August 03, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance prohibiting non-storm water discharge and illegal dumping of waste materials into the storm sewer system. More |
| August 02, 2012 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host its fourth annual "Kick Off by the Creek" event on August 15 at Clear Creek Independent School District's Education Village. More |
| August 02, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the city's formal membership in the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities. More |
| August 01, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve $15,000 per year for two years in support of the Art Consortium of the Texas Gulf Coast for a new art event in Seabrook. More |
| July 30, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has received authorization from Texas Governor Rick Perry to form a Texas Navy Squadron, which will be named the Sam Houston Squadron. More |
| July 27, 2012 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation hosted an economic development training seminar on Wednesday. More |
| July 27, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to call a public hearing for August 7 to receive input from the public regarding the proposed budget for the Crime Control and Prevention District for FY2013. More |
| July 26, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department today announced that a suspect has been arrested on six counts of possessing or promoting child pornography following a search of his home. More |
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League City City Council on Tuesday voted on several charter amendment propositions to place on the November 6 election ballot. The city council also unanimously approved a motion to request that Harris County include League City's ballot items on the Harris County ballot. More |
| July 25, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0, with Mayor Glenn Royal recusing himself from discussion and the vote, to authorize the city’s bond attorney to prepare an ordinance for placing a bond referendum on the November 6 election ballot. More |
| July 25, 2012 -- Members from the Girl Scout Cadette Troop 1507 will host a "Dog Wash" on Saturday at the Stevenson Park Gazebo in the City of Friendswood. More |
| July 24, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously, following an executive session discussion of the matter, to accept an offer of $350,000 for the purchase of the former Police Department/Municipal Court building at 913 and 915 South 8th Street. More |
| July 24, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending the city’s rules of order and procedures for council meetings. More |
| July 24, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing for August 20 to receive comments regarding the proposed FY2013 tax rate. More |
| July 23, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook will begin construction on the Seascape I Paving and Waterline Improvements Project on August 1. More |
| July 23, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host "Rules of the Road", a program to discuss the impact of commercial vessels in area waterways. More |
| July 22, 2012 -- Sea Lake Yacht Sales and Lakewood Yacht Club are hosting a Beneteau Owners Rendezvous at Lakewood over Friday, September 14 through Sunday, September 16. More |
| July 20, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final readings of ordinances granting franchises to Magellan Pipeline Holdings and L.P., Oiltanking Houston, L.P. to operate pipelines in the city. More |
| July 20, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve Lex Paxton as an officer for the Lakeview Police Department. More |
| July 20, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted to approve a resolution committing the market value of the City Lot as the local match for the proposed regional transit/parking terminal. More |
| July 18, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new schedule of general minimum prevailing wage rates for specified crafts, trades and mechanics who are employed for road and highway related construction projects performed under contract with the city. More |
| July 18, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0-1, with Natalie Dolan abstaining, to appoint the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee with Paul Dolan as an ad hoc member; in conjunction with the Water/Wastewater Impact Fees Study. More |
| July 18, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host its 3rd Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta on October 13 and 14 on Galveston Bay. More |
| July 16, 2012 -- Tickets are on sale for the Royal Academy of Fine Arts presentation of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. which begins on August 2 at the RAFA theater at 17170 Mill Forest Road in Webster. More |
| July 13, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 5-3, with Onaldo Ybarra, Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to appoint former city council member Leroy Stanley to fill the vacant city council position in District E. More |
| July 13, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently held a career fair for students at Dunbar Middle School in Dickinson. More |
| July 12, 2012 -- The City of La Porte has been named a Silver Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful. More |
| July 11, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve several changes to the proposed Charter Election on November 6. More |
| July 10, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to establish 14 as the minimum age to operate a golf cart on city streets, unless a passenger/supervisor in the vehicle is 21 or older. More |
| July 10, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $158,100 bid to Teamwork Construction Services, Inc. for the Peninsula Trail Enhancement Project. More |
| July 10, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to enter into a $130,788 construction contract with R.W. Lucas Construction LLC for a La Porte Department of Transportation Weigh Station underneath the Hwy 146 Overpass at Barbour’s Cut Boulevard. More |
| July 10, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area will hold a fundraiser on July 21 at Bonefish Grill on I-45 and Bay Area Boulevard. More |
| July 09, 2012 -- Residents of Shoreacres honored former police chief Randall French with a reception on Sunday. More |
| July 08, 2012 -- John Focke, a past commodore of the Houston Yacht Club, has posted an article on Jody Hill's recovery from an accident and his creation of an organization to help others with physical disabilities cope with their situations via the therapeutic power of sailing. More |
| July 08, 2012 -- Bay Area Welcome Neighbors Officers posed for a photo at the group;s monthly luncheon at the Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| July 06, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on final reading, an annexation agreement with the City of La Porte to amend the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries between the two cities. More |
| July 06, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the proposed dredging of the Bayport Ship Channel by the Port of Houston Authority, but requested that studies be conducted concerning a proposed dredge material collection site. More |
| July 06, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve an expenditure, not to exceed $2,300, for the purchase of a replacement of a computer at the Building Department and to perform necessary maintenance and upgrades on city computers and software systems. More |
| July 05, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to submit a project application for the extension of the NASA Road 1 Bypass from Interstate Highway 45 to NASA Parkway to the Houston-Galveston Area Council for inclusion in the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Plan. More |
| July 03, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve appointments to various boards, commissions and to the Municipal Court. More |
| July 02, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several free programs for adults. More |
| June 29, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an agreement with Sarah's House for the disbursement of $44,370 in Community Development Block Grant funds to Sarah's House for the operation of a public service program. More |
| June 29, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Thursday hosted a presentation on the economics of flood prevention, from the Dutch perspective, at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| June 27, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently visited Matt Laws, owner Which Wich Superior Sandwiches in Friendswood and Pearland to thank him for his support of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| June 27, 2012 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will hold a moving sale on July 14 at its location in Nassau Bay. More |
| June 27, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Andy Mann and Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to adopt a resolution authorizing the publication of a notice of intent to issue certificates of obligation in the amount of $75 million to fund construction of the new Public Safety and Jail Facility as well as water and wastewater projects. More |
| June 27, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday elected Ernie Davis, Natalie Picha, Terry Chapman, Mark Caldwell and Paul Dunphey as citizen members the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. More |
| June 26, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution stating the city’s position supporting a project to deepen and widen the Bayport Ship Channel, but objecting to the creation of new “beneficial use” areas for the disposal of material from dredging the channel. More |
| June 26, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Matt Webber opposed, to approve an ordinance related to releasing, dumping, abandoning or causing injury to domestic animals or wild bird. More |
| June 26, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to name Paul House as principal at Victory Lakes Intermediate. More |
| June 25, 2012 -- Clear Creek Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Greg Smith was recently named the 2012 Superintendent of the Year for Region 4. More |
| June 25, 2012 -- Area veteran journalist Mary Alys Cherry has joined Bay Group Media as publisher of Bay Area Houston Magazine. More |  |
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| June 25, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2012 Bay Cup II race on August 11 in Galveston and Trinity Bays. More |
| June 25, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received $161,000 raised through the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| June 22, 2012 -- The Friends of League City Animal Shelter will hold "Friends Whisker Cat Days", a special adoption event during the weekend and through July 1, featuring cats from the Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary. More |
| June 22, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department today announced that 10 suspects have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a store owner selling the drug known as "bath salts" at businesses near Friendswood. More |
| June 22, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, $292,312 for the purchase of a Gradall Telescoping Boom Excavator from Hi-Way Equipment Co. More |
| June 22, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 4-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance regulating recreational vehicle parks. More |
| June 22, 2012 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host an open forum regarding its future on June 28. More |
| June 21, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 4-1, with Jeff Tave opposed, to approve a fee schedule for the pool, tennis courts and fitness center. More |
| June 21, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Jon Powell and Council Member Doug Shows to negotiate or extend the city's electricity contract, should the market for electricity fall into a favorable position. More |
| June 20, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook recently utilized the Shuttlebration Weekend event as an opportunity to practice coordination of its emergency management response through the use of the Incident Command System. More |
| June 20, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to adopt a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the June 16 Runoff Election. More |
| June 20, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to name Steve Waltz as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 19, 2012 -- The City of La Porte today announced that revenues from its property and sales taxes, as well as payments made in lieu of taxes through the city's industrial districts, have shown increases during the first half of the year. More |
| June 19, 2012 -- City of Friendswood police urge parents and young adults to beware of local rave parties. More |
| June 18, 2012 -- Robert Llorente defeated Robert Duncan in Saturday’s runoff election for Seabrook City Council Position 1, by a four-vote margin. More |
| June 18, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council last week voted unanimously to approve an amended set of the minutes for the council’s June 5 meeting, following lengthy discussion that involved Mayor Johnny Isbell calling police officers forward with the intent to remove Council Member Don Harrison from the meeting. More |
| June 16, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook held a City Council Runoff Election on Saturday to determine the winner in the race for Council Position No. 1; however, due to equipment problems, the votes could not be tallied on Saturday and may not be counted until Monday. More |
| June 15, 2012 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake today announced that it will be vacating its location in Nassau Bay at the end of June and will "fine-tune" the center's strategy during the summer months. More |
| June 15, 2012 -- Seabrook will hold its City Council Runoff Election on Saturday to determine the winner in the race for Council Position No. 1. More |
| June 15, 2012 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival will hold several events in July, including a sunset service on July 14 at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, and the "Stroke a Pose" Fashion Show and Luncheon on July 16. More |
| June 14, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood reports that the coach of a Friendswood youth softball team has been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault and Indecency with a Child. More |
| June 14, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday announced the winners of the Heald Bank Race, which was held in April on the Gulf of Mexico. More |
| June 13, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $678,064 bid to TJ&T Enterprises, Inc. to perform utility relocations for Waterfront Drive. More |
| June 13, 2012 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors will meet on Thursday to consider an initial draft of the corporation's budget, among other items. More |
| June 13, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Mick Phalen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve the final reading of an amendment to the city’s Code of Ordinances to remove a requirement for fees in lieu of sidewalk improvements. More |
| June 12, 2012 -- La Porte City Council, following an executive session, voted unanimously to sign and attest to a contract with Corby Alexander as the new city manager, with an official start date of July 2. More |
| June 12, 2012 -- Diana Newland won election to Webster City Council Position 1 today following a dice roll to break a tie with opponent Edward Lapeyre. More |
| June 12, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to direct Mayor Dolly Arons to draft a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers that includes the council’s comments regarding proposed dredging of the Bayport Ship Channel by the Port of Houston Authority. More |
| June 12, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name the city’s future city hall as the Donald C. Matter Municipal Building, in honor of Mayor Matter, who handed over the gavel at his final meeting. More |
| June 11, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its June schedule of programs for adults. More |
| June 11, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area has highlighted the volunteer efforts of League City dentist Dr. Cindy Castille, who donates her services to "at risk" students who have dental problems that may be a factor affecting their staying in school. More |
| June 11, 2012 -- New for this year’s Juneteenth Celebration in Galveston County is the Historic Mainland Bus Tour. Participants (limited to 47) will be transported by air-conditioned, charter buses to two remarkable mainland sites - Stringfellow Orchards and the 1867 Settlement. Guides will welcome visitors to each site and give a history of the property. More |  |
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| June 11, 2012 -- Voters in Webster elected one new member of the city council in Saturday's runoff election, but a second contest ended in a tie vote that will have to be resolved by the city council. More |
| June 09, 2012 -- Bay Area Turning Point has received the Winner of Distinction Award from the Better Business Bureau. More |
| June 08, 2012 -- Webster will hold a runoff election on Saturday to decide the final winners for two positions on the city council. More |
| June 08, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0-1, with Don Harrison abstaining, to approve, on first reading, an ordinance rescinding a contract with Zarinkelk Engineering for engineering services associated with several sewer rehabilitation projects. More |
| June 08, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently held its Shoe Regatta on Galveston Bay. More |
| June 08, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host a Community Safety Fair and Hurricane Workshop on Saturday at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| June 07, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that its sales tax revenues for the month totaled $199,661, an 8.22 percent decrease from revenues collected in June 2011. More |
| June 07, 2012 -- The Houston Yacht Club will host the 2012 Leukemia Cup Regatta on June 23-24. More |
| June 07, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena is offering a variety of entertainment options during the summer, with several options costing less than five dollars. More |
| June 07, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept an engagement letter from Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP, to conduct the city's audit for FY2012 and FY2013. More |
| June 06, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend for an additional three years the city’s franchise agreement with Republic Services, Inc. for solid waste collection services. More |
| June 06, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that the city has received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. More |
| June 05, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to form a subcommittee comprised of council members Steve Rockey, John Scott, Billy Enochs and Community Services Director James Toney and Assistant City manager Morad Kabiri to evaluate future park land needs for the city. More |
| June 04, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood has issued a notice that Texas-New Mexico Power Company will be inspecting power lines by helicopter on Tuesday. More |
| June 04, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host a hurricane preparedness seminar on June 23 at the club's ballroom in Seabrook. More |
| June 02, 2012 -- Space enthusiasts on Friday welcomed the arrival of the Explorer, a full-size space shuttle replica, as it arrived by barge at the NASA dock at Space Center Boulevard and the NASA Parkway on Clear Lake. More |
| June 01, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $227,472 contract with Prime Controls for an upgrade of the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System. More |
| June 01, 2012 -- The Space Shuttle Replica visited the Port of Galveston en route to Space Center Houston. More |
| May 31, 2012 -- The Port of Houston Authority will host an open house on the proposal to deepen and widen the Bayport Channel this evening at the Bayport Administration Building at 12619 Port Road in Seabrook. More |
| May 30, 2012 -- The District Attorney and Tax-Assessor Collector in Harris County were defeated in Tuesday's primary election and the sheriff's election and commissioners court races in Galveston County ended in runoffs. For a report on elections in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties Click Here |
| May 29, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook will host a Hurricane Preparedness Meeting on Wednesday at Seabrook City Hall. More |
| May 29, 2012 -- The Texas Department of Transportation on Thursday will begin repaving work along FM 518 in the City of Friendswood. More |
| May 27, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre will hold auditions for the BAHBT company and The Preludes, Tuesday, June 5 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Webster. More |
| May 25, 2012 -- A dozen elected and appointed officials appealed to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council to move forward on improvements to State Highway 146 from Red Bluff to FM 518. More |  |
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| May 25, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host its second annual Hatteras Rendezvous on June 29 through July 1 in Seabrook. More |
| May 25, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted to appoint Pat Jones, Bill Welch, Jim Harris, Rick Guerrero, Dennis McCauley, Bruce Leamon and Jeff Wagner to the Crime Control and Prevention District Board. More |
| May 24, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to name Jeff Tave as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 24, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has announced various road closures at the Seabrook-Kemah Bridge and along NASA Parkway between June 1-3 in relation to transport of a full-size shuttle replica to Space Center Houston. More |
| May 24, 2012 -- Space Center Houston is planning a weekend-celebration for the arrival of a full-scale Shuttle Orbiter replica on June 1. More |
| May 23, 2012 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce and Connect Transit hosted an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Victory Lakes Park and Ride service today. More |  |
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| May 23, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council candidate Robert Llorente rolled the dice and won a spot on the ballot in the June 16 runoff election against Robert Duncan for City Council Position No. 1. More |
| May 23, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council recently visited Johnson Space Center. More |
| May 22, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership has given its support toward initiating international service at Houston’s Hobby Airport. More |
| May 22, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an order canvassing the returns of the May 12 General Election for the position of mayor and city council Position No. 1 and Position No. 3. More |
| May 22, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $0.05 price increase for elementary lunches and $0.15 increase for secondary school lunches. More |
| May 22, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the canvassing of the official results of the May 12 General Election. More |
| May 21, 2012 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce and Connect Transit will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 23 at
10:30 a.m. for the Victory Lakes Park and Ride in League City. More |
| May 18, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $765,067 contract with McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc. for property insurance. More |
| May 18, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that the city has saved more than $1 million in debt service interest payments by refinancing its 2003 and a portion of its 2005 bonds. More |
| May 18, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of advancing the State Highway 146 project to the short-range goals of the Regional Transportation Plan within the Transportation Improvement Program. More |
| May 17, 2012 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation will hold a Business Morning Brew event on June 5 at the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department. More |
| May 17, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has issued an invitation to sailors to attend various regattas during the fall, including the J/Fest Southwest Regatta on October 13-14. More |
| May 16, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to canvass the results of the May 12 election, and administered the oath of office to Gary Johnson, who won the race for City Council Position 3. More |
| May 16, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to call for a runoff election on June 9 for two city council positions. More |
| May 15, 2012 -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host a ceremony on Saturday in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Battleship Texas. More |
| May 15, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook on Monday announced that a recount will take place for ballots cast for two candidates in the May 12 election for City Council Position No. 1, which will require a runoff election. More |
| May 15, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a purchase and sale agreement with the La Porte Development Corporation for the transfer of property at 908 West Main Street to the corporation as part of a plan to sell the property to K. Belle Interests, which will develop the building into office space. More |
| May 15, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Brad Bailey opposed, to award a bid to The Brickman Group for the landscaping of the esplanades at Saturn Lane. More |
| May 15, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the extensions of various temporary housing permits issued following Hurricane Ike. More |
| May 14, 2012 -- Election returns left incomplete Saturday night because of problems with equipment in the Galveston County Clerk’s office are being posted by County Clerk Dwight Sullivan. More |
| May 14, 2012 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake is holding registration for its summer arts camps for youth. More |
| May 14, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club youth racers Hannah and Howdy Hughes recently competed in the Laser 4.7 MacLaren World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More |
| May 11, 2012 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with an event on the Spirit of Texas Paddleboat at South Shore Harbor Resort. More |
| May 11, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that the received a total of $309,369 in sales tax revenues for the month. More |
| May 11, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $1,968,359 contract with Paskey, Inc. for the loop completion of an 18-inch water transmission line. More |
| May 09, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve a compensation package for new City Manager Mike Loftin. More |
| May 08, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted to defeat a motion to approve a site plan for a personal care facility to be located at 103 Diamond Lane. The vote was 3-4, with Deirdre Carey Brown, Patrick McGinnis and John Scott voting in favor, and Mayor David Smith, Billy Enochs, Jim Hill and Michael Barker opposed. More |
| May 08, 2012 -- La Porte City Council, in a special meeting Monday, held a closed-door interview with one of five candidates who applied for La Porte’s city manager position. More |
 | May 07, 2012 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today was the guest of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership in a meeting with regional leaders at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Atlantis Ballroom. More |
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| May 07, 2012 -- Dr. William Merrell of Texas A&M University at Galveston, who weathered Hurricane Ike in the 1870 Merchants Mutual Insurance Building in the Strand Historic District where he conceived the Ike Dike, visited with Guidry News Service about storm surge protection. More |  |
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 | May 06, 2012 -- The annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance attracted large crowds to Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook. More |
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| May 04, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Thursday captured a burglar at the Royal Smoke Shop on 3114 FM 528. More |
| May 04, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a settlement agreement with the City of Houston regarding “true-up” payments due for purchases of water from Houston's Southeast Water Purification Plant for 2007 through 2010. More |
| May 04, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 4-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to approve a proposal for dance classes in Kemah. More |
| May 03, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood will host the 2012 Mitch and Artha Wright Concert in the Park Series beginning Friday at Stevenson Park. More |
| May 03, 2012 -- FASTSIGNS of Clear Lake will be featured on Friday's episode of the television series "Undercover Boss" on CBS. More |
| May 03, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-1, with Lilian Norman-Keeney opposed, to amend the city's noise ordinance regarding building operations at night. More |
| May 02, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Secretary Karen Mericle filed a grievance during Tuesday’s city council meeting concerning a review of her performance requested by Council Member Arline Laughter. More |
| May 02, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a settlement in the amount of $60,801 associated with the City of Houston for the Southeast Water Purification Plant “true-up” costs. More |
| May 02, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an amendment to the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. More |
| May 02, 2012 -- Byron Schrimbeck, a member of Citizens for Safer Streets, today is holding a press conference regarding a complaint he has filed claiming that the City of League City has violated election laws by using public funds for political advertising in connection with an upcoming ballot referendum concerning the city's red light cameras. More |
| May 01, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood will hold extended hours for early voting this week in the May 12 General and Special Election. More |
| May 01, 2012 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Jack Morman today joined officials from Seabrook and El Lago to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of a $16 million improvement project for Repsdorph Road. More |
| April 30, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has provided its early voting schedule for the May 12 city council election. More |
| April 30, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has temporarily relocated its Customer Service Department offices to the city council workroom in City Hall due to minor remodeling taking place on the building's second floor. More |
| April 30, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger reports in her latest Business Development Update that pre-leasing has begun for Clear Lake Regional Medical Pavilion, a three-story, Class A, 60,000 square foot professional building at North Texas Avenue and Medical Center Boulevard on the campus of Webster’s Clear Lake Regional Medical Center. More |
| April 27, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook has announced plans for the Seascape I improvement project, a three-year street and waterline replacement project. More |
| April 27, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $553,245 contract, including contingency, with Brooks Concrete, Inc. for the 2012 Annual Sidewalk Replacement Project. More |
| April 27, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, in partnership with various bay area organizations, will host the 2012 Refresh Leadership Simulcast event on May 16 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. More |
| April 26, 2012 -- The City of La Porte has released the results of its citizen survey. More |
| April 25, 2012 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host the inaugural League City Home and Garden Show on Saturday at the city's civic center. More |
| April 25, 2012 -- The Lunar Rendevous Festival on Sunday named Jay Gurry as King of the 2012 festival. More |
| April 25, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to elevate Mike Loftin to permanent city manager, and to direct staff to conduct a salary survey and create a benefits package for Loftin. More |
| April 25, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will hold a Medication Take Back event on Saturday at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes in League City. More |
| April 24, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an update to the Northside Neighborhood Plan. More |
| April 24, 2012 -- The Pasadena Police Department will host a Prescription Drug Take Back Day event at the Summit on Saturday. More |
| April 24, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the annual financial audit for FY2011. More |
| April 24, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted 4-3, with Ken Baliker, Ann Hammond and Page Rander opposed, to approve a three percent, one-time salary supplement to be paid in a lump sum to employees of the district in October. More |
| April 23, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has purchased a fleet of 18 Flying Junior sailboats to promote double-handed sailing and racing on Galveston Bay. More |
| April 20, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve up to $44,500 to find the purchase and installation of an emergency generator for the City Hall/Police Department. More |
| April 20, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an interlocal agreement with Harris County for the second phase of improvements along Fairmont Parkway from Space Center Boulevard to Red Bluff Road. More |
| April 20, 2012 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs And Alcohol will host a Take Back event for prescription drugs on April 28 at Angleton Junior High School and the New Hope Church-Alvin Campus. More |
| April 19, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will hold its 30th Annual Shoe Regatta on May 19-20 on Galveston Bay. More |
| April 19, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to join with ten other small cities in the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County service area to hire a consultant regarding issues with an agreement between METRO and the cities. More |
| April 18, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance Prescription Drug Advisory Committee will take back expired or unneeded prescription and non-prescription medications on April 28 at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center in League City. More |
| April 18, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to grant various requests for funding through the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax, subject to appropriation in the city’s FY2013 budget. More |
| April 18, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 3-1, with Thom Kolupski opposed, and Mayor Glenn Royal recusing himself from the vote, to approve an agreement for financial advisory services with BOSC, Inc. Council Member Kim Morrell was not present at the time of the vote. More |
| April 18, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance requiring new businesses to obtain a permit to operate in commercial zones. More |
| April 17, 2012 -- The Laura Recovery Center will host the Fourth Annual Lighting the Way Home Style Show and Luncheon on April 29 at the Houston Hilton NASA Clear Lake. More |
| April 17, 2012 -- The Assisteens of the Bay Area recently elected its incoming board for the 2012-2013 school year. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host an offshore race from Galveston to Gulfport, Mississippi from May 25 to May 31. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club General Manager Terry Chapman has announced that the club has hired Marek Valasek as the new full-time Sailing Director/Head Coach effective May 14. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- The Communities In Schools-Bay Area staff at Dunbar Middle School in Dickinson recently hosted community leaders to a campus visit. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood has announced early voting dates and other information for its May 12 general election for mayor and two city council positions, as well as a special election for 12 proposed charter amendments. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- The City of La Porte Municipal Court recently received a 2012 Traffic Safety Award from the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center for the court's contribution to traffic safety. More |
| April 16, 2012 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival will host its 2012 Kick Off Party on April 22 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake campus. More |
| April 15, 2012 -- Three-time Indy winner and racing great Bobby Unser will serve as the 2012 Grand Marshal for the 17th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance. More |
| April 13, 2012 -- The Friends of the Helen Hall Library will host their Annual Meeting and Membership Drive and Special (Members Only) Preview Book Sale on May 17 at Helen Hall Library in League City. More |
| April 12, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on final reading, the purchase of two rear-loading refuse bodies from McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. for a total of $146,678. More |
| April 12, 2012 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation will meet tonight to consider a budget amendment to increase funding for the Waterfront Drive Improvement Project, and other items. More |
| April 11, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Tuesday arrested a second suspect in the April 6 burglary of a Friendswood tobacco store. More |
| April 11, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that its sales tax revenues for April reflect a 3.74 percent decrease from April 2011. More |
| April 11, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood will host the Spring Sparkle city-wide cleanup event on Saturday at Centennial Park. More |
| April 11, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct staff to procure interlocal agreements and financing options for the acquisition of additional municipal water supplies from the City of Pasadena. More |
| April 10, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $60,000 contract to Jackson Ryan Architects for the design of the city’s proposed new animal shelter. More |
| April 10, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the audited financial statements for the FY2011 as presented by Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP. More |
| April 10, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a consumer price index adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way access line rates, increasing rates from $0.80 per line to $0.82 per line for residential customers. More |
| April 09, 2012 -- The City of La Porte will hold the Fifth Annual Best Dog Gone Dog Contest on May 5 in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the Little Cedar Bayou Dog Park. More |
| April 09, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will provide low-cost vaccinations and free bathing and grooming at events on April 14 and April 28. More |
| April 09, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation of 3,000 books from Half Price Books for the Spring Break Book Fair at McWhirter Elementary School. More |
| April 09, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently hosted its "Blessing of the Fleet" event. More |
| April 06, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will hold its annual fundraiser, FEAST: A Night on Bourbon Street, on April 14 at the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport. More |
| April 06, 2012 -- The Shoreacres Civic Association will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Circle Park. More |
| April 06, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a recommendation by the Kemah Community Development Corporation to pave streets being improved in the second phase of the Galveston County Road Bond Project with concrete as opposed to asphalt. More |
| April 06, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $146,678 contract with McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. for the purchase of two 25 yard XC Rear Loading Refuse Bodies. More |
| April 05, 2012 -- The Bay Community Emergency Response Team and the American Red Cross are seeking volunteers for a shelter management drill to be held at the Seabrook Community House on April 26. More |
| April 05, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to enter into a coalition of cities agreement to engage Hillco Partners, a government affairs consultant agency, to represent the multi-cities participating in an agreement with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. More |
| April 05, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of El Lago and the Lakeview Police Department. More |
| April 04, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Meador Park. More |
| April 04, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Floyd Myers and City Manager Wayne Sabo to investigate possible annexations into the city and bring back a report for council to consider. More |
| April 04, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $12,000 contract to PGAL Architects for services associated with the preliminary design study and cost estimate for the construction of a new public works facility on the north side of the city. More |
| April 04, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood is currently accepting applications for both Booth and Parade entries for the 117th Annual 4th of July Celebration; The deadline for both applications is June 28. More |
| April 03, 2012 -- The City of La Porte on Monday suspended its Stage 1 drought contingency alert, which had instituted voluntary water conservation measures. More |
| April 03, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Patrick McGinnis opposed, to approve a settlement agreement with the City of Houston for “true-up” compensation claims related to Friendswood’s portion of costs for the operation of the Southeast Water Purification Plant. More |
| April 02, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several free programs for adults in April. More |
| March 31, 2012 -- The Eagle Scout Association of the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, hosted an Eagle Scout Gathering to recognize the new 2011-12 Class of Eagle Scouts and Eagle Scout alumni on Wednesday, February 29. More |
| March 31, 2012 -- The Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament benefiting Communities In Schools-Bay Area and sponsored by Barrios Technology will be held on April 16 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| March 30, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host a safety and navigation seminar on April 14. More |
| March 30, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on final reading, a ballfield license agreement developed by the city's Athletics Committee for use by the Parks and Recreation Department. More |
| March 29, 2012 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation from the Webster Presbyterian Church to replenish the dropout prevention program's food pantry. More |
| March 29, 2012 -- The City of League City recently received the Public Education Award for 2011 from the Texas Water Utilities Association. More |
| March 29, 2012 -- The Friendswood Police Department is investigating the Tuesday death of a Friendswood Firewood employee, who was electrocuted while trimming trees at a residence in the 200 block of Carey Lane. More |
| March 28, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted its Annual State of the Economy luncheon on Tuesday at the Gilruth Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. More |
| March 28, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Mayor Tim Paulissen casting the tie-breaking vote, to approve a motion to hold a second interview with John Whitson, one of the candidates interviewed for the city manager’s position. More |
| March 27, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to select PBK Architects and VLK Architects to provide architectural and engineering services for the district. More |
| March 27, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a credit card processing agreement with Automated Merchant Services. More |
| March 27, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday received an update regarding various projects being performed under funding through the Texas Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. More |
| March 26, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently presented the winners of the J/105 Mid-Winter Championship Regatta. More |
| March 23, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, a $351,542 contract with HR Green, Inc. for professional services related to the Southeast Water Purification Plant Metering Station. More |
| March 23, 2012 -- The City of La Porte will participate in the Third Annual Trash Bash event on April 21. More |
| March 23, 2012 -- The City of La Porte today announced that the city continues to hold a AA credit rating from Standard & Poor's. More |
| March 23, 2012 -- The Kemah Shuttle Bus service will offer transportation for visitors to the Kemah Pan Jam Festival on Saturday and Sunday. More |
| March 22, 2012 -- League City City Council, during a special meeting on Wednesday, voted 5-1, with Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to approve proposed variances to Chapter 42 of the city's Code of Ordinances as applied to the Langley No. 1 Well Site. More |
| March 21, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation recently received a $5,000 grant from the Bay Area office of Wells Fargo Advisors. More |
| March 21, 2012 -- League City City Council, in a special workshop meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to approve an interview schedule for the semi-finalist candidates being considered for the city manager position. More |
| March 21, 2012 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to create a committee to review hiring strategies and operating guidelines for the Clear Lake Shores Police Department. More |
| March 21, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Thom Kolupski and Kim Morrell opposed, to approve a request to allow temporary parking on the west side of Lakeside Drive on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. More |
| March 21, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed and Mel Donehue abstaining, to approve a $5,073,000 design-build contract with Turner Construction for the city’s new fire station. More |
| March 20, 2012 -- The Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several programs for adults. More |
| March 19, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Heald Bank Race on April 21-22 off the coast of Galveston. More |
| March 16, 2012 -- The City of Kemah will host the Ninth Annual Kemah "Pan Jam" Steel Drum Festival on March 24-25 at the Kemah Lighthouse District. More |
| March 16, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with CenterPoint for use of land owned by the company as overflow parking. More |
| March 16, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Phil Cayten opposed, to approve, on final reading, an increase of two percent to base salaries for full-time and part-time non-classified civilian employees. More |
| March 15, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has scheduled several programs in April. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- The Bay Area Turning Point will host its "All Aboard!" to Prevent Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault event on May 24 aboard the Star Gazer dinner cruise ship in Kemah. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will host the 2012 Ms. Pasadena Senior Pageant on March 21 at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept a $1.4 million bid from Integrated Marine Services for the sale of city-owned property located at 918 North Broadway in the City of Morgan’s Point. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area is selling copies of its "Settings Sunrise to Sunset" recipe book to raise funds for its programs. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $147,900 contract to Bridge Pointe Builders for the reconstruction of the city’s Public Works Building. More |
| March 13, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to implement steps to provide job training, employment and contracting opportunities for residents and businesses in areas in which the city plans to expend disaster recovery grant funds on projects. More |
| March 09, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area has received a $10,000 donation from the Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in support of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| March 09, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau recently sponsored the winning chili team at the League City 50th Anniversary Birthday Party's chili cook-off. More |
| March 09, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Phil Cayten opposed, to approve, on first reading, an ordinance to increase the salary structure by two percent and provide a two percent pay increase for the base salary of every full-time and part-time non-classified civilian employee, and to increase the base salary of police officers by two percent, beginning April 2. The approval followed several failed motions to defer or amend the item. More |
| March 08, 2012 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted 6-0 to narrow the list of candidates for the city manager's position to five names, including Robert “Bo” McDaniel, previously city manager of Friendswood, who recently had applied for the position. More |
| March 08, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday discussed proposed equipment for the new fitness room at the community center. More |
| March 08, 2012 -- The City of Seabrook today reported that the city has collected $182,746 in sales tax revenues for March. More |
| March 08, 2012 -- Friendswood Independent School District will perform a controlled flare of one of the district's propane tanks on Monday. More |
| March 08, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees recently adopted a resolution calling on the Texas Legislature to "revisit the purpose of standardized testing in Texas", concerning the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs And Alcohol will present "Chronicles of a Teen Killer" at Brazosport College throughout the months of March and April. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has scheduled several programs in March. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- The City of La Porte has launched a new online community events calendar on the city's web site to allow citizens to learn about upcoming events and also submit events and activities to be posted to the calendar. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an ordinance amending the city’s regulation of wrecker services. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Mel Ellis opposed, to award an $86,631 contract to American Sports & Concrete, LLC for renovations to the Texas Avenue Park tennis courts. More |
| March 07, 2012 -- The City of League City will host its 50th Anniversary Gala at South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center on Saturday evening. More |
| March 06, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an order calling an election on May 12 for the position of mayor and two council members, as well as a special election for 12 charter amendments. More |
| March 06, 2012 -- Ronnie Richards of the League City Historical Society has posted an essay on the "Most Important Events in League City History" as part of the celebration of League City's 50th Anniversary. More |
| March 05, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre will perform Hairspray from April 20 through 22 at the University of Houston at Clear Lake's Bayou Theatre. More |
| March 03, 2012 -- League City began the celebration of its 50th anniversary this weekend with a birthday party and chili cook-off at League Park. More |  |
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| March 02, 2012 -- Kemah will host the Pan Jam Steel Drum Festival on March 24-25 at the Kemah Lighthouse District. More |
| March 02, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a contract with Marie Janke Enterprises for special event planning and marketing coordination services. More |
| March 02, 2012 -- The Clear Lake High School Christmas Committee recently donated $1,000 to the Assistance League of Bay Area's "Operation Cinderella" program, which provides prom dresses and formal wear to seniors who would not otherwise be able to attend prom. More |
| March 02, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution nominating Pasadena Refining System, Inc. to the Texas Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism for classification as a Double Jumbo Enterprise Project through the Texas Economic Development Bank. More |
| March 02, 2012 -- The crossing at Shore Acres Blvd and Choate Road in the City of Shoreacres will be closed on Saturday. More |
| March 01, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will host a community informational meeting on April 17. More |
| March 01, 2012 -- The Houston Yacht Club will host the Elissa Regatta, March 31-April 1, in Shoreacres. More |
| February 29, 2012 -- The San Jacinto Museum of History will host the San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment on April 21 at the San Jacinto battlegrounds in La Porte. More |
| February 29, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $1,579,865 professional services agreement with Parsons Brinckerhoff for the design of the northern extension of Landing Boulevard from FM 518 to the NASA Bypass Frontage Road. More |
| February 28, 2012 -- The Assisteens of the Assistance League of the Bay Area and Trees from Houston recently joined together to plant trees in the Brook Forest neighborhood. More |
| February 28, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of Shoreacres for an emergency water system interconnect. More |
| February 28, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve school attendance boundary changes to take effect in the 2012-2013 school year. More |
| February 28, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance regulating the operation of golf carts on public streets and highways within the city. More |
| February 28, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that proposed traffic humps for Miramar Drive were declined during Monday's city council meeting. More |
| February 27, 2012 -- Clear Creek Independent School District's Westbrook Intermediate School State Honor Band recently performed a composition piece inspired by NASA's Space Shuttle Program at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio. More |
| February 27, 2012 -- The Clear View Education Center thanks those in League City who participated in the center's cap and gown donation drive. More |
| February 27, 2012 -- AT&T has donated more than 2.5 acres of property, including a two-story building and three-level parking garage, to the City of Pasadena. More |
| February 27, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area has announced that Coastal Eye Associates & Advanced Laser Vision is serving as a sponsor of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament, which takes place on April 16. More |
| February 24, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres is in the process of building a new entrance monument at Shore Acres Boulevard near State Highway 146. More |
| February 24, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres has announced that the main lanes of Highway 146 will be closed at Port Road to both southbound and northbound traffic tonight through Monday. More |
| February 24, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on final reading, a $581,513 contract with Civil Concepts Construction, LLC as construction manager at risk for the renovation of the ballpark concession stand at Strawberry Park. More |
| February 23, 2012 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation recently held its first Business Morning Brew for members of the business community. More |
| February 22, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an agreement to participate in an advertising/marketing program with Houston-Galveston area attractions, with Space Center Houston as the city’s agent. More |
| February 22, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve guidelines, best practices, and policy for social media use for the city, and approval to start development on social media applications for the city. More |
| February 21, 2012 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake and the University of Houston-Clear Lake will host the 12th Annual Houston Area Community College Student Art Exhibition from April 19 through May 17 at the Center's gallery. More |
| February 21, 2012 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors today voted unanimously to approve a list of appointments by H-GAC Chair Delores Martin, who is mayor of Manvel. More |
| February 20, 2012 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the J/80 Southern Circuit Shootout, a two-day regatta, on April 21-22. More |
| February 20, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres recently awarded a contract for street and drainage work using Hurricane Ike disaster recovery funds. More |
| February 17, 2012 -- The La Porte Livestock Show and Rodeo Association Board will meet on March 1 to hear a presentation regarding plans for the proposed Lomax Park renovation. More |
| February 17, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on first reading, a $581,513 total guaranteed maximum price for renovation of the ballpark concession stand at Strawberry Park by Civil Concepts Construction, LLC. More |
| February 17, 2012 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Thursday, voted unanimously to direct the city's consultant in performing a candidate search for the city manager post to gather background information on eight remaining candidates for the position. More |
| February 16, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres will hold a public hearing on February 27 to receive input regarding a proposal to place traffic humps on Miramar Drive. More |
| February 16, 2012 -- Actor J. Eddie Peck and former Miss Texas USA Nicole O'Brian Lassiter will host the Miss Kemah/Miss Kemah Teen Pageant on April 22. More |
| February 16, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a bi-annual joint resolution for the interjurisdictional emergency management plan Harris County. More |
| February 15, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area is accepting donations for Operation Cinderella, a program that provides high school seniors with items for prom. More |
| February 15, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently announced the winners of the "Assisteens" of the Bay Area's first 5K event, which raised more than $6,000 for Operation School Bell. More |
| February 15, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday, following an executive session discussion, voted unanimously to appoint Assistant City Manager of Management Services Mike Loftin as acting city manager, following the resignation of Acting City Manager Rich Oller. More |
| February 15, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday named Assistant City Manager for Management Services Mike Loftin as acting city manager. More |
| February 14, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $2,715,000 bid to Summit Builders for the construction of Fire Station 1. More |
| February 14, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to establish rules for the declaration of surplus or salvage property and authorized the city manager to use any disposal method deemed appropriate for such property. More |
| February 14, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to renew and extend an interlocal agreement with the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool for employee insurance. More |
| February 13, 2012 -- Rich Oller, acting city manager and assistant city manager for public works for the City of League City, submitted his resignation in an email to the Mayor and City Council today. More |
| February 13, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena will hold a public auction of vehicles and equipment on Saturday. More |
| February 13, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood's Municipal Court today announced that it will participate in the 2012 Great Texas Warrant Round-Up. More |
| February 13, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library will host several programs for adults in February and March. More |
| February 12, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard rescued a woman after she fell from a sailboat near Kemah today. More |
| February 11, 2012 -- The Clear Lake Water Authority has responded to a news release posted by residents of the authority who have complained about what they claim is violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act because notice of the meeting was not posted in Houston County, where the GCWA owns a tract of land. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- The La Porte Police Department will begin a new Citizens Police Academy Class on April 3. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- The City of La Porte has announced that it will participate in the 2012 Great Texas Warrant Round-Up. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $584,321 contract with Mar-Con Services, LLC for the Cotton Patch Drainage Project. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- About two dozen concerned homeowners attended the Clear Lake City Water Authority Board meeting on Thursday with complaints about violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston will host the 13th Annual Yachty Gras boat parade on February 18 at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| February 09, 2012 -- Houston City Council Member Michael Sullivan recently toured the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle at the Lockheed Martin Development Laboratory. More |
| February 09, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently named Darryl Smith to its board of directors. More |
| February 08, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres has released an update on its street and drainage survey work. More |
| February 08, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to authorize the publication of a notice of intent to issue $6,500,000 in certificates of obligation for public works projects, including the construction of a new fire station. More |
| February 08, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to order an election for May 12 for Position 1, Position 3 and Position 5 on the city council. More |
| February 07, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Billy Enochs, Patrick McGinnis and Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve an ordinance, on first reading, granting franchise rights to IESI, Inc. for solid waste collection and disposal services within the city. More |
| February 07, 2012 -- The Pasadena Police Department will offer a four-day Rape Aggression Defense course in March. More |
| February 07, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that construction is underway for the city's new waste water facility. More |
| February 03, 2012 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to sign a contract with Bureau Veritas North America for building safety and building inspection services, including fire safety inspections. More |
| February 03, 2012 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Thursday, voted unanimously to suspend Acting City Manager Rich Oller for one week without pay. More |
| February 03, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution authorizing a grant application to the Texas Department of Transportation to conduct an impaired driver mobilization enforcement program, which will be administered by the Pasadena Police Department. More |
| February 02, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres on Thursday reported on the progress of its police station construction. More |
| February 02, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a fee schedule for the new Community Center. More |
| February 02, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a one-year mosquito control contract with Cypress Creek Pest Control. More |
| February 01, 2012 -- The City of Pasadena's Multipurpose Recreation Center will host an Open House on February 16. More |
| February 01, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood recently received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. More |
| February 01, 2012 -- The Pasadena Police Department will offer a 13-week Citizens Police Academy course beginning on March 6. More |
| February 01, 2012 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that Harris County Precinct Two has begun work to replace a failed storm drainage pipe in the center of Shore Acres Boulevard at Taylor Bayou. More |
| January 31, 2012 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club will host its Garden Party by the Lake fundraiser on March 23 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| January 30, 2012 -- Clear Creek Independent School District has ordered an election for May 12 for three positions on the district's board of trustees. More |
| January 30, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area will host "Raise a Glass to CIS", an event on April 16 to honor the organization's community partners. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- The Houston Yacht Club's Weomen's Sailing Association is accepting applications for the 2012 Windward Bound Sailing Camp for Women. More |
| 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 -- 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 26, 2012 -- The Seabrook Association will host its Third Annual Pelican Ball on February 4, with Channel 2 News Anchor Bill Balleza attending as the event's guest speaker. More |
| January 26, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a $9,875 donation from Boeing, which has provided almost $100,000 to Communities in Schools during the past 10 years. More |
| January 25, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a legal services agreement with Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla Elam, LLP for consultation regarding oil and gas regulations. More |
| January 25, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Dan Becker and Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to change the city’s general election date from May to the uniform election date in November. More |
| January 24, 2012 -- The Texas Attorney General’s Office has issued three opinions this week, including an opinion that the members of the board of trustees of the Clear Lake City Community Association, a "property owners' association" may not hold a meeting by means of a telephone conference call, even if only one member so participates, except in the limited circumstances. More |
| January 24, 2012 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to order an election for May 12 for the election of one at-large and three district positions on the board. More |
| January 24, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 3-0-1, with Gerry Victor abstaining, to award a $1,637,154 contract to Mar-Con Services, LLC for the reconstruction of multiple city streets, and associated drainage improvements. More |
| January 24, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the city’s meet and confer agreement with the La Porte Police Officers’ Association to extend the expiration date of the current agreement from March 31 to September 30. More |
| January 23, 2012 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs And Alcohol has spotlighted its Youthworks department and its Positive Action curriculum. More |
| January 23, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood will host a town hall meeting on Thursday to provide information about the upcoming construction along Blackhawk Boulevard. More |
 | January 22, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership presented its Quasar Award to United States Senator John Cornyn at its annual meeting on Friday. More |
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| January 20, 2012 -- The City of Friendswood on Friday announced that five people were recently charged in an ongoing heroin investigation. More |
| January 20, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, an expenditure of $49,995 for the purchase of a ballistic microscope for the Crime Lab. More |
| January 20, 2012 -- The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in Houston recently selected NASA Johnson Space Center Director Michael L. Coats to receive the 2012 National Space Trophy. More |
| January 19, 2012 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Brad Emel to make decisions and approve various changes for the Community Center Project, so long as changes amount to $10,000 or less. More |
| January 19, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Mel Donehue opposed, to rescind its 2011-2012 contract with the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau and approve a new proposed standardized contract with the organization for tourism services. More |
| January 18, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the creation of “natural playgrounds” for Pine Gully Park, including approval by the insurance carrier for the park. More |
| January 18, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Bay Cup I Regatta on March 3 on Galveston Bay. More |
| January 18, 2012 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the national J/105 Mid-Winter Championship Regatta from March 9 through 11 on Galveston Bay. More |
| January 17, 2012 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced that the 13th Annual Yachty Gras boat parade will host a kick-off party on February 11, and the parade itself on February 18. More |
| January 17, 2012 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| January 17, 2012 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host a series of meetings over the next two months to develop a plan for the 13 county region. More |
| January 16, 2012 -- Clear Springs High School will host the "Rachel's Challenge" program, opening with an event on Thursday. More |
| January 14, 2012 -- The Texas General Land Office Adopt A Beach Program hosted the 2012 Marine Debris Summit at Moody Gardens Convention Center in Galveston on Friday. More |  |
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| January 13, 2012 -- Elite Retirement and Financial Solutions, an Office of MetLife, recently partnered with Communities in Schools-Bay Area to provide snack packs to K.E. Little Elementary students. More |
| January 13, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will host the 2nd Annual Crazy Krewe event on February 11 at the Clear View Education Center in Webster. More |
| January 13, 2012 -- The 2012 South West International Boat Show will be held at South Shore Harbour Marina, and will be partnered by GEICO and Sail America. More |
| January 13, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on first reading, an agreement with the City of La Porte to adjust the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries between the two cities. More |
| January 12, 2012 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library in Houston will host a number of events during the month of February. More |
| January 12, 2012 -- Armand Bayou Nature Center will offer free admission on the third Sunday of every month in 2012 for the "Sunday in Nature" program. More |
| January 11, 2012 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Dan Becker, Andy Mann and Mike Lee opposed, and Mayor Tim Paulissen casting the tie-breaking vote, to adopt a resolution in support of an application for disaster recovery funding for the construction of a senior citizen housing project. More |
| January 10, 2012 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday, following an executive session discussion, voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to read a statement into the record standing by the council’s October 17 decision to admonish Brown in connection to an incident involving a confrontation between Brown and a city staff member. More |
| January 10, 2012 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an industrial district agreement with KTN Gulf Coast, as well as a water service agreement with KTN. More |
| January 10, 2012 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to order an election for May 12 to elect the mayor and fill three city council positions. More |
| January 10, 2012 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 3-0-1, with Nancy Schnell abstaining, to approve a $21,602 agreement with DataVox for the purchase, installation and programming of telephone and data communication equipment. More |
| January 09, 2012 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host Bluegrass Night in League City on January 21 at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| January 09, 2012 -- The City of La Porte will begin conducting a community citizen survey on January 17 by mail. More |
| January 09, 2012 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently provided books to students at McWhirter Elementary to take home for their holiday break. More |
| January 06, 2012 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will hold its second annual CRAZY Krewe event on February 11 at the Clear View Education Center. More |
| January 06, 2012 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first reading, the purchase of radio equipment and associated accessories from Motorola, Inc. for a total of $439,615. More |
| January 05, 2012 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area's Assisteens will have its first annual 5k Benefit Run on Saturday at Meader Park in Seabrook. More |
| January 05, 2012 -- La Porte City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, discussed the process for recruiting candidates as the La Porte's new city manager. More |
| January 05, 2012 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to allow the city's Planning and Zoning Commission additional time to submit a final report pertaining to the zoning reclassification of property at 917 Kirby. More |
| January 04, 2012 -- League City is hosting a community interest social on January 10 for individuals and businesses interested in helping plan special events for the city's 50th anniversary. More |
| January 04, 2012 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a contract for post disaster debris removal and disposal services to Omni Pinnacle as primary contractor. More |
| January 04, 2012 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to call a city council election for May 12. More |
| January 03, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present the 2012 Quasar Award to United States Senator John Cornyn on January 20 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City. More |
| January 03, 2012 -- Griffin Communications Group today announced that Kimberly Nahas has joined the firm as a senior account executive. More |
| December 29, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an interlocal agreement with the City of Houston to utilize Houston's System Procurement Agreement to purchase radios and radio equipment and to participate in Houston's communication system. More |
| December 29, 2011 -- Galveston Historical Foundation is seeking support for the restoration of ELISSA, the Tall Ship for Texas, that is berthed at Galveston’s Pier 21. More |  |
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| December 27, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres on Tuesday enacted a water outage across the eastern side of the city. More |
| December 23, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of a contract with Allegiance Benefit Plan Management, Inc, for third party administration of the city's health plan. More |
| December 21, 2011 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs And Alcohol urges the public to drive sober this holiday season. More |
| December 20, 2011 -- The City of League City will hold a public meeting on the Draft Main Street Implementation Plan on January 4 in the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| December 20, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council, during a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to cancel its regular meeting for December 26. More |
| December 16, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership held its annual Holiday Party at The Admiral at Clear Lake on Wednesday. More |  |
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 | December 16, 2011 -- Representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation today updated the Houston-Galveston Area Transportation Policy Council on the Houston-Austin Intercity Rail Study. More |
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| December 16, 2011 -- The Pasadena Police Officer's Union has established a benefit account for Sergeant Matt Novotny, who was injured on Monday while escorting a funeral procession. More |
| December 16, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve the final reading of an additional appropriation of $21,844 associated with the acquisition of property at 1202 Southmore. More |
| December 14, 2011 -- League City City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an application to the Texas General Land Office for projects to be funded by an allocation of $8,246,716 through the Hurricane Ike Community Development Block Grant Round 2.2 Disaster Recovery funds. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will hold a public vehicle and equipment auction on Saturday at Pasadena's Maintenance Services Building. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood officially opened its new animal control facility on Monday. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $747,000 bid to T&C Construction, Ltd for various improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant and electrical improvements. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $21,500 contract to Strategic Government Resources for executive search services in the selection of a new city manager. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the La Porte Independent School District and the San Jacinto College District to purchase, maintain and operate election equipment. More |
| December 13, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve a consulting agreement with the University of Houston-Clear Lake for the 2012 Foreign Language Assistance Program Local Education Agency. More |
| December 12, 2011 -- The December 12 issue of Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s Business Development Update by Barbara Cutsinger reports that Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, is expanding its Research and Development operations at its Pasadena facility. More |
| December 12, 2011 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched an Internet Radio Station, "Third Rock - America's Space Station", which will feature "a New Rock/Indie/Alternative format". More |
| December 12, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present the 2012 Quasar Award for exceptional leadership in economic development to United States Senator John Cornyn during BAHEP's annual Quasar Award Banquet on January 20. More |
| December 11, 2011 -- A representative of Space Exploration Technologies last week testified before a Committee on Economic and Small Business Development of the Texas House of Representatives at a field hearing held in Nassau Bay near the Johnson Space Center More |
| December 09, 2011 -- La Porte Volunteer Fire Department is now accepting applications for its upcoming recruit class of 2012. More |
| December 09, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve, on first reading, the appropriation of an additional $21,844 for closing costs associated with the purhcase of property at 1202 Southmore Avenue. More |
| December 09, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Seahorse racer Dane Byerly recently won the Mendleblatt Trophy at the MidWinters Regatta, which was held in New Orleans over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. More |
| December 09, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the taxation of “goods-in-transit” which are otherwise exempt from taxation. More |
| December 08, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a contract with QC Laboratories, Inc. to perform material testing and inspection for the El Lago Community Center Project. More |
| December 07, 2011 -- Employees with the City of League City recently raised more than $1,200 for United Way Galveston County Mainland with a barbeque lunch fundraiser. More |
| December 07, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint council members Laura Davis and Paul Dunphey as representatives for the review of the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department contract. More |
| December 07, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to submit an application to the Texas General Land Office for funding through the Hurricane Ike Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Round 2.2 Program. More |
| December 07, 2011 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted 4-3, with Dan Becker, Dennis OKeeffe and Andy Mann opposed, to approve a separation pay agreement with Police Chief Michael Jez, officially ending his tenure with the city. More |
| December 07, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $441,687 contract to Matula & Matula Construction, Inc. for the Green Acres Water Line Project. More |
| December 06, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed to submit an application to the Texas General Land Office for Hurricane Ike Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Round 2.2 funds for the expansion of Friendswood Link Road from Blackhawk Boulevard to FM 518. More |
| December 06, 2011 -- The Friendswood Police Department has published a summary of activity between November 26 and December 4. More |
| December 02, 2011 -- Congressman Gene Green today announced that the Pasadena Health Center has been awarded a $264,791 grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. More |
| December 02, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena on Thursday announced that Nixle, a company that provides the city with mass notification services for public safety, has received the Best Mass Notification System award during the Government Security News 2011 Homeland Security Awards. More |
| December 02, 2011 -- The City of League City will begin installation of new left turn signals, which feature a flashing yellow signal arrow, on December 6 at several intersections along FM 518. More |
| December 02, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of an interlocal agreement with Harris County for improvements along Fairmont Parkway from Beltway 8 to Space Center Boulevard. More |
| December 02, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to cast three votes in favor of re-electing Gary Jones and three votes in favor of electing Clay Morrison to the Galveston Central Appraisal District. More |
| December 01, 2011 -- The City of League City has announced detours and road closures to take place on Saturday for the Holiday in the Park Festival and Parade. More |
| November 29, 2011 -- The City of Seabrook today announced that work will begin on street improvements to El Mar Lane in January, resulting in controlled traffic along the street during the entire project. More |
| November 29, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to change the single member district election boundaries for the school board. More |
| November 29, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a water utility disconnection policy to only disconnect water service for unpaid bills on Wednesdays. More |
| November 25, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Ornaldo Ybarra, Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to accept the donation of land and improvements at at 1031 Lee Avenue from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. More |
| November 23, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a commitment from Legend Physical Therapy to underwrite the third annual Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| November 22, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the FY2011 audit of the city’s finances as presented by Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP. More |
| November 20, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club member and longtime racer Jack Seitzinger’s “Asylum”, a 1999 Hallberg Rasse, 42’, won “Yacht of the Year” the club's Fall Awards Ceremony. More |
| November 18, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host a number of events this holiday season. More |
| November 18, 2011 -- Hannah Hughes recently won the 2011 Joseph C. Rauscher Award at Lakewood Yacht Club's Fall Ball and Awards Night. More |
| November 18, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area is offering cookbooks for sale, with proceeds to benefit the league's programs. More |
| November 18, 2011 -- The City of League City has been ranked as one of the 100 "smartest cities int he United States", and among the top 10 smartest cities in Texas, according to the Business Journals' "On Numbers". More |
| November 18, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Ornaldo Ybarra, Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance to accept the donation of land and a building from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. More |
| November 17, 2011 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation recently named Technical Automation Services Company the 2011 Business-of-the-Year. More |
| November 17, 2011 -- League City Acting City Manager Rich Oller on Wednesday named Doug Wologo as acting chief of police. More |
| November 16, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend the city’s Code of Ordinances to state that the city’s police chief will report directly to the mayor and city council, and not to the city administrator. More |
| November 16, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an employment agreement with Kelly Templin as the new city manager for Seabrook, effective December 31. More |
| November 16, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend the city’s contract with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for bank depository services for a period of one year. More |
| November 15, 2011 -- Galveston County's Dr. Bernard Milstein of The Eye Clinic of Texas was recently named as a Super Doctor in ophthalmology by Texas Monthly for the seventh year in a row. More |
| November 15, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 7-1, with Tommy Moser opposed, to grant a pipeline permit for ETC NGL Transport, LLC, for the installation of a 20-inch natural gas pipeline through the city. More |
| November 15, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $1,162,750 contract to R+B Group, Inc. for the reconstruction of Water Plant No. 1 at 619 Shore Acres Boulevard. More |
| November 15, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a mutual aid agreement with the Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps. More |
| November 14, 2011 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation from the Associated Credit Union of Texas. More |
| November 11, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve the final reading of the purchase of a 1.7 acre tract of land and building from JPMorgan Chase Zbank, for a total of $533,093. More |
| November 10, 2011 -- The City of Seabrook on Wednesday held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Seabrook gateway sign near the entrance to the city's waterfront district. More |
| November 09, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city manager and city attorney to negotiate a separation agreement for Police Chief Michael Jez, ending Jez’s job with the city. More |
| November 08, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve $14,000 for the renewal of the city’s contract with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for economic development services. More |
| November 08, 2011 -- The James F. Bay Elementary PTA is seeking sponsors and vendors for its upcoming "Winter Wonderland" Festival, which will be held December 3. More |
| November 07, 2011 -- Nassau Bay citizens recently participated in Beautification Day, which took place at Lake Nassau Park pavilion. More |
| November 07, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps today announced that it has placed on duty a newly-remounted ambulance with the assistance of a $30,000 grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services. More |
| November 07, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently hosted the Second Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta on Galveston Bay. More |
| November 04, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve employment and resignations of employees, as well as administration changes in personnel. Following lengthy discussion, a proposed amendment to remove the city's director of parks and recreation position was not acted upon, but will be discussed at a future executive session. More |
| November 04, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 4-1, with Brenton Spry opposed, to nominate Mayor Bob Cummins and Police Chief Greg Rikard to the Emergency Services Board. More |
| November 04, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Shores City Hall staff is coordinating a coat drive for needy children at Stewart Elementary School. More |
| November 03, 2011 -- The City of League City has received the 2011 Agency Certification Award from the University Public Procurement Certification Council. More |
| November 03, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 4-0-1, with Jeff Tave abstaining, to approve general conditions of a contract with Drymalla Construction for the construction of the city's new community center. More |
| November 03, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to cast its ballot in favor of re-electing Ed Heathcott to the Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club racer Jay Lutz, representing the United States Sailing Team in the 2011 Pan American Games, recently won the Silver Medal. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood and Keep Friendswood Beautiful will host the Fall Haul A Day cleanup event on Saturday at Centennial Park. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host its second annual "Can Do!" food drive on November 10. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to cast its ballot in favor of the re-election of Ed Heathcott to the Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council made no decisions at Tuesday’s meeting, tabling several items, including adoption of a nepotism ordinance, for further discussion at a workshop on Saturday. More |
| November 02, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, with conditions, a pipeline permit application for Enterprise Crude Pipeline, LLC for the installation of a 134.99 foot section of 18-inch crude oil pipeline. More |
| November 01, 2011 -- Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several programs for adults throughout November. More |
| November 01, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Steve Gillett as interim city manager. More |
| October 31, 2011 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently had its program at Brookside Intermediate School in Friendswood adopted by Home Depot, with the company providing support for students and families at the school. More |
| October 28, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District on Friday addressed the rumors of school closings. More |
| October 28, 2011 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions/SPCA will host Woofstock 2011 on November 5 at the Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion, with proceeds benefitting the animals in the organization's adoption program. More |
| October 28, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $50,000 contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. to assist the city in preparing the engineering analysis of various eligible projects identified for funding through the General Land Office's Hurricane Ike Recovery Program. More |
| October 28, 2011 -- The Judith Liebenthal Robinson Ovarian Cancer Foundation will present a special performance of Roger Bean's, The Winter Wonderettes at Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway, Houston on Thursday, November 17. More |
| October 28, 2011 -- The City of League City has issued a reminder that October 31 is the deadline to apply for vacation positions on several of the city's boards and commissions. More |
| October 27, 2011 -- Island Art Gallery in Seabrook will host the Holiday Champagne Art Show on November 12. More |
| October 27, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a maximum price of $1,612,000 for the construction of the city's new community center. More |
| October 26, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted to publish a notice of intent to issue certificates of obligation in an amount not to exceed $55 million to fund several water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects within the city. More |
| October 25, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host two events, Live Music Night featuring Sparky Koerner and Imagination Station, in November at the center's Gallery. More |
| October 25, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to seek a search firm to provide the city with candidates for La Porte’s next city manager. More |
| October 25, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps to provide emergency medical services for the city. More |
| October 24, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will hold a 5K Family Fun Run/Walk on November 12 starting at the 5 Points Town Plaza. More |
| October 24, 2011 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs and Alcohol today provided tips to avoid the risks of driving under the influence during celebrations on Halloween night. More |
| October 24, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently held its awards ceremony for the Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| October 22, 2011 -- Seabrook, which was officially incorporated as a city on October 23, 1961, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this weekend. More |  |
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| October 22, 2011 -- Hospice Care Team will hold a 4-week grief support group series called "Coping with the Holidays" beginning on November 14 in the Bay Area. More |
| October 21, 2011 -- The City of League City will host its annual Harvest Festival on October 29 at League Park. More |
| October 21, 2011 -- The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet on Tuesday at the new Bayport Administration Building at the Bayport Container Terminal in Pasadena. More |
| October 21, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance granting the Spay-Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. the license to use property in the city for the program's activities for a lease fee of $10 per year. More |
 | October 21, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership hosted a presentation by Perry Fowler, director of the Heavy, Municipal and Utilities divisions of the Associated General Contractors of Texas, on Proposition 2 on the November ballot; and a presentation by Alan Clark, manager of the transportation and air quality programs for the Houston-Galveston Area Council, who spoke on “Transportation and Air Quality”. More |
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| October 19, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to hire Simon Torres as a full time patrol officer. More |
| October 19, 2011 -- The City of League City will implement the first phase of construction for the Louisiana Street Paving and Drainage Project beginning on October 24, resulting in lane closures along portions of Louisiana Avenue and Louisiana Street. More |
| October 19, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday, following a two-hour executive session, voted unanimously to accept a statement issued admonishing City Council Member Deirdre Carey Brown. More |
| October 19, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a ban, as needed, on barbeque and cooking equipment at city parks due to drought conditions. More |
| October 19, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.28528 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 18, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Deirdre Carey Brown and Patrick McGinnis opposed, to approve an agreement with the City of Pasadena and other political subdivisions in claims regarding the shared costs of the operation of the Southeast Water Purification Plant. More |
| October 18, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.58635 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 18, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a $39,500 backhoe from CLM Equipment. More |
| October 17, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Tea Party will host Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Gulf Greyhound Park. More |
| October 17, 2011 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries will host its 18th Annual Festival of Trees Fashion Show and Holiday Dinner on November 30-December 1 at the South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center. More |
| October 17, 2011 -- Twila Linblade has posted an update on activities at the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County. More |
| October 14, 2011 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Houston will offer its "Girl Scout Express!" program, designed for older Girl Scouts with busy schedules, on November 7. More |
| October 14, 2011 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Houston will continue its "Crafts-to-Go!" program in November in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month. More |
| October 14, 2011 -- Kemah will host an Art Walk event on Saturday and Sunday in the Kemah Lighthouse District. More |
| October 14, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of the adoption of a 2011 tax rate of $0.591593 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 13, 2011 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Houston will host a presentation on November 4 regarding the future plans for Moody Gardens. More |
| October 13, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host a prescription drug take-back location at The Summit on October 29 as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. More |
| October 13, 2011 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation recently held the Bike Around The Bay event, sponsored by Samson. More |
| October 13, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area gifted more than 2,000 books to the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco during the organization's recent National Conference in San Francisco. More |
| October 13, 2011 -- The Prescription Drug Advisory Committee of the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will take back expired or unneeded prescription and non-prescription medications on October 29 at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes. More |
| October 12, 2011 -- The Seabrook Economic Development Corporation today announced that Paul Chavez has been named director of economic development. More |
| October 12, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to convert a private street into a public roadway, taking over maintenance of a road crossing the Clear Creek Independent School District’s Education Village. More |
| October 11, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to direct City Administrator David Stall to hire an engineer to design and develop bid specifications for the installation of water system improvements at Old Highway 146. More |
| October 11, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.69212 per $100 valuation, the same rate as in 2010. More |
| October 11, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday accepted the resignation of City Manager Ron Bottoms. More |
| October 10, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena has announced several Halloween activities that are planned throughout the city this month. More |
| October 10, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Vice Commodore A.J. Ross was recently inducted into the Texas Navy. More |
| October 10, 2011 -- Hunt for Hope, a scavenger hunt fundraiser for Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research funding, will be launched from Stevenson Park in Friendswood on October 23. More |
| October 09, 2011 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently named its new members of the Board of Directors. More |
| October 07, 2011 -- Friendswood Animal Advocates is selling personalized paver stones at the new Friendswood Animal Control Facility to raise funds for equipment and improvements at the new shelter. More |
| October 07, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host the Strawberry Stroll and 12th annual Fire Prevention Festival on Saturday at Strawberry Park. More |
| October 07, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.591593 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 06, 2011 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club will host Walk Through The Gardens on November 19 at its five gardens. More |
| October 06, 2011 -- John Manlove Marketing & Communications, and three of their clients, The Woodlands Development Company, Bridgeland and Partners In Building were honored with 11 prestigious Awards recently. More |
| October 06, 2011 -- Friendswood Police Department is holding enrollment for a Rape Aggression Defense course that will be held in November. More |
| October 06, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.3486 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 05, 2011 -- Former Kemah City Administrator Bill Kerber was honored with a reception at the Jimmie Walker Community Center on September 27 Photos |
| October 05, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to nominate Evelyn Timmons for election to the Galveston Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. More |
| October 05, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award an $849,795 bid to John Reed and Company, LLC for improvements to Lakeside Drive. More |
| October 05, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a contract for tourism services with the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau for FY2012. More |
| October 04, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.5902 per $100 valuation on first and final reading. More |
| October 04, 2011 -- Friendswood Public Library today announced that its eBook collection is now available on the Kindle device or devices using the Kindle app. More |
| October 03, 2011 -- Bay Area Habitat for Humanity recently raised the walls on another home in Dickinson, Texas due to a $30,000 donation and volunteer manpower from BP. More |
| October 03, 2011 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Jack Morman will host a community meeting on October 18 in La Porte to discuss the proposed restoration of the Sylvan Beach Pavilion. More |
| October 03, 2011 -- The City of League City is accepting applications for vacant positions on several boards and commissions. More |
| October 03, 2011 -- The City of League City has issued a ban on open-flame burning and outdoor cooking in all city parks due to high risks of fires. More |
| October 03, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received support from United Space Alliance for the dropout prevention program at McWhirter Elementary School. More |
| October 02, 2011 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will host numerous special events and programs to encourage breast health at its breast imaging locations throughout the Bay Area during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More |
| September 30, 2011 -- The Space Center Rotary will hold the 38th Annual Shrimporee Festival and Auction to support University of Houston-Clear Lake's Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities on October 15 in Clear Lake Park's Landolt Pavilion. More |
| September 30, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve the first reading of a $533,093 expenditure for the purchase of a building and 1.7 acre tract of land from JPMorgan Chase Bank. More |
| September 29, 2011 -- Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz, a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, who is the inventor of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), was the featured speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Webster Business Alliance. More |  |
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| September 29, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host a consumer conservation workshop on October 12 at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| September 28, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Joanna Sharp Dawson, Mick Phalen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, and Mayor Tim Paulissen casting the tie-breaking vote, to adopt a tax rate of $0.61 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 27, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council Member Gerry Victor has posted his justification for voting against the city's 2011/12 Budget More |
| September 27, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Nancy Schnell opposed, to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.820125 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 27, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.71 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 25, 2011 -- Reporters from the Houston and Galveston area, as well as other media representatives on the space beat who participated by telephone conference call, on Friday were briefed on the Orion spacecraft now being tested and built at NASA and Lockheed Martin facilities in Webster. More |  |
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| September 23, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will implement its new "on-demand" trash bag program on October 3, allowing residents to choose the container or bag they use for garbage collection. More |
| September 23, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an extension to an agreement with East Texas Emergency Medical Service for emergency medical services. More |
| September 22, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to propose a 2011 tax rate of $0.58635 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 22, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership meeting on Wednesday featured a presentation by Port of Houston Authority Chief Executive Officer Alec Dreyer. More |
| September 22, 2011 -- Chevron Phillips and Zachry Construction recently received Industry of the Year awards from the City of Pasadena. More |
| September 22, 2011 -- Fidelity Investments will partner with the City of Nassau Bay to host the RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival from October 21 through 23 at the NASA Johnson Space Center. More |
| September 21, 2011 -- The Pasadena Public Library will host its inaugural Green Scene Festival on Saturday. More |
| September 21, 2011 -- The City of League City will host an event on Saturday to provide information on water use and conservation. More |
| September 21, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to adopt the FY2012 Budget on first and final reading. More |
| September 21, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Matrix and related definitions. More |
| September 20, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club announced that J/Boat founder Rodney Johnstone will attend the J/Fest Southwest Regatta, which will take place on October 29-30 on Galveston Bay. More |
| September 19, 2011 -- The City of La Porte is re-introducing its "Keep La Porte Beautiful" program to gather volunteers for beautification efforts. More |
| September 19, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host a skippers meeting on October 7 in preparation for the upcoming Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- Jim Guidry has posted a commentary applauding last week's Technical Workshop and Symposium for the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District hosted by Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership which brought together engineers, environmentalists and elected officials from throughout the Gulf Coast Region to discuss storm surge protection. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is offering undergraduate students the opportunity to test an experiment in microgravity as part of the agency's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. More |
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The Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs was recognized by the CCISD Board of Trustees at a recent meeting. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- Griffin Communications Group recently signed a long-term agreement with The Conrad Foundation to provide collaborative leadership and day-to-day operational support for the not-for-profit organization. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres has posted a news brief regarding the FY 2012 Budget. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- Three local musicians won prizes at the Galaxy Singer/Songwriter Competition, which took place on Thursday at The Arts Alliance Center. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted a Technical Workshop and Symposium for the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District at South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center on Thursday.
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| September 16, 2011 -- The Keller Williams Realty Clear Lake/NASA office recently presented a plaque in appreciation of the Friendswood's first responders to the Friendswood police and fire departments. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to adopt, on final reading, the FY2012 Budget, after considering several amendments to the budget. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- The City of Kemah will close a section of 9th Street at Bradford on Saturday. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt a 2011 tax rate of $0.25 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 15, 2011 -- The Houston Yacht Club will host the US Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy from September 29 through October 2. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- The National Aeronautical and Space Administration today announced that it is ready to move forward with the development of the Space Launch System -- an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle that will provide an entirely new national capability for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit. More w/Video |
| September 14, 2011 -- Houston City Council today voted unanimously to reappoint Kase Lawal to the Port of Houston Authority Commission. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the FY2012 Budget. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- "CRAZY" Mamas will host a cupcake social on Thursday at the E.A. Smith YMCA in Webster to kick off its "Not in My Backyard" campaign against underage drinking and drug use. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District is accepting applications for membership in its 2011-2012 School Boundary Advisory Committee. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- Webster City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to schedule public hearings for October 4 and October 11 to receive comments on the city’s proposed tax increase of 6.76 percent. More |
| September 14, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Paul Dunphey and Laura Davis opposed, to adopt the FY2012 Budget. More |
| September 13, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the FY2012 Budget. More |
| September 13, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Mayor David Smith and Billy Enochs opposed, to approve action regarding access to back-up documentation for city council meetings. More |
| September 13, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the FY2012 Budget. More |
| September 13, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the installation of traffic calming devices on Miramar Drive between Fairfield and Baywood streets. More |
| September 09, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Don Harrison and Ornaldo Ybarra opposed, to adopt the FY2012 Budget, on first reading. More |
| September 08, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing for October 5 to receive comments on the city's proposed FY2012 budget. More |
| September 08, 2011 -- The City of League City encourages residents to participate in the National Moment of Remembrance on Sunday. More |
| September 07, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to propose a tax rate for 2011 equal to the effective rate of $0.649978 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 07, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the budget policy and budgets for FY2012 for several funds, including the General Fund, Roads & Drainage, Vehicle Acquisition, Rainy Day, Economic Development Corporation and Plaza Ten 06 Corporation. More |
| September 07, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a $219,770 brush truck from Martin Apparatus, Inc. More |
| September 06, 2011 -- The Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District and the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will host a symposium and evening reception on September 15 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| September 05, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District has announced that a current 8th grade student at Seabrook Intermediate School has earned semifinalist honors in a national science competition. More |
| September 05, 2011 -- The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Bay Area/Galveston Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on October 8 at Stewart Beach Pavilion in Galveston. More |
| September 04, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District has announced that a current 8th grade student at Seabrook Intermediate School has earned semifinalist honors in a national science competition. More |
| September 02, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 3-2, with Brenton Spry and Robin Collins opposed, to approve the first reading of a new ordinance regulating all types of amusement rides. More |
| September 02, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Ornaldo Ybarra, Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the final reading of the city's redistricting plan. More |
| September 01, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will present the results of a traffic study conducted for Main Street during the Planning and Zoning Commission's September 15 meeting. More |
| September 01, 2011 -- Barbara Cutsinger’s August 31 Business Development Report for the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership includes an update on several new developments at Ellington International Airport. More |
| September 01, 2011 -- The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation recently made donations to the U.S. Air Force Academy and Texas high school students during its gala awards celebration. More |
| August 30, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the 2011-2012 Budget. More |
| August 30, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to select Rick Beverlin as the finalist for city administrator. More |
| August 29, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that the 25th annual Harvest Moon Regatta will take place on October 13-16, with boats sailing from Galveston to Port Aransas. More |
| August 29, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday to discuss the formation of a community endowment. More |
| August 26, 2011 -- Clear Creek Winery will host a booth at the Kemah Boardwalk Wine Fest on September 24. More |
| August 26, 2011 -- The League City Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association recently received the Alumni Association of the Year award from the Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Board. More |
| August 26, 2011 -- The City of League City will host the Clear Lake International Triathlon on Saturday, and is reminding motorists of possible traffic impacts due to road closures associated with the event. More |
| August 26, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3, with Ornaldo Ybarra, Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to adopt a plan for redistricting of the city's single-member council districts and to submit the plan for preclearance with the Department of Justice. More |
| August 24, 2011 -- La Porte will host the La Porte Texas Airplane and Auto Show on September 24 at the city's municipal airport. More |
| August 24, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Andy Mann opposed, to direct staff to redraft a lease agreement for the Butler Longhorn Museum to discuss during the August 30 city council workshop. More |
| August 23, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the FY2011 Budget of the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District. More |
| August 23, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to confirm the city’s 2012 election date as in May, and authorized City Administrator David Stall to recommend voting equipment and to negotiate a joint election agreement with La Porte Independent School District and San Jacinto College District. More |
| August 22, 2011 -- The City of La Porte today issued a reminder to residents that Stage 1 drought contingency measures, which call for voluntary reductions in water usage, remain in effect. More |
| August 22, 2011 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced upcoming programs for adults. More |
| August 22, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently held a meeting for new and prospective members. More |
| August 22, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Second Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta on October 29-30. More |
| August 19, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced the winners of the Bay Cup II race, which was held on August 6 on Galveston Bay. More |
| August 19, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $1,249,383 contract with Mar-Con Services, LLC for the loop completion of an 18-inch water transmission line. More |
| August 19, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres on Thursday reported that the city has experienced an increasing number of water line breaks due to drought conditions. More |
| August 19, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 3-2, with Robin Collins and Brenton Spry opposed, to propose a tax rate equal to the city's rollback rate of $0.269821 per $100 valuation. More |
| August 18, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Magazine has launched a new web site, www.BayGroupMedia.com. More |
| August 18, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to approve a recommendation by the Road and Drainage Committee to authorize a bid and a payment of $90,200 to Galveston County in relation to the Hansen Road Paving Project. More |
| August 18, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve participation in the Texas Municipal League's Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool for continuation of coverage for medical, life, dental and vision insurance for city employees. More |
| August 18, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to continue holding elections in May utilizing paper ballots, and to purchase an Automark voting machine to meet requirements for disabled voter access. More |
| August 17, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to effectively keep its May election date for 2012 by approving a contract with ES&S for the lease of electronic voting equipment. More |
| August 16, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will hold a vehicle auction on Saturday at the Maintenance Services Facility. More |
| August 16, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to deny granting a seismic testing permit to Denbury Onshore, LLC. More |
| August 16, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres has put into place voluntary water restrictions under the city's drought contingency plan. More |
| August 15, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will host its annual health and safety fair on September 17 at La Porte Junior High. More |
| August 13, 2011 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has announced several activities scheduled for the month of September. More |
| August 13, 2011 -- The University of Houston-Clear Lake will host a special exhibit titled “Celebrating Shuttle: An American Icon” on display August 23 – September 28 in the university’s Bayou Building. More |
| August 12, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $377,359 contract with SER Construction Partners, Ltd for the Convention Center Cross-Over on Fairmont Parkway. More |
| August 12, 2011 -- The City of La Porte has reinstated its Stage 1 drought contingency alert and is calling for voluntary reductions in water usage by residents and business owners. More |
| August 11, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host its Senior Expo on August 17 at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| August 11, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees is seeking nominations for the CCISD Citizen of the Year for 2011. More |
| August 11, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host a town hall meeting on Augsut 31 to discuss the formation of a community endowment. More |
| August 10, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted on several items related to an employment contract with Acting City Manager Rich Oller. More |
| August 09, 2011 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake will host the 2011-2012 season of the Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs lecture series from September through May. More |
| August 09, 2011 -- Clear Creek Community Church in League City will host the Global Leadership Summit on Thursday and Friday. More |
| August 09, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $550,348 contract to General Contractor Services for construction of a new police station at 602 Shore Acres Boulevard. More |
| August 09, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint five members to the Fair Housing Activity Statement-Texas Work Group for the Hurricane Recovery Program. More |
| August 09, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the use of paper ballots for the May 2012 and 2013 city elections. More |
| August 08, 2011 -- The Legends of Clear Lake will perform on Thursday at Cullen's Live. More |
| August 06, 2011 -- The Boeing Company on Thursday announced it has selected the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation-100 spacecraft from Florida’s Space Coast. More |
| August 05, 2011 -- From the lift off of Space Shuttle Atlantis from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011, to the landing on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 9:57 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 21, 2011, the world watched as the STS-135 astronauts flawless, perfectly executed mission provided a story book ending to the final Space Shuttle Flight of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. More |  |
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| August 05, 2011 -- The Westbrook Intermediate School Band recently won the 2011 Texas State Honor Band competition. More |
| August 05, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve an employment agreement with Greg Rikard as chief of the Kemah Police Department. More |
| August 05, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the installation and interconnection of traffic signals in various locations in Pasadena. More |
| August 05, 2011 -- John Hofmeister, founder and chief executive officer of Citizens for Affordable Energy, former president of Shell Oil Company and author of “Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider,” was the featured speaker at Thursday’s general membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More |  |
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| August 04, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently hosted its 46th Annual Fashion Show, "Glitter in the Sky", at the San Luis Convention Center Ballroom. More |
| August 04, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to confirm appointments of various officials and members of boards and commissions of the city. More |
| August 04, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the 2011-2012 budget for the Lakeview Police Department. More |
| August 03, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently held its Sunset Service, "Soar on Wings like Eagles" at Clear Lake United Methodist Church. More |
| August 03, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Kenneth Cook as interim police chief. More |
| August 03, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to designate $7,500 from the 2011-2012 Hotel Occupancy Tax Budget to sponsor the 2012 Texas Outlaw Challenge. More |
| August 03, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1-1, with Beverly Gaines opposed and Mayor Floyd Myers abstaining, to approve the first reading of an amendment to prevent the use of certain party favors in city parks. More |
| August 02, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve, on first and final reading, an amendment to the city’s budget for 2010-2011. More |
| August 01, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host a screening of the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid on Friday at Centennial Park as part of the city's "Movies in the Park" series. More |
| July 29, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a contract for the purchase of 11 Ford vehicles from Philpott Motors, Ltd. More |
| July 28, 2011 -- The “Texas Salute to Military Service” Summer Fashion Show was held at Landry’s Seafood Restaurant in Kemah, More |
| July 28, 2011 -- The Political Protocol Committee of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted the 82nd Legislative Update on Wednesday at South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center. More |
| July 28, 2011 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of adults programs through August. More |
| July 28, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently partnered with Volunteer Houston-Bay Area to provide students with opportunities to participate in community service projects. More |
| July 28, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Tea Party will host a "job interview" on August 11 of candidates to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison as United States Senator. More |
| July 27, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Dan Becker and Andy Mann opposed, to appoint Assistant City Manager of Public Works Rich Oller as acting city manager. More |
| July 27, 2011 -- The final results of the United States Optimist Dingy Sailing Association National Championship Regatta have been announced. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood recently received the State Comptroller's Gold Leadership Circle Award for implementing financial transparency. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation will host a performance by the Legends of Clear Lake on August 11 at Cullen's Live. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted to approve an ordinance authorizing an agreement with the City of Morgan’s Point for emergency 9-1-1 dispatch and jail services, fire protection and emergency medical services. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to endorse a settlement agreement between Texas-New Mexico Power Company and cities served by the power company regarding the deployment of Advanced Metering Systems and a surcharge for installation of the new meters. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of a policy change to allow the district to sell advertising on various items to help offset reductions in state funding to the school. More |
| July 26, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday received an update regarding the city’s water system, which was damaged during Hurricane Ike. More |
| July 25, 2011 -- As the 46th Lunar Rendezvous Festival comes close to its grand finale, it recaps the past week's events. More |
 | July 25, 2011 -- Friendswood resident, Terry Arnold, leads the effort to score a win in the PUMA Project Pink! for MD Anderson's Morgan Welch Clinic. This clinic was the first of its kind, opened in 2006, just one year prior to Ms. Arnold being diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, (IBC) a rare but fatal form of breast cancer. More |
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| July 24, 2011 -- The 2011 OPTI National Championships, hosted by Houston Yacht Club, in La Porte was held last week. More |
 | July 24, 2011 -- Erin Michelle Kay of Galveston was crowned Miss Bay Area and will vie for the MISS TEXAS USA title September 5 at the Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel. More |
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| July 23, 2011 -- A huge crowd welcomed home the STS-135 astronauts completing the successful 13 day mission on Space Shuttle Atlantis. More |  |
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| July 22, 2011 -- The Laura Recovery Center and the Greater Houston Search Dog Team on Saturday will search a ravine in Spring, Texas near where 16 year old Ali Lowitzer disappeared 15 months ago. More |
| July 22, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has scheduled the 2011 Bay Cup II regatta for August 6. More |
| July 22, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted to approve the final reading of a $100,000 agreement with Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, PC for legal services concerning water or other utilities. More |
| July 21, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted to direct the city attorney to clarify the city's building permit fees to state that charges for building fees are based on retail values. More |
| July 21, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to deny a cost of service adjustment requested by CenterPoint Energy Entex for natural gas service. More |
| July 20, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers abstaining, to approve the FY2012 budget for the Webster Economic Development Corporation. More |
| July 20, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to commission an investigation of a complaint against Police Chief and City Administrator Paul Shelley and the city’s police department. More |
| July 20, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Mayor Glenn Royal, Laura Davis, Don Holbrook and Mike Giangrosso in favor, and Paul Dunphey, Thom Kolupski and Kim Morrell opposed, to deny a request to rezone approximately 13.82 acres of property from a Medium Commercial District to a Light Industrial District. More |
| July 18, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department will host its first "Spike It @ Stevenson" sand volleyball tournament on August 6. More |
| July 16, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host four separate events during the month of August. More |
| July 16, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host the Galaxy Music Awards Singer-Songwriter Competition on September 15; The deadline to enter is September 1. More |
| July 16, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will present the video "Community of Choices" during the July Main Street Morning Brew, which will be held on July 27 at Chocolates by Mark. More |
| July 16, 2011 -- Galveston County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a Bacliff man in the stabbing death of a 31year old man. More |
| July 15, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $71,280 contract to MLG Construction, Inc. in connection with the Housing Rehabilitation Services Program for the demolition and reconstruction of a new single family home at 302 E. Thomas Avenue. More |
| July 15, 2011 -- Freeman Branch Library at 16616 Diana Lane in Houston has published information on its end of summer activities. More |
| July 14, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department will host a Dive-In Movie at the Friendswood City Pool, 900 Cedarwood on Saturday night. More |
| July 13, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve a termination package for City Manager Marcus Jahns, who recently tendered his resignation. More |
| July 12, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a new official zoning map for the City of Friendswood. More |
| July 12, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council voted 5-0 to pay the city’s invoices in the only action item on Monday’s regular meeting. More |
| July 12, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a beer and wine permit for on-premise sale and consumption at Bullritos, a new restaurant at 1820 NASA Parkway. More |
| July 11, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena says that the drought has led to an unprecedented number of leaks in water lines, and urges residents to remain patient when requesting service for a water leak. More |
| July 11, 2011 -- The Pasadena Industrial Community Network has presented the Industry of the Month Award for June to LyondellBasel. More |
| July 08, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Jackie Welch opposed, to appoint Erv Brannon to serve as mayor pro tem for this year and to appoint Ornaldo Ybarra as mayor pro tem the following year. More |
| July 08, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the semi-annual ad in the Post Oak Publishing Clear Lake Area Newcomer's Guide. More |
| July 07, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Jeff Tave and Carolynn Stanley opposed, to approve a $500 contribution to Bryanna Bradley, who will represent the city in the Miss Texas USA Pageant. More |
| July 07, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to reappoint Anthony Bentley as the city’s Health Officer and to appoint Patrick Brant as Emergency Management Coordinator. More |
| July 07, 2011 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation recently donated $20,000 to Clear Horizons Early College High School. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District recently announced leadership changes for the 2011-2012 school year. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Administrator David Stall has filed a report on a fire in his city that left a resident homeless. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Students from the University of Houston and University of Houston-Clear Lake recently studied abroad in Turkey. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to modify its interlocal agreement with the Galveston County Health Department regarding animal control. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1-1, with Mayor Glenn Royal opposed and Paul Dunphey recusing himself, to approve a conditional use permit for a Motorcycle Sales and Service Shop at 910 Bayport Boulevard. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Vickie Jackson of the Hilton Garden Inn to fill an unexpired term of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. More |
| July 06, 2011 -- The Eye Clinic of Texas will mark the 20th Anniversary of Laser Vision Correction on Thursday at the The Laser Center in League City. More |
| July 02, 2011 -- The first Orion/Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, a type of next generation spacecraft, is currently being prepared for testing at Lockheed Martin. More |  |
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| July 01, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize city staff to apply for a grant from the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. More |
| June 30, 2011 -- Johnson Space Center invited reporters covering NASA’s last shuttle mission for a Shuttle Program Overview. More |
| June 30, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena on Wednesday responded to inquiries regarding soot deposited from a warehouse fire that occurred on June 26 in the 6200 block of Spencer Highway. More |
| June 30, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood has established temporary no parking zones for the city's Fourth of July celebrations. More |
| June 30, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District has presented a two-year financial outlook for the district, which includes several recommendations for budget cuts due to anticipated state allocation reductions during the next two school years. More |
| June 29, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena on Tuesday issued its water quality report for 2010, which shows that the city's water tested within safety measurements. More |
| June 29, 2011 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake today announced that the university has received approval from the state to offer freshman and sophomore level courses. More |
| June 29, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Andy Mann and Dennis OKeeffe opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance regulating golf carts on public roadways. More |
| June 28, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Chuck Engelken as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 28, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted 6-1, with Ken Baliker opposed, to approve a local policy regarding advertising and fund raising in the schools. More |
| June 28, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint John Morgan as the city’s alternate judge of the municipal court. More |
| June 24, 2011 -- Volunteer Pasadena still has volunteer openings for the City of Pasadena's 4th Fest event at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| June 24, 2011 -- Houston Fire Department today battled a grass fire in an area between Old Galveston Road and the Gulf Freeway just north of Clear Lake City Boulevard. More |
| June 24, 2011 -- Keep Friendswood Beautiful has been recognized as a Silver Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful for its implementation of its beautification programs. More |
| June 24, 2011 -- The City of La Porte today lifted its Stage 1 drought contingency alert due to recent rainfall in the area. More |
| June 24, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the second reading of an amendment to the 2011 budget. More |
| June 23, 2011 -- Science Applications International Corporation employees were recently honored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut Corps Silver Snoopy Award. More |
| June 23, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host its Movie in the Park series during the summer, beginning July 15 with a screening of "Despicable Me". More |
| June 23, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District on Wednesday announced that its Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test preliminary scores are above the statewide passing rate. More |
| June 23, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host a vehicle auction on Saturday at the city's maintenance services facility. More |
| June 22, 2011 -- Friends of the Butler Longhorn Museum will host an inaugural fundraiser on July 8 at the South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| June 22, 2011 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host author Joe Sutton on July 18. More |
| June 22, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday drew a crowd that filled the city’s Club House building to its capacity of 125 people, who were interested in the evaluation of Police Chief and City Administrator Paul Shelley. More |
| June 22, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve $689,972 for the purchase of a PUC rescue vehicle from Martin Apparatus, Inc. More |
| June 22, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to raise the pay rate for all judges from $100 per hour to $150 per hour for the current budget year. More |
| June 21, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to advertise a request for proposals for the city’s solid waste and recycling services agreement. More |
| June 21, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will host a presentation by the Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center during the Main Street Morning Brew on June 29. More |
| June 20, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently held its 46th annual sponsor appreciation party. More |
| June 20, 2011 -- Bay Area Turning Point will host a celebration for its 20th anniversary on October 1. More |
| June 20, 2011 -- The Friendswood Fire Marshal's Office today issued a reminder that possession or discharge of fireworks within the city is prohibited. More |
| June 20, 2011 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Beneteau Owners Rendevous Regatta on July 8-10. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Development Director Barbara Cutsinger updated readers of her Business Development Update on “the biggest lease of the year” in her June 17 issue. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- The Bay Area Alliance recently hosted its 2011 annual meeting. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendevous Festival will host a variety of events throughout July. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host its "Crafts-to-Go" programs in July. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- The City of La Porte has implemented a Stage 1 drought contingency alert. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host a summer reading program in August for students in Clear Creek Independent School District. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted to approve a payment of $28,143 for the storm water pump station project. More |
| June 17, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city's budget. More |
| June 16, 2011 -- Johnson Space Center on Thursday invited reporters covering the mission to meet with the STS-135 crew and the ascent flight control team which is currently training for the mission. More |
| June 16, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently presented a check to the University of Houston-Clear Lake for scholarships to the university's Kids' U summer educational program. More |
| June 16, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club is inviting sail boat enthusiasts to participate in its regattas taking place in Galveston Bay. More |
| June 16, 2011 -- The City of League City today activated Stage 3 of its Drought Contingency Plan due to current water usage, which includes mandatory restrictions on watering, washing of motor vehicles, and prohibition of operating ornamental fountains or ponds. More |
| June 16, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will begin lane closures associated with the Melody Lane reconstruction project on Monday. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation recently awarded scholarships throughout the district. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- The City of La Porte today implemented a Stage 1 "Mild Conditions" drought contingency alert, and is requesting that residents and commercial users reduce their water consumption and restrict lawn watering to every other day. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- During League City City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, City Manager Marcus Jahns and Assistant City Manager for Public Works Rich Oller announced their intentions to resign. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- The City of League City will host a public meeting on June 22 regarding the Main Street Implementation Plan. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- League City City Council and the League City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing related to oil and gas drilling and production on Thursday. More |
| June 15, 2011 -- League City City Manager Marcus Jahns and Assistant City Manager for Public Works Rich Oller submitted their resignations during the city council meeting on Tuesday. More |
| June 14, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood today urged residents to observe the city's Stage 1 water restrictions, which implements voluntary limitations on outdoor watering, while repairs continue on a leaking water line. More |
| June 14, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize funding for the City of La Porte Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program. More |
| June 14, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $303,969 bid to Generators of Houston for the purchase of generators for city facilities. More |
| June 14, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Administrator David Stall to retain the services of an architect for the professional services associated with the renovation of the city’s public works building. More |
| June 13, 2011 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host the Fire on the Strings Bluegrass Music Festival on Friday, July 15 through Saturday, July 16 at South Shore Harbour Resort in League City. More |
| June 10, 2011 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake's Art Gallery recently hosted a reception to announce the opening of the Graduate Student Exhibition 2011 that runs through August 25. More |
| June 10, 2011 -- Sugar Land, La Porte and Pasadena will hold runoff elections on Saturday, with voters casting ballots to finalize undecided city council races in each of the three cities. More |
| June 10, 2011 -- Texas-New Mexico Power Company will be performing maintenance on their main power lines that run through Friendswood from League City to Alvin on Saturday and Sunday. More |
| June 10, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the 2010 Water Quality Report for the city and Pasadena El Cary Estates public water systems. More |
| June 10, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood has reported that repairs on a damaged water line have been postponed until Monday, and is asking residents to suspend all outdoor watering once repairs begin. More |
| June 09, 2011 -- Hospice Care Team will begin a summer grief support group series, “Hands Together,” on June 21. More |
| June 09, 2011 -- The 7th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception will be held on June 23 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| June 09, 2011 -- El Lago City Council, in a special meeting on Wednesday, voted to approve schematic designs for the city's new community center. More |
| June 08, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood reports that a leak in a main water line requires additional conservation measures. More |
| June 08, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday released its Consumer Confidence Report from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the city's water quality. More |
| June 08, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance removing regulations limiting businesses' wall-mounted or projecting signs to two sides of the building. More |
| June 08, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Joe Winter, Natalie Picha and John Chisler to the newly-formed Civil Service Commission. More |
| June 07, 2011 -- The deadline to turn in parade and booth applications to the City of Friendswood for its annual Fourth of July Celebration has been extended to June 24. More |
| June 07, 2011 -- Council Member Mike Sullivan recently reported that discussions between the City of Houston and the Clear Lake City Water Authority regarding the new drainage fee are proving to be productive. More |
| June 07, 2011 -- Harris County Commissioners Court today voted 4-0 to restrict the sale and use of certain fireworks immediately. More |  |
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| June 07, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood today initiated voluntary outdoor watering limitations, part of the city's drought contingency plan, due to current weather conditions. More |
| June 07, 2011 -- Representatives of Sierra Nevada Corporation were honored guests at a luncheon on Monday following the signing of a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Johnson Space Center for the Dream Chaser low earth orbit space vehicle. More |  |
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| June 07, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Mayor David Smith opposed, to retain the firm of Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, PC, to provide city attorney services for Friendswood. More |
| June 06, 2011 -- The Reliant Energy Torch Relay will launch at the NASA Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, in advance of the 2011 Senior Games. More |
| June 06, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2011 Day Sailer Association North American Championship Regatta on June 19. More |
| June 06, 2011 -- The Terrace at Clear Lake will host a free workshop on VA aid and attendance pension benefits on June 16. More |
| June 06, 2011 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently held a floral design contest in conjunction with The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake. More |
| June 04, 2011 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union has donated $10,000 to Communities in Schools-Bay Area. More |
| June 04, 2011 -- “Tropical Aggression”, a sailboat owned and skippered by Stuart Lindow, claimed first place overall in the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta. More |
| June 03, 2011 -- The Mainland Eagle Riders of Aerie No. 3199 in Bacliff will host the Second Annual Shriner Burn Hospital Galveston Fundraiser on June 11-12. More |
 | June 03, 2011 -- The astronauts who flew the final mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour returned to the Johnson Space Center on Thursday and were welcomed by a large crowd. More |
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| June 03, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to seek resumes for city administrator. More |
| June 03, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an ordinance granting Legend Natural Gas II, LP franchise rights and permitting for placing and maintaining a natural gas pipeline within the city limits. More |
| June 03, 2011 -- Jamey Rootes, president of the Houston Texans football team, was the featured speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Webster Business Alliance. More |  |
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| June 02, 2011 -- Altus Cancer Center in Baytown will offer free hot air balloon rides for cancer survivors on Friday as part of National Cancer Survivors Day. More |
| June 02, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday tabled action on a resolution clarifying the wording for building permit fees, leaving the fee charged a one percent of builder's cost. More |
| June 02, 2011 -- The Houston Yacht Club will host the 2011 Leukemia Cup Regatta on June 24-26, with proceeds benefitting the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. More |
| June 02, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District will hold town hall meetings on June 6 and June 7 to discuss budget recommendations made by the Citizens Finance Advisory Committee. More |
| June 02, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to reappoint Lilian Norman-Keeney as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 01, 2011 -- Congressman Gene Green will host a blood drive in Pasadena on Saturday to benefit military service members and their families. More |
| June 01, 2011 -- The City of League City today began assuming maintenance and operation responsibilities from the Texas Department of Transportation for traffic signals on state highways within the city. More |
| May 31, 2011 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation staff, Samson volunteers, and students from Clifton Middle School recently participated in the foundation's Get Hip to Habitat program. More |
| May 31, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake is holding registration for its Summer Arts Camp. More |
| May 31, 2011 -- The Texas Center for the Missing recently presented an award to Stephany Villagomez-Tamayo of DeZavala Middle School in Pasadena, the state winner of the National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest. More |
| May 30, 2011 -- State Senator Mike Jackson has been elected by his colleagues to serve as the 263rd president pro tempore of the Texas Senate. More |
| May 30, 2011 -- The Seabrook Intermediate Rocket Team competed in the National Team America Rocketry Challenge in Manassas, Virginia on Saturday, May 14 More |
| May 30, 2011 -- The Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children in Friendswood has been named one of 500 finalists in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Program, a program that provides vehicles to non-profit organizations. More |
| May 27, 2011 -- The Rotary Club of Friendswood recently presented scholarships to graduates from Clear Brook and Friendswood high schools. More |
| May 27, 2011 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host "Bluegrass Night in League City" on June 18 at the Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| May 27, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Fencing Club and the Glaveston Fencing Club will hold a memorial tournament in honor of Waler Jerome "Jerry Dunaway" on Saturday at the O'Connell College Preparatory School in Galveston. More |
| May 27, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to canvass the returns and declare the results of the May 14 General Election. More |
| May 26, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to re-elect Amy Carr to serve as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 26, 2011 -- The City of League City today implemented the first stage of the city's drought contingency plan due to high water usage during the past week, calling for voluntary water conservation. More |
| May 25, 2011 -- Pat Patton reports that the 57th annual Texas Music Festival, Village Fair & BBQ Cook-off, at the Walter Hall Park in League City, on Friday May 6th, and Saturday May 7th was a tremendous success! More |  |
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| May 25, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Dan Becker opposed, to approve a professional services agreement with Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville for architectural and engineering design of the new Public Safety & Municipal Court Center. More |
| May 25, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell today commended NASA's decision to base the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle on designs and development by Lockheed Martin Corporation. More |
| May 25, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to re-elect Richard Adams as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 25, 2011 -- CORRECTION: Guidry News Service incorrectly reported last week that Harris County Judge Ed Emmett suggested in a speech to the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership that light rail, rather than full size commuter rail, be considered for the Houston to Galveston route. Instead, Emmett specifically noted that no one has envisioned the line as a light rail line, but as a less-expensive commuter rail line that could someday serve as a pre-cursor to a high-speed rail project. Corrected Article |
| May 24, 2011 -- The Friendswood Police Department reports that a call from a resident about suspicious activities at a neighbors home resulted in the arrest of a burglary suspect. More |
| May 24, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve an estimated $6.5 million contract with Borden, Kurz and Labatt for general food and full service food distribution. More |
| May 24, 2011 -- The Harris County Community Services Department today announced that ridership using Harris County Transit service between Pasadena and La Porte has increased. More |
| May 24, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint members to the city’s Redistricting Committee, and establishing the powers and duties of the committee. More |
| May 23, 2011 -- Today the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, which will last at more than 800 American museums from Memorial Day through Labor Day this year. More |
| May 21, 2011 -- Assistance League of the Bay Area was recently named Clear Creek Independent School District's 2011 Community Partner of the Year. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- The Friendswood Rotary Club recently inducted Kenneth Holbrook as a new member of the club. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- The City of Seabrook will construct a community gateway sign at 10th Street and State Highway 146 as part of the "Project Stars" master-plan initiative. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an interlocal agreement with the City of Baytown for a wood grinding and material handling services contract. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- The City of League City will partner with American Legion Post 544 to present a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30 at Fairview Cemetery. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted 3-1-1, with Kelly Williams opposed and Wayne Rast abstaining, to appoint Daniel Cook to the Kemah Community Development Board of Directors. More |
| May 20, 2011 -- Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Galveston County Judge Mark Henry gave state of the county addresses to the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership General Membership meeting at Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday. More |  |
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| May 20, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will hold a runoff election on June 11 for City Council At-Large Position B. More |
| May 19, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood is urging citizens to participate in hurricane preparedness activities. More |
| May 19, 2011 -- The League City Police Department today announced that the department will step up enforcement through its "Click It or Ticket" campaign on drivers not wearing seatbelts. More |
| May 19, 2011 -- The Pasadena Office of Emergency Management will conduct a test of the city's siren system today at 6 p.m. More |
| May 18, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to approve an order canvassing the returns of the May 14 election, and administered the oath of office to incoming Mayor Glenn Royal and Council Member Mike Giangrosso. More |
| May 18, 2011 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to authorize and direct staff to issue a letter of intent to enter into an earnest money contract for the purchase of land within the city. More |
| May 18, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the canvassing of the results of the May 14 General Election, and administered the oath of office to incoming Council Member Bill Jones. More |
| May 17, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to suspend enforcement of the city’s appointment policy for boards, committees and commissions. More |
| May 16, 2011 -- League City officials report that Houston Avenue is open to Southbound Traffic only until a project to convert Houston Avenue from an open ditch rural roadway to a concrete curb and gutter, enclosed storm sewer roadway is finished, estimated at June 19. More |
| May 16, 2011 -- The City of League City will host a hurricane preparedness workshop on May 21. More |
| May 16, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host a Memorial Day ceremony on May 30 at the Veterans Memorial adjacent to City Hall. More |
| May 16, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently held events to commemorate National Travel and Tourism Week, which is observed May 7-15. More |
| May 15, 2011 -- Incumbent mayors of League City and Kemah were defeated by challengers and the mayor of La Marque was recalled; mayors of Pearland, Alvin and Beaumont were reelected; two new members were elected to the College of the Mainland Board of Directors but the COM bond issue is undecided; and voters in Galveston approved a plan to charge fees to park on the Seawall. More |
| May 14, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres has released the unofficial results of the May 14 General Election, stating that all three incumbents have received enough votes to retain their seats on the city council. More |
| May 14, 2011 -- Jill Smitherman, a volunteer member of Assistance League of the Bay Area, and its resale shop chair, was honored as one of twelve 2011 Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Award Winners at the Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Awards luncheon on Thursday, May 5 at the Hilton Americas-Houston.
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| May 14, 2011 -- The Summer Reading Program for children kicks off Friday, June 3 at Freeman Branch Library. More |
| May 13, 2011 -- The Keels & Wheels Concour d'Elegance recently held a raffle ticket drawing for a Mercedes-Benz C Class sedan during the 16th annual Keels & Wheels event. More |
| May 13, 2011 -- Students with K.E. Little Elementary School in Bacliff recently attended the school's career fair. More |
| May 13, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an interlocal agreement with the City of Baytown for a wood grinding and material handling services contract. More |
| May 12, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will officially open three new splash pads on Saturday, and will open the city pools on June 4. More |
| May 12, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that the city will begin routine mowing of all ditches in need of attention throughout Shoreacres. More |
| May 12, 2011 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that the recent Prescription Drug Take Back Day event the department participated in collected more than 300 pounds of unwanted and expired drugs. More |
| May 12, 2011 -- The Laura Recovery Center recently announced that Cody Westphal, a Friendswood High School graduate, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Laura Smith Scholarship. More |
| May 12, 2011 -- Kemah City Council canceled a special meeting set for noon on Wednesday due to the lack of a quorum. More |
| May 11, 2011 -- The Ravello at Tuscan Lakes will host its annual "Taste of the Town" event on May 19, with proceeds from the event benefitting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. More |
| May 11, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $9.08 million bid to Brookstone Construction for the Eastern Regional Park Project. More |
| May 11, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received accreditation from the National Communities in Schools organization. More |
| May 11, 2011 -- Terry Arnold, who has completed treatment for inflammatory breast cancer, reports on a resolution read at the Texas State Capitol on May 4. More |
| May 10, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Kyle Rone and Jerry Newberry as alternate members to the Building Board of Adjustment. More |
| May 10, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Adminstrator David Stall to advertise for bids to immediately replace water lines along three blocks. More |
| May 10, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a 60-month contract to Pitney Bowes for a mail solution system. More |
| May 10, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17 for the city's new animal control facility. More |
| May 09, 2011 -- The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation celebrated its silver anniversary on May 6, 2011 by presenting the National Space Trophy to former Commander of U.S. Strategic Command and former Astronaut General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), and recognizing 25 individuals and seven teams with Stellar Awards. More |
| May 09, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena on Friday announced that the city's new AM radio emergency broadcast station is now operational at 830 AM. More |
| May 09, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation recently presented a $72,832 donation to Bayside Intermediate School to fund the Bayside Career Exploration Technology Lab. More |
| May 09, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club racer Doug Shaffer and his crew recently took first place in the Charleston Race Week regatta. More |
| May 06, 2011 -- The Rotary Club of Friendswood recently received the Presidential Citation and Achievement Award for the renovation of the Rotary Pavilion in Stevenson Park. More |
| May 06, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $661,562 contract with McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc. for the city's property insurance policy. More |
| May 06, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2011 Day Sailer Association North American Championship Regatta on June 19-24. More |
| May 06, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to endorse reappointments and one appointment to the Galveston County United Board of Health. More |
| May 05, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday discussed the city's recent 50th Anniversary City Celebration. More |
| May 04, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers abstaining, to approve a motion not to provide bus service for El Camino Real. More |
| May 04, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0-1, with Laura Davis recused from voting, to grant a permit to Petro Vest, Inc. to drill and operate a gas and oil well located within a 10.5 acre tract of land in the Seabrook Island Subdivision. More |
| May 04, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with Richard Sowrey and Alton Burns, Jr. opposed, to reject increases to the 2011 waterfront lease rates. More |
| May 03, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood has scheduled additional early voting hours on Saturday for the May 14 General Election. More |
| May 03, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Deirdre Carey Brown and Patrick McGinnis opposed, to approve an approximately $300,000 lease-purchase of replacement computer hardware and software. More |
| April 29, 2011 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Wednesday arrested two suspects on a variety of narcotics charges following a traffic stop that resulted in a search of the suspects' vehicle. More |
| April 29, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $2.771 million contract with R&B Group, Inc. for the Cascade Water Well Project. More |
| April 27, 2011 -- League City City Secretary Barbara Long has announced her retirement after 20 years of service with the city. More |
| April 27, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of City Secretary Barbara Long, effective June 30. More |
| April 27, 2011 -- The 16th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance will display the "Seabreacher", a new type of recreational watercraft, during the event, which takes place at the Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday and Sunday. More |
| April 27, 2011 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received $125,000 for its dropout prevention efforts from the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament benefit. More |
| April 27, 2011 -- The City of League City will host "Tire Recycling Month" in May, with the city accepting tires for recycling at the city's Vehicle Maintenance Office. More |
| April 26, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance establishing guidelines for city council travel and business expenses, including an automobile allowance. More |
| April 26, 2011 -- The 16th annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, hosted at the Lakewood Yacht Club on April 30 through May 1, will celebrate 100 years of Indianapolis racing. More |
| April 26, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Administrator David Stall to retain an architect for the preparation of construction drawings and bid documents for the renovation of the city’s public works building. More |
| April 25, 2011 -- The Cities of Houston and League City are coming to Galveston’s aid by directing supplemental water to the Island. Water from the City of Houston’s South East Water Treatment Plant will be conveyed through League City and directed to the Island. More |
| April 25, 2011 -- Kemah will host the 43rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday at the Clear Creek Channel along the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| April 25, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host a prescription drug collection site on Saturday as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. More |
| April 22, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently hosted a kick-off party for its 46th annual event. More |
| April 22, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena recently received a letter from the mayor of Pasadena's sister city, Hadano, Japan, reporting that the city was spared major damage from the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country last month. More |
| April 22, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host its ninth annual KIDFISH event on Saturday at the Centennial Park pond. More |
| April 22, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host "Fish-n-Flick", an event with fishing and a movie, on April 30 at Burke Crenshaw Park. More |
| April 21, 2011 -- The University of Houston’s Hurricane Business Recovery Center reports that accounting consultant Christine King has just received her certification as a QuickBooks Pro Advisor. More |
| April 21, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept the FY 2009-2010 audit from Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLC. More |
| April 21, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $109,103 contract with Arrow Services, Inc. for the demolition of the Southmore Townhomes at 2650 Southmore. More |
| April 21, 2011 -- Jim Young, Sr., a communications advisor for two Houston mayors and numerous business executives, and a former managing editor of Guidry News Service, has launched a new website, "Today's Stars - Tomorrow's Leaders". More |
| April 20, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will host the April Main Street Morning Brew, featuring a presentation by the Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau on their tourism efforts, on April 27 at the Five Points Plaza. More |
| April 20, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve a $205,000 design/build agreement with PGAL for the city’s new fire station. More |
| April 20, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a total bid of $514,407 to Northwind Marine, Inc. for a fire rescue boat. More |
| April 19, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell was interviewed by a CBS News affiliate in Dallas/Fort Worth about senator Charles Schumer's disparaging comments about Houston in response to a request by the Houston Congressional Delegation and others that the assignment of a retired Space Shuttle to New York rather than Houston should be investigated. More |
| April 19, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award an $877,542 contract to Triad Retail Construction, Inc. for construction of the city’s new animal control facility. More |
| April 18, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena today announced that various city facilities will be closed Thursday through Sunday for San Jacinto Day and the Easter holiday weekend. More |
| April 16, 2011 -- Construction crews of female volunteers will raise their hammers at Habitat for Humanity construction sites across the country in recognition of National Women Build Week, April 30 through May 8. More |
| April 16, 2011 -- The Prescription Drug Advisory Committee of the Bay Area Alliance will be set up at the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes on Saturday, April 30 taking back expired or unneeded prescription and non-prescription medications. More |
| April 15, 2011 -- Galveston Bay Sail & Power Squadron will hold Basic Boating classes on the grounds of Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook on May 14 and 21 and June 11 and 18. More |
| April 15, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the transfer of pipeline franchise rights from Bigler Terminals, LP to Enterprise Products Operating, LLC. More |
| April 15, 2011 -- Texas EquuSearch recently raised more than $220,000 during its Sports Extravaganza at Campbell Hall in Pasadena. More |
| April 14, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host its Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday at Strawberry Park. More |
| April 14, 2011 -- The League City Parks Department and Knights of Columbus #9310 will host the annual League City Egg Hunt on Sunday at the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex. More |
| April 14, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday presented a joint proclamation from the cities of Seabrook and El Lago recognizing Val Alyohin. More |
| April 14, 2011 -- The League of Women Voters-Bay Area will host a candidates forum for the Friendswood City Council election on April 28 at Windsong Intermediate School. More |
| April 13, 2011 -- The first B2G (Business To Green) Professional Networking Mixer produced by forGreen Marketing & Design in the Bay Area of Houston will be held on Thursday April 21. More |
| April 13, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host an auction of the city's surplus, abandoned and confiscated vehicles on Saturday. More |
| April 13, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will hold volunteer training for the city's Teen Court program on Saturday. More |
| April 13, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a professional services agreement with Telvent for the development of an adaptive traffic signal system and advanced traffic management system for the city’s three most congested street corridors. More |
| April 12, 2011 -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the locations to receive the retired Space Shuttle Orbiters, which include Kennedy Space Center, the California Science Center in Los Angeles, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. More |
| April 12, 2011 -- Surviving family members of astronauts in the Columbia and Challenger incidents today issued a joint statement on the decision not to include Houston as one of the sites to receive a retired space shuttle. More |
| April 12, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 5-3, with Tommy Moser, Daryl Leonard and John Zemanek opposed, to grant a special conditional use permit for the purchase of developing a container/chassis yard at 901 North Broadway. More |
| April 12, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County to provide jail space at the Harris County Jail for the city’s prisoners. More |
| April 12, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a contract to Texas Citizens Bank for the city's bank depository services. More |
| April 11, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston will hold a festival and historical battle reenactment at the San Jacinto Battleground in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Texas Independence. More |
| April 11, 2011 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host a rally on Thursday in response to the anticipated education funding cuts during the current state legislative session. More |
| April 11, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will present "Art Walk by the Bay", a monthly event beginning in May that will feature the works of local and regional artists. More |
| April 11, 2011 -- Space Center Houston will host a viewing party on Tuesday for the announcement of the future homes of the space shuttle orbiters upon retirement of the shuttle program. More |
| April 11, 2011 -- The City of League City and the Texas Department of Transportation will host a public meeting on Thursday regarding the FM 518 improvement project scheduled to begin April 26. More |
| April 10, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Development Director Barbara Cutsinger reports in the April issue of the BAHEP Business Development Update that Kuraray America Inc. purchased 81 acres in La Porte at 13100 Bay Area Boulevard. More |
| April 09, 2011 -- Johnson Space Center’s Advanced Planning Office, in conjunction with the JSC Space Life Sciences Directorate, for the fourth straight year is supporting the Rice Business Plan Competition by funding awards totaling $45,000. More |
| April 08, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host the Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run Competition on April 21 at Renwick Park. More |
| April 08, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will host the Fifth Annual Education Vendor Exchange on April 20 at the NASA Gilruth Center. More |
| April 08, 2011 -- The City of La Porte will launch its 2011 Summer Concert Series on April 15 with a concert featuring Jake Hooker and the Outsiders. More |
| April 08, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted to approve the first reading of a $2.47 million contract with T&C Construction, Ltd for the Tulip Water Well and Ground Storage Tank Project. More |
| April 07, 2011 -- Celebrating Wellness & Technology Festival is this Sunday, April 10, at the Landolt Pavilion at Clear Lake Park, 5001 NASA Parkway. More |
| April 07, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club's Keels & Wheels event was recently named "Business of the Year" for Seabrook by the Economic Alliance Houston-Port Region. More |
| April 07, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received support from Legend Healthcare for the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament, which will be played on April 11 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| April 06, 2011 -- ISOLA Ventura, LLC, has purchased Beacon Island, a property that was originally known as Lighthouse Island and owned by South Shore Harbour Development Ltd., an affiliate of American National Insurance Company, developer of South Shore Harbour in League City. More |
| April 06, 2011 -- Hundreds of supporters of the Bring the Shuttle Home to Houston movement gathered in Martha Hermann Square in front of Houston City Hall today for a rally one week before NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is scheduled to make his decision on the location of three retiring space shuttles. More |
| April 06, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the solicitation of resumes for a new municipal court judge. More |
| April 06, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to notify the City of Houston of a change in the boundaries for emergency response, shifting responsibility for emergency response to Houston for an area of El Camino Real in Houston's city limits. More |
| April 06, 2011 -- Representatives from the League City Police Department have been chosen to travel to China "to share their knowledge and experience and gain exposure to international policing, comparative justice philosophy and universal crime trends". More |
| April 06, 2011 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Jack Morman will host a ceremony on April 20 for the opening of Oasis Garden at Bay Area Park. More |
| April 05, 2011 -- The James F. Bay Elementary PTA in Seabrook, along with employees from Lyondell Bassel, will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday for the school's outdoor classroom and nature center. More |
| April 05, 2011 -- The City of League City will host the fourth annual Wellness Walk, sponsored by the Friends of the League City Seniors Foundation, on Saturday at League Park. More |
| April 05, 2011 -- The League City Volunteer Fire Department recently honored several members of the department at the League City Volunteer Firefighter Awards ceremony. More |
| April 05, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend a license and lease agreement with Friendswood Independent School District for acreage within Centennial Park adjacent to the new junior high site to accommodate a new parking lot. More |
| April 04, 2011 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and surviving Columbia and Challenger family members will host a Houston Bring Home the Shuttle rally in front of Houston City Hall at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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| April 04, 2011 -- San Jacinto College today reported that the college has cut $4 million from its budget, and plans to reduce its budget by $20 million during the next two years due to reduced state funding. More |
| April 03, 2011 -- Samson Lonestar, LLC recently donated $20,000 to the Galveston Bay Foundation. More |
 | April 03, 2011 -- Galveston Historical Foundation on Saturday presented the Spirit of Elissa award to F. Carrington Weems, a long-time supporter of Elissa, Texas' Official Tall Ship and the sailing vessel’s home in Galveston's harbor, the Texas Seaport Museum.
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| April 01, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an $877,884 contract with McKinney Construction, Inc. for the Finrock, Mobile, and Witter Streets Waterline Improvement Project. More |
| March 31, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta will be held over the weekend of May 21 & 22. More |
| March 31, 2011 -- The City of League City today reported that the city's E-waste Recycling and Document Shredding Drive resulted in more than five tons of e-waste and another five tons of paper saved for recycling. More |
| March 31, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood will host its 116th annual Friendswood Fourth of July Celebration on July 4, including a parade down Friendswood Drive, and activites at Stevenson Park and an evening program at Centennial Park. More |
| March 30, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has named James Masters as the club's new Sous Chef. More |
| March 29, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a meet and confer agreement with the La Porte Police Officers’ Association for the conditions of employment for officers in the La Porte Police Department. More |
| March 29, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to reappoint J.L. Jay as presiding judge and Denise Mitrano as alternate judge of the municipal court. More |
| March 28, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation of vehicles from Advantage BMW Mini of Clear Lake, which will be given as the prize in the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| March 26, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Commodore Tom Taylor has announced that the club has hired four outstanding coaches for their summer youth sailing program. More |
| March 26, 2011 -- The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation is proud to be celebrating its silver anniversary with a gala event on May 6, 2011 at the Houston Hyatt Regency hotel. More |
| March 26, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will participate in Lakewood Yacht Club's Keeks and Wheels event this year. More |
 | March 26, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Aerospace Advisory Committee hosted a reception for Congressman Ralph Hall of the Fourth District of Texas, who is chair of the Committee on Science and Technology for the 112th Congress.
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| March 25, 2011 -- The City of League City will host a document shredding and e-waste recycling event on Saturday for residents and businesses in the city. More |
| March 25, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an agreement with the Animal Services Department to disburse $70,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the operation of a low cost spay and neuter program to low and moderate income residents. More |
| March 24, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres is accepting nominations for the 2010 Employee and Citizen of the Year awards. More |
 | March 24, 2011 -- Harris County Commissioner Jack Morman was the featured speaker at Wednesday’s membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. He was introduced by BAHEP Chair Robert Ellis. More |
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| March 24, 2011 -- The City of Kemah will host the Kemah Pan Jam Festival on Saturday and Sunday at the city's Lighthouse District. More |
| March 24, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday unanimously appointed Robert White to fill the unexpired City Council Member William Schwander, who resigned the position that evening. More |
| March 23, 2011 -- The Sentinels of Freedom Golf Event, honoring wounded warriors, will be held on March 30 at the South Shore Country Club in League City. More |
| March 23, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Mick Phalen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to amend a resolution in support of the development of the Meadows WaterSmart Park and authorizing matching funds for the park. More |
| March 23, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of amendments to update the city’s various building codes. More |
| March 22, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $2.985 million bid to T & C Construction, LTD for the rehabilitation of Water Plant No. 5. More |
| March 22, 2011 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol today announced the appointment of Carie Fletcher as the temporary director of core services. More |
| March 21, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin today unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and a spacious state-of-the-art Space Operations Simulation Center More |
| March 20, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host its second annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta on October 29 and 30 in Galveston Bay. More |
| March 20, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced the appointment of Sailing Director Elias Otdoerfer. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- The La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for arts, crafts and miscellaneous booths at the Sylvan Beach Festival & Crawfish Jam on April 30 at Sylvan Beach Park. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- The City of League City today announced that the main water transmission line into the city from Houston will be shut down for several hours on March 22, and have asked residents and businesses to conserve water during the shutoff. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- The First Annual Spring Break Music Unity Freedom Festival will be held at the popular Porretto Beach on Galveston Island, Sunday, March 20, 2011 from noon till 10 pm. This free event is open to the public and all spring break revelers. The Music Unity Freedom Festival will be the highlight of this 2011 Spring Break and will feature over 50 bands and DJ’s on seven separate stages.
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| March 18, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to schedule a workshop for March 31 to discuss leasing or selling the right-of-way for Bay Avenue to adjoining property owners, and steps to begin an appraisal process for selling or leasing the property. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- The Lunar Rendevous Festival has announced the calendar of events for the 2011 festival, including the kick-off party, which will be held on April 17. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host "Family Fishing Fun" month in April, with fishing programs and competitions at Burke Crenshaw Park. More |
| March 18, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted to approve the first reading of a $198,744 contract for the purchase of three Case 580 Super N Series Backhoe/Loaders from Hi-Way Equipment Company. More |
| March 17, 2011 -- The 16th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance event will come to the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook on April 30-May 1. More |
| March 17, 2011 -- The annual Sylvan Beach Parade will take place on April 30 as part of the 55th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival & Crawfish Jam in La Porte. More |
| March 17, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will host its annual "FEAST" fundraising event on April 9 at the Marriott South at Hobby Airport. More |
| March 17, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has scheduled the Heald Bank Regatta for April 16-17. More |
| March 17, 2011 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club will host a floral design competition on May 14 at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake. More |
| March 16, 2011 -- Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell recently sent a letter to Pasadena's sister city, Hadano, Japan, expressing sympathy for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week. More |
| March 16, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County for the Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services Division to continue a lease of office space located in the Recreation Center Building. More |
| March 16, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the annual financial audit of the city’s finances for FY 2010. More |
 | March 16, 2011 -- A cardboard cutout of Pat Patton, host of Pat Patton's Interviews, on GuidryNews.com will be on display at the Barbara Bush Library in Spring, Texas, for the month of March 2011. More |
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| March 15, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Ron Bottoms to approve the second phase of the Wireless Data and Camera Project. More |
| March 15, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to establish an intracounty expense allowance for the city’s mayor and council members. More |
| March 15, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Chris Reed to sign a contract with True North/Neel-Schaffer as the primary contractor for disaster debris monitoring services. More |
| March 14, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently announced the winners of the March 5 Bay Cup 1 Regatta in Galveston Bay. More |
| March 14, 2011 -- The Pasadena Police Department is seeking program sponsors for the department's Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E. program. More |
| March 14, 2011 -- The La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce has announced that the 55th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival will be held on April 30 at Sylvan Beach Park. More |
| March 13, 2011 -- Art at University of Houston-Clear Lake received a financial boost when the university received a three-year $400,000 grant from Houston Endowment. More |
| March 11, 2011 -- The City of League City will host an open house on March 23 to discuss the city's "New Directions" plan. More |
| March 11, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to order an election for May 14 for the election of eight city council positions. More |
| March 10, 2011 -- Lakeview police officers today apprehended a suspect in connection with a bank robbery on NASA Parkway after spotting the suspect's vehicle in Shoreacres. More |
| March 10, 2011 -- The 18th Annual Clear Lake Greek Festival will host celebrations on May 6 through May 8 at Clear Lake Park in Seabrook. More |
| March 10, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently provided books to McWhirter Elementary School students to read during Spring Break. More |
| March 10, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept the FY2010 Audit as presented by the city’s auditors, Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP. More |
| March 10, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District on Wednesday announced a district-wide reorganization plan to reduce costs by $9.4 million in order to offset a portion of anticpated shortfalls in state funding allocations. More |
| March 09, 2011 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that pine beetles have been attracted to the city by pine trees that were weakened during Hurricane Ike. More |
| March 09, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend the city’s management agreement with the Butler Longhorn Museum through June, after which the museum is expected to bring forward a plan to separate it from the city. More |
| March 09, 2011 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host a concert on March 19 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| March 08, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a bid to Repipe Construction, LTD for the 2011 Sewer Rehabilitation Project. More |
| March 08, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to establish a five percent processing fee for payments made by credit card to the Shoreacres Municipal Court for fees, fines, court costs or other payments. More |
| March 05, 2011 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union honored five local food pantries during January: St. Vincent de Paul (Texas City), H.I.S. Ministries (Santa Fe), M.I. Lewis Social Service Center (Dickinson), Interfaith Caring Ministries (League City), and Hope Village Residential & Support Services (Friendswood). More |
| March 05, 2011 -- Clear Creek Independent School District's exhibit “Young At Art” Student Art Exhibit will open at The Arts Alliance at Clear Lake on March 24. More |
| March 04, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitor Bureau is holding registration for its photography workshop, which will be held April 8-10. More |
| March 04, 2011 -- The City of League City will host an e-waste and document shredding event on March 26 behind the League City Recycling Center. More |
| March 04, 2011 -- South Shore Harbour Marina in League City will host the third annual South West International Boat Show on April 14-17. More |
| March 04, 2011 -- The 18th annual River, Lakes Bays 'n Bayous Trash Bash will take place on March 26, with more than 5,000 volunteers expected to gather and clean waterways in the Houston-Galveston area. More |
 | March 03, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership held its 12th Annual State of the Counties Address at the Downtown Aquarium today. More |
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| March 03, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to grant a temporary construction easement to Harris County to tie in the circular driveway exiting City Hall to the proposed Southmore roadway. More |
| March 03, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Natalie O’Neill to review and approve paving design plans for a driveway for the City Hall, once the plans are available. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host the 2011 Ms. Pasadena Senior Pageant on March 9 at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept a petition received on February 18 requesting a proposition on the May 14 ballot to consider the adoption of a police officers’ civil service law. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that the inside eastbound lane of FM 2351 from Blackhawk Boulevard to Hope Village Road will be closed during off-peak hours for two-to-three weeks due to the installation of a utility line. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to order an election for May 14 to elect a mayor and two aldermen positions. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday heard a presentation regarding the upcoming Edgewater Dragon Boat Challenge. More |
| March 02, 2011 -- Edgewater, a new neighborhood development in Webster, will host the Edgewater Dragon Boat Challenge on April 9 at the Edgewater Marina. More |
| March 01, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint a Re-Districting Committee. More |
| March 01, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance banning the use, possession and sale of substances such as “K2” or other synthetic marijuana items in the city. More |
| March 01, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to implement a tuition-based pre-kindergarten program. More |
| March 01, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council canceled its Monday meeting due to the lack of a quorum, with three of the city council absent. More |
| February 28, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood Municipal Court today announced that Friendswood will participate in the 2011 Great Texas Warrant Round-Up, which begins March 5. More |
| February 27, 2011 -- The Webster Police Department Criminal Investigation Division is seeking the public's help in the investigation of an incident in a bar early this morning that resulted in officers being assaulted and the critical injury by gunshot of a woman alleged to have been involved in the assault on the officers. More |
| February 26, 2011 -- KTRK anchor Dave Ward will serve as master of ceremonies for the Texas EquuSearch Sports Extravaganza Banquet and Charity Auction at Campbell Hall in Pasadena on Saturday April 9. More |
| February 26, 2011 -- Four sailing scholarships are being offered this year to area youth sailors through the Bay Access charitable association.
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| February 25, 2011 -- Friendswood Public Library has scheduled several free programs for adults through March. More |
| February 25, 2011 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will present the ATHENA Leadership Award on May 13 during the chamber's monthly luncheon. More |
| February 25, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a contract renewal with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. for the annual maintenance of ArcGIS software used for Cityworks. More |
| February 23, 2011 -- The University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives has acquired a collection of papers that belonged to NASA engineer and inventor Max Faget. More |
| February 23, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to name Council Member Mick Phalen as representative and Assistant City Manager Rich Oller as alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council. More |
| February 22, 2011 -- The Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to make an appearance in the city of Kemah on Wednesday. More |
| February 22, 2011 -- The West Gulf Maritime Association has provided further updates on fog conditions continuing at ports on the Upper Texas Coast. More |
| February 22, 2011 -- The City of Seabrook will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on April 9 for the Carothers Coastal Gardens. More |
| February 22, 2011 -- The 12th Annual Clear Creek Clean Up was held on Saturday, February 19. More |
| February 21, 2011 -- Jazz Night at The Arts Alliance Center of Clear Lake will resume in March. More |
| February 21, 2011 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a donation from Barrios Technology in support of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament. More |
| February 21, 2011 -- Friendswood Public Library will host a community meeting on Tuesday regarding the library's Long Range Plan. More |
| February 21, 2011 -- The Third Annual South West International Boat Show has moved its event to April 14-17 at the South Shore Harbour Marina in League City. More |
| February 18, 2011 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation recently announced that Women Who Wine of Texas will sponsor the foundation's spring fundraiser, "Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams" charity dinner cruise. More |
| February 18, 2011 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to award a $1.255 million bid to Liftwater Construction of Cypress, Texas, for the the water pump drainage project. More |
| February 18, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council, in a special meeting on Thursday, voted unanimously to authorize a grant application for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreation Outdoor Grant. More |
| February 18, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an $89,900 contract with Klotz Associates for engineering services related to detention pond improvements at Genoa Red Bluff. More |
| February 17, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to select Cre8 Architects as the architect for the city’s new Community Center. More |
| February 17, 2011 -- San Jacinto College has announced that Dr. Ruede Wheeler has filed for re-election to Position 2 and Brad Hance has filed for election to Position 1 on the college's board of trustees. More |
| February 16, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a sales tax rebate agreement with The Tomato Group, LLC for a five year period. More |
| February 16, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting legislation to require the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to notify affected municipalities and establish a formal administrative process prior to reallocating sales and use tax revenues. More |
| February 16, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $164,250 payment to Millis Equipment Rental, LLC in relation to Clear Lake Road Jarboe Bridge Erosion Protection Project. More |
| February 16, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to order the issuance of $2.445 million in Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation to fund capital improvement projects in the city. More |
| February 15, 2011 -- The La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for contestants for the Miss and Jr. Miss Sylvan Beach Scholarship Pageant. More |
| February 15, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to deny a motion to authorize Mayor Dolly Arons to draft and send a letter to state elected officials in support of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region’s Transportation Committee and Heavy Haul Corridor Subcommittee’s proposed legislation to increase the allowable weight of “heavy haul” trucks. More |
 | February 15, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to oppose legislation that would increase allowable truck haul weights and the development of a truck Heavy Haul Corridor on Highway 225 and Highway 146. More |
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| February 14, 2011 -- Dr. Rebecca Goosen, San Jacinto College's dean of college preparatory, will serve as the 2011-2012 president-elect in preparation for the position of president for the National Association for Developmental Education. More |
| February 14, 2011 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will hold its 1st annual CRAZY Krewe on March 5 at the Clear View Education Center. More |
| February 14, 2011 -- Candidate filing began today in several cities, school districts and colleges in the Gulf Coast region for the May 14 General Election. More |
| February 13, 2011 -- Assistance League of the Bay Area’s 2011 annual fundraiser, FEAST: Food, Fun and Philanthropy will be held April 9. More |
| February 10, 2011 -- The Oasis Garden in Harris County Precinct Two's Bay Area Park is currently undergoing refurbishment and should be ready to re-open the first week of April. More |
| February 10, 2011 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation announced that The Women Who Wine of Texas are sponsors for the foundation's spring fundraiser, which will take place at the South Shore Harbor Resort on April 17. More |
| February 10, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Jackie Welch and Phil Cayten opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city’s ordinance on smoking. More |
| February 09, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Tim Paulissen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve the second and final reading of a zoning request to rezone 2.8 acres of property located at 920 Texas Avenue from a Single Family Residential District to a Limited Industrial District. More |
| February 08, 2011 -- Edward Albee, the 'Greatest Living American Playwright', attended Clear Lake High School's senior musical this past weekend. More |
| February 08, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host the 3-D Sculpture Show from February 24 through March 17. More |
| February 08, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Jim Barr opposed and Deirdre Carey Brown not present during the vote, to accept terms and conditions as requested by Exxon Mobil and other pipeline companies regarding the reconstruction of Melody Lane. More |
| February 07, 2011 -- The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to the Kids Count Foundation for the St. John's After School Program, which partners with the La Porte Elementary School. More |
| February 05, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently held its annual Commodore's Ball. Photos by wiredin.cc |
| February 04, 2011 -- The Sea Scouts recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new pier at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook. More |
| February 04, 2011 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host a free concert on February 19 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| February 04, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the Pasadena Second Century Corporation to issue sales tax revenue bonds related to funding an economic development project. More |
| February 03, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena has closed its facilities today due to weather conditions, and will remain closed on Friday. More |
| February 03, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood has canceled activities tonight, and will close the Friendswood Public Library at 6 p.m., due to weather conditions. More |
| February 03, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to order an election for May 14 for mayor and City Council Position 1 and Position 2. More |
| February 03, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County and DRC Emergency Services, LLC for disaster recovery services. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- Bay Area Christian School recently won first place at the Academic Quest Competition, hosted annually by Lutheran High North. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- The City of League City is taking preventive measures tonight in response to continued freezing weather. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to participate in an advertising/marketing program with Space Center Houston. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Garry Mack opposed, to approve the purchase of furnishings and technology for the Carothers house with funds for the purchase being taken from the city’s reserves. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- The City of Friendswood has made an emergency warming center available at the Friendswood Activity Center for residents who have lost heat due to power outages. More |
| February 02, 2011 -- Update: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has instructed utilties to begin return to normal operations, discontinuing rolling power outages, but has urged consumers to continue conserving electricity. More |
| February 01, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will offer free tax assistance at the Pasadena Public Library twice a week beginning Thursday and continuing through April 15. More |
| February 01, 2011 -- Nassau Bay Garden Club recently hosted its 2011 Arbor Day celebration at James F. Bay Elementary in Seabrook. More |
| January 31, 2011 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce on Friday hosted its Annual Membership Celebration at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| January 31, 2011 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its lineup of upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| January 31, 2011 -- The Brotherhood of St. Andrew at Friendswood's Good Shepherd Episcopal Church will host a trophy-only Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament on February 4 to benefit the Laura Recovery Center. More |
| January 31, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation is seeking community leaders and businesses interested in participating in the consideration of applications for and funding of Teacher Innovative Grants. More |
| January 30, 2011 -- The Galloway Gallop Mardi Gras Fun Run will be held in Kemah on February 26. More |
| January 30, 2011 -- Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol has published an article on electronic cigarettes. More |
| January 29, 2011 -- Clear View High School students from the Communities In Schools-Bay Area program recently presented cosmetology information to students from Intermediate schools in Clear Creek Independent School District. More |
 | January 29, 2011 -- Linda Kloss, owner of “Stylin’ with Linda” Hair Salon, won the Bay Area Houston Magazine’s Best of the Bay Award for the Best Hair Stylist at the Bay Area Houston Magazine’s 14th Best of the Bay Awards, held at the Cullen’s Upscale American Grille, on Thursday, January 13. More |
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| January 28, 2011 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Wednesday arrested an Alvin man on felony drug charges after locating hydrocodone, Xanex and Soma pills, marijuana and crystal methamphetamine in his vehicle following a traffic stop. More |
| January 28, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the expenditure of $137,058 in Department of Energy grant funds to perform lighting retrofits at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| January 27, 2011 -- The Pasadena Police Department will host its Citizen Police Academy starting March 1. More |
| January 26, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve, on first and final reading, the issuance of $20,390,000 in certificates of obligation to fund city projects, as well as the construction of Eastern Regional Park. More |
| January 25, 2011 -- Seabrook Mayor Gary Renola has been named 2011 Big Brother of the Year for Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star. More |
| January 25, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to name the G.W. Robinson Elementary School library after Principal Jim Stephens, who recently retired from the district. More |
| January 25, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Patrice Fogarty as city secretary. More |
| January 24, 2011 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum recently unveiled a new billboard advertising the museum at FM 518 in League City. More |
| January 23, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Friday presented its Quasar Award for Exceptional Leadership in Economic Development to United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. More |  |
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| January 21, 2011 -- The City of Pasadena will host the Spay Neuter Assistance Program on Tuesday, offering free spaying and neutering for cats and dogs, as well as free rabies vaccinations. More |
| January 21, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of a $522,020 contract with Philpott Motors, LTD for the purchase of nineteen 2011 model Ford vehicles. More |
| January 20, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $3.87 million contract to AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc. for street paving and drainage improvements to North Shore, East Shore and Club Court. More |
| January 20, 2011 -- Elissa, The Official Tall for Ship of Texas that Galveston Historical Foundation maintains at the Texas Seaport Museum on Pier 21, is now scheduled to depart for Bollinger Shipyards Texas City dry dock facility Friday afternoon. More |
| January 19, 2011 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps today announced that it has placed on duty an ambulance that was recently remounted with assistance from a grant through the Texas Department of State Health Services. More |
| January 19, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to dissolve the city’s Community Events Committee. More |
| January 19, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mel Donehue opposed, to initiate a pilot program for residential garbage collection services proposed by Republic Services. More |
| January 18, 2011 -- Keep Friendswood Beautiful will host its annual tree giveaway for residents on Saturday at Friendswood City Hall. More |
| January 17, 2011 -- The Laura Recovery Center has announced that a "Merging Forces Concert" will be held on January 22 to benefit the recovery center. More |
| January 17, 2011 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Jack Morman on Friday announced that his office has met with City of Seabrook and reviewed the bid for the reconstruction of Repsdorph Road. More |
| January 16, 2011 -- The City of League City Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department were each recognized for their outstanding service at the “Best of Bay Area Awards”, hosted by Bay Group Magazines, on January 13. More |
| January 14, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $52,000 contract with MorphoTrak, Inc. for the purchase of a Latent Lite Station for use by the Pasadena Police Department. More |
| January 13, 2011 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area's Resale Shop recently received a donation from fifth grade boys from Falcon Pass Elementary. More |
| January 13, 2011 -- The City of Kemah will host the "Pan Jam" Steel Drum Festival on March 26 in the Kemah Lighthouse District. More |
| January 12, 2011 -- State Senator Mike Jackson joined his colleagues in the Texas Senate on Tuesday as the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature kicked off in Austin. More |
| January 12, 2011 -- League City City Council on Tuesday, after a lengthy discussion and public hearing, voted 5-2, with Tim Paulissen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve the first reading of a zoning change request to rezone 2.8 acres at 920 Texas Avenue from a Single-Family Residential District to a Limited Industrial District to allow natural gas drilling and a natural gas pipeline. More |
| January 11, 2011 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint seven temporary directors to the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District.
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| January 11, 2011 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 2-5, with only Deirdre Carey Brown and Patrick McGinnis voting in favor of approval, to deny a motion by Brown to amend the rules regarding closed meetings of the city council to require a majority vote of the city council before holding an executive session. More |
| January 11, 2011 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted to publish a notice of intent to issue $2.5 million in certificates of obligation for public works projects in the city. More |
| January 11, 2011 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 3-2, with Nancy Schnell and Gerry Victor opposed, to adopt an ordinance renaming Forest Avenue to East Forest Avenue and West Forest Avenue. More |
| January 10, 2011 -- The Dickinson Police Department has added two new suspects to the Dickinson Police Department Most Wanted List. Sisters Jessica and Nicole Glover are both wanted for passing counterfeit payroll checks at a local grocery store. Wanted Posters |
| January 10, 2011 -- La Porte’s City Secretary Martha Gillett will be retiring this month, along with her husband Steve Gillett, after both have provided decades of service to the city. More |
| January 10, 2011 -- The Friendswood Police Department today released its annual crime report for 2010. More |
| January 10, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2011 Bay Cup I race on March 5. More |
| January 09, 2011 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has released information about Winter 2011 two-person exhibition by area photographers Peter Bowman and Jane Chance and Jazz Night at The Arts Alliance. More |
| January 07, 2011 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has published its schedule of races for 2011. More |
| January 07, 2011 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced that the city received "high marks" in a recent survey of resident opinions of the city's government and services. More |
| January 07, 2011 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing an $807,386 payment to Harris County for reimbursement of an overpayment by the county made in support of the Pasadena Boulevard Phase II project. More |
| January 06, 2011 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County regarding the expenditure of Texas Development of Rural Affairs Grant funds for Hurricane Ike recovery-related projects. More |
| January 06, 2011 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to renew the city’s membership with the Houston-Galveston Area Council. More |
| January 05, 2011 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the 2010 Charter Review Commission Report and authorized the city secretary to place the proposed amendments to the charter on the May 14 General Election ballot. More |
| January 05, 2011 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to create a Technology Fund and to transfer $50,000 each from the General Fund and the city’s Utility Fund for establishing the account. More |
| January 05, 2011 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a schedule of city and police department holidays for 2011. More |
| January 04, 2011 -- Friendswood Police have charged a Michigan man with the March 18, 2010 robbery of Wells Fargo Bank at 3141 FM 528. More |
 | January 03, 2011 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation has named Doug Frazior as the organization’s first Executive Director. More |
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| January 03, 2011 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison with the 2011 Quasar Award for exceptional leadership in Economic Development at the organization’s Annual Quasar Award Banquet on Friday, January 21 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City. More |  |
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| January 03, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Development Director Barbara Cutsinger reports in her January issue of Business Development Update that Nestlé Waters North America is moving forward on its new bottled water manufacturing operation on a 312,000 square foot lease at the Republic Distribution Center in Pasadena. More |
| December 30, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a contract with Duro Bag Manufacturing Company for the purchase of paper refuse bags for the city for one year. More |
| December 28, 2010 -- Jim Guidry has reviewed Specific Impulse, a science fiction thriller written by Charles Justiz. More |
| December 28, 2010 -- HomeTown Bank will open a new branch in downtown Friendswood on Wednesday. More |
| December 28, 2010 -- Express Employment Professionals on Monday announced that a recent survey shows that levels of increased workloads and stress are growing across the country. More |
| December 27, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood Fire Marshal's Office and Office of Emergency Management will host a class on January 20 to provide training in the National Weather Service Office's Skywarn program. More |
| December 23, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an agreement with the Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps to provide emergency ambulance services for the Bay Area portion of the city. More |
| December 21, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center is seeking the public's assistance in locating several missing children. More |
| December 20, 2010 -- Employees of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, located in South Shore Harbor, recently organized a clothing drive to benefit the Assistance League of the Bay Area. More |
| December 19, 2010 -- City of Pasadena has released a list of Christmas events coming up this week. More |
| December 17, 2010 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently received donations of clothes collected during a benefit drive by the employees of INEOS Olefins & Polymers, USA. More |
| December 17, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the City's Code of Ordinances to add a new section regarding electronic off-premise signs. More |
| December 16, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Jeff Tave and Carolyn Stanley opposed, to approve documentation required to issue $1.8 million in certificates of obligation to fund the construction of the city’s new community center. More |
| December 15, 2010 -- Bay Area Council On Drugs and Alcohol has released safe driving practices for this holiday season. More |
| December 14, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Chris Reed to enter into a contract with CrowderGulf Joint Venture, Inc. for debris management services. More |
| December 14, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance proposing the creation of the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Service District. More |
| December 14, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to award a $261,038 contract to Montgomery Building Services, LLC for the construction of a “Spark Park” at McWhirter Elementary. More |
| December 14, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to continue providing relief from Hurricane Ike by giving credits on city utility bills, but at a reduced amount. More |
| December 13, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood recently hosted the 12th annual "Holiday Hustle" 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K, with proceeds benefitting the Laura Recovery Center Foundation for Missing Children. More |
| December 13, 2010 -- Amoco Federal Credit Union recently supported Interfaith Caring Ministries by leasing a tree decorated by Communities In Schools-Bay Area. More |
| December 10, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to enter into an agreement with CenterPoint Energy for the city's participation in the “Texas CitySmart” Program. More |
| December 09, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently supported Interfaith Caring Ministries during the Festival of Trees funderaiser. More |
| December 09, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena Fire Marshal's Office has issued tips to prevent fires during the holiday season. More |
| December 09, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership held its annual Holiday Party at The Admiral at Clear Lake on Wednesday. More |  |
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| December 09, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host the third annual Santa in the Park event on Saturday at Stevenson Park. More |
| December 08, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison with the 2011 Quasar Award on January 21. More |
| December 08, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Council Member Steve Waltz opposed, to approve a contract with SignAd Outdoor to advertise the city’s 17 hotels. More |
| December 08, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance making a determination not to update the city’s Impact Fees. More |
| December 08, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with Jackie Fuller and O.B. Thomas opposed, to direct the city’s attorney to draft an ordinance requiring the tethering of unsupervised dogs. More |
| December 07, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to approve proposals from Wiredin.cc and White Knight Technology for the development and maintenance of both the Kemah City web site and the Kemah Tourism web site. More |
| December 07, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city’s Sign Ordinance to make changes regarding handheld and vehicular signage. More |
| December 07, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center is seeking assistance in solving cases involving 10 missing children. More |
| December 06, 2010 -- Tom Broussard was awarded Funeral Director of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the Southeast Texas Funeral Directors Association held in Kemah.
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| December 06, 2010 -- The Clear Lake Regional Medical Center today announced that it will begin a $92 million expansion and renovation project for its facilities. More |
| December 05, 2010 -- Krewe du Lac and The City of Kemah will present the Ninth Annual "Krewes Into Kemah" Parade and Carnival on March 6, 2011. More |
| December 03, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a contract for $347,010 in grants through the 2010 Homeland Security Grant Program. More |
| December 02, 2010 -- The Pasadena Police Department will offer free Vehicle Identification Number etching at various dates and locations this month, beginning on Friday at the Sprint store on Fairmont. More |
| December 02, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County to house prisoners arrested in El Lago. More |
| December 02, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area is forming a team to support the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament benefit, which will be held on April 11 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| December 02, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday at City Hall. More |
 | December 01, 2010 -- Guidry News Service has been designated by the Galveston Historical Foundation as Lead Sponsor for the Elissa Dry-Docking Campaign for the preservation and maintenance of national treasure, The 1877 Elissa, Texas' Official Tall Ship.
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| December 01, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host an expo on Thursday by the Haitian amputee soccer team, of which several members were injured by the earthquake that struck Haiti in January. More |
| December 01, 2010 -- Terry Arnold, a volunteer with the Laura Recovery Center, has posted a plea for donations support for the organization which is in danger of closing. More |
| November 30, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to proceed with a proposed gateway project to place an entrance sign to the city. More |
| November 29, 2010 -- Friendswood Public Library will host "Cozy Mystery" author Leann Sweeney on Wednesday. More |
| November 28, 2010 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation teamed up with Yachty Gras, November 18 at Edgewater Development's model home on West Fork for a Toy Drive for children being treated at University of Texas Medical Branch. More |
 | November 28, 2010 -- Galveston’s 2010 Dickens on The Strand is next weekend, December 4 and 5. More |
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| November 24, 2010 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting on December 2 for members to meet with city officials regarding the city's proposed sign ordinance. More |
| November 24, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $437,760 contract with Brooks Concrete, Inc. for the 2011 Annual Sidewalk Replacement Project. More |
| November 23, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a workshop on November 30 regarding oil and gas drilling in the community. More |
| November 23, 2010 -- Dr. Bernard Milstein, founder of The Eye Clinic of Texas, was recently recognized for the sixth consecutive year as a "Super Doctor" by Texas Monthly. More |
| November 22, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently elected new officers for its board of directors. More |
| November 22, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol recently held a "healing field" event at Walter Hall Park in League City, featuring 1,551 flags to represent Texans who lost their life in an alcohol-related crash in 2009. More |
| November 22, 2010 -- The League City Historic Shoppes Merchant Association present the Texas Victorian Weekend February 4 at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| November 19, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently presented the Joseph C. Rauscher Award to Seahorse racer Trey Hartman. More |
| November 18, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of a $1.062 million contract with Mar-Con Services, LLC for the overlay of Southmore Street from Little Vince Bayou to Red Bluff. More |
 | November 18, 2010 -- Rice University Professor Bob Stein, an expert on urban politics and public policy, was the featured guest at a membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on Wednesday. More |
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| November 18, 2010 -- The Galveston Historical Foundation is seeking volunteers on Saturday to help with preparations for this year's Dickens on The Strand event. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol recently received a Tobacco Environmental Coalition grant from the Department of State Health Services. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will present an award at the November 23 city council meeting to Casey Brock, a recreation attendant for the city who recently performed the Heimlich maneuver on a baby, saving the child's life. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mel Donehue opposed, to reject a portion of a Community Development Block Grant for disaster recovery related to the design of a new fire station. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint James L. Jay of Shoreacres as an additional municipal court judge as recommended by Judge Joe Pirtle. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an annexation petition from Momentum Investments, Inc. More |
| November 17, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager Barbara Cutzinger reports in her latest BAHEP Business Development Update that work will begin soon on a four-story office building in the Nassau Bay Town Square. More |
 | November 16, 2010 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve council of government’s Vision for Tomorrow document. More |
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| November 16, 2010 -- The Port of Houston Authority Commission today applauded the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for its work on saving jobs at the Johnson Space Center. More |  |
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| November 16, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the second reading of the Parking Ordinance.
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| November 16, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres will deploy crews to pick up branches, tree limbs and trimmings set out on the curbside for the city's "Fall Clean-Up Green-Up" on November 29. More |
| November 16, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing changes in the city’s retirement plan to adjust inflationary increases in benefit payments to retired employees and beneficiaries of deceased employees enrolled in the Texas Municipal Retirement System. More |
| November 15, 2010 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Clear Lake City will host a piano concert featuring seasonal music on December 10. More |
| November 15, 2010 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Clear Lake City will offer an adult crafts program on December 1. More |
| November 15, 2010 -- The Freeman Branch Library in Clear Lake City will host author Joanna Wycoff on December 3 to discuss her book "Dancing in Bomb Shelters". More |
| November 13, 2010 -- Citizens of Nassau Bay participated in beautifying public areas of the City on November 6. More |
| November 13, 2010 -- Express Employment Professionals recently held its fourth annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest along with area businesses to benefit local children’s hospitals. More |
| November 12, 2010 -- Barrios Technology recently donated $1,000 to the Assistance League of Bay Area's Operation School Bell, which provides clothing for children in need. More |
| November 12, 2010 -- LyondellBasell will demolish a non-operating area of its Bayport Polymers Plant in Pasadena on Saturday. More |
| November 11, 2010 -- The City of Webster has issued an incident report on a fire that occurred this morning at the Skylar Point Apartments. More |
| November 11, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $1.06 million contract with Mar-Con Services, LLC for the Southmore Street Overlay Project from Little Vince Bayou to Red Bluff. More |
| November 10, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special joint meeting with the Open Space Beautification and Preservation Committee on Tuesday, voted 5-2, with Kim Morrell and Thom Kolupski opposed, to schedule a workshop for January 11 to further discuss the proposed Open Space and Parks Master Plan. More |
| November 09, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve $437,010 for the purchase of two medium rescue trucks to replace one 1990 model heavy rescue truck for the La Porte Fire Department. More |
| November 09, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a tourism agreement with the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. More |
| November 09, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council, during a highly attended meeting on Monday, addressed concerns from the city and residents with Harris County officials regarding a county assistance program for rebuilding homes damaged during Hurricane Ike. More |
| November 08, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently attended the Perfect Attendance Program at Dunbar Middle School in Dicksinson. More |
| November 08, 2010 -- The City of League City today provided an update on the relocation of various city offices to a temporary location while renovations are being made to City Hall. More |
| November 08, 2010 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area volunteers and staff recently helped out at the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's Ballunar Festival. More |
| November 07, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center now includes a QR Code on every missing child flyer – a code that can be used by smart phone users to help distribute information about missing children. More |
| November 06, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council On Drugs and Alcohol has announced the winners of the 1st Annual Healing Field Poetry Contest. More |
| November 05, 2010 -- Innovative Alternatives, Inc., a non-profit organization that assists crime victims, is hosting a charity golf tournament on November 15 at the Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| November 05, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol, Inc. is hosting its "One Flag - One Life" event next week, with opening ceremonies on Saturday at Walter Hall Park in League City. More |
| November 05, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Phil Cayten opposed, to approve the final reading of a variance of building regulations for the proposed Hampshire Court Apartments, LP. More |
| November 04, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize Harris County to use documentation and make any alterations necessary to facilitate the bid and construction of the Clear Lake Forest Inlet Replacement Project. More |
| November 04, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend the city’s Code of Ordinances to delete a section regarding the granting of special exceptions under the Board of Adjustment. More |
 | November 03, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend its agreement with LoneStar Logos & Signs regarding Specific Logo Signage for Interstate 45 Exits 25 and 26, the exits at NASA Parkway and Bay Area Boulevard. More |
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| November 03, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Garry Mack and Paul Dunphey opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance imposing regulations on the use of golf carts on public streets or highways within the city. More |
| November 02, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host the Keep Friendswood Beautiful "Fall Haul-A-Day" city wide clean up and garage sale on Saturday at Centennial Park. More |
| November 02, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the city’s new Parking Ordinance. More |
| November 02, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $1.086 million contract to Calco Contracting, Ltd for the installation of utility service along FM 2351 to the intersection of Beamer Road. More |
| November 02, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a community-wide food drive on November 10 at the Pasadena Veterans Memorial Stadium. More |
| November 02, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a Veterans Day ceremony at the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex on November 11. More |
| November 01, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host a reception tonight at Friendswood City Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary as an incorporated city. More |
| November 01, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Sunday announced the winners of the club's 24th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| November 01, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club's Lutz racing team won the Pan American Trials in Florida last week, and will represent the country in the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. More |
| November 01, 2010 -- Hospice Care Team will offer a special 4-week group series called “Coping with the Holidays beginning in November. More |
| October 29, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the payment of $240,250 to the law firm of Baron & Budd, PC to reimburse expenses incurred in the city's claims for Hurricane Ike damages. More |
| October 28, 2010 -- The City of League City, beginning November 5, is moving City Hall staff and services to temporary locations to make repairs to City Hall, and will be offering limited services at the Helen Hall Library due to the installation of a new air conditioning system. More |
| October 27, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Joanna Sharp Dawson opposed, to grant a variance to the city’s rules regarding traffic control at parades and processions for the 2010 “Holiday in the Park” parade. More |
| October 27, 2010 -- Clear Creek Independent School District recently named Community in Schools-Bay Area Executive Director Dr. Peter Wuenschel as the 2010 Citizen of the year. More |
| October 26, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host a reception on November 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the city's incorporation. More |
| October 26, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting the certification of a Municipal Setting Designation outside the boundary of the city at NASA Johnson Space Center. More |
| October 26, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to reject award of a bid for construction of a Flume/Sheet Flow Drainage Project. More |
| October 26, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena recently awarded RSC Equipment Rental as the city's Industry of the Month. More |
| October 24, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake's Bay Area Houston Fine Arts Festival will take place November 5-6. More |
| October 22, 2010 -- The League City Police Department will host a Collision Avoidance Training Program for teenage drivers on weekends beginning today. More |
| October 22, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District will meet on October 25 and consider postponing the conversion of the Clear Lake 9th Grade Center to an intermediate school. More |
| October 22, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently announced that the club won three first place trophies at the J/Fest Southwest Regatta on Galveston Bay. More |
| October 22, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted to approve the first reading of a water supply agreement with Nestlé Waters of North America. More |
 | October 22, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club's 24th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta is underway. Robert Mihovil photographed the beginning of the race. More w/photos by Robert Mihovil |
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| October 21, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2010 tax rate of $0.47776 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 21, 2010 -- The University of Houston's Hurricane Business Recovery Center, in partnership with the League City Office of Emergency Management, will offer a free workshop for small business owners regarding online security on October 27 at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| October 20, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County to help cover the costs of engineering, construction, materials and related support services for the county’s proposed El Camino Real Improvement Project. More |
| October 20, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend a resolution approved on October 5 regarding fees and regulations for various city park facilities to reduce fees for rental of the Community House by area homeowners’ associations. More |
| October 20, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Al Burns, Tim Johnson and Barbara Nichols-Abbott to the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. More |
| October 19, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a request for $5,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival. More |
| October 19, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Deirdre Carey Brown and Patrick McGinnis opposed, to suspend the city council’s rules of procedure to allow the council to conduct a regular meeting, as opposed to a workshop meeting, which had been previously scheduled. More |
| October 18, 2010 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area's Board of Directors recently visited the dropout prevention program at Dickinson High School. More |
| October 18, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston business leaders recently visited the Communities In Schools-Bay Area dropout prevention program at McWhirter Elementary School in Webster. More |
| October 17, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted a leadership retreat at Webster’s Hilton Garden Inn to strategize on travel and tourism goals for the region. More |
| October 15, 2010 -- The City of League City today announced that a request for special use permits to allow drilling and a pipeline in the Magnolia Creek area have been withdrawn at the request of the applicant. More |
| October 15, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today provided information on the city's recently adopted budget and tax rate. More |
| October 15, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Don Harrison and Ornaldo Ybarra opposed, to approve the second and final reading of an amendment to an ordinance regarding the city's garbage collection. More |
| October 14, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena is seeking volunteers for its upcoming Monster Mash event, which will be held on October 23 at PAL Gym. More |
| October 14, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will begin assessing a four percent procession fee on Monday for any payments made to the city with a credit or debit card. More |
| October 14, 2010 -- Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. will host a food drive on November 19-20 at Kroger stores in Clear Lake, Dickinson, Friendswood and League City. More |
| October 13, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve funding for a Capital Improvement Plan Project to renovate City Hall. More |
| October 13, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, discussed and reached a consensus to put forward regulations to allow the operation of golf carts within the city. More |
| October 12, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first and final reading of an ordinance adopting a 2010 tax rate of $0.69212 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 12, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 7-2, with Tommy Moser and Daryl Leonard opposed, to approve an amendment to the city's Zoning Ordinance to allow shipping containers as accessory structures in Large Lot Residential, General Commercial, Business Industrial and Light Industrial zoning districts. More |
| October 12, 2010 -- The Friendswood Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing the Brazoria County Appraisal District to purchase the Snow Building in Angleton for use as the appraisal district's offices. More |
| October 12, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Administrator David Stall to purchase a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe for use in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement program. More |
| October 12, 2010 -- President Barack Obama on Monday signed Senate Bill 3729, the compromise legislation on the human spaceflight program. More |
| October 11, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center on Sunday announced that it is now using a "QR Code" on every missing child flyer to help in the distribution of flyers. More |
| October 11, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area volunteer Suzanne Milby recently attended the Conference of Southwest Foundations. More |
 | October 08, 2010 -- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on Thursday held a news conference at the Saturn V building at NASA Johnson Space Center. More |
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| October 08, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance adopting a 2010 tax rate of $0.591593 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 07, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance adoption a 2010 tax rate of $0.3486 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 07, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a new, three year contract with Blackboard Connect for the city's emergency notification system. More |
| October 06, 2010 -- The 1st Annual Golf Tournament for the Salute to Service - Kemah Project will be held on Monday, October 11, at South Shore Country Club in League City. More |
| October 06, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution regarding fees and regulations for various city park facilities, especially for Homeowners Associations. More |
| October 06, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first and final reading of an ordinance adopting a 2010 tax rate of $0.25750 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 06, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a variance to the sign ordinance requested by Matt Wiggins to allow the movement of a billboard sign. More |
| October 05, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Michael Barker, Deirdre Carey Brown and Patrick McGinnis opposed, to adopt the city's 2010-2011 budget on first and final reading. More |
| October 05, 2010 -- The Pasadena Fire Marshal's Office and the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department will host the annual Fire Prevention Festival on Saturday at Strawberry Park. More |
| October 05, 2010 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions/SPCA will host Woofstock 2010 on November 6 at the Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion in Seabrook. More |
| October 05, 2010 -- On Saturday, September 26, 2010, local author Dr. Patricia “Pat” Potter Wilson celebrated the 100 Year Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America at the Cockrell Center Scout Shop which hosted a special author reception, book signing, and presentation that focused on her book Eagle on Ice. More |  |
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| October 05, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to deny a proposed variance to allow a Recreational Vehicle Park on Melba Lane. More |
| October 05, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance creating a construction work zone on State Highway 146 and temporarily reducing the speed limit along the highway. More |
| October 04, 2010 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 24th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta on October 21. More |
| October 01, 2010 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum will host an educational seminar and lean beef tasting on October 26. More |
| October 01, 2010 -- Ruth Burke, author of the soon to be released book "Seabrook", will hold a book signing on October 30 at the Merlion Restuarant. More |
| October 01, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to a contract with Infosol, Inc. to increase the existing 12-month contract by a total of $6,000. More |
| September 30, 2010 -- The United States House of Representatives late Wednesday evening voted 304-118 to approve a compromise bill that funds the International Space Station through 2020, schedules another space shuttle mission in 2011 and dedicates $1.3 billion over the next three years to spur commercial development of a low-Earth orbit vehicle for astronauts and cargo. More |
| September 29, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a 2010 tax rate of $0.616 per $100 valuation on first and final reading. More |
| September 29, 2010 -- La Porte City Council, in a continuation of Monday meeting that had been recessed because of a power failure, on Tuesday took no formal action, but reached a consensus to send an audit of the Town Plaza Project to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. More |
| September 28, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2010 tax rate of $1.36 per $100 valuation. More |  |
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| September 28, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2010-2011 General Fund, Utility Fund and Texas Community Development Block Grant operating budgets. More |
| September 28, 2010 -- La Porte City Council, in a meeting recessed due to a power outage on Monday, voted unanimously to approve a motion to maintain the Main Street Advisory Board, which currently has no members. More |
| September 27, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library has released a schedule of free programs for adults, with activities tonight through October. More |
| September 26, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will feature an Impromptu Exhibit to “Fill in the Blanks” in October. More |
| September 24, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced upcoming events in the Bay Area, including the South West International Boat Show. More |
| September 24, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Ornaldo Ybarra and Don Harrison opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding garbage pick up in the city. More |
| September 23, 2010 -- Clear Creek Independent School District reports that its Automotive Technician Advisory Council is sponsoring a program to provide automotive training to students "who will continue their automotive training in college and enter the workforce as qualified employees". More |
| September 23, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to propose a 2010 tax rate of $0.477760 per $100 valuation, equal to the city's effective rate for the year. More |
| September 22, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to propose a 2010 tax rate of $0.2575 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 22, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance adopting a 2010 tax rate of $0.626808 per $100 valuation on first and final reading. More |
| September 22, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with Jackie Fuller and Tami Perkins opposed, to approve an ordinance adopting the city's 2010-2011 budget. More |
| September 21, 2010 -- Galveston County Commissioner Ken Clark, accompanied by Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell, presented a commisioners court proclamation designating September as “Bring the Shuttle Home Month” to Richard Allen, president and CEO of Space Center Houston. More |  |
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| September 21, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced hearing dates regarding the city's 2010-2011 budget and 2010 tax rate. More |
| September 21, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2010-2011 budget, which includes a General Fund total of $3,880,056. More |
| September 21, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to propose a property tax rate of $0.82467 per $100 valuation for the 2010 fiscal year, in excess of the city's effective rate of $0.7854 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 20, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on September 30 at Centennial Park. More |
| September 19, 2010 -- The first annual School of The Lady will be held at the Butler Longhorn Museum in League City October 15-17. More |
| September 19, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center will host a movie night on October 21. More |
| September 17, 2010 -- Helen Hall Library in League City is collecting used LEGO building blocks to make available for after school building activities and on Saturdays for children. More |
| September 17, 2010 -- The third annual "Toughest 10K" run takes place on Saturday at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| September 17, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance accepting the assessment and valuation of all real and personal property in the city as presented by the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office in the certified tax rolls. More |
| September 16, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena, along with the Pasadena Industrial Community Network, this weekend will work to remove and replace fencing damaged during Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 16, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to propose a tax rate of $0.3486 per $100 valuation for the 2010 tax year. More |
| September 15, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees, in a workshop meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to appoint Donna Rander to fill the District No. 4 seat on the board. More |
| September 15, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host a skippers meeting on October 15 for the 24th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| September 15, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Gerry Victor as delegate and Connie Ramirez as alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2011 General Assembly. More |
| September 15, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to propose a tax rate of $0.616 per $100 valuation for the 2010 fiscal year. More |
| September 14, 2010 -- Dr. Peter Wuenschel, executive director of Communities in Schools Bay Area, has been named 2010 Clear Creek Independent School District Citizen of the Year. More |
| September 14, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget on first and final reading. More |
| September 14, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Michael Barker, Patrick McGinnis and Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 General Operating Budget. More |
| September 14, 2010 -- The City of League City on Monday announced that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for the city's 2010 budget. More |
| September 14, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a tax rate of $0.71 per $100 valuation, the same rate the city has adopted for 22 years. More |
| September 13, 2010 -- The Friendswood Police Department will participate in the 27th annual National Night Out on October 5. More |
| September 12, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the City of Seabrook will sponsor the Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta hosted by the club. More |
| September 10, 2010 -- Correction: Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to adopt the city's annual budget on first reading. More |
| September 10, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres has announced that drivers on State Highway 146 should expect traffic delays on Saturday morning due to rerouting of traffic for road construction. More |
| September 09, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres on Wednesday announced that engineering work has started on street projects and other items funded through federal Hurricane Ike recovery grants. More |
| September 09, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres has announced that the city has started the process to adopt a 2010 property tax rate. More |
| September 09, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a "Fish-n-Flick" event on Saturday, which includes fishing and a movie at Burke Crenshaw Park. More |
| September 08, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to execute an engagement letter with Andrews Kurth, LLP to serve as bond counsel for future bonds or other debt obligations the city may issue. More |
| September 08, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 3-4, with only Mayor Gary Renola, Garry Mack and Paul Dunphey voting in favor, and Kim Morrell, Laura Davis, Don Holbrook and Thom Kolupski opposed, to deny a motion to amend the city's Code of Ordinances to prohibit golf carts on public streets or highways in Seabrook. More |
| September 08, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with Jackie Fuller and Richard Sowrey opposed, to authorize the sale of 1,042 square feet of property located between State Highway 146 and Southern Pacific Railroad to Matt Wiggins for a total of $7,500. More |
| September 06, 2010 -- Clear Creek Community Church is sponsoring a Back to School...Back to Church campaign. More |
| September 06, 2010 -- A variety of national and local performers are gathering on Saturday night September 25, 2010 at Cullen’s Live in support of Hands Across The Gulf, for one of several oil spill related Benefit Concerts. More |
| September 06, 2010 -- maurices at League City Towne Center will host a fashion show for pets on September 19 to raise funds for local animal shelters. More |
| September 06, 2010 -- Harbour Market 2010 will take place at Bay Harbour United Methodist Church Family Life Center in League City October 1-2. More |
| September 03, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena recently named Dow Fence Company as Industry of the Month, recognizing the company for its donation of materials to repair 15 homes in the city. More |
| September 02, 2010 -- El Lago City Council, during a workshop on Wednesday, discussed the city's proposed 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Budget and 2010 Tax Rate. More |
| September 02, 2010 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth & Families is hosting a prescription drug drop-off site on September 25 at the University of Texas Medical Branch Clinic at Victory Lakes in League City. More |
| September 02, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a contract with Green Earth Resources for mowing services for fiscal year 2010-2011. More |
| September 01, 2010 -- League City City Council, during a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Toni Randall and council members Tim Paulissen and Mike Barber to open discussions with the Glenn Cove Home Owners Association regarding pending litigation. More |
| September 01, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| September 01, 2010 -- The City of League City has announced that it is proposing reducing the city's property tax rate by 1.4 cents under the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget. More |
| August 31, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received school supplies for at-risk students through a donation drive sponsored by MetLife's Elite Retirement and Financial Solutions office. More |
| August 31, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced a line-up of upcoming running events, including the "Toughest 10K" in Kemah, and the La Porte "By the Bay" Half Marathon. More |
| August 30, 2010 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the University of Houston-Clear Lake will host a meeting Tuesday regarding water quality in a segment of Armand Bayou. More |
| August 30, 2010 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum in League City will host its "2010 Educator Days" starting September 14. More |
| August 29, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will be showing "Directed by John Ford" on September 23. More |
| August 28, 2010 -- Louis Rigby has defeated challengers David Turnquist and Jason Wheeless to claim the mayor's seat in the August 28 special election in La Porte, while J.W. "Jay" Martin, Jr. received the most votes in a city council race to fill Rigby's District 5 council seat. More |
| August 27, 2010 -- The City of Kemah has announced that Bel Road will be closed down to one lane, one-way heading eastbound starting Monday due to construction. More |
| August 27, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 6-2, with Don Harrison and Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the first reading of a purchase of 5,000 96-gallon refuse containers from Cascade Engineering for a total of $235,400. More |
| August 26, 2010 -- Houston area children’s authors and the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library will host a special programs and free ice cream at the Seabrook Community House on Sunday, September 26., More |
| August 26, 2010 -- League City City Council Member Joanna Sharp Dawson recently attended the Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation in Austin. More |
| August 26, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager reports in her new Business Development Update that Water and Power Technologies will be moving into its new 20,000 square foot facility at Bay Oaks Business Park. More |
| August 25, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to terminate Tax Increment Zone No. 1 - Magnolia Creek, and approving the termination of an interlocal agreement with Galveston County. More |
| August 24, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Nancy Schnell opposed, to approve proposing a 2010-2011 property tax rate that exceeds the city's effective tax rate. More |
| August 24, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget. More |
| August 24, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to accept paving improvements associated with West Boulevard and Falcon Ridge Boulevard. More |
| August 24, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 3-5, with Mike Mosteit, Chuck Engelken and Mike Clausen the only votes in favor of approval, to deny a motion to petition the Texas Legislature to extend population requirements to 50,000 for "Type B" Development Corporation Board retail development projects. More |
| August 23, 2010 -- The City of League City today announced that Coryell Street will be closed to thru traffic from FM 270 to Wisconsin Street starting August 30 due to the Coryell Street Drainage and Street Reconstruction Project. More |
| August 22, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau President Pam Summers and Rebecca Thompson recently attended the Great American Seafood Cook-off in New Orleans. Picture |
| August 22, 2010 -- The Memorial Fund Raising Committee, League City and League City Art Guild are sponsoring a barbecue on September 11 to help raise funds to place a copy of the limited edition sculpture, entitled, “Most Precious Offering” to honor the families of fallen heroes in our area. More |
| August 21, 2010 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is asking members of the public to help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled space shuttle missions. More |
| August 20, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood has announced that the city will offer "Zumba" fitness classes on Thursdays starting in September. More |
| August 20, 2010 -- The League City Police Department today issued a press release regarding the department's efforts to inform the public. More |
| August 20, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $10,200 contract with Pate Engineers, Inc. to conduct a preliminary engineering study to relocate two detention ponds to restore land that can be developed along Fairmont Parkway. More |
| August 19, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to publish an intent to issue up to $1.8 million in certificates of obligation for the construction of the El Lago Community Center at 419 Tallowood Drive. More |
| August 19, 2010 -- The League City Wildcats Youth Football and Drill Team recently held their Grand Raffle Event at Walter Hall Park. More |
| August 19, 2010 -- The City of Nassau Bay, which recently approved a resolution to partner with the Perry Family YMCA, has announced that the YMCA will offer youth sports leagues in the fall. More |
| August 19, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently awarded the Dr. William King Scholarship to Dominique LeBlanc, a graduate of Clear Brook High School. More |
| August 19, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a public meeting on September 9 concerning improvements to Houston Avenue's pavement, drainage and utilities between FM 518 and State Highway 3. More |
| August 18, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday, while not holding a formal vote, reached a consensus to develop an ordinance prohibiting the use of golf carts on the city's streets. More |
| August 18, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host its final "Movies in the Park" event for the summer on Friday at Centennial Park, with a screening "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". More |
| August 18, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently welcomed three new case managers for the dropout prevention program. More |
| August 18, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing on September 7 to receive public input on the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget. More |
| August 18, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve $160,000 in unencumbered funds for the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation for the first phase of the Town Center Project along Clear Lake Road from FM 2094 to the south side of the Jarboe Bayou Bridge. More |
| August 17, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to form a subcommittee to consider a directive for the city council forbidding any single council member from issuing a directive to a member of staff. More |
| August 17, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to publish a proposed tax rate of $0.331487 per $100 valuation for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. More |
| August 16, 2010 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area has announced a "wish list" of school supplies needed for at-risk students in the Clear Creek and Dickinson school districts. More |
| August 16, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host its Senior Expo on Wednesday at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| August 15, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson recently announced that the club will be hosting the first J/Fest Regatta held in the southwest part of our country on October 16-17 on Galveston Bay. More |
| August 15, 2010 -- The Bay Area Harbour Playhouse Annual Gala, Variety Show and Fundraiser was held on Friday, August 7, 2010. Pat Patton attended and filed a review. More |  |
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| August 13, 2010 -- The City of League City has issued an advisory that motorists may experience congestion and delays on August 28 due to road closures in relation to the Third Annual Clear Lake International Triathlon. More |
| August 13, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $277,721 contract with Mar-Con Services, LLC, for the Albemarle Bridge Improvements Project. More |
| August 12, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that the city has received authorization from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for project engineering related to federally funded disaster recovery projects. More |
| August 12, 2010 -- The City of Kemah has announced that it is accepting applications and resumes for the position City Secretary. More |
| August 12, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell has published a commentary concerning the economic challenges for the Houston area. More |
| August 11, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Joanna Sharp Dawson opposed to the motion, to defeat a resolution to relocate the boundless playground site to the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex, reversing the city council's vote at a special meeting last week. More |
| August 11, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to extend a permit to allow the use of a temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer at 1305 Meyer Road through May 11, 2011. More |
| August 11, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $165,000 contract to Ashbrook Simon-Hartley to furnish and install a refurbished belt press at the city's wastewater treatment plant. More |
| August 10, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending residential driveway requirements. More |
| August 10, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council has approved revisions to the city's driveway requirements. More |
| August 10, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council cancelled its Monday meeting due to a power outage at City Hall. More |
| August 10, 2010 -- Update: An all clear has been issued following a report issued by PPG Industries concerning the release of phosgene gas at the company's facility at 16th Street and Fairmont near Shoreacres this morning. More |
| August 10, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday held discussions concerning the proposed 2010-2011 budget. More |
| August 09, 2010 -- The 5th Annual North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce Politically Incorrect Dinner was held on August 6. More |  |
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| August 09, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council will hear a presentation from Harris County Precinct Two regarding the county's mosquito control program during tonight's city council meeting. More |
| August 09, 2010 -- The Seabrook Association recently recognized new members of the association during their meeting at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| August 09, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host its Harvest Moon Safety Day on September 11 in preparation for the Harvest Moon Regatta, which will be held October 21-24. More |
| August 08, 2010 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities has selected Helen Hall Library in League City as a recipient of the We the People “A More Perfect Union” Bookshelf. More |
| August 06, 2010 -- League City City Council on Thursday held a special workshop meeting, and voted 5-2, with Neil Baron and Mick Phalen opposed, to relocate the proposed “Boundless Playground” to the Chester L. Davis SportsPlex. More |
| August 06, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the 2010-2011 budget of the Pasadena Crime Control and Prevention District. More |
| August 05, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to send back to the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation a request by the EDC to use $160,000 in unencumbered funds for infrastructure along Clear Lake Road from FM 2094 to the south side of the Jarboe Bayou Bridge. More |
| August 05, 2010 -- Jim and Lynda Guidry, owners of Guidry News Service, publishers of GuidryNews.com, The Online News Station, Gulf Coast E-news and the Guidry News Gazette; and Rick Clapp, owner of Bay Group Media, founder of Bay Area Houston Magazine, and producer of Bay Area Houston Alive, www.GoBAHA.com; have formed an alliance More |
| August 05, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a revised budget for Lakeview Police Department for 2011. More |
| August 05, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will feature "Fame" on Friday as part of the city's Movies in the Park series at Centennial Park. More |
| August 05, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the city's Zoning Ordinance to disallow the rental of residences or accessory buildings for a period of less than 30 days. More |
| August 04, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding signs along Interstate 45. More |
| August 04, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $51,530 contract to Insituform Technologies, Inc. to rehabilitate an 8-inch sanitary sewer main located at Kingfish Drive and Egret Drive. More |
| August 03, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $203,254 contract to Legion Contracting for construction on Bel Road and alleyway sidewalks. More |
| August 03, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Deirdre Carey Brown, Patrick McGinnis and Jim Barr opposed, to deny a request by Brown to receive information from executive sessions held by city council prior to her election. More |
| August 03, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake on Monday announced that two artists with the center have been selected to assist in the design efforts for a Houston home being built through the reality television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". More |
| August 03, 2010 -- The City of Kemah will host the Wounded Warrior & Veteran's Appreciation Celebration November 11-14, and will host a fundraising event for the Wounded Warrior Kemah Project on August 13 at Landry's on the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| August 02, 2010 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area has wrapped up its 2010 sessions of the Commanders Program. More |
| August 01, 2010 -- NASA has awarded a contract to Raytheon Technical Services Co. of Webster, Texas, to operate, maintain and provide sustaining engineering at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston. More |
| August 01, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Member Haddon Hughes, aged 13 earned the USODA Layline Girls National Championships in the US Optimist Nationals held this year in Deltaville, Virginia. More |  |
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| July 31, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District has achieved the state’s highest rating of Exemplary. More |
| July 30, 2010 -- Filing for special elections for August 28 for the mayor and a single city council seat at La Porte has closed, with three candidates running for mayor and three competing for the city council position. More |
| July 30, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for the remaining Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds to be paid to the city in connection with Hurricane Ike. More |
| July 29, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will feature the movie "Astroboy" on Friday at its "Movies in the Park" series. More |
| July 28, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to select CDM Constructors, Inc. as Construction Manager at Risk and establish a guaranteed maximum price for the Southwest Wastewater Reclamation Facility Project. More |
| July 27, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize $8,000 for the purchase of a network server, router, uninterruptible power supply, external back-up drive and a single workstation for the city. More |
| July 27, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to set a proposed tax rate for the 2010-2011 fiscal year at $1.04 per $100 valuation for operations and maintenance and $0.32 for debt. More |
| July 27, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to continue the city's Curfew Ordinance for an additional three years without changes to the existing ordinance. More |
| July 26, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will hold the public opening of "High Fiber and Raw Materials: An Invitational & Juried Exhibition of Works in Fiber, Clay, Wood, and Other Natural Materials" on August 26. More |
| July 23, 2010 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host several events in August, including a presentation on Mark Twain, AP and Pre-AP placement reading trivia contests, job search seminars and retirement education classes. More |
| July 23, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance nominating PolyOne Corporation to the Office of the Governor's Development and Tourism Department as an enterprise project. More |
| July 22, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to deny a proposed rate increase by CenterPoint Energy. More |
| July 22, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host "Movies in the Park" on Friday with a screening of "Where The Wild Things Are". More |
| July 22, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Einar Goerland and Tony Galt opposed, to prohibit alcohol in the city's parks. More |
| July 21, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Floyd Myers to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Clear Lake Regional Medical Center for sheltering essential city personnel in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster. More |
| July 21, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint John Dolan as an alternate member of the Board of Adjustment for the Building Standards Committee. More |
| July 19, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena recently named Albemarle as "Industry of the Month". More |
| July 19, 2010 -- City of League City City Manager Marcus Jahns recently announced that David Benson has been selected to serve as Chief of Staff reporting to Mr. Jahns. More |
| July 16, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a voluntary retirement incentive program for selected city employees, and appropriating a total of $2 million for the program. More |
| July 15, 2010 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host public meetings on July 28 and 29 in Houston and Galveston to receive feedback from the public concerning the method of distribution of Hurricane Ike disaster recovery funds to communities in the H-GAC region. More |
| July 14, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Deirdre Carey Brown opposed, to uphold the city council's previous decision to eliminate a proposed site at Deepwood as a possible location for the city's new animal control facility. More |
| July 14, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Tim Paulissen opposed, to postpone action until August 10 on an ordinance to rezone approximately 81.09 acres at Gun Range Road from a Single Family Residential District to a General Commercial District. More |
| July 13, 2010 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker was the featured speaker at Tuesday's membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More |
| July 13, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a contract with Belt Harris Pechacek, and authorized an additional $5,000 for service fees, for compilation of a procedures report on the Town Plaza Project. More |
| July 13, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve, on first and final reading, an ordinance making several amendments to the 2009-2010 budget. More |
| July 13, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance denying a rate increase proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation, doing business as CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas. More |
| July 12, 2010 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that a fund has been established through the Galveston Historical Foundation to support a "haul out" of the 1887 Tall Ship Elissa in order for the ship to join the 25th anniversary of the club's Harvest Moon Regatta in 2011. More |
| July 12, 2010 -- At the Seabrook Rotary meeting held at Lakewood Yacht Club on July 8, long-time Rotarian Elton Porter was honored for his many years of service to Rotary and to Seabrook. More |
| July 09, 2010 -- The Bay Area Bunch of Education Specialists is holding a Teacher Job Fair on Thursday, July 15 at the Houston Hobby Hilton Airport. More |
| July 09, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the Streamlined 5-Year PHA Plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2015 and the Streamlined Annual PHA Plan for Fiscal Year 2010. More |
| July 08, 2010 -- Bay Area Christian School student Paul Williams recently competeted at the National Jr. BETA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky and was elected to the Top 3 Finalists for National Vice President. More |
| July 08, 2010 -- Friendswood Rotary Club recently installed its 2010-11 board members and awarded local business owner Jeremy Magnuson the "Rotarian of the Year” award. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum has offered information on its upcoming 2010 educational programs. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski has published an announcement that “all 32 miles of Galveston’s beaches are clean, safe, open and awaiting summer tourists”. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to join the Galveston County Transit District. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to execute a $789,673 contract with the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Non-Entitlement Grant Program. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $174,844 contract with Millis Equipment LLC for the Jarboe Bridge Project. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt updated rules of procedure for conducting city council meetings, but agreed to remove a provision that includes a penalty "in an amount not to exceed $500" for violations of the policy. More |
| July 06, 2010 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and The Galveston Bay Foundation will host three public meetings in July to receive comment on an implementation plan to improve water quality along the Upper Texas Coast. More |
| July 05, 2010 -- The 2010 Bay Cup II, which will feature long distance racing in Galveston and Trinity Bays, will be held on Saturday, August 7. More |  |
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| July 04, 2010 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce's 8th Annual “At The Hop” with Men Who Cook event will take place July 29 at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| July 02, 2010 -- The Friendswood Office of Emergency Management has posted an update on street and creek flooding. More |
| July 02, 2010 -- The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation’s 6th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception was held at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center on June 24, 2010. More |
| July 02, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena Community Relations Department was recently presented seven industry awards for its work in written, online and television communication. More |
| July 02, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the Streamlined 5-Year Public Housing Administration Plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2015 and the Streamlined Annual PHA Plan for Fiscal Year 2010. More |
| July 01, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host its 115th annual Friendswood Fourth of July Celebration on July 4-5. More |
| June 30, 2010 -- The City of League City has moved the Citizen Appreciation Day event on July 4 to the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center due to the chance of rain. More |
| June 30, 2010 -- Congressman Gene Green today commended Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science Chair Alan Mollohan, who stated that any change to the nation's space program "should come through an authorization passed by Congress". More |
| June 30, 2010 -- The City of Kemah has announced that it will kick off a two-day Independence Day celebration with the Kemah Fourth of July Parade on July 3. More |
| June 30, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received support from local businesses to host its NFL/CIS-Bay Area Football Camp in Dickinson. More |
| June 29, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to call a special election for August 28 for City Council District 5 due to Council Member Louis Rigby resigning from his position to run in the special mayoral election on the same date. More |
| June 29, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance prohibiting texting or web-browsing while operating a motor vehicle. More |
| June 28, 2010 -- Clear Creek Independent School District today announced that it is seeking letters of interest from citizens for an appointment to the District 4 Board of Trustees seat, which was recently vacated by the resignation of Stuart Stromeyer. More |
| June 28, 2010 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival's Taste of Rhythm dining event will be held July 11 at Perry’s Italian Grille in Houston. More |
| June 28, 2010 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will hold three public meetings in July to discuss the progress being made with the Oyster Waters Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan. More |
| June 28, 2010 -- League City Chamber of Commerce's Kick-Off By the Creek event will take place August 17 at Education Village. More |
| June 25, 2010 -- Seven local Bay Area Houston students created a special Butterfly Garden for the residents of Hope Village in Friendswood as part of their community project as princess or lieutenant court members of the 2010 Lunar Rendezvous Festival. More |
| June 25, 2010 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced the launch of "ReadyLC.com", a web site residents can use to prepare for and respond to emergencies. More |
| June 25, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the final reading of an ordinance setting a guaranteed maximum price of $170,509 and awarding a Construction Manager at Risk contract to Civil Concepts Construction, LLC for renovations at Fire Station No. 7. More |
| June 24, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to allocate $50,000 to fund the construction of shade structures around the Water Spray Pad at the El Lago Swim and Racquet Club. More |
 | June 24, 2010 -- Port of Houston Authority Chief Executive Officer Alec Dreyer was the featured speaker at a membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership at Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday. More |
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| June 23, 2010 -- The City of League City today announced that the League City Police Department will use funds generated from the city's red light camera program for new safety programs. More |
| June 23, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first and final reading of an ordinance creating a Safelight Program Fund. More |
| June 22, 2010 -- League City City Manager Marcus Jahns has announced new organizational changes. More |
| June 22, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution expressing support of the Constellation Program at NASA. More |
| June 22, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Deirdre Brown opposed, to approve a contract with Garner Environmental Services, Inc. to provide generators and other emergency response equipment to the city in the event of a disaster or emergency situation in 2010. More |
| June 20, 2010 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival Hop, Bop, and Bowl will be held on July 8 in Webster. More |
| June 20, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin Chair and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens hosted a breakfast last week to give reporters an update on the corporation’s programs and priorities and an opportunity to interface with the corporation’s senior leadership team and program experts. More |
| June 18, 2010 -- The Hope Village “Love is in the Air” Luncheon and Fashion Show was held on June 10. More |
| June 18, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Magazine celebrated it 10th anniversary at Cullen’s Upscale American Grille on June 10. More |  |
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| June 18, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to a contract with Civil Concepts Construction, LLC to establish a maximum guaranteed price of $170,509 for renovations at Fire Station No. 7. More |
| June 17, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today reminded residents to prepare for Hurricane Season, which offically began June 1, and that the city's web site has been updated to provide hurricane preparation information and register residents for the FirstCall Emergency Notification System. More |
| June 17, 2010 -- The City of League City recently received awards from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers for its "Lean. Clean. Green." Initiative and the city's web site. More |
| June 16, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena today announced that the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating its 80th anniversary of providing protection to the community. More |
| June 16, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to increase the budget for the city's concert series by $2,000. More |
| June 16, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $140,434 bid to Harris Construction Company, Ltd. for sanitary sewer improvements at the Lakeside Drive extension. More |
| June 16, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of agreement with Johnson Space Center for emergency response. More |
| June 15, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to call for a special election on August 28 to elect a new mayor following the resignation of Mayor Barry Beasley. More |
| June 15, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Connie Ramirez to fill a vacant alderman position. More |
| June 15, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena today announced that the city has received an improved rating from the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, resulting in reduced insurance premiums for flood insurance policyholders. More |
| June 15, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to elect Mark Denman as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 14, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that Airline Drive at Butler Drive will be temporarily closed on Tuesday. More |
| June 13, 2010 -- Summer programs at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will begin on July 5. More |
| June 11, 2010 -- The University of Houston Hurricane Business Recovery Center will host a seminar on June 17 to provide businesses with tips and tools in forming a plan for hurricane preparedness. More |
| June 11, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Director of of Development Barbara Cutsinger reports in the June 10 issue of BAHEP Business Development Update that NA Industries, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Shokubai Co. LTD, headquartered in Osaka, Japan, will build a new $100 million plant in Bay Area Houston to produce superabsorbent polymers. More |
| June 11, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell today responsed to an announcement by NASA that contractors working on the Constellation Program must cut back their expenses to meet with a termination liability clause in the event the project is cancelled. More |  |
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| June 10, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of a $296,751 contract with B&H Photo and Video for the purchase of high definition television equipment and components. More |
| June 10, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a total budget of $1,253,150 for the Lakeview Police Department for Fiscal Year 2011. More |
| June 10, 2010 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club has announced that Vijeyta Revankar, a second grade student in Bay Elementary, recently received a third place award in a contest held by Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. More |
| June 10, 2010 -- The City of Kemah has announced that it will host the Wounded Warrior & Veteran's Appreciation Celebration on November 11-14. More |
| June 09, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that it is working with the Texas Governor's Office to monitor the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for potential impact on Texas beaches. More |
| June 09, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Joanna Sharp Dawson and Tim Paulissen opposed, to award a $321,000 contract to GameTime, in care of Total Recreation Products, Inc., for the purchase and installation of the League City Boundless Playground. More |
| June 08, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Patrick McGinnis opposed, to reschedule the second regular meeting of the month to June 14 to canvass the votes of the June 5 Special Runoff Election. More |
| June 08, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a bid of $86,839 to Sparkle Sign for a double-sided electronic sign. More |
 | June 07, 2010 -- “This Must Be The Place” written by Monk Ferris is currently playing at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse. Review by Pat Patton |
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| June 07, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol today announced that it has been awarded a $2,500 grant from The Home Depot Foundation to help restore the Baytown Children's Discovery Area at the Baytown Nature Center, which had been damaged by Hurricane Ike. More |
| June 06, 2010 -- Deirdre Carey Brown defeated Jeff Moser in a special runoff election for Friendswood City Council Position 6 on Saturday. More |
| June 04, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| June 04, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of high definition television equipment for a total of $296,751. More |
| June 03, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood on Wednesday announced that the city's drinking water meets or exceeds all requirements set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, according to its latest Consumer Confidence Report provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. More |
| June 03, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library today announced that patrons can now download audiobooks, eBooks and video through the library's online Overdrive service. More |
| June 03, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the city's ordinances to incorporate changes made in 2004 and 2007 in Chapter 10 of the codified ordinances, and prohibiting the use of wood roof coverings on residential structures and garages. More |
| June 02, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted to name Paul Dunphey as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 02, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $51,480 bid to R2K Contracting for repairs to the Public Works Service Center. More |
| June 02, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shore City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Tami Perkins opposed, to select United Health Care for employee health insurance coverage. More |
| May 28, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a $295,447 armored vehicle for the Pasadena Police Department SWAT team. More |
| May 27, 2010 -- Alvin Community College will host a dinner to benefit the Bay Area Council of Boy Scouts of America on June 3 at the Nolan Ryan Center. More |
| May 27, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that it will host additional early voting hours on May 29 for the June 5 Special Runoff Election. More |
| May 27, 2010 -- The Good Skipper Gala, benefiting the Boys & Girls Harbor, was held on Saturday, May 22. More |
| May 26, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0-1, with Mike Barber abstaining, to elect Barber as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 26, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a Memorial Day ceremony on May 31 at the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex. More |
| May 25, 2010 -- The Butler Longhorn Museum in League City officially opened on Saturday. Jennifer Vogel of YourTownTV.com provided a report for Guidry News Service. Video |
| May 25, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday took no action regarding rescheduling its first regular meeting in June to June 14. More |
| May 25, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to elect Richard Adams as mayor pro tem. More |
| May 24, 2010 -- The Friendswood Police Department today provided a report on a robbery that occurred on Sunday at a Sonic restaurant. More |
| May 24, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| May 23, 2010 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation for Children’s Cancer Research recently hosted their 3rd Annual “Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams” charity dinner cruise aboard the “Big White Boat” of FantaSea Yacht Charters. More |
| May 23, 2010 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions/SPCA’s volunteer Board President Karen Morris, has submitted her resignation, effective immediately. More |
| May 21, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center is seeking volunteers this weekend to search for Ali Lowitzer, a 16-year-old girl who went missing on April 26. More |
| May 21, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host an event on Saturday for the grand opening of the new Golden Acres Recreation Center. More |
| May 21, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $250,782 contract with Zarinkelk Engineering Services, Inc. to provide design engineering services for the Finfrock/Mobile Drainage Project, Beverly Street Drainage Project and Golden Acres Manhole Rehabilitation Project. More |
| May 20, 2010 -- Members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership were among more than 150 Citizens for Space Exploration travelers who went to Washington, D.C. this week in an effort to convince members of Congress to re-draft President Barack Obama’s proposed NASA budget which canceled the Constellation program. More |
| May 20, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday announced the winner of the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta. More |
| May 20, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a Community Safety Fair and Hurricane Workshop on Saturday at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| May 20, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance canvassing the results of the May 8 General Election, and administered oaths of office to three new city council members. More |
| May 19, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mel Donehue opposed, to grant 15 percent of Hotel Motel Tax funds to the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau based on actual revenues for fiscal year 2009-2010. More |
| May 19, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject all bids on the Jarboe Bayou Bridge Restoration Project and re-bid the project. More |
| May 19, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a public hearing on June 10 regarding the FM 518 Bypass Project. More |
| May 19, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today announced early voting times and locations for the June 5 Special Runoff Election for City Council Position 6. More |
| May 18, 2010 -- The delegation from Citizens for Space Exploration in Washington, D.C. this week includes several college students. Geoffrey Glidden, who just graduated from the University of Missouri told Jennifer Vogel of YourTownTV.com that he hopes to be an astronaut some day. Video |
| May 18, 2010 -- Jennifer Vogel of YourTownTV.com, who is providing coverage of the Citizens for Space Exploration visit to Washinton D.C. for GuidryNews.com reports that 150 travelers are calling on Congressional offices today. Video |
| May 18, 2010 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors today approved participation in the funding of three projects totaling $4.5 million including a $100,000 allocation for a farmers market in Seabrook. More |  |
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| May 18, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution declaring the results of the May 8 General Election, and administered oaths of office to city council members Robin Collins and Breton Spry. More |
| May 18, 2010 -- Friendswood Rotary Club recently awarded a $4,000 scholarship to Leslie Balkham, a Friendswood High School senior who planst to attend Houston Baptist University. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- Jennifer Vogel of YourTownTV.com is providing video coverage to GuidryNews.com of the 19th Annual Citzens for Space Exploration visit to Washington, D.C. in support of Human Spaceflight. Video |
| May 17, 2010 -- The City of La Porte has announced the lineup for the 2010 Plaza by the Bay Summer Concert Series to be held at the new Five Points Plaza in downtown La Porte on six Friday evenings beginning June 11. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson today sought to calm concerns about the oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon spill and potential effects on the Texas coast. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host its 24th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta on October 21. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- Members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership are in Washington, D.C. this week with a group of 150 “travelers” from across the nation in an effort by Citizens for Space Exploration to convince members of Congress to redraft President Barack Obama’s proposed NASA budget which canceled the Constellation program. More |
| May 16, 2010 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival has released information on this years Court and upcoming events. More |
| May 15, 2010 -- The 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy has been presented to NASA and the International Space Station Team by the National Aeronautic Association. More |
| May 14, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to call for a run-off election on June 5 to decide the City Council Position 6 seat. More |
| May 13, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted 3-1, with Jeff Tave opposed, to approve $175,000 in funding for the construction of a Splash Pad at the Swim and Racquet Club. More |
| May 13, 2010 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area recently received a $1,000 donation from Oiltanking Texas City employees for the "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" program. More |
| May 13, 2010 -- The Galveston County Democratic Party and the Texas AFL-CIO will host a rally on Friday in League City in support of NASA jobs. More |
| May 13, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Pat Van Houte opposed, to approve the first reading of a $696,098 contract with Rust, Ewing, Watt & Haney, Inc. for real and personal property insurance for the city. More |
| May 13, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt an order canvassing the results of the May 8 Special Election. More |
| May 12, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize an employment agreement with Marcus Jahns as the new city administrator. More |
| May 11, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to select Clark Condon Associates to provide professional services associated with the development of a master plan for the Nassau Bay Peninsula. More |
| May 11, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres will host its annual Clean-Up Green-Up campaign on Saturday and Sunday by offering curbside collection of yard trimmings. More |
| May 11, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 5-4, with Chuck Engelken, Louis Rigby, Tommy Moser, John Zemanek and Daryl Leonard in favor and Michael Mosteit, John Black, Mike Clausen and Mayor Barry Beasely opposed, to approve a motion to direct the city staff to meet with the Economic Alliance Port Region to renegotiate a lease agreement for office space at city property. More |
| May 11, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to move forward within its budgeted funds for legal matters to meet with an attorney on admiralty and marine matters. More |
| May 10, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena today announced that NA Industries, Inc., has selected Pasadena's Bayport area for the construction of a $100 million superabsorbent polymer production facility, which will employ about 60 full time workers when completed. More |
| May 10, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Sunday announced that the Flynn/Whelan Team recently won first place at the 2010 Sperry TopSider Annapolis National Offshore One Design Regatta. More |
| May 09, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena announced that sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of different levels, and volunteer positions are available for both groups and individuals for this year's 4th Fest event. More |
| May 09, 2010 -- Texas State Representative Larry Taylor was presented the Defending the American Dream award by Americans for Prosperity Director, Peggy Venable at the Clear Creek Republican Women's meeting last week. More |
| May 09, 2010 -- Joe Jaworski was elected Mayor of Galveston in Saturday's election; and Nassau Bay Mayor Donald Matter and Port Arthur Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince were reelected. More |
| May 07, 2010 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Thursday arrested three burglary suspects following a pursuit that ended in a car accident at the intersection of Blackhawk and Abercreek. More |
| May 07, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an extension of an agreement with Harris County for Park and Ride Bus Service from Pasadena Town Square Mall through May 2011. More |
| May 06, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council cancelled its meeting scheduled for Wednesday due to the lack of a quorum. More |
| May 05, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Garry Mack opposed, to award a $548,692 bid to Digna Corporation for the repair and replacement of the City Hall air conditioning system. More |
| May 05, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to develop an ordinance regarding inhabitable houses. More |
| May 05, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a bid of $354,000 to RJ Construction Company for mechanical equipment replacement of a secondary clarifier at the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. More |
| May 04, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center reports that the search continues for 16 year old Alexandria Lowitzer, who disappeared after getting off her school us a few feet from her home in the Spring area. More |
| May 04, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Michael Barker opposed, to authorize city staff to request construction bids upon the completion of the design of the Stadium Lane Project. More |
| May 04, 2010 -- Early voting ends today for the May 8 General Election, with several contested races in cities and school districts in Brazoria, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties on the ballot. More |
 | May 02, 2010 -- The 24th annual Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation’s gala on April 30 honored National Aeronautics and Space Administration Associate Administrator for Space Operations, William H. Gerstenmaier. More |
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| May 02, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center - for missing children - has announced that Friendswood High School graduate Elizabeth "Lizzy" Conger is this year's recipient of the Laura Smither Scholarship. More |
| May 01, 2010 -- The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation’s 6th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2010, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the Crystal Ballroom at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. More |
| May 01, 2010 -- Galveston County Sheriff’s deputies assisted by Constable Pct. 8 Pam Matranga’s Office and the Kemah Police Department executed four simultaneous search warrants at game rooms in Bacliff and Kemah area on Friday as a result of on-going investigations into reported illegal gambling. More |
| May 01, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center for missing children has been awarded this year's US Department of Justice Missing Children Non-Profit Organization of the Year Award. More |
| April 30, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a contract with Access Electric, Inc. for on-call electrical service and repair for a one-year period. More |
| April 28, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize an amendment to an agreement with Harris County to provide for participation in the application and distribution of Hurricane Ike Disaster Community Development Block Grant funds. More |
| April 28, 2010 -- The Friendswood Police Department today reported that a small Cessna-type plane crashed this morning in the area of Wilderness Trails. More |
| April 28, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Neil Baron, Jim Nelson and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve a motion to continue the city's night time curfew, but to delete the section of the Curfew Ordinance setting daytime curfew hours during the week for children under 17. More |
| April 27, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Tommy Moser, Daryl Leonard and John Zemanek, Jr. opposed, to approve a three-year agreement with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for economic development services. More |
| April 27, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement for participation in the Texas Virtual School Network. More |
| April 26, 2010 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced its new "Life Data" Project, which provides emergency workers access to vital medical information for those unable to provide it during an emergency situation. More |
| April 26, 2010 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced that it has added new bottle and can recycling containers at its city parks. More |
| April 26, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club and the Galveston Bay Cruising Association will host a safety seminar on May 8 for the Veracruz 2010 Regatta de Amigos XXII. More |
| April 25, 2010 -- The Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament recently presented a check for $108,277 to Communities In Schools – Bay Area, a dropout prevention program serving Clear Creek and Dickinson Independent School Districts. More |
| April 23, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $106,500 contract with Civil Concepts, Inc. for design engineering services for repairs to underground utilities, curb and gutter and sidewalks at Southmore Avenue. More |
| April 23, 2010 -- Clear Springs High School's Parent Teacher Student Association will host a "Meet Your Legislator" Night on Tuesday at the Performing Arts center. More |
| April 22, 2010 -- The 56th Annual Texas Music Festival and Village Fair will be held in Walter Hall Park in League City, Texas April 30 through May 2. More |
| April 22, 2010 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of free programs for adults through May 3. More |
| April 22, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve creation of a railing system to act as a barrier to deter through traffic across the city's right-of-way and the Ed White Elementary property. More |
| April 22, 2010 -- The April meeting of the local National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter met at the historic Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum in Friendswood. More |
| April 21, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize an amended contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes. More |
| April 21, 2010 -- The 15th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance will host novelist Clive Cussler as the Grand Marshall of the event on May 1-2 in Seabrook. More |
| April 21, 2010 -- The 15th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance will be held May 1-2 at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook. More |
| April 21, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve contract documents and technical specifications for the Clear Lake Road Jarboe Bridge Erosion Project and authorized advertisement for bids on the project. More |
| April 20, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena has announced that City Hall, the Pasadena Public Library and other city facilities will be closed on Wednesday in honor of San Jacinto Day. More |
| April 20, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to appoint Fred Spencer as Fire Marshal effective June 1. More |
| April 20, 2010 -- The City of League City today announced that Brian Hayes has joined the city as human resources manager. More |
| April 20, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize submittal of an application to Texas Parks and Wildlife for a $200,000 grant to build a Hike and Bike Trail System. More |
| April 19, 2010 -- Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently received a $4,000 contribution from United Space Alliance for the dropout prevention program to help "at risk" children. More |
| April 18, 2010 -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Shannon Walker is hosting a video competition for students in the greater Houston area from April 1 to May 14. More |
| April 16, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host its annual KidFish event on Saturday at Burke Crenshaw Park. More |
| April 16, 2010 -- The City of League City has moved its Open House scheduled for Saturday to the League City Civic Center due to the threat of severe weather. More |
| April 16, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2, with Jackie Welch and Phil Cayten opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance amending various provisions of the city's Code of Ordinances regarding water, sewers and sewage disposal. More |
| April 15, 2010 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Sylvia Garcia will host a town hall meeting on May 6 at the East Harris County Activity Center in Pasadena. More |
| April 15, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department is hosting the Aquafina Pitch, Hit and Run Competition on Tuesday, April 20. More |
| April 15, 2010 -- Minuteman Press-Bay Area on Monday announced that it has received the top management award from CPrint International. More |
| April 14, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell has clarified his position in an earlier posting that was published on the GuidryNews.com Forum - his comments were not intended to give the impression that he completely endorses the President's new plan for human spaceflight. More |
| April 14, 2010 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation recently received a contribution from the proceeds of the 2010 Yachty Gras boat parade. More |
| April 14, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell reports that President Obama’s revised plans for the 2011 NASA budget is good news for the manned spacecraft program. More |
| April 14, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to confirm Mayor Toni Randall's nomination of Interim City Administrator Marcus Jahns as the city's full-time city administrator. More |
| April 13, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to re-appoint Winifred Weber as relief judge for the Municipal Court. More |
| April 13, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of certificates of obligation, general obligation refunding bonds and La Porte Water Authority Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds for various projects. More |
| April 13, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution naming the Riveron Law Firm to act as grant administrator for Texas Community Development Block Grants awarded to the city for Hurricane Ike recovery projects. More |
| April 12, 2010 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area on Thursday announced the opening of its Resale Shop in Webster. More |
| April 12, 2010 -- The City of League City will host an open house on April 17 to provide information on the city's "Lean. Clean. Green." Program. More |
| April 11, 2010 -- Local film writer and director Vincent J. Privitera has extended his acting class schedule to include six week Acting Classes at the Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake on Tuesday evenings from April 20 through May 25. More |
| April 11, 2010 -- Passengers who ride Harris County Transit buses this week will be asked to participate in a questionnaire about their use of the system. More |
| April 11, 2010 -- Andrea White, wife of candidate for Governor, Bill White, spoke to Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teachers Sorority on April 5.
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| April 09, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres will host its annual Clean-Up Green-Up campaign on May 15-16. More |
| April 09, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance for the purchase and installation of three splash pads for Peter Fogo Park, Odell Park and Memorial Park for a total of $633,672. More |
| April 08, 2010 -- A League of Women Voters Candidates Forum for the May 8 Friendswood City Council Election will be held on Thursday, April 22 at Windsong Intermediate School. More |
| April 08, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve amendments to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding the Building Standards Commission's membership and fees. More |
| April 08, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance allowing golf carts to drive on public roads and to cross Kirby Street. More |
| April 08, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve a collection fee of 30 percent for unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds and restitution orders that have been referred to a collection attorney or other vendor for collection. More |
| April 08, 2010 -- Texas State Representative Carol Alvarado and Houston City Council Member Michael Sullivan will host a Hurricane Preparedness Community Meeting on Tuesday, April 20 at Garfield Elementary School at 10301 Hartsook Street. More |
| April 07, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood on Monday announced that it is accepting applications for booth and parade entries for the 115th Annual Fourth of July Celebration. More |
| April 07, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the city's Comprehensive Master Plan 2030. More |
| April 06, 2010 -- The City of La Porte will host the April Main Street Morning Brew on April 14 at Main 101 Grill & Bar. More |
| April 06, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a consumer and organizational conservation workshop on April 13 at Pasadena Public Library. More |
| April 06, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the club's new floating pier in the West Harbor. More |
| April 06, 2010 -- Friendswood Public Library has released its line-up of free programs for adults during April. More |
| April 06, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Interim City Secretary Melinda Welsh as the city secretary. More |
| April 05, 2010 -- Friends of League City Animal Shelter, a newly formed 501(C)3 non-profit organization whose purpose is to increase the number of adoptions to qualified homes, to recruit and train additional foster home caregivers for animals pending adoption, to promote the spaying and neutering of animals, and to provide volunteer assistance and funding to League City Animal Shelter to support the humane care and treatment of animals will host a Pet Botique Pet Charity Sale Closeout on SAturday, April 10. More |
| April 05, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host the "Fútbol Fiesta" with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday at Strawberry Park. More |
| April 02, 2010 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday announced that astronaut Shannon Walker is hosting a video competition for students in the Houston area through May 14. More |
| April 02, 2010 -- Houston TranStar will host a press conference on Tuesday regarding its new interactive hurricane evacuation web-based map for the Houston-Galveston Region. More |
| April 02, 2010 -- The City of League City on Thursday announced that the city now offers paperless "ECO-Billing" online for municipal utility bills. More |
| April 02, 2010 -- Robert L. Fuller, chair of Lakewood Yacht Club's Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, has publised a tribute to John O'Quinn, an attorney, philanthropist and classic car collector who died recently. More |
| April 02, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $59,939 contract with URS Corporation for the development of a Continuity of Operations Plan using Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program funds. More |
| April 01, 2010 -- The San Jacinto Museum of History will host a re-enactment of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 24 at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. More |
| April 01, 2010 -- Friendswood Public Library has announced its schedule of programs for adults in April. More |
| April 01, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host its annual Kidfish event on Saturday at the Centennial Park Pond. More |
| April 01, 2010 -- League City Volunteer Fire Department recently hosted its annual awards ceremony. More |
| March 30, 2010 -- El Lago City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to deny a proposal from the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation to contribute $10,000 toward new equipment for the Ed White Elementary School playground. More |
| March 29, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host the 11th annual Ms. Pasadena Senior Pageant on Wednesday at the Pasadena Convention Center. More |
| March 29, 2010 -- Hope Village on Friday announced that Hometown Bank in Friendswood recently donated $1,000 to support the annual Maurice Estlinbaum memorial fish fry. More |
| March 29, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation has announced that it is seeking volunteers to read applications and possibly donate funds for the Teacher Innovative Grant program. More |
| March 28, 2010 -- Clear Creek Community Church’s West Campus will celebrate their third Easter on Sunday, April 4 at a new location, the Fun Max Facility at FM 528 and Bay Area Boulevard. More |
| March 28, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Director of Development Barbara Cutsinger's latest Business Development Update reports on plans for the University of Texas Medical Branch's Victory Lakes campus, which will provide ambulatory care facilities, outpatient procedure and treatment centers, clinics,administration buildings, retail, parking garages and logistics support. More |
| March 28, 2010 -- A team of concerned citizens, led by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, traveled to Capitol Hill last week where they made 71 visits to congressional offices in support of human spaceflight. More |
| March 28, 2010 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council on Friday approved several amendments to the 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program and the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan. More |  |
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| March 26, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will host its 4th Annual Education Vendor Breakfast on April 14 at NASA's Gilruth Center. More |
| March 26, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena on Thursday announced that it has named Chevron-Phillips as "Industry of the Month" for its assistance to the community following Hurricane Ike. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- Port of Houston Chief Executive Officer Alec Dreyer has responded to a message by Shoreacres Mayor Jayo Washington that was posted on the GuidryNews.com Forum. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a contract with Belt Harris & Associates for auditing services for the 2010 fiscal year. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- The Shoreacres Civic Association will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Circle Park. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will host a Trash Bash event at Bay Area Park, as well as the city's Easter Eggstravaganza and "Stroll Down Memory Lane" event on Saturday. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood on Wednesday announced that it will receive approximately $367,000 in disaster recovery funding to make repairs to Fire Station No. 3, which is located in the Forest Bend subdivision. More |
| March 25, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to declare candidates unopposed in the May 8 general election for three positions on the city council. More |
| March 24, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of NASA's Constellation Program. More |
| March 23, 2010 -- A proposed new contract with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to provide economic development services to the City of La Porte failed on two tie votes by La Porte City Council on Monday. More |
| March 23, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to declare all candidates unopposed and to cancel the municipal election for May 8. More |
| March 22, 2010 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area will honor the Assistance League of the Bay Area during the annual CIS Day Breakfast on May 20. More |
| March 22, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta on May 15-16. More |
| March 22, 2010 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook will host its Second Annual Quick Draw fundraiser on Saturday at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| March 19, 2010 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area on Wednesday announced that it has received a donation from Johnson Bender & Co. Wealth Managers for the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament, which will be held on April 12. More |
| March 19, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council, in a special meeting on Thursday, voted unanimously to adopt a budget amendment to the 2009-2010 General Budget on first and final reading. More |
| March 19, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a reimbursement agreement with Harris County for the reconstruction of Southmore Avenue from 500 feet west of Richey Street to 500 feet east of Johnson Road. More |
| March 18, 2010 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker today named her choices for five positions on the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Board of Directors in a news conference that included release of the report from the Mayor's Transition Task Force on the Metropolitan Transit Authority that she received from the committee on Saturday. More |  |
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| March 18, 2010 -- Shoreacres Mayor Jayo Washington has written a letter, which is posted on the GuidryNews.com Forum, responding to an offer of a noise easement by the Port of Houston Authority to property owners affected by the Bayport Container Terminal. More |
| March 18, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that three of the city's five Hurricane Ike recovery applications for Texas Community Development Block Grants have moved from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs to the Harris County Community Services Department for review by the county attorney before approval by the Harris County Commissioners Court. More |
| March 18, 2010 -- Keep Friendswood Beautiful will host its Spring Sparkle city clean up on April 10 at Centennial Park. More |
| March 17, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today issued a reminder to residents disposing of green waste to place grass, leaves and trimmings in a translucent bag and to bundle and tie tree limbs and branches. More |
| March 17, 2010 -- The Friendswood Senior Citizen Program is offering free Yoga and physical fitness classes at the Friendswood Activity Building. More |
| March 17, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to transfer $600,000 in unused bond funds from the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project to use for other water and wastewater system improvements. More |
| March 16, 2010 -- The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting comment on revisions to department transportation planning and programming rules that will be posted in the Texas Register on March 19.
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| March 16, 2010 -- The City of League City will host a "branding bootcamp" beginning March 22, and will be gathering input from the community to assist in developing a "brand" for the city. More |
| March 16, 2010 -- The City of La Porte will host a grand opening event for the Five Points Town Plaza on March 25. More |
| March 16, 2010 -- Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team will host its Endless Search Banquet and Charity Auction on April 8 at the Pasadena Fairgrounds. More |
| March 15, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday announced that eight of the club's racers received trophies in the Bay Cup I race in Galveston Bay. More |
| March 14, 2010 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores is held every Saturday. More |
| March 14, 2010 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has issued news releases on the Freeman Needlecrafters; a presentation by Home Instead Senior Care; the Girl Scout “Interest Project: Exploration!” program; a presentation by Mardie Menke, Harris County CERT Coordinator; and New Madrid, Missouri in History and Legend. 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 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday announced that the Community Appearance Board has changed its name to Keep Friendswood Beautiful. More |
| March 11, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that the Port of Houston Authority has released its Bayport Mitigation Solution program to address residential noise concerns from the operation of the Bayport facility. More |
 | March 11, 2010 -- Congressman John Culberson and fellow Congressman Frank Wolf on Monday met with members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to discuss the elimination of NASA's human spaceflight program from the federal budget. More |
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| March 10, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today issued an advisory that Choate Road will be closed between Bay Area Boulevard and State Highway 146 on Thursday for repairs. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The "Celebrating Wellness & Technology Fair" will be held on March 20 at the Landolt Pavilion in Clear Lake Park. 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 09, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Harris County Flood Control District to provide for the coordination of watershed and stream hydraulic modeling, technical review and comment on requests for flood map revisions. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday canvassed the results of a run-off election held February 27 and installed John P. Zemanek, Jr. as the newly-elected council member for the At-Large Position A seat. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to fill a new position added to the Public Works Department and to stay within the established budget for the fiscal year. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Filing for the May 8 General Election ends at 5 p.m. today for elected offices at several cities, school districts and colleges in Brazoria, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Pat Patton has posted a review of Neil Simon's Tony Award Winning play Biloxi Blues which is playing at the Clear Creek Community Theatre. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Patty Mayeux, founder of ELAN Enterprises, is offering a four-week course based on the first ELAN Principal, "Honor a Higher Power", starting April 6. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- Dr. Allan H. Fradkin was recently announced by the Houston Chronicle as a runner-up in the Mac ‘n’ Cheese Throwdown Contest in the Luxury Division of recipes. More |
| March 06, 2010 -- Paul Williams, a seventh grader at Bay Area Christian School, competed this past weekend at the Jr. BEA State Convention in Dallas and was elected the Texas State Jr. BETA Vice President. More |
| March 05, 2010 -- The Wildlife Rehab & Education Center will release three red-tailed hawks into the wild on Saturday at the Dr. Ned & Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Center in League City. More |
| March 05, 2010 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area on Wednesday announced that Margot Frye has been named the organization's new Resource Development Director. More |
| March 05, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an agreement with the San Jacinto Family YMCA to provide $20,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for an after school enrichment program. More |
| March 04, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will close Greenbriar Road from Castlewood to Mustang on Monday for the Shattered Dreams Program at Friendswood High School. More |
| March 04, 2010 -- Strictly Street Salsa will offer Latin Dance Wellness classes in the Webster and Clear Lake area starting this week. More |
| March 04, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 4-1, with Charles Evans opposed, to award a $288,446 contract to Metro City Construction for the Taylor Lake Estates Pavement Project. More |
| March 03, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $175,000 agreement to participate in an advertising and marketing program with Space Center Houston. More |
| March 03, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance to issue a conditional use permit to allow an open air market at 1315 Meyer Road in the Old Seabrook District. More |
| March 03, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to order a special election on May 8 to approve the Town Center Project and issue bonds for the project. More |
| March 02, 2010 -- Patty Mayeux, founder of ELAN Enterprises, is offering a 12-week course based on "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. More |
| March 02, 2010 -- Election Day for the 2010 Primary Elections is today, with various positions on the Republican and Democratic Party tickets on the ballot. More |
| March 02, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Michael Barker, Jim Hill and Jim Barr opposed, to approve a resolution urging the Texas Congressional Delegation to request and support continued funding for the United States Army Corps of Engineers General Re-Evaluation Report on Clear Creek for the 2011 fiscal year. More |
| March 02, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to extend its agreement with LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc. to provide general engineering services for the city. More |
| March 01, 2010 -- The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the Orion crew exploration vehicle reports that it has achieved a major technology milestone by completing fabrication of the world’s largest heat shield structure. More |
| February 28, 2010 -- Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, a former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, died on Thursday after a lengthy illness. More |
| February 28, 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation has announced Larry Sikes’ promotion to the Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services Contract section manager position in the Receiving Inspection and Test Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center More |
| February 28, 2010 -- The Laura Recovery Center is sending two staff members to San Diego, California to organize a civilian search for missing 17 year old student Chelsea King. More |
| February 27, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District will present the “Young At Art” Student Art Exhibit at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, celebrating Youth Art Month. More |
| February 26, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood has announced that work on the FM 518 Drainage Improvement Project will begin on Monday. More |
| February 26, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an agreement with the Transportation Subsidy Program for the disbursement of $105,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the operation of a taxi cab service for low income elderly and disabled residents. More |
| February 25, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that the Bay Access charitable association is offering two scholarships for area youth sailors this year. More |
| February 25, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host the 8th annual KIDFISH event on April 3 at the Centennial Park Pond. More |
| February 25, 2010 -- Parents in College, in conjunction with Strictly Street Salsa, will offer salsa classes at various locations in the Webster and Clear Lake area starting March 4. More |
| February 24, 2010 -- Houston City Council Member Michael Sullivan, whose district includes the Johnson Space Center, held a news conference in the lobby of Houston City Hall to support the human spaceflight program, which has been threatened with the elimination of the Constellation Program by the Obama administration. More |
| February 24, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to name Melinda Welsh as the interim city secretary following the retirement of City Secretary Deloris McKenzie. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- Pasadena Public Library will host storyteller and musician Miss Lou Lou on Friday at the central library and the Fairmont branch library, and on Sunday will host an antique appraisal fair at the central library. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve modifying a grant application to provide for construction of a police department building. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $1.657 million agreement with Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd. for the construction of the Sens Road Utility Relocation Project. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Monday voted 5-1, with Thom Kolupski opposed, to amend the city's contract with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to provide $5,000 in support of job retention and growth at NASA's Johnson Space Center. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- The League City Charter Chapter of ABWA celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 17, 2010 at Sundance Grill II. More |
| February 23, 2010 -- The City of League City will hold an open forum on February 25 as part of its “listening campaign” titled League City Speaks. More |
| February 21, 2010 -- The 22nd Regata de Amigos Spectacular bi-annual race from Galveston to Veracruz will begin on Friday June 18. More |
| February 19, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of an ordinance extending an interlocal agreement with Harris County for Park and Ride bus service from the Pasadena Town Square Mall through May 2010. More |
| February 19, 2010 -- The Friendswood Police Department on Thursday announced that three suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in and around the city. More |
| February 19, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres on Thursday announced that work has started on flood damage repairs caused by Hurricane Ike to the City Hall. More |
| February 18, 2010 -- The City of League City has announced that a "Pampered Pooches" charity sale benefitting Friends of the League City Animal Shelter on February 27-28. More |
| February 18, 2010 -- An overflow crowd packed the ballroom at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake on Wednesday for a meeting with Congressmen Pete Olson and John Culberson to talk about plans by President Barack Obama to eliminate the Constellation Program that was intended to return humans to the moon. More |
| February 18, 2010 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores will be open every Saturday in February. More |
| February 17, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Floyd Myers to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Harris County Flood Control District. More |
| February 17, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that it will use an all-electronic voting system for the upcoming May election. More |
| February 17, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to place a referendum on the May 8 election ballot to seek voter approval for the Clear Lake Shore Economic Development Corporation to issue $900,000 in sales tax revenue bonds for the Town Center Project. More |
| February 17, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance to add a new section to the city's special use regulations establishing standards for telecommunications towers. More |
| February 15, 2010 -- The City of League City will hold an open forum on February 25 at the Civic Center Ballroom. More |
| February 15, 2010 -- The City of League City has announced that it is accepting applications for a new federal program to provide energy efficiency repairs to residents' homes. More |
| February 13, 2010 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has published several news releases about service at the Bay Area Houston facility. More |
| February 12, 2010 -- Harris County Transit has added ten new bus stops to its bus routes. More |
| February 12, 2010 -- Texas Workforce Commissioner Ronny Congleton recently visited the Bay Area offices of the Texas Workforce Commission, which is expanding its offices to include a "transition" office for possible lay-offs at NASA. More |
| February 12, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an extension of its interlocal agreement with Harris County for "Park and Ride" bus service from the Pasadena Town Square Mall through May 2010. More |
| February 12, 2010 -- A benefit paintball tournament will be held on Sunday, February 28 at Twisted Games Fields for William Serrato, a three year old boy facing his third Open Heart surgery since his birth. More |
| February 11, 2010 -- David Braun has published a commentary questioning President Barack Obama's proposal to "turn over much of the work that NASA does to 'commercial' interest". More |
| February 11, 2010 -- Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Sylvia Garcia will host a town hall meeting for Bay Area residents on February 18 at the Bay Area Community Center in Seabrook. More |
| February 11, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena has announced that residents may experience short, one-time power outages in the coming weeks as new electricity "Smart Meters" are installed throughout the city. More |
| February 11, 2010 -- The Greater Houston Chapter of the Community Associations Institute has announced the winners its Community Association Recognition of Excellence in Service awards for the fourth quarter of 2009. More |
| February 11, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a $600 donation from Staples to pruchase school supplies for at risk students. More |
| February 11, 2010 -- Update: The United States Coast Guard is working with the Houston Police Department Dive Team to search for a missing crewmember who was on board a tug boat that sank in the Houston Ship Channel on Wednesday evening. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs will host their 5th Annual PTA Reflections Reception on February 18 at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation will host a meeting on February 24 at Clear Lake Park to discuss the development of reduction measures and a monitoring plan to reduce bacteria levels in the waters of Galveston Bay. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The City of League City today announced that it has created a new web site, leaguecitycouncilvideos.com, to provide video of city council meetings and workshops. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The League City City Council will host a public hearing on February 23 to receive input on the regulation of golf carts on city streets. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct interim City Administrator Marcus Jahns to contact the Mercer Group, a consultant for the city assisting in the search for a new permanent city administrator, to provide its top eight recommendations for the position within 30 days. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The League City Charter Chapter of ABWA will celebrate their 20th Anniversary on February 17. More |
| February 10, 2010 -- The Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of scouting with fun and games at Moody Gardens on February 20. More |
| February 09, 2010 -- Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response today announced that it has been awarded a $10.7 million Social Services Block Grant through the Houston-Galveston Area Council to provide unmet needs funds for survivors of Hurricane Ike in the 10-county area impacted by the storm. More |
| February 09, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding animals to add a section regarding tethering. More |
| February 09, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to canvass the results of the January 30 special election for City Council At-Large Position A and established dates and times for a run-off election on February 27. More |
| February 09, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to call for an election on May 8 to elect a mayor and two at-large aldermen positions. More |
| February 08, 2010 -- The Rotary National Award For Space Achievement Foundation has selected NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations William H. Gerstenmaier as the recipient of the 2010 National Space Trophy. More |
| February 06, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will celebrate the life and work of Richard W. Wood along with the work of local photographers in a “double-feature” event that opens this week. More |
 | February 06, 2010 -- Karen's Kloset at 2326 Strand in Galveston pulled out all the stops on Thursday, February 4 to launch the Strand's newest women's boutique.
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| February 06, 2010 -- Five San Jacinto College students will conduct research using NASA as their laboratory to test the effects of microgravity on blood coagulation. More |
| February 05, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will host a Celebrating Wellness and Technology Festival on March 20 at Landolt Pavilion in Clear Lake Park. More |
| February 05, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a change order increasing the cost of the Municipal Service Building Renovation project by $152,855. More |
| February 04, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood on Wednesday announced that city records, such as minutes, ordinances, resolutions and other items, are now available through the city's web site. More |
| February 04, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to order an election on May 8 for City Council Position 3, Position 4 and Position 5. More |
| February 04, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to award a bid to Scroll & Quill Services, LLC and appropriate $10,000 from the city's contingency fund to install an open-faced, movable shelving system for filing. More |
| February 03, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 2-1, with O.B. Thomas opposed, to approve a settlement agreement in the case of Katherine McIntyre, et al vs. The City of Clear Lake Shores and the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation regarding the Town Center Project. More |
| February 03, 2010 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its next "Bluegrass Night in League City" on February 20 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| February 03, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept a final report by the Charter Review Commission regarding the proposed amendments to the Seabrook City Charter to be placed on the May 8 election ballot for consideration. More |
| February 03, 2010 -- The City of Webster today announced that City Secretary Pauline Small has earned the Master Municipal Clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. More |
| February 03, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Council Member Mel Donehue opposed, to accept $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for construction of a new fire station and the purchase of fire apparatus. More |
| February 02, 2010 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center has announced a series of special community events that it will hold February 6-13 in observance of American Heart Month. More |
| February 02, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood will host a reception on February 18 for City Secretary Deloris McKenzie, who is retiring after 26 years of working for the city. More |
| February 02, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to hire the firm of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin to represent the city concerning litigation with Wight Realty Interests, Ltd. More |
| February 02, 2010 -- The City of League City on Monday announced that it has added an "iCalendar" feature to the city's web site to allow residents to import city events and meetings into their personal calendar on their computers or phones. More |
| February 02, 2010 -- The City of La Porte has rescheduled the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Five Points Town Plaza planned for Thursday due to possible inclement weather. More |
| February 01, 2010 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell, in a message to BAHEP members, has called for a battle save NASA's Constellation Program from budget cuts proposed by President Barack Obama. More |
| February 01, 2010 -- A run off election will be held in La Porte on February 27 between candidates David L. Janda, Jr. and John P. Zemanek, Jr. for La Porte City Council At-Large Position A. More |
| February 01, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2010 Bay Cup I on March 6. More |
| January 31, 2010 -- The Rotary club of Friendswood reports that it has raised an additional $4600 to assist the victims of the killer 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti. More |
| January 31, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena said that participants in the Volunteer Pasadena program saved the city $1.7 million during the last fiscal year. More |
| January 29, 2010 -- The Gulf Coast Center MHMR will host an open house on February 5 at its Galveston County Community Service Center and on February 12 at its Brazoria County Community Service Center. More |
| January 29, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood has announced that it will hold an election for city council Position No. 4 and Position No. 6 on May 8. More |
| January 29, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $904,550 contract with D&W Contractors, Inc. for the North Pasadena Redevelopment Overlay Phase II project. More |
| January 28, 2010 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday announced that it will now post updates from the city on Twitter. More |
| January 28, 2010 -- The City of La Porte will hold an election on Saturday for the unexpired term of City Council At-Large Position A. More |
| January 28, 2010 -- The Texas Department of Transportation has announced that southbound lanes and one northbound lane of Interstate Highway 45 at Calder will be closed Friday evening until Saturday morning due to construction of a crossing of State Highway 96. More |
| January 27, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 2-5, with Mike Barber and Jim Nelson the only votes in favor, to defeat a motion to place a special election on the May 8 ballot to move the general election date to November beginning with the 2011 general election. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday received an update regarding the status of repairs at various city properties, including Miramar Park. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that repairs have begun at Miramar Park, which sustained damage during Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Tommy Moser, Louis Rigby and Daryl Leonard opposed, to approve a construction contract and change order for construction of the Gateway Project. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $2.428 million bid to SER Construction Partners, Ltd. for the FM 518 Drainage Improvements Project. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday held a ceremony administering the oath of office to Terri Gale, who was appointed to fill City Council Position 5, previously held by Mary Anne Holcomb. More |
| January 25, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received funds from Lexus of Clear Lake to underwrite the "Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament". More |
| January 25, 2010 -- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Clinical Care Center in the Bay Area is sponsoring two new programs for female cancer survivors, "Look Good…Feel Better" and "Reach to Recovery". More |
| January 25, 2010 -- A health education specialist in the Integrative Medicine Program of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center recently spoke to Bay Area Houston seniors in a program sponsored by the University of Houston Clear Lake and the Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs. More |
| January 25, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres today reported that a power outage at its city hall may affect the operation hours of the city. More |
| January 24, 2010 -- The City of League City Public Information Office has announced the launch of a YouTube Channel. More |
| January 24, 2010 -- Bay Area Meals on Wheels President Ann Lambert received a $500 check donation from the Seabrook Association during the January membership meeting held at Lakewood Yacht Club. Photo |
| January 24, 2010 -- Clear Springs High School art teacher Richard Williams, who has been selected as The Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake’s Outstanding Artist, will be honored on February 20 during “A Magical Evening of Art,” a gala hosted by TAACCL. More |
| January 24, 2010 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees will consider the 2010-2011 school boundary recommendations during the January 25 general board meeting More |
| January 23, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Annual Banquet attracted a capacity audience to the ballroom of South Shore Harbour Resort on Friday. More |
| January 22, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing an interlocal agreement with the Texas Department of Rural Community Affairs for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds related to Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 22, 2010 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area will host a fundraising golf tournament on April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| January 22, 2010 -- Harris County will host Ellen Frances Tuchman on January 30 at the Kyle Chapman Annex to consider memorabilia of Pasadena history from area residents for inclusion in an art piece to be displayed in the new Harris County Courthouse Annex. More |
| January 21, 2010 -- The City of Pasadena will relocate personnel for ten of its departments from various locations to the city's former police station on Friday. More |
| January 21, 2010 -- Clear Lake High School Student Council will host "Going the Extra Mile for Haiti", a fundraiser walk to benefit the American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti, on Monday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. More |
| January 21, 2010 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation for Children's Cancer Research will host its "Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams" charity dinner cruise on April 25 at South Shore Harbour. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding the prohibiting of shooting and capturing birds. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- The Friendswood Public Library has published its schedule of programs for adults for the remainder of January and early February. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a bid of $89,507 to Complete Electrical Services to perform post-storm repairs and remodeling of City Hall. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City recently served as host for the crew of "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition" while building a home for a family in Kemah. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to designate Mayor Gary Renola and Mayor Pro Tem Kim Morrell as representatives to attend the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's annual Citizens for Space Exploration visit in Washington D.C. on May 17-20. More |
| January 20, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday took no action on a resolution authorizing its economic development corporation to issue bonds to move forward with the Town Center Project after the city and the EDC were both served with a restraining order preventing action on the matter. More |
| January 19, 2010 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will host a Power Breakfast and Expo PLUS a Panel Discussion: “The Truth about a Wellness Program–Real Case Studies” on Wednesday, January 27 at the Nasa Hilton on Nasa Parkway. More |
| January 19, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Monday presented the first reading of a resolution approving the Town Center Infrastructure Project and approving the issuance of bonds by the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation. More |
| January 19, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced its 2010 racing schedule for area sailors. More |
| January 18, 2010 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host events for gardeners, Girl Scouts and persons writing a family history. More |
| January 17, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center Collaborated with the Design Team at “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Project in Kemah! More |
| January 17, 2010 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has announced the winners of its Livestock Show and Rodeo Student Art Exhibition. More |
| January 17, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Seahorse Carson Crain has been named to the 2010 US Sailing Development Team. More |
| January 17, 2010 -- The First Annual Seabrook Association Pelican Ball will be held on Friday, February 26. Flyer |
| January 17, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Sailing Director Mattia D’Errico has announced that the National Sailing Programs Symposium will be held in the Clear Lake/Bay Area for the first time. More |
| January 15, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres on Wednesday announced that it has enacted an ordinance to allow some temporary housing units to remain after the March 31 deadline for removal. More |
| January 15, 2010 -- The City of Shoreacres on Tuesday announced that it is taking steps to provide relief to residents following Hurricane Ike through crediting utility and refuse collection bills. More |
| January 14, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance to purchase 52 Ford vehicles from Philpott Motors, Ltd. for a total of $1.369 million. More |
| January 13, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday took no action regarding placing a proposition on the May 8, 2010 Special Election ballot to move the general election date to the November uniform election date beginning with the general election in 2011. More |
| January 13, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted 6-0-1, with David Braun abstaining from the vote, to approve providing $4,000 in additional funding per year for five years to the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for economic incentive packages. More |
| January 12, 2010 -- Shoreacres Mayor Jayo Washington has published an incident report on the AmericanAcryl explosion on December 9. More |
| January 12, 2010 -- Day Five Update: The Beach family's Kemah home, which is under construction as part of the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television show, continues to take shape, with the roof, windows and doors installed. More |
| January 12, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the award of a $75,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Emergency Management for the development of a Continuity of Operations Plan. More |
| January 12, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance setting conditions for the extension of the removal deadline of temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency housing on residential lots. More |
| January 11, 2010 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Blood Center is participating in a blood drive this week in various locations in connection with the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" event in Kemah. More |
| January 11, 2010 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps today announced that it has received a new remounted ambulance. More |
| January 10, 2010 -- Day Four Update: The home being contructed by volunteers in the Extreme Makeover:Home Edition project is moving along. More |
| January 08, 2010 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club will host its "Spring is in Bloom" fundraiser on March 26 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| January 08, 2010 -- The Galveston County Health District will offer free H1N1 vaccinations at Kemah City Hall on Wednesday. More |
| January 08, 2010 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to readopt the city's Curfew Ordinance. More |
| January 08, 2010 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries is seeking volunteers for the "Extreme Food Drive" being held at the site of a new home being constructed in Kemah as part of the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television show. More |
| January 07, 2010 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a $723,098 ladder truck from Hall Buick, Pontiac, GMC. More |
| January 07, 2010 -- League City Municipal Court today announced that it will begin accepting payments for fines through an online payment system on Monday. More |
| January 07, 2010 -- The crew of the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" today visited the home of the Beach family in Kemah to announce that they will be the recipients of a brand new home to be completed and move-in ready in seven days. More |
| January 07, 2010 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept the Fiscal Year 2009 Audit Report presented by Belt Harris & Associates. More |
| January 06, 2010 -- Former League City mayor Pat Hallisey has posted his thoughts on a new investigation of former city administrator Chris Reed. More |
| January 06, 2010 -- The League City Police Department is hosting a delgation of Chinese National Police Officers this week to learn about League City's CAMSTAT community policing model. More |
| January 06, 2010 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances regarding its Bird Sanctuary policy to remove Muscovy Ducks from the protection of the ordinance. More |
| January 06, 2010 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1-1, with Don Holbrook opposed and Thom Kolupski abstaining from the vote, to approve an interpretation of the Seabrook City Charter as "not prohibiting council members from discussing any and all facts or communications made the basis of the executive session on September 15, 2009". More |
| January 06, 2010 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to apply for participation in the State Emergency Conservation Office's Stimulus/Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. More |
| January 05, 2010 -- Shoreacres Mayor Jayo Washington has issued a report to his city's residents about the coming cold weather, advising that "it has been 20 years since a cold front like this has swept through Texas". More |
| January 05, 2010 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Terri Gale to fill the vacant seat for City Council Position No. 5. More |
| January 05, 2010 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a natural gas powered generator for City Hall in the amount of $66,316. More |
| January 04, 2010 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently exchanged yacht club flags with South Shore Yacht Club of New Orleans, which suffered severed damage during Hurricane Katrina. More |
| January 04, 2010 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area will host a benefit golf tournament on April 12 at the Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| January 02, 2010 -- Bob Mitchell, president of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, reports that Dr. Ned Dudney, a founding of the organization, passed away Friday morning. More |
| December 30, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library today announced its January schedule of free programs for adults. More |
| December 29, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced dates and times residents can drop off live Christmas trees for recycling at the Recycling Center. More |
| December 29, 2009 -- The City of League City on Monday announced that iPhone users can now receive real time crime statistics on their phones through a new crime database iPhone application. More |
| December 28, 2009 -- Blu Shields Construction is seeking donations of various items for its upcoming build of a home with television's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. More |
| December 28, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council, at its December 22 meeting, voted unanimously to approve a contract with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the city to receive a $44,584 Loan Star Libraries grant. More |
| December 21, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet on January 21 at Sundance Grill in Kemah. More |
| December 20, 2009 -- Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its next Free Bluegrass music show Saturday, January 16, 2010 Poster |
| December 18, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve on first reading an ordinance authorizing a full surface topographic survey for Fire Station #5 by Civil Concepts, Inc. and appropriating $1,900 for the project. More |
| December 18, 2009 -- Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union “Sandy Saver” member Kelsi Blair, 10, was awarded $50 and the knowledge that her Christmas card, one of four winners, will be sent out to a large portion of Gulf Coast Educators membership this Holiday Season. More |
| December 17, 2009 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores has announced that it will now be open every Saturday. More |
| December 17, 2009 -- The Freeman Branch Library has announced that it is now hosting meetings of the Freeman Needlecraft Club. More |
| December 17, 2009 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has published releases on several programs it will offer in January. More |
| December 17, 2009 -- The "Keels & Wheels" Christmas Preview scheduled for today at City Centre has been cancelled due to weather. More |
| December 17, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger has published the December issue of the BAHEP Business Development Update. More |
| December 16, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the second reading of an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance regarding "Home Occupations" and prohibition of signs for home occupations located in R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential zoning districts. More |
| December 16, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation to move forward with plans for the Town Center Project. More |
| December 15, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to extend a reduction of building fees charged for residential building permits. More |
| December 15, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 3-4, with John Black, Mike Mosteit and Chuck Engelken in favor and Louis Rigby, Tommy Moser, Daryl Leonard and Mayor Barry Beasley opposed, to defeat a motion to award a bid for the Gateway Enhancement Project. More |
| December 15, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday directed city staff to prepare a final draft ordinance to consider in January to provide for an extension to the removal deadline for temporary housing on residential lots. More |
| December 15, 2009 -- Wiley Rogers, a 10-year-old Houston Yacht Club sailor, captured a first place win in the White Fleet and third place regatta overall win during the United States Optimist Dinghy Association Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans over the Thanksgiving holiday. More |
| December 14, 2009 -- The City of League City took part in the judging of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s 48th Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade on Clear Lake on December 12th. More |  |
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| December 14, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that it has received a $2.3 million Community Development Block Grant from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for purchasing and installing generators at various infrastructure facilities in the city. More |
| December 14, 2009 -- The United States Census Bureau is seeking employees for the 2010 Census. More |
| December 14, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will honor Texas State Representative Craig Eiland with the 2010 Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence during the organization’s banquet on Friday, January 22 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City. More |
| December 13, 2009 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall has posted her report on last week's meeting of League City City Council. More |
| December 12, 2009 -- Members of the Pasadena Police Department will go up against members of the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department in the annual Battle of the Heroes flag football game on Saturday. More |
| December 12, 2009 -- Houston Yacht Club members recently participated in the Toys for Tots program, collecting more than 220 new toys for needy children. More |  |
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| December 12, 2009 -- There will be a Keels & Wheels Christmas preview at City Centre, at the intersection of I-10 West and the Sam Houston Toll Road, on Thursday, December 17. More |
| December 10, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an agreement with Harris County for sharing the cost of the reconstruction of Main Street from State Highway 225 to 500 feet south of Southmore Avenue. More |
 | December 10, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership held its annual Holiday Party at the Lakewood Yacht Club on December 9. More |
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| December 10, 2009 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club will hold its biennial fundraiser on March 26 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| December 10, 2009 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol has published a release with tips on keeping the roads safe from drunk driving during the holiday season. More |
| December 09, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that Michael Loftin has been named the new Director of Finance, replacing former interim director Terry Knudsen. More |
| December 09, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Mike Barber opposed, to cast the city's votes in the Galveston Central Appraisal District Board of Directors election, with 200 votes cast in favor of Gary Jones, 100 in favor of Walt Syers, and three votes each for David Moss, Emery Williams, II and Victor Pierson. More |
| December 09, 2009 -- The Harris County Homeowner Disaster Recovery Program is accepting applications for assistance for homeowners whose property was damaged during Hurricane Ike. More |
| December 09, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today reported that a fire from an explosion at the American Acryl chemical facility on Port Road that occurred this morning is considered under control. More |
| December 08, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to declare City Council Position No. 5, held by Mary Anne Holcomb, as vacant. More |
| December 08, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to cast the city's votes in the Galveston Central Appraisal District Board of Directors in favor of Gary Jones. More |
| December 07, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently awarded the "Sirly" as the 2009 "Yacht of the Year" at the club's Fall Ball Awards Ceremony. More |
| December 04, 2009 -- Representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation will meet with Shoreacres residents to discuss the SH-146 Constructin Project on Thursday, December 17. More |
| December 03, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to allow retirees from the city to keep and maintain accrued Health Reimbursement Accounts. More |
| December 03, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 5-1, with Lilian Norman-Keeney opposed, to approve moving forward with a curbside recycling program. More |
| December 02, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to renew an agreement with Republic Services, Inc. for landfill usage by the city at a disposal fee of $7.38 per cubic yard. More |
| December 02, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to instruct the CLS Economic Development Corporation to hold two additional workshops regarding the Town Center project before reconsidering the item in January. More |
| December 02, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the execution of a $95,107 agreement with the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau for fiscal year 2009-2010. More |
| December 01, 2009 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions/SPCA will host the Walk in the Park for Pets and pet costume contest on December 6 in League City in conjunction with the city's Holiday in the Park event. More |
| November 30, 2009 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area today announced that the Boeing Houston Employee Community Fund recently presented a donation of $10,000 to support the annual "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" project at area schools. More |
| November 30, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host the annual Holiday Hustle 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K on Saturday at Stevenson Park. More |
| November 27, 2009 -- The City of La Porte will host its "Christmas on Main Street" event on Thursday in the Main Street District. More |
 | November 27, 2009 -- South Shore Harbour Resort will feature a giant gingerbread house as part of its Holiday Open House. More |
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| November 27, 2009 -- Clear Creek Community Theatre will open its production of "Rented Christmas" on December 4. More |
| November 25, 2009 -- The City of Kemah today announced that the "Blizzard by the Bay" event, which was rescheduled due to weather, will be held on Friday. More |
| November 25, 2009 -- Boat People SOS, Inc. will host a holiday health fair on December 4 at the San Leon Community Church. More |
| November 24, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres has issued a notice that there will be no trash collection on Thursday and no recycled materials collection on Saturday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. More |
| November 24, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the placement of signs on Highway 146 and the execution of a City Pride Agreement. More |
| November 24, 2009 -- Kemah City Council, in a joint meeting with the Kemah Community Development Corporation on Monday, voted unanimously to adopt the City of Kemah Parks Master Plan. More |
| November 22, 2009 -- Nassau Bay's annual Beautification Day attracted young and older volunteers. More |
| November 22, 2009 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union will bring 30,000 pounds of snow to their Tuscan Lakes Branch, on December 5. More |
| November 20, 2009 -- Friendswood City Secretary Deloris McKenzie on Monday announced her plans to retire in February after serving the city for almost 25 years. More |
| November 19, 2009 -- An open house on Friday, November 20 will launch Christmas in Kemah. More |
| November 18, 2009 -- The Friendswood Heritage Gardeners Garden Club is sponsoring the 43rd Annual Christmas Homes Tour in Friendswood on November 21-22. More |
| November 18, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council, during a special meeting on Tuesday, received updates on the status of various grant applications for the city. More |
| November 18, 2009 -- The City of League City has published information on this year's Blue Santa Program, which is sponsored by the League City Police Department and League City Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. More |
| November 18, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an extension and amendment to its solid waste services contract with Repubic Services, Inc. for a term through November 2012. More |
| November 18, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission's final report regarding changes to the proposed zoning ordinance of Town Center, with the elimination of an R-1 District from the designations of the overlay district. More |
| November 17, 2009 -- The League City Animal Control Shelter and Animal Control Officer Sammy Garza recently received awards at the 35th Annual Texas Animal Control Association Conference. More |
| November 17, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced the arrest of a 51 year old male resident, also a former Harris County deputy constable, for public indecency More |
| November 17, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution formally disapproving of action taken by the Galveston Central Appraisal District Board of Directors to award a two-year contract with Hugh Landrum & Associates as valuation engineers. More |
| November 17, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to canvass the results of the November 3 election, which included local option elections for legalizing the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption and the legalization of the sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and certificate holders. More |
| November 16, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres recently announced that it has negotiated an agreement with cellular telephone provider T-Mobile to construct a new wireless service tower at the city's Public Works facility on Shoreacres Boulevard. More |
| November 16, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet on December 17. More |
| November 16, 2009 -- Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library will host a presentation by John Gorman and a program of Seasonal Music in December. More |
| November 15, 2009 -- Clear Brook High School’s debate team has advanced to the “Top 32” round of an international debate competition – besting more than 200 opponents from across the world. More |
| November 13, 2009 -- Pasadena City on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an ordinance authorizing and accepting a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant from Sam Houston State University in an amount not to exceed $33,166. More |
| November 13, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership, BayTran, and the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, BAHEP, have joined forces "to bring unique destination branding to the region". The endeavor has been named the Bay Area Houston Regional Brand. More |  |
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| November 12, 2009 -- Farmers Markets are scheduled in Clear Lake Shores on Saturday, December 5 and December 19. More |
| November 12, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing after the holiday season to receive comments regarding the regulation of golf carts on public roadways. More |
| November 12, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Wednesday held a special meeting to administer the oath of office to newly-elected Council Member Thom Kolupski. More |
| November 11, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that new traffic lights have been installed and are now active at the Calder and Interstate Highway 45 intersection. More |
| November 11, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday issued a reminder that for-profit groups soliciting products or services door-to-door must register with the police department and obtain a permit. More |
| November 11, 2009 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol this week is hosting a "Healing Field" event at Walter Hall Park in League City to place flags for each of the 1,600 alcohol related traffic fatalities on Texas roads in 2008. More |
| November 10, 2009 -- The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Friendswood by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report. More |
| November 10, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance calling for a special election for January 30 and possible runoff election for the Council At-Large Position A seat. More |
| November 10, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $173,075 bid with Metro City Construction for the 2009 Street Paving Project. More |
| November 10, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance establishing an emergency management program, and authorizing the appointment of an emergency management coordinator for the city. More |
| November 10, 2009 -- The Bayside Lions club is sponsoring the Carson-Barnes BIG TOP Circus on Thursday, November 12. More |
| November 09, 2009 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club is planning its "Spring is in Bloom" fundraiser, which is set for March 26 at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| November 09, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its last show of the year on November 21 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| November 09, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday announced that construction of a floating pier, the last of renovations to the club's marina since Hurricane Ike, is expected to be complete in April. More |
| November 08, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has published its schedule of events during December. More |
| November 08, 2009 -- The Drug Enforcement Administration recently recognized the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families with its Community Stars Award. More |
| November 08, 2009 -- Case managers from Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently met to celebrate the new school year with the dropout prevention program's board of directors president Becky Reitz. Photo |
| November 06, 2009 -- Construction has begun on a marina and model home for Edgewater, a new Bay Area community on NASA Parkway. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals has presented its 2009 Platinum MarCom Award to Griffin Communications Group. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood along with event sponsors Alton Todd Law Firm and International Paint and Body are hosting the annual Holiday Hustle 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K on Saturday, December 5. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District has announced that its Estrellas Program has been so successful it is being expanded to Clear Creek Intermediate School in the fall of 2010. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to amend the city's Code of Ordinances to add signs at Les Talley Road at Huntercrest and Whitecap streets indicating that the portion of Les Talley between the two streets will be one-way for northbound traffic during certain times on school days. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- The Laura Recovery Center, based in Friendswood, on Wednesday announced that it is sending three staff members to Charlottesville, Virginia to assist in the search for a missing college student. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- The City of League City will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11 at the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex. More |
| November 05, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt the General Accounting Standards Board 34 Fixed Asset Valuation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. More |
| November 04, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday held an extensive discussion about chickens, then voted unanimously to amend the city's ordinance regulating livestock and fowl. More |
| November 04, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved four contracts in preparation for debris removal following a storm. More |
| November 03, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood, in partnership with Fun Max Jump-In, will present "Fun Max Fridays" for families. More |
| November 03, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a 4.2 percent increase in monthly rates for curbside refuse and recycling collection by IESI, the city's contractor for waste collection. More |
| November 03, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 2-1, with Pat Buchanan and Robin Collins in favor and Wayne Rast opposed, to approve the expansion of Kemah's Entertainment District. More |
| November 02, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library today announced its upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| November 02, 2009 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol will sponsor a Healing Field Event November 10-13 at Walter Hall Park in League City. More |
| November 02, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host its Fall Haul A Day for its residents on Saturday at Centennial Park. More |
| November 02, 2009 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area recently benefited from a Charity Day held by Gulf Greyhound Park in La Marque. More |
| November 01, 2009 -- Even though the holiday season is still weeks away, the City of Pasadena has been busily planning and preparing for its Christmastime community celebrations for several months already. More |
| October 31, 2009 -- Express Employment Professionals held it’s third annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest along with area businesses to benefit local children’s hospitals. More |
| October 30, 2009 -- The Texas oyster season will open November 1, but due to health risks there will be several areas closed to harvest. More |
| October 30, 2009 -- The 2009 J-80 North American Championships, hosted by Lakewood Yacht Club for the first time, brought the “best of the best” from around the country to fight for the national championship. More |
| October 30, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Pat Van Houte opposed to approve the final reading of an ordinance amending the city’s Wrecker Ordinance, to include an increase in the fee for nonconsent tows. More |
| October 29, 2009 -- Houston Yacht Club Sailor Marvin Beckmann recently won the 2009 North American Etchells Championship. More |
| October 29, 2009 -- The Armand Bayou Nature Center will host its 28th annual Martyn Farm Fall Festival on November 14-15. More |
| October 28, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to adopt a 2009 tax rate of $0.23252 per $100 valuation, an effective increase of 5.62 percent in the tax rate. More |
| October 28, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a brochure developed by the Mercer Group to distribute to potential candidates for the position of city administrator. More |
| October 28, 2009 -- La Porte City Council Member Georgia Malone submitted her resignation effective immediately at Monday's city council meeting. More |
| October 27, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Dana Woodruff as the council's representative to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2010 General Assembly. More |
| October 26, 2009 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions/SPCA in San Leon is seeking an adoptive home for two Saluki breed dogs that were rescued from Qatar. More |
| October 26, 2009 -- Stephen Trncak was named vice chancellor of human resources on September 1, replacing James Fowler, who retired August 31 after 41 years as an instructor and administrator. More |
| October 26, 2009 -- The League City Animal Shelter will hold an open house on November 1 in recognition of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. More |
| October 22, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host an opening reception for the launch of its "From Rice Fields to Rockets" exhibit tonight. More |
| October 22, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2009 tax rate of $0.46485 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 22, 2009 -- The Shoreacres Recreation Association will host the grand re-opening of the Shoreacres Pier on Saturday. More |
| October 22, 2009 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women has elected seven delegates and two alternates to attend the 27th Biennial Convention of the Texas Federation of Republican Women, which will be held in Galveston on November 13-15. More |
| October 22, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a 2009 tax rate of $0.346798 per $100 valuation for the maintenance and operation of the city. More |
| October 21, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a project request form from the Clear Lake Shores Economic Development Corporation for the Town Center Project, which includes the intent to issue $1.4 million in sales tax revenue bonds. More |
| October 20, 2009 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol, in partnership with seven other entities, will sponsor a Healing Field Event November 10-13 in which 1,616 United States flags will be flown in memory of an individual that was killed in an alcohol related vehicle accident in Texas in 2008. More |
| October 20, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 2-0-1, with Wayne Rast recused from the vote, to approve sidewalk repairs for Kemah Oaks Subdivision. More |
| October 19, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library has released a list of programs for adults for October 19 through November 2. More |
| October 17, 2009 -- The Clear Lake City Water Authority will hold a $58 million bond election on November 3.
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| October 16, 2009 -- The first South West International Boat Show drew almost 15,000 people to South Shore Harbour Marina between September 24 and 27. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation Gala Committee has announced that its Underwriters Appreciation Luncheon for the Stars Over Texas Gala will take place November 12 at Texas Roadhouse. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library has released information on an arthritis discussion with Doctor Prashanth Sunkureddi and an event where Alice Braud-Jones, Regent, Sam Houston Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will tell of her experience when she met and talked with the Navajo Code Talkers. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- Space Center Rotary's 36th Annual Shrimporee Festival and Auction will take place October 17 at the Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- The Houston Yacht Club Ladies Association will hold a Holiday Market on the Bay on November 4. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- The League City Volunteer Fire Department will host an open house on Saturday at Arthur Hewitt Station 1. More |
| October 15, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Director of Development Barbara Cutsinger’s October 14 Business Development Update reports that Desselle-Maggard Corporation has leased 68,000 square feet in La Porte’s Underwood Business Park at 10051 Porter Road. More |
| October 14, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host the Bay Area Houston Arts Fesival and Stages on November 6-7, which will include the works of artists such as Jeremy Grubbs. More |
| October 14, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday announced that it, along with other Gulf Coast cities, have negotiated a reduced rate increase from CenterPoint Energy Entex Gas for natural gas utilities. More |
| October 14, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Jim Nelson opposed, to approve the first and final reading of an ordinance to adopt a 2009 tax rate of $0.63 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 14, 2009 -- Hospice Care Team Inc. will be offering a special 4-week grief support group series called “Coping with the Holidays” in Galveston, Clear Lake, Dickinson, Alvin and Lake Jackson beginning the week prior to Thanksgiving. More |
| October 13, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 5-3, with Louis Rigby, David Mosier and Daryl Leonard opposed, to approve a vote by the La Porte Economic Development Corporation Board to enter into an earnest money contract for the purchase of two lots in the city. More |
| October 13, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first and final reading of an ordinance adopting a 2009 tax rate of $0.64212 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 13, 2009 -- The Re/Max Ballunar Liftoff Festival, sponsored by the City of Nassau Bay, will host entertainment by the United States Navy Band on October 24. More |
| October 13, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently announced the winners of the Bacardi Cup and other awards at the 23rd Annual Harvest Moon Regatta. More |
| October 13, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance establishing a 2009 tax rate of $0.884264 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 12, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres on Friday announced that residents can apply for the Harris County Homeowner Disaster Recovery Program to receive funds toward reconstruction, rehabilitation or elevation of homes damaged by Hurricane Ike. More |
| October 12, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today began making repairs to the parking lot at its City Hall. More |
| October 09, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood has released the results for the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition, hosted by the city's Community Services Department on September 24 at Centenial Park. More |
| October 09, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will conduct a Special Election on November 3 for the City of Friendswood Special Election for a Local Option Election (Alcohol in Dry Area of City.) More |
| October 08, 2009 -- Film and television actor, Hal Wixon, is offering his annual workshop "Getting Started in Film and Television, The Business of Getting in the Business." on Saturday, October 24. More |
| October 08, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to continue the city's curfew ordinance. More |
| October 08, 2009 -- Woofstock 09, a festival for dogs and their people, will be held November 7 at Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion. More |
| October 07, 2009 -- The American Heart Association Heart Walk will take place October 17 at at the Kemah Boardwalk.
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| October 07, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today announced that it has reduced its taxes and lowered water and sewer rates for Friendswood taxpayers. More |
| October 07, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted to approve a payment of $24,262 to Motorola for radios. More |
| October 07, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the final reading of an ordinance for the disannexation of approximately 93 acres of property to fulfill a memorandum of settlement reached in 2007 with the Port of Houston Authority. More |
| October 07, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the first reading of an ordinance to require a special use permit for bars and nightclubs on property within 200 feet of a lot zoned or used for residential purposes. More |
| October 06, 2009 -- The City of Webster on Monday announced that it has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. More |
| October 06, 2009 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host 2009 Walk MS on November 7 at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| October 06, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Jim Hill opposed, to adopt the budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. More |
| October 05, 2009 -- The RE/MAX® Ballunar Liftoff Festival kicked off the month with a weekend celebration featuring "approximately 70 giant hot air balloons piloted by the world’s most skilled aerial navigators". More |
| October 05, 2009 -- The Galveston Bay Cruising Association will hold the 25th annual BBVA Compass Performance Cup Regatta on the weekend of October 17 on Galveston Bay. More |
| October 05, 2009 -- A Mardi Gras themed fashion show, produced by www.wiredin.cc and benefiting the Jeanette Williams Foundation, will be held November 12 at Butler's Courtyard in League City. More |
| October 02, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will have a free bluegrass music show and jam session on October 17 and the third Saturday of each month, except December and May. More |
| October 01, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Seahorse racer Katelynn Newberry won the international 20 catamaran class with double bullets in this year’s 35th annual Ruff Riders Regatta. More |
| October 01, 2009 -- The City of League City today plans to launch improved new web sites for the city, fire and emergency medical services, as well as pages on Facebook and Twitter social networking sites. More |
| October 01, 2009 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Wednesday, voted unanimously to send documents compiled for the search for a new city administrator back for revision by the firm the city has hired to conduct the search. More |
| October 01, 2009 -- The City of Pasadena on Wednesday announced that it has partnered with the Houston Dynamo soccer team to host the city's first Fútbol Fiesta on October 9. More |
| September 30, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Floyd Myers to execute a two-year contract with the Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps. More |
| September 30, 2009 -- The City of Pasadena on Tuesday announced that it has joined the social networking web site Facebook, which will "allow residents to receive up-to-the-minute news updates about their city". More |
| September 30, 2009 -- The City of League City's Safelight red-light camera program will begin operation at three intersections tonight. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today issued a reminder that October 5 is the deadline to register to vote in the November 3 election. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will observe National Night Out on October 6. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Louis Rigby, Tommy Moser and Daryl Leonard opposed, to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of Pasadena for a bike-pedestrian trail easement on Pasadena-owned property. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt its operating budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it will hold the first of three open houses to discuss the city's mobility issues on October 7 at Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| September 29, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Mayor David Smith opposed, to not proceed with a purchase contract between the city and Wight Realty Interests, Limited. More |
| September 25, 2009 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation Gala Committee has released information on auction donations it has received for the 9th Annual Reach for the Stars Gala, which will be held November 7 at the South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center in League City. More |
| September 23, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it will receive a $3.1 million disaster recovery grant through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for the purchase of fixed generators to provide back-up power to city facilities. More |
| September 23, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appropriate funds for architectural services related to the repair of the marble facade on the City Hall building. More |
| September 23, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget. More |
| September 23, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club announced that 10-year-old Seahorse racer Parker Hughes won the U.S. Optimist National Championship for 2009 in the White Fleet this summer. More |
| September 22, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a 2009 Tax Rate of $0.280293 per $100 valuation. More |
| September 22, 2009 -- The Laura Recovery Center has announced that nationally recognized missing child advocate Marc Klaas will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Laura Recovery Center "Lighting the Way Home" Gala October 2 at Space Center Houston. More |
| September 22, 2009 -- The City of League City will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the South West International Boat Show at the South Shore Harbor Marina on Thursday. More |
| September 21, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library today released a schedule of free programs taking place this week at the library. More |
| September 21, 2009 -- The Galveston Historical Foundation on Saturday presented Lakewood Yacht Club's Commodore Don Kugle with the "Spirit of Elissa Award" for the club's support of the 1877 Elissa. More |
| September 21, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today issued a release with information to help residents determine if they are potentially eligible for the Harris County Homeowner Disaster Recovery Program. More |
| September 21, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that new fence regulations recently approved by city council are now in effect. More |
| September 18, 2009 -- The South West International Boat Show will take place at the South Shore Harbour Marina September 24-27. More |
| September 18, 2009 -- Bay Area American Heart Association will host Bank Night for the Start! Bay Area Heart Walk October 8 at Advantage BMW in League City. More |
| September 18, 2009 -- The City of League City’s Economic Development Department announced that it estimates the economic impact from the recent USSSA Hispanic World Softball Tournament at Big League Dreams Sports Park to be over a half-million dollars in visitor expenditures. More |
| September 18, 2009 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Thursday, voted 5-1, with Jim Nelson opposed, to approve the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget on first and final reading. More |
| September 17, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance requiring that swimming pools in the city be maintained. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- The City of La Porte will host the annual La Porte Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at La Porte Junior High. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- The Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host the Third Annual Bay Area Houston Arts Festival and Stages on November 6-7 in Kemah and Nassau Bay. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Tuesday announced that its second resale shop, located in League City, is now open for business. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- The Clear Lake Shores Farmers Market will be held on October 3 and 17. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council, after holding an executive session that lasted beyond 2 a.m., voted 6-0 to accept the resignation of Council Member Tom Diegelman. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve the first and only reading of an ordinance to adopt the city's Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- City of League City has announced that construction crews working on the installation of the city's red-light cameras should complete the project by September 30 at three locations. More |
| September 16, 2009 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to endorse a position statement on second round funding of Community Development Block Grant Funds by the Office of Rural Community Affairs. More |
| September 15, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Jim Hill, Mike Barker, and Bill Holbert opposed, to direct staff to negotiate with the City of Alvin and Wight Realty Interests regarding property the city is considering for use as a sports park. More |
| September 15, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that two of its officers received minor injuries while responding to a domestic incident on Tuesday. More |
| September 15, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted 7-0-1, with Mayor Barry Beasley abstaining, to authorize the city manager to execute a $206,450 agreement with Klotz and Associates to perform a preliminary engineering report for the Fleetwood Drive Street and Drainage Project. More |
| September 15, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget. More |
| September 15, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted 4-1, with Dolly Arons opposed, to approve amendments to regulations regarding fences. More |
| September 14, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host “From Rice Fields to Rockets: JSC in Houston’s Bay Area, the Journey in Sights and Sounds” from October 22 to November 4. More |
| September 14, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department will host the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition September 24 at Centennial Park. More |
| September 14, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau held a Grand Opening Celebration last week to introduce its new Visitors Center located at the corner of N. Meyer Street and SH 146 in Seabrook.
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| September 11, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres will hold a public hearing on Monday to receive comments on changes construction heights and fence regulations. More |
| September 11, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it has hired Richard Oller as the interim director of public works. More |
| September 10, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake is hosting an exhibition entitled "Flotsam & Jetsam - Artists Respond to Hurricane Ike" through October 8. More |
| September 10, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood on Wednesday announced that it is preparing a plan to reduce the city's water and sewer rates. More |
| September 09, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library today released a schedule of free programs for adults that it will host in September. More |
| September 09, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Tim Paulissen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve a motion directing staff to conduct inventory and identify owners of items in the Butler Longhorn Museum, and to develop a timeline for the appraisal of the value of artifacts in the museum to bring back to city council for consideration. More |
| September 09, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a request from Onurleft for $31,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to pay for advertisement of the Gateway to the Bay Triathlon Fest. More |
| September 05, 2009 -- The NASA/Clear Creek/Friendswood Houston Metro Go Texan Subcommittee of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo TM on October 29 will host the Cowboys and Cowgirls Who Cook VII at The Admiral on Clear Lake at Endeavour Marina. More |
| September 04, 2009 -- Hospice Care Team will offer 8-week "Hands Together" groups beginning in September to help those who are grieving. More |
| September 04, 2009 -- The Goodman Corporation announced the dates for a series of open houses to discuss the mobility issues facing those traveling the Galveston-Houston Mobility Corridor. More |
| September 04, 2009 -- League City Police and CrimeReports.com have announced a new on-line crime alerting and mapping service that provides easy to read incident crime maps and automated alerts to the citizens of League City. More |
| September 03, 2009 -- Seabrook Mayor Gary Renola and Mayor Pro Tem Kim Morrell discussed the reasons for the city council's vote on Tuesday to prepare a resolution of "no confidence" in Council Member Tom Diegelman. More |
| September 03, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance enforcing House Bill 55 from the Texas Legislature to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices in a school zone unless the vehicle is stopped or a hands-free device used. More |
| September 03, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Jon Powell and Lilian Norman-Keeney opposed, to approve changes to building materials allowed for construction below 14 feet above mean sea level. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today issued a notice that its main phone line at Friendswood City Hall is currently not operating. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Tom Diegelman and Don Holbrook opposed, to approve a motion directing staff to prepare a resolution of "No Confidence" in relation to Diegelman. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau today issued a press release sharing "success stories" of post-Hurricane Ike recovery. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it will begin installation of red-light cameras at various intersections on September 8. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- The City of Kemah on Tuesday issued a reminder on new traffic laws that took effect throughout Texas on September 1. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny an ordinance to create an Emergency Management Department and transfer emergency management duties from the fire department to the new department. More |
| September 02, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a request, with terms and conditions to be determined at a later date, from the Community Garden Committee to develop city-owned lots between Elm and Dogwood streets on Clear Lake Road as a community garden site. More |
| September 01, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a joint resolution with Galveston County for an interjurisdictional emergency management plan. More |
| September 01, 2009 -- The North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with All Points Productions to bring the Kemah Classic Car Show & Coastal Starving Artists Festival to the Kemah Lighthouse District on October 3. More |
| September 01, 2009 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families recently announced that it will be one of 161 communities across the country to receive Drug Free Communities grant funds from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. More |
| September 01, 2009 -- The City of League City will host a series of public input meetings on September 10, 14 and 17 regarding the Trails Master Plan. More |
| August 31, 2009 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center received the 2009 Award of Excellence from the Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute on August 27. More |
| August 31, 2009 -- The University of Houston-Downtown’s Young Sounds of Houston Jazz Orchestra and the University’s Civic Jazz Orchestra will perform September 27 at the 12th Annual Kemah Jazz Festival. More |
| August 31, 2009 -- Members of the Board of Directors of Communities In Schools-Bay Area recently met at Barrios Technology offices to form future objectives for the dropout prevention program. More |
| August 28, 2009 -- Susan Moore, with the Galveston County Small Business Development Center, is asking for community assistance to help three families who lost everything after three duplexes on Houston Avenue in League City burned on August 25. More |
| August 27, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres on Wednesday issued a reminder for its residents to check that their homes have legible address numbers that can be seen from the street. More |
| August 27, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau on Wednesday announced that the Kemah Boardwalk was recently named one of the top 10 American Boardwalks by Forbes Traveler. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- The Laura Recovery Center today announced that it has sent two staff members to McCleary, Washington to organize a civilian search for Lindsey Baum. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to select Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, PC and authorized negotiations for a professional services contract for the firm to act as city attorney. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- The City of League City will be hosting community assessment workshops on September 2-3 at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- The Texas Department of Transportation has announced that Interstate Highway 45 will be closed at its north and southbound main lanes and frontage roads at Calder Road on August 28-31 for the demolition of the Calder overpass. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres on Tuesday announced that it has recently adopted a new city code section to prohibit the deposit of waste material into waterways. More |
| August 26, 2009 -- Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector Cheryl Johnson will host a class for tax professionals at the 70th Annual TAAO and ICTA Conference and Expo on September 1 in Houston. More |
| August 25, 2009 -- The Galveston County Community Coalition recently announced its Responsible Beverage Service Campaign throughout the communities of Galveston County. More |
| August 25, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appropriate $358,000 for the completion of the Youth Baseball Complex and Park. More |
| August 25, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Lakeview Police Department to provide the city with emergency communication services. More |
| August 24, 2009 -- Guidry News Service has published an extensive review of the events leading up to Hurricane Ike's landfall on September 13, 2008; and the meetings and events following the storm. The report includes documentation in photos and audio of the indecision at Galveston City Hall before Ike's landfall, interviews at the Galveston County Emergency Operations Center in Dickinson as the storm approached and made landfall, and photos and interviews with officials and individuals from several vantage points during and after landfall. More |
| August 24, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host its first annual "Summer Pool Bash" on Friday at the Friendswood City Pool. More |
| August 24, 2009 -- The Bay Area Builders Association on September 1 will join in donating a new home to a veteran who was wounded in Iraq. More |
| August 21, 2009 -- After consulting the parks superintendent and the superintendent of water production, the League City city administrator has decided to issue a variance to the Stage 1 voluntary water rationing to allow for an extra day of watering in order to keep the large softball field at Countryside Park safe enough to keep open to the public. More |
| August 20, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that it is preparing to enforce a new state law restricting the use of wireless communication devices such as cell phones while traveling in school zones. More |
| August 20, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-1, with Lilian Norman-Keeney opposed, to approve changes for building materials allowable for construction below 14 feet above mean sea level. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- The Office of Public Information at Clear Creek Independent School District has produced a DVD about the story of how Communities In Schools-Bay Area helps to keep kids in school and prepare for life. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area today announced that schools in its area have prepared a "wish list" of donation items needed for at risk students. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a contract with the Galveston County Sheriff's Office for dispatch and jail services for the city. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reappoint Donna Rogers, Steve Waltz, Carolyn Corbin and Katy Pritchard to the Webster Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors for terms expiring August 2011. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a $448,330 bid to Tank Pro, Inc. for the Water Tank Rehabilitation Project. More |
| August 19, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood Office of Emergency Management released a reminder to Friendswood residents that the peak of the 2009 hurricane season is coming up in a few weeks and that hurricane preparedness information can be found in the latest edition of the Focus on Friendswood newsletter. More |
| August 18, 2009 -- The Friendswood Police Department, early this morning, served a search warrant resulting in the arrest of a Houston man and the seizing of guns, drugs and more than $47,000 in cash. More |
| August 18, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to remain with United Health Care for employee health insurance benefits. More |
| August 18, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to change the scheduled night of its regular council meetings to the first and third Wednesday of each month. More |
| August 18, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an employment agreement with Roger Roecker as city manager. Texas State Representative Larry Taylor administered Roecker's oath of office for the position. More |
| August 17, 2009 -- Clear Creek Community Theatre's Youth Apprentice Program will continue its production of "Singin' in the Rain" through August 30. More |
| August 17, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host its first annual "Summer Pool Bash" on Friday at the Friendswood City Pool. More |
| August 17, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will present "Bluegrass in the Park" on August 29 at League Park in League City. More |
| August 17, 2009 -- The South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival will host Kinky Friedman during its celebration on October 17. More |
| August 14, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Director of Development Barbara Cutsinger has posted her August Business Development Update. More |
| August 14, 2009 -- The Rotary Club of Friendswood is seeking applicants for the 2009-10 Group Study Exchange to Sao Paulo, Brazil. More |
| August 14, 2009 -- A man wanted for a probation violation in Florida was arrested in Friendswood August 13. More |
| August 13, 2009 -- Armand Bayou Nature Center "needs volunteers to help lead interpretive programs, work on conservation projects and keep the center running smoothly". More |
| August 12, 2009 -- Texas State Representative Larry Taylor today was appointed by Texas House Speaker Joe Straus to serve as a member on the Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board. More |
| August 12, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Mike Barber and Mike Lee opposed, to approve a resolution in support of retaining a federal judicial bench in the city of Galveston. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- The Friendswood Rotary Club and the City of Friendswood will sponsor the community's continuing Movies-In-The-Park series with "Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" at Centennial Park on August 14. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center will host a free seminar about atrial fibrillation, a heart condition, on August 20 at the Heart & Vascular Hospital at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend floodplain regulations and establishing a flood surge hazard area. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that it has adopted new flood regulations limiting the use of fill dirt in areas of the city. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores will open next on September 5 and 19. More |
| August 11, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint a committee with council members David Braun, Bette Johnson and Ron Swofford as members to research and take action regarding the possibility that the Nassau Bay Post Office may be closing. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced its August schedule of free programs for adults. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area will host a new recruitment orientation class on September 14 at the Freeman Library in Clear Lake City. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently announced the recipients of the 2009 Volunteer of the Year and the Spirit Leadership Awards at a wrap-up party in League City. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently announced the 2009 Queen, Queen Alternate and Captain during the Coronation Ball held at the San Luis Convention Center in Galveston. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently hosted “A Star-Studded Evening” Dining Event held at Perry’s Italian Kitchen. More |
| August 07, 2009 -- The City of League City announced that the city is still under voluntary water rationing and is asking citizens to follow the voluntary guidelines to avoid returning to mandatory water rationing. More |
| August 07, 2009 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club participated in a new Bay Area Habitat for Humanity home dedication ceremony on June 27 in Dickinson. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that special post-Ike building permits will end September 1, and that all building permit fees will return to amounts they were before the hurricane struck the Gulf Coast. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- The City of Shoreacres today announced that the Planning and Zoning Commission has approved recommendations to modify the city's regulations related to fences and the height of buildings. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- The Friendswood Police Department released information on the arrest of an 18-year-old male who fled from officers late Wednesday night. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club will host the 2009 J/80 North American Championship Regatta on October 21-25 on Galveston Bay. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- The Brazoria County Community Coalition, in collaboration with Alvin Community College, this week educated college freshmen about the consequences of underage drinking. More |
| August 06, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize Harris County to act as grantee for the implementation and management of non-housing Community Development Block Grant Supplemental Disaster Recovery funds. More |
| August 05, 2009 -- The Friendswood Rotary Club recently presented a Vocational Award to the City of Friendswood
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| August 05, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department on Tuesday arrested a Friendswood resident after struggling with officers while in possession of a firearm during a traffic stop on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. More |
| August 05, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city manager to remove all obstructions placed by citizens across city-owned streets. More |
| August 05, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $198,000 per year, two year contract with the Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps for emergency medical and other services. More |
| August 05, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an audit contract with Belt, Harris & Associates, LLLP. for audits of fiscal years ending 2009 and 2010. More |
| August 05, 2009 -- The Webster Police Department released information on a fatality crash that occurred Tuesday on South IH45 Freeway. More |
| August 04, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for the Lakeview Police Department. More |
| August 03, 2009 -- Nassau Bay Garden Club recently participated in a new Habitat for Humanity home dedication ceremony in Dickinson. More |
| August 01, 2009 -- Lynda Guidry recently met with Kay Taylor Burnett in a coffee house on Galveston Island to discuss the publication of her first book "No Odes to Widows". More |
| August 01, 2009 -- The Pasadena City Council this week voted unanimously to approve Project Specific Amendment No. 5 to authorize ball field improvements by Civil Concepts Construction, LLC in the amount of $3,212,747.64. More |
| August 01, 2009 -- The City of La Porte Main Street Program is seeking stories about La Porte's early days as the "playground of the south" for a video podcast series to be broadcast on YouTube later this year. More |
| July 31, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday will consider designating a flood surge hazard area and prohibiting the use of fill to raise the grade of any lot above the minimum required to achieve proper drainage in that area.
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| July 31, 2009 -- This week the City of Shoreacres issued the first Certificate of Occupancy for a new house built in place of a house destroyed by Hurricane Ike. More |
| July 30, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department on Wednesday arrested two suspects after receiving reports of reckless driving in the Friendswood Lakes subdivision. More |
| July 30, 2009 -- The South West International Boat Show will be held in Bay Area Houston on September 24-27 at the South Shore Harbour Marina. More |
| July 29, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Mick Phalen opposed, to approve an interlocal agreement with Galveston County to partially fund improvements to Calder Road, Louisiana Avenue and Caroline Street. More |
| July 29, 2009 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall has filed a report on Tuesday night's city council meeting. More |
| July 28, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday discussed the status of grant funding for Hurricane Ike recovery projects in the city, after hearing questions from the public regarding recovery efforts. More |
| July 28, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department has released information regarding a crash that killed a Friendswood man on Monday. More |
| July 27, 2009 -- Amber Edmonson was sentenced to eight years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for her part in the robbery of a Friendswood Valero station on July 17, 2008. More |
| July 27, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department on Friday arrested a 40 year old male resident with two felony drug charges. More |
| July 27, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will continue its "Movies-In-The-Park" series on Friday at Centennial Park with a screening of Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. More |
| July 24, 2009 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union hosted “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive July 18 at its new Tuscan Lakes Branch in League City. More |
| July 23, 2009 -- Jerry Mohn, president of the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association, who also is a member of the Texas Coastal Coordination Council and chair of the Texas Chapter of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, spoke to the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership about the Ike Dike on Wednesday. More |
| July 23, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it has downgraded from mandatory water rationing to voluntary water rationing. More |
| July 22, 2009 -- ExxonMobil and former NASA Astronaut Bernard Harris, the first African-American astronaut to walk in space, will host a free summer science camp for Houston middle school students this week, in an effort to help end the shortage of Hispanics and African-Americans in science and engineering. More |
| July 22, 2009 -- Linda Lee of Linda Lee Photography will give a presentation on how to improve your photographs at the Kemah Historical Society meeting on July 27. More |
| July 22, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city engineer to obtain bids for replacement of the City Hall air conditioning system. More |
| July 22, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to create the Plumley Plant Generator Project in the Water and Sewer Construction Fund with a budget of $81,000. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve $10,000 for the purchase of the historic Kemah/Seabrook Railroad Depot through the use of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- The League City Municipal Court offices will be closed August 10-11. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to execute a change order for an additional $29,200 on a contract with Janco Directional Drilling Company, Inc. for the Deepwood Force Main Project. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- Doug Hiser, an information specialist for the Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, was the featured artist at the “Old World Harvest Festival” at Haak Vineyards & Winery in Santa Fe, Texas on July 11. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- Mike Duckworth, senior vice president of HomeTown Bank of League City, has joined the board of directors of Communities In Schools-Bay Area. More |
| July 21, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will continue its "Movies-in-the-park" series on Friday at Centennial Park, featuring the movie Kung Fu Panda. More |
| July 20, 2009 -- The City of League City reports that mandatory water rationing will continue despite reductions in pumpage, thanks to residents' compliance, and recent rainfall. More |
| July 20, 2009 -- The Americans for Prosperity Foundation today applauded a ruling by a Travis County District Judge against the City of Friendswood in a suit filed by the city to allow it to issue debt without a vote of approval by its citizens. More |
| July 20, 2009 -- The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation's 5th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception was held on June 25 at the South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| July 20, 2009 -- The City of Webster today issued a report on an officer-involved shooting after a traffic stop of suspects in an armed robbery at a bar in League City. More |
| July 17, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will receive a nearly $3.6 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse it for costs to clean up debris following Hurricane Ike.
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| July 16, 2009 -- The Armand Bayou Nature Center needs volunteers to help lead interpretive programs, work on conservation projects and keep the center running smoothly. More |
| July 16, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library announced upcoming 'Programs for Adults'. More |
| July 16, 2009 -- NASA has posted on its website recordings of the Apollo 11 crew aboard the Command Module Columbia and the Lunar Module Eagle. More |
| July 16, 2009 -- Galveston County Commissioners Court on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a number of bids related to Galveston Fire Station 5 which is being built adjacent to the County Justice Center. More |
| July 15, 2009 -- Prudential Gary Greene and the City of Friendswood will sponsor the continuing Movies-In-The-Park series at Centennial Park July 17 with the movie Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. More |
| July 15, 2009 -- C4 Clear Creek Community Charities will be hosting its annual fundraiser, South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival, on October 17. More |
| July 15, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Phyllis Sanborn and Neil Baron the only votes in favor of approval, to deny funding for construction of the city's dog park. More |
| July 15, 2009 -- The League City Heritage Foundation will host the 15th Annual Oak Tree Festival, September 26-27 at League Park. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- League City City Council has authorized the hiring of a consultant to help the city alleviate the current Stage 2 mandatory water rationing. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- CNN and Money Magazine recently named Friendswood as one of the country’s “Best Places to Live.” More |
| July 14, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host a free bluegrass music show and jam session July 18 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend the council's procedure ordinance to require a 30-day waiting period for reconsideration of items previously approved or denied in previous meetings. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to ratify the Nassau Bay Economic Development Corporation's action to retain the Riveron Law Firm to provide grant administration services related to Nassau Bay Town Square through a grant from the United States Economic Development Corporation. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region for Economic Development Services. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- Harvest Moon Regatta Chairman Tom Collier has announced that the Harvest Moon Safety Day will be August 15. More |
| July 14, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will be having a meeting on August 20 at the South Shore Harbour Country Club. More |
| July 13, 2009 -- The Galveston County Tax Office branch in Friendswood will be open an additional day starting the first week of August. More |
| July 13, 2009 -- The Friendswood Senior Citizen Program will be traveling to the Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana August 12-13 and will be hosting a Casino Extravaganza on August 28. More |
| July 10, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood recently made Friendswood City Council meetings available on the city’s website. More |
| July 10, 2009 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union will host “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive on July 18 at their new Tuscan Lakes Branch in League City. More |
| July 10, 2009 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries will begin school supply distribution to children of low income families who reside within the Clear Creek Independent School District on July 13. More |
| July 09, 2009 -- BoatU.S. is seeking nominations for the third annual BoatU.S. Recreational Boating Access Award. More |
| July 09, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is coordinating a "A Call to Action" national letter writing campaign in support of NASA and the nation’s Human Space Exploration Program. More |
| July 09, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau recently closed its current Visitor Information Center in Webster and will re-open at its new location in Seabrook on July 20. More |
| July 08, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department is offering Adult Men's and Coed Softball leagues at the Friendswood Sportspark. More |
| July 07, 2009 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area has wrapped up its first session of the Commanders Program and is making plans to expand next year’s program. More |
| July 07, 2009 -- The Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve accepting the certification of two petitions for the holding of a local option election to legalize the sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only and the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption only, in the dry area of the city limits. More |
| July 07, 2009 -- The El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve changing responsibilities of council members.
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| July 07, 2009 -- The Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to ratify prior action by the city council to participate as part of the coalition challenging CenterPoint Energy's Hurricane Ike recovery costs, after the Texas Public Utility Commission subsequently ruled that the cities in the coalition are not entitled to reimbursement of legal expenses. More |
| July 06, 2009 -- The Jeanette Williams Foundation will hold a fundraiser every Thursday in July at various restaurants in the Bay Area and another fundraiser in September at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| July 05, 2009 -- Guidry News Service is celebrating its 13th Anniversary this week. Jim Guidry has posted some thoughts on the occasion. More |
| July 05, 2009 -- Captain Greg, Kathy & Grayson Goodwin of The Garden Cat Cottage won second place at the Galveston Fourth of July Parade. More |  |
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 | July 04, 2009 -- Kemah Mayor Matt Wiggins and the Kemah City Council hosted the annual Fourth of July Parade.
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| July 02, 2009 -- Webster Police Department on Wednesday arrested the pastor of an area church on charges of interfering with the duties of a public servant after he interfered with an officer's traffic stop. More |
| July 02, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance creating regulations prohibiting the parking of vehicles on lawns and yards. More |
| July 02, 2009 -- Clear Lake Regional Medical Center will host its first Senior Health and Wellness Fair on July 10 at the Heart & Vascular Hospital in Webster. More |
| July 01, 2009 -- The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol on Tuesday issued advice and tips on precautions to take for safely celebrating this Fourth of July holiday. More |
| June 30, 2009 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union will open its Tuscan Lakes Branch in League City on July 13. More |
| June 30, 2009 -- League City City Council, in a special meeting on Monday, voted unanimously to appoint S. Marcus Jahns as interim city manager. More |
| June 29, 2009 -- In honor of NASA’s historic mission to the moon, Space Center Houston and the Houston Bay Area are holding an Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Splashdown Celebration on July 24. More |
| June 29, 2009 -- Oiltanking Texas City employees recently presented Tina Brown, Director of Volunteer Houston Bay Area, with a $1000 check to support "A Visit From Saint Nicholas". More |
| June 29, 2009 -- The City of League City today issued a request for its citizens to begin voluntary water rationing due to extreme temperatures and a lack of rain. More |
| June 25, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a grant application by the city to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for grant funds to be used to fund additional police activities to enhance public safety and reduce crime. More |
| June 25, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's Protocol Committee hosted a Special Reception for the Region's Elected Officials on June 24 at Bay Oaks Country Club. More |
| June 25, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival has announced events planned for July. More |
| June 24, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club has announced that the 2009 Bay Cup II race will be held on August 1. More |
| June 24, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the Human Resources Department to schedule interviews with S. Marcus Jahns, John L. Pape and Gordon C. Pierce for the position of interim city administrator. More |
| June 23, 2009 -- Science Applications International Corporation employees Joyce Abbey and Gregory Wright were named NASA Space Flight Awareness Honorees, for their dedication to quality work and flight safety, at the recent launch of Shuttle mission STS-125. More |
| June 23, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to extend a lease agreement with the Shoreacres Recreation Association by 120 days for a waterfront area which has a recreational pier. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake recently announced that Darby Wilson Mair has joined the organization as executive director. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- Edgewater, a project of The Johnson Development Corporation, is a mixed-use, master-planned community along Clear Creek on 538 acres in Webster that will open next month. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores will be on July 18. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- The second annual Clear Lake International Triathlon will take place on August 22 in Clear Lake Park and will benefit the Clear Lake Presbyterian Church Youth Program, the Center for Student Missions, and local Boy Scout Troops. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to name Cobb Fendley as the new city engineer. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend an agreement with the City of Nassau Bay to provide municipal court services. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance to allow for the addition of a traffic signal light at the intersection of Red Bluff Road and Lakeside Drive. More |
| June 17, 2009 -- University of Houston-Clear Lake will host “Fly Me to the Moon: A Community Celebration of the First Lunar Landing” on July 18 to honor NASA Johnson Space Center and all who contributed to the success of those first steps.
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| June 16, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Matt Wiggins to draft a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department requesting that Kemah be allowed to assume maintenance of a boat ramp park under the Kemah bridge. More |
| June 16, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 4-3, with Jim Hill, Bill Holbert and Mike Barker opposed, to elect Andy Rivera as mayor pro tem for the city council. More |
| June 15, 2009 -- Supporters of Boys and Girls Harbor, a refuge for children ages 5 to 18, turned out for the 2009 Good Skipper Gala, an "Evening in Casablanca" on Saturday to honor Gloria and Robin Riley as the 2009 Good Skipper Honorees. More |
| June 11, 2009 -- The City of Kemah will host the annual Kemah Parade on July 4. More |
| June 10, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood and the Friendswood Rotary Club will sponsor its first "Movies-In-The-Park" on Saturday at Centennial Park with a screening of "Madagascar 2 - Escape 2 Africa". More |
| June 10, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today released information answering various questions about action it has filed in the 419th Judicial District concerning the issuance of certificates of obligation. More |
| June 10, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of City Administrator Chris Reed at the end of a city council meeting that lasted past midnight. More |
| June 10, 2009 -- The City of League City on Tuesday announced that it is proposing amendments to the Zoning Ordinance related to hotels, business creating nuisances and the processing of Planned Unit Development Overlays. More |
| June 09, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Deborah Pattison as Interim City Manager. More |
| June 09, 2009 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pay $72,621 to Effective Environmental, Inc. for an unpaid balance to remove underground storage tanks from the Five Points Site. More |
| June 09, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday directed city staff to draft an ordinance imposing a moratorium on issuing fence permits. More |
| June 09, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Thursday will host a town hall meeting to address "citizens concerns" regarding its bond process and the city's capital improvement plan. More |
| June 08, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today issued a noticed that a new ordinance requiring alarm system permits will take effect on June 15. More |
| June 05, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept donations for use by the Parks and Recreation Department of in-kind services valued at $3,200 from Capital Bank located on Fairmont Parkway and $500 from High Caliber Gun & Knife Shows, Inc. in connection with the annual 4th Fest event to be held on July 4, 2009 at the Pasadena Convention Center and Fairgrounds. More |
| June 05, 2009 -- The Fourth of July Steering Committee and the City of Friendswood will host the 114th annual Friendswood Fourth of July Celebration. More |
| June 04, 2009 -- The University of Houston-Clear Lake will host its "Fly Me to the Moon" community celebration on July 18 at Liberty Park in recognition of the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon. More |
| June 04, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership sponsored a Recap Breakfast for the Citizens for Space Exploration travelers who participated in the recent trip to Washington, D.C. to advocate for the manned spaceflight program. More |
| June 04, 2009 -- Friendswood Rotary will meet weekly at the Chamber of Commerce in Friendswood beginning June 10. More |
| June 04, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a new fee schedule for the city's recreational facility at 720 Kirby Boulevard and the City Hall meeting room. More |
| June 03, 2009 -- At the recently held annual conference for Rotary International, District 5910, Pastor Ralph Hobratschk of the Friendswood Club, was inducted into the District’s “Roll of Fame.” More |
| June 03, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a proposal from Burditt Consultants in the amount of $16,000 for the design of Carothers Coastal Gardens. More |
| June 03, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a waiver policy for rental fees at the city's civic center. More |
| June 03, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with O.B. Thomas and Alton Burns opposed, to approve a recommendation from City Administrator Paul Shelley and City Secretary Karen Mericle regarding delinquent property tax accounts. More |
| June 03, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood is accepting parade and booth applications to be processed by the Fourth of July Steering Committee in preparation for the 114th annual Fourth of July Celebration. More |
| June 03, 2009 -- Stringfellow Orchards will host its Fourth Annual Juneteenth Family Day Celebration on June 13 at the Stringfellow home in Hitchcock. More |
| June 02, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution confirming the appointments of various officials, boards and commissions of the city. More |
| June 02, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a schedule of events for the sale of Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds to fund various improvements to the city's water and wastewater systems. More |
| June 02, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Pat Buchanan as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 02, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to elect Dolly Arons as mayor pro tem. More |
| June 02, 2009 -- Three Papa Johns locations along with the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families are participating in the “Parents Who Host Lose the Most” campaign during the week of June 3rd through June 10th. More |
| June 01, 2009 -- Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union joined in the celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week by raffling a $250.00 teacher supply store gift card to one member at each of its three branch locations. More |
| June 01, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library released a list of free programs for adults happening in June. More |
| May 31, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council Chambers was packed with friends, relatives and supporters of John Kennedy, who is retiring from the office of city manager, and his wife Brenda. Mayor Don Matter read a series of proclamations by elected officials and government bodies in Kennedy's honor. More |
| May 29, 2009 -- The City of Pasadena’s first Movie Night in the Park will be May 30 in Strawberry Park. More |
| May 29, 2009 -- Texas A & M University at Galveston Professor William Merrell will speak about the proposed “Ike Dike” at the next League City Economic Development Corporation meeting on June 9 in League City. More |
| May 29, 2009 -- United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $2.5 million Economic Development Administration federal grant to the City of Nassau Bay. More |
| May 29, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept several donations. More |
| May 28, 2009 -- Members of Seabrook United Methodist Church, on May 21, watched as a cross was lifted to the top of the cupola of the new sanctuary on Lakeside Drive. More |
| May 28, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted "A Congressional Update" by Congressman Pete Olson at Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday. More |
| May 28, 2009 -- The League City Police Department and the Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association present the “Citizen Patrol”. More |
| May 28, 2009 -- Former Seabrook mayor Robin Riley on Wednesday welcomed supporters of Boys & Girls Harbor to an Underwriters Party for The Good Skipper Gala, which will honor Riley and his wife Gloria at the Houston Hilton NASA Clear Lake Hotel on June 13. More |
| May 27, 2009 -- The South West International Boat Show will take place September 24-27 at the South Shore Harbour Marina in Bay Area Houston. More |
| May 27, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday held an executive discussion to hear a complaint by a member of the council, and voted unanimously to instruct the city attorney and city manager to return to the June 2 meeting with a resolution reaffirming the duties of the city manager, mayor and city council per the city charter and state law. More |
| May 27, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Neil Baron and Jim Nelson opposed, to terminate the services of Gregg & Gregg, P.C. as the city attorney and retain Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, P.C. to fill the role as interim city attorney. More |
| May 26, 2009 -- The Annual Houston/Galveston National Weather Service Hurricane Preparedness Meeting will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Saturday. More |
| May 26, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council, at a special meeting tonight, will hold an executive session to hear a complaint by Council Member Paul Dunphey against Council Member Tom Diegelman and Mayor Gary Renola. More |
| May 26, 2009 -- League City City Council will consider the "termination of services of Gregg & Gregg, P.C. as the city attorney and retention of Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, P.C. as interim city attorney" during its regular meeting tonight. More |
| May 23, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson announced at the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta awards ceremony that “Tejas”, a J-22 owned by Terry Flynn captured the first over-all winning position which awarded him the Shoe Regatta Challenge Cup. More |
| May 23, 2009 -- Hospice Care Team will offer 6-week "Hands Together" groups this summer to help those who are grieving. More |
| May 22, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood successfully secured $2 million in federal grant funding for the purposes of stimulating economic development activities that will benefit the regional economy. More |
| May 22, 2009 -- The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation’s 5th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception will be June 25 in the Crystal Ballroom of the South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| May 21, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host a concert featuring "The Posse" on Friday at Stevenson Park. More |
| May 21, 2009 -- The City of League City today issued an update on Mayor Toni Randall after she was involved in what police are calling a road rage incident. More |
| May 21, 2009 -- The City of League City will host a special ceremony on Memorial Day. More |
| May 20, 2009 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to send a resolution to Texas Governor Rick Perry asking that he not sign legislation that would mandate Brazoria County to withdraw from the H-GAC, if it is passed by the Texas Legislature. More |
| May 20, 2009 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area on Tuesday announced that GHG Corporation of Houston/Clear Lake donated $1,500 to Volunteer Houston Bay Area's annual charitable project “A Visit From Saint Nicholas.” More |
| May 20, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize a payment of $216,278 to Beck Disaster Recovery for debris monitoring. More |
| May 20, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Beverly Gaines opposed, to approve the second reading of an ordinance adopting the provisions of the Municipal Drainage Utility System Act and incorporating the city's existing drainage facilities into the drainage utility system. More |
| May 20, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Business Development Update, published by Barbara Cutsinger on Tuesday, reports that a new office building has been announced for 700 E. Medical Center Boulevard in Webster, between Sarah Deel Drive and El Camino Real. More |
| May 19, 2009 -- Elected officials from across the nation turned out for a Congressional Reception during Citizens for Space Exploration's 18th Annual Washington, D.C. trip to advocate for manned spaceflight. More |
| May 19, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Robin Collins, wife of former Kemah Mayor Greg Collins, to fill a vacant seat on city council. More |
| May 19, 2009 -- Citizens for Space Exploration is in Washington, D. C. this week for a series of about 300 meetings with elected officials and their staffs on Capitol Hill to advocate for the manned spaceflight program. More |
| May 18, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau president Pam Summers spoke on the importance and economic impact of tourism in the region during the recent Texas Travel and Tourism Week and United States Travel Rally Event. More |
| May 18, 2009 -- Pam Moore, the 2009 Lunar Rendezvous Festival publicity chairman, released a calendar of events for July.
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| May 18, 2009 -- Judge Louie Ditta was recently announced the 2009 Lunar Rendezvous Festival King.
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| May 14, 2009 -- Assistance League of the Bay Area has provided information about its organization and becoming a member. More |
| May 14, 2009 -- The City of League City on Wednesday issued a statement regarding the Butler Longhorn Museum. More |
| May 14, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Einar Goerland and Charles Evans opposed, to reject a proposal to install gates on Coral Way. More |
| May 13, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Tom Diegelman opposed, to approve a resolution establishing responsibility and protocol for the usage of electronic key passes. More |
| May 13, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau president Pam Summers spoke on the importance and economic impact of tourism in the region during Tuesday’s Texas Travel and Tourism Week and United States Travel Rally Event. More |
| May 13, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday held its second public hearing to annex 12.521 acres or property along Jarboe Bayou. More |
| May 13, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to remove ad valorem taxation as a means to fund projects in the proposed League City Municipal Improvement District.
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| May 13, 2009 -- The Texas Economic Development Council has named the League City Economic Development Corporation as a recipient of its 2008 Economic Excellence Award. More |
| May 12, 2009 -- A second suspect in Webster was arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. More |
| May 12, 2009 -- BoatUS, a group of recreational boat owners, today announced that it is joining various groups in opposing a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to allow the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline to be increased to 15 percent. More |
| May 12, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to demolish and replace a sign in the esplanade of Upper Bay Road and NASA Parkway that is used to advertise tenants of the Nassau Bay Shopping Village. More |
| May 12, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to renew an ordinance providing for temporary housing on residential lots in the city. More |
| May 11, 2009 -- CHRISTUS St. John Hospital will host a Mother’s Day Mammogram Party on May 12, 13, and 14 in the Women’s Pavilion. More |
| May 11, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet on June 18. More |
| May 11, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted United States Senator John Cornyn’s Roundtable Discussion on the Status of Human Space Exploration on Saturday at the Silver Moon Café at Space Center Houston. More |
| May 11, 2009 -- The Laura Recovery Center - for missing children - recently announced that Friendswood High School graduate Ms. Lena Silva is this year's recipient of the Laura Smither Scholarship. More |
| May 10, 2009 -- The United States Coast Guard has rescued a man who was thrown from a catamaran when it capsized in the Bayport ship channel near LaPorte. More |
| May 10, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council last week voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of an ordinance awarding a $31,000 contract to Marin Custom Homes in connection with a project at 2817 Dewberry Lane, which is part of the Housing Rehabilitation Program. More |
| May 09, 2009 -- The Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will participate with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Houston Dermatological Society in hosting a free skin cancer screening on Saturday, May 16, at locations in Galveston and League City.
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| May 09, 2009 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation will sponsor Bay Day on May 16 at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| May 09, 2009 -- The Galveston Bay Foundation will sponsor Bay Day on May 16 at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| May 08, 2009 -- As of May 11, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will be temporarily housed at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Delta Building. More |
| May 08, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the Heald Bank Regatta has been re-scheduled for the weekend of June 20-21. More |
| May 07, 2009 -- A special program featuring Chamber 2012 was presented at the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce April General Membership Luncheon at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| May 07, 2009 -- The League City Economic Development Corporation will meet on May 12 at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| May 06, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Beverly Gaines opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance to establish a Municipal Drainage Utility System. More |
| May 06, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with Sheri L. Benjamin-Riveron of the Riveron Law Firm to provide project development and grant writing services from May 1 through September 30, with a flat fee of $50,000. More |
| May 06, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of $10,039 from the Rainy Day Fund to the General Fund for reimbursement of expenses due to Hurricane Ike recovery. More |
| May 05, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to proclaim May 23 as Natalie Ong Day. More |
| May 05, 2009 -- As many as 40 participants competed in the Aquafina Pitch, Hit and Run Competition hosted by the City of Friendswood Community Services Department on April 16 at Renwick Park.
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| May 05, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the second reading of an ordinance giving authority to the Zoning Board of Adjustment to grant temporary and permanent special exceptions to the Zoning Ordinance. More |
| May 05, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing aerial spraying for the abatement of mosquitoes by the Galveston County Mosquito Control District. More |
| May 05, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood is preparing for the 114th annual Fourth of July Celebration scheduled for July 4th in Friendswood. More |
| May 05, 2009 -- The Laura Recovery Center is helping with the search of missing teenager Brittanee Drexel, who was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for spring break when she disappeared. More |
| May 04, 2009 -- The Inland Group on Friday announced that it has completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of the Homewood Suites by Hilton Houston-Clear Lake, located at 401 Bay Area Boulevard. More |
| May 01, 2009 -- The Johnson Space Center Innovation Partnerships Office in conjunction with JSC’s Space Life Sciences Directorate and Engineering Directorate presented four awards – $80,000 in total prize money – as part of the 2009 Rice Business Plan Competition. More |
| May 01, 2009 -- A new dog park will open at Harris County Precint Two's Bay Area Park on May 3. More |
| May 01, 2009 -- The 41st annual "Blessing of the Shrimp and Pleasure Boat Fleet" will be held May 3 on the Clear Creek Channel, along the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| May 01, 2009 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club on Wednesday announced that it was recently recognized at the 2009 Texas Master Garden Association Conference. More |
| May 01, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 7-1, with Council Member Erv Brannon opposed, to approve the financial report of investment activities submitted by the City of Pasadena for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009. More |
| April 29, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution directing staff to proceed with the planning and construction of the FM 518 Bypass. More |
| April 29, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival recently celebrated the beginning of “Jewels in the Heavens” with a Kick-Off Party held at Bailey’s American Grille, Founder’s Hall. More |
| April 29, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake recently announced that Darby Wilson Mair is its new Executive Director. More |
| April 29, 2009 -- The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation's Salute to Heroes V recently held a press party event to launch the Fifth Annual Salute to Heroes. More |
| April 28, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a $911,507 bid, subject to approval by the Economic Development Administration's Austin Regional Office, to provide improvements to Space Park Drive and Saturn Lane. More |
| April 27, 2009 -- Minuteman Press, in Houston's Bay Area, was recently honored by Certified Printers International during the organization's semi-annual board meeting. More |
| April 27, 2009 -- Clear Creek Community Theatre will hold registration for its Youth Apprentice Program on May 2. More |
| April 24, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $1,984,423 contract with Beyer Construction LLP for the Pasadena Boulevard Overlay Project. More |
| April 24, 2009 -- The second hike and bike trails public hearing for League City will be held during the City Council meeting on May 12th in the Council Chambers. More |
| April 23, 2009 -- Hundreds of women turned out for Celebrating Women: Mind, Body, Spirit - A collaboration between the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort. More |
| April 23, 2009 -- El Lago City Council, in a joint session with the El Lago Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, discussed several items relating to zoning ordinance issues. More |
| April 23, 2009 -- The Pasadena Health Center recently received a $25,000 grant from the Bank of American Foundation to purchase new radiology equipment. More |
| April 22, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $12,500 intersection control traffic engineering study for the four major intersections with Lakeside Drive between Red Bluff and its terminus at the planned Humble Drive area. More |
| April 22, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance changing the speed limits on the main lanes of NASA Road 1, or the NASA Bypass, to 55 miles per hour. More |
| April 22, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to renew an interlocal tax collection agreement with Galveston County. More |
| April 22, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library released information on upcoming programs for adults. More |
| April 21, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept an audit of Kemah's finances for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. More |
| April 21, 2009 -- The City of League City will be holding a public meeting to discuss long range improvements to assist residents on the west side of League City traveling north on April 23 in City Council Chambers. More |
| April 21, 2009 -- The Hope Village “Zen of Fashion” Luncheon and Fashion Show benefiting the Hope Foundation will be held on May 7. More |
| April 21, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to authorize the Zoning Board of Adjustment to grant temporary or permanent special exceptions to the Zoning Ordinance. More |
| April 20, 2009 -- The Lighting the Way Home Style Show and Luncheon benefiting the Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children will be held on May 2 at the TAD AKERS Event Facility in League City. More |
| April 19, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta will be held over the weekend of May 16-17. More |
| April 19, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood has announced a schedule of 2009 Concerts in the Park. More |
| April 19, 2009 -- "Arsenic and Old Lace" will play an additional two weekends at Clear Creek Community Theatre. More |
| April 18, 2009 -- Claver T. Kamau-Imani, who is sometimes known as the “Black Rush Limbaugh” will speak to Friendswood Republican Women on Thursday April 23.
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| April 17, 2009 -- The American Business Women's Association League City Charter Chapter recently announced Dr. Melanie Brown as the chapter’s Woman of the Year and Woman of Excellence. More |
| April 17, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously on first reading to approve a $1,787,000 contract for the construction of Fire Station #3 and a $1,791,000 contract for the construction of Fire Station #4 with JC Stonewall Constructors. More |
| April 16, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will have a meeting with a buffet dinner and speaker Dayna Steele on May 21. More |
| April 16, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that its open house event has been postponed to May 9, but that the Citywide Wellness Walk will be held on Saturday at League Park. More |
| April 16, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has released a schedule of upcoming events. More |
| April 16, 2009 -- The Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores will be held on May 2 and May 16 at 1020 Marina Bay Drive. More |
| April 15, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Thomas Cones, Tim Paulissen and Chris Samuelson opposed, to approve the second reading of an ordinance establishing guidelines for "Automated Traffic Signal Enforcement" to operate the city's red light traffic camera program. More |
| April 15, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that construction of its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building is underway. More |
| April 15, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to name Burditt Consultants as its primary choice for consulting services for improvements and enhancements to the Drusilla Carothers Coastal Gardens property. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- Kemah City Council at a special meeting on Monday instructed Mayor Greg Collins and City Administrator Bill Kerber to develop a plan to reduce the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budget for the city by $250,000. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host "From Rice Fields to Rockets: JSC in Houston’s Bay Area, the Journey in Sights and Sounds" on October 22. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award an emergency bid of $77,718 to PM Construction and Rehab for the Hereford Lane Sewer Repairs Project. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- AMOCO Federal Credit Union will host Town Hall for Hope featuring Dave Ramsey live on April 23 at the South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to amend line rates for telecommunications lines to increase residential line rates from 78 cents to 80 cents. More |
| April 14, 2009 -- The Friendswood Tea Party, an event to voice opposition to bloated government, deficit spending and increasing federal debt, will be held at Centennial Park in Friendswood today. More |
| April 13, 2009 -- Don Kugle, Commodore of Lakewood Yacht Club, was commissioned into the Texas Navy during Lakewood Yacht Club’s Boat Christening and Blessing of the Fleet held on April 5.
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| April 13, 2009 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club held its biennial Flower Show on April 8 at the home of Ms. Sue Warters in Nassau Bay. More |
| April 13, 2009 -- The classic American comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" will open at Clear Creek Community Theatre on April 17. More |
| April 13, 2009 -- Author Kay Taylor Burnett will have a book signing for her book "No Odes to Widows" at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake on June 11. More |
| April 12, 2009 -- Pat Patton prepared a series of four reports on the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration for Bay Area Houston Magazine. This is the final report of the series, which we are republishing with permission. More |
| April 10, 2009 -- The Coast Guard issued letters of recommendation Friday, April 10, 2009, for eight liquefied natural gas facilities located throughout the Gulf Coast. More |
| April 10, 2009 -- Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced that due to the fact that many of the cities they represent produce their own fireworks celebration, they will now partner rather than partake in a competitive fireworks show. More |
| April 09, 2009 -- The City of League City will be conducting its first test-call of the new Connect-CTY system on April 15. More |
| April 09, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve requests for Hotel Occupancy Tax funding. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Tom Diegelman opposed, to remove Michael Sommer from the Parks and Recreation Board. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library has new audiobooks and DVD's available. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- Friendswood Police issued a crime alert in an effort to inform citizens of several robberies in the Baybrook Mall area. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated nearly $4.4 million to League City for debris clean-up and the monitoring of debris removal following the Hurricane Ike disaster. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- The League City City Council will choose one of 2 plans for the Eastern Regional Park, designed by TBG Partners, Inc., on April 14. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to add a variance procedure to the city's subdivision ordinance. More |
| April 08, 2009 -- The Armand Bayou Watershed Festival 2009 will kick off on April 25 at the Pasadena Rodeo Grounds. More |
| April 07, 2009 -- Webster Police Department today announced that it is searching for two suspects involved in a robbery at the Hobby Lobby Store on Highway 45 that occurred on Monday. More |
| April 07, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Wayne Rast opposed, to allocate $10,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the Blessing of the Fleet event. More |
| April 07, 2009 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area is pleased to announce that Jen Annello will be the chair for "A Visit From Saint Nicholas 2009". More |
| April 07, 2009 -- The City of League City on Monday announced that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. More |
| April 07, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve placing a moratorium on requiring lawn service companies to have liability insurance to perform work in the city. More |
| April 07, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve contracts with Crowder Gulf and Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. for debris management services. More |
| April 06, 2009 -- Mr. Bill Kerber will be the guest speaker for the Kemah Historical Society on April 27. More |
| April 06, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendezvous Festival Kick-Off Party will be April 19 at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook. More |
| April 06, 2009 -- The League City City Coucil is holding a public hearing with the Parks Board and Planning and Zoning Commission on April 20 at 400 West Walker to discuss hike and bike trails. More |
| April 05, 2009 -- The annual Wheels & Keels Concourse d' Elegance at Lakewood Yacht Club on May 2 and 3 will feature the new Watercar. More |
| April 05, 2009 -- The 14th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance at Lakewood Yacht Club on May 2 and 3 will feature a “Double Digit” 1965 Shelby GT350 and the last Shelby GT500 Convertible. More |
| April 05, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library has published a schedule of programs during April and May. More |
| April 05, 2009 -- Pat Patton prepared a series of four reports on the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration for Bay Area Houston Magazine. This is the third of the series, which we are republishing with permission. More |
| April 04, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday awarded contracts for the demolition and reconstruction of new single family homes in the Housing Rehabilitation Program. More |
| April 02, 2009 -- The City of League City unveiled the new Clear Springs logo on the Westside Elevated Storage Tank on April 1. Photos |
| April 02, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Audit of the city's finances performed by Sanderson, Knox & Belt. More |
| April 01, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday, directed city staff to take over providing information to the public regarding bond referendums on the ballot for the May 9 elections. More |
| April 01, 2009 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area recently travelled to Austin to join other Communities in Schools programs in a rally to support the dropout prevention program. More |
| March 31, 2009 -- The League City Economic Development Corporation will host Univerity of Texas Medical Branch President Dr. David Callender at its luncheon on April 14. More |
| March 31, 2009 -- The City of Kemah will host a free seminar on Thursday on resolving insurance claims from Hurricane Ike. More |
| March 31, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will hold its annual "Spring Sparkle" citywide clean-up on Saturday. More |
| March 31, 2009 -- Houston City Council Member Mike Sullivan on Monday announced that he will be opening a District E satellite office in the Clear Lake area. More |
| March 30, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that it has arrested two suspects in connection with selling "black tar" heroin. More |
| March 30, 2009 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership recently hosted University of Texas Medical Branch President Dr. David Callender at the BAHEP General Membership Meeting. More |
| March 27, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership recently held a meeting of its Small Business committee, where Robert Gallegos, assistant director for Houston's Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division spoke about the city's Minority, Women, Disadvantaged and Small Business Enterprise Program. More |
| March 26, 2009 -- The next Kemah Citizen's Police Academy session will begin on April 14 at Kemah City Hall. More |
| March 26, 2009 -- Plans to close the intersection the intersection of the Gulf Freeway and NASA Bypass this weekend have been postponed. More |
| March 26, 2009 -- University of Texas Medical Branch President Dr. David L. Callender was the keynote speaker for a General Membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership at Lakewood Yacht Club on Wednesday. More |
| March 25, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Thomas Cones, Tim Paulissen and Chris Samuelson opposed, to approve the first reading of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances to add an article regarding automated traffic signal enforcement for the city's installation of red light cameras at various intersections. More |
| March 24, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted 4-0-1, with Jeff Tave abstaining, to accept the Fiscal Year 2008 Audit. More |
| March 24, 2009 -- Pat Patton prepared a series of four reports on the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration for Bay Area Houston Magazine. This is the second of the series, which we are republishing with permission. More |
| March 24, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a proposal from Griffin Integrated Marketing for the preparation of educational materials for the May bond referendum, with an amount not to exceed $15,000. More |
| March 24, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution authorizing the city to participate in an intervention regarding CenterPoint Energy's request for $700 million for recovery from Hurricane Ike. More |
| March 23, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host its Kidfish event on Sunday at the Centennial Park pond. More |
| March 23, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau will host host the "State of the Lake" on Tuesday, with member cities providing an overview of tourism related business developments for 2009. More |
| March 21, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the Harborwalk Yacht Club & Marina Heald Bank Regatta is slated for the weekend of April 18-19. More |
| March 20, 2009 -- Twenty two youth racers in Lakewood Yacht Club’s Seahorse program participated in the recent Austin Roadrunner Regatta which was part of the Texas Sailing Association racing circuit. More |
| March 19, 2009 -- The Jori Zemel Children's Bone Cancer Foundation will host its annual Heart and Sole Music Festival and Cancer Walk on April 19 at Clear Lake High School. More |
| March 19, 2009 -- The City of Kemah is continuing its interview process for its next chief of police, with 18 candidates competing for the job. More |
| March 18, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve a resolution accepting a five-year utility rate design structure to provide stability for the city's utility fund. More |
| March 18, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a motion by Council Member Don Holbrook stating his confidence in the mayor and council and "that Seabrook will move forward in a positive direction". The motion followed an executive session concerning a complaint filed by Holbrook regarding Mayor Gary Renola and an alleged disclosure of confidential information and for "alleged conduct unbecoming to a public official". More |
| March 18, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced that it has located its Altair program office in Houston in order to provide support for any contracts it receives for the next-generation human lunar lander system for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. More |
| March 18, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the application and enforcement of the subdivision ordinance in the city and the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. More |
| March 17, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an election services contract with Galveston County and the County Elections Officer for Galveston County. More |
| March 16, 2009 -- The Clear Creek Education Foundation will host its third annual Galaxy of the Stars Fashion Show on May 17 at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake. More |
| March 16, 2009 -- Pat Patton prepared a series of four reports on the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration for Bay Area Houston Magazine. This is the first of the series, which we are republishing with permission. More |
| March 16, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently celebrated 20 years of its dropout prevention program service in the Clear Creek and Dickinson school districts. More |
| March 16, 2009 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club on Friday announced the winners from its Bay Cup I Regatta, which was held recently on Galveston Bay. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- Guidry News Service was invited to witness the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery with invited guests at Mission Control Center at the NASA Johnson Space Center. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of American Business Women's Association will have its monthly meeting on April 16 with guest speaker Sam Glenn. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- League City’s Countryside Park is now open to visitors. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- The City of League City Water Production Department released information regarding a temporary change in the water treatment process that will take place beginning April 1, 2009 and ending April 30, 2009. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall has posted her report on Tuesday's meeting of the city council. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has announced a schedule of free workshops and classes. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- Los Angeles singer/songwriter Jay Nash will perform at the Houston Yacht Club on Saturday, April 4 in conjunction with the Elissa Regatta. More |
| March 15, 2009 -- The Papa Johns locations on Bay Area Boulevard, Marina Bay Drive, and East Parkwood are participating in the “Parents Who Host Lose the Most” campaign along side the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families during the week of March 14-22. More |
| March 14, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership and the NASA Johnson Space Center worked together to launch Space Week Texas 2009, which was held March 4-12. More |
| March 12, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will temporarily change its drinking water disinfection process for routine preventative maintenance beginning on April 1 and continuing through May 1. More |
| March 11, 2009 -- Assistance League of the Bay Area will celebrate its largest fundraising effort of the year at the 2009 Ball of the Wild Wild West on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at The White House Ranch in Friendswood, Texas. More |
| March 11, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Thomas Cones opposed, to approve the creation of a full-time arborist position. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- United States Senator John Cornyn voted against the $410 billion Omnibus Spending Bill, calling it "bloated". More |
| March 10, 2009 -- United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has announced the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes $29.5 million that she helped to secure for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is sponsoring its Fourth Annual Public School Vendor Breakfast on Tuesday, March 31 at NASA Johnson Space Center's Gilruth Center, Space Center Boulevard, Gate 5, Building 207. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership recently marketed Ellington Airport at the world's largest helicopter trade show, HELI-EXPO 2009. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- Pamela Moore, Publicity Chairman for the Lunar Rendezvous Festival, released a calendar of events for the festival, which will kick-off on Sunday, April 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with Harris County for the housing of municipal prisoners in county facilities. More |
| March 10, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to send a letter stating the city's concerns and desires regarding the repair, reconstruction or relocation of Bayshore Elementary School. More |
| March 06, 2009 -- Representatives from Korea Maritime University visited University of Houston-Clear Lake in February to discuss potential collaborations between the two universities. More |
| March 06, 2009 -- Larry Spasic, president of the San Jacinto Museum of History, announced that the Museum is offering ten $50 scholarships to the San Jacinto Symposium to Texas history teachers in the 4th and 7th grades. More |
| March 06, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $22,800 contract with B. Smith Contractors, Inc. for the demolition of Queens Car Wash facility, parking areas and driveways to facilitate the construction of Fire Station No. 4. More |
| March 04, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday directed staff to bring an action item to city council for consideration of creating a drainage fee. More |
| March 04, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to change the requirements for the Eco-Tourism Committee to allow meetings as long as a majority of the current membership of the committee was present. More |
| March 04, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood will host its annual "Spring Sparkle" clean-up on April 4 at Centennial Park. More |
| March 04, 2009 -- The League City Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday issued a press release about growth in the city's local health care industry. More |
| March 04, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $332,879 payment to Crowder Gulf for debris removal services following Hurricane Ike. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The American Heart Association will host the 2009 Go Red for Women Luncheon on March 27 at South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host a free Bluegrass Music Show and Jam Session on March 21 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The Friendswood Parks and Recreation Board will host a public forum on the city's Master Parks Plan on Wednesday at the Friendswood City Council Chambers. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting proposed legislation to allow the Bay View Municipal Utility District to annex property adjacent to it and establish a "site specific tax" for the development of roads and drainage within that area. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Public School Vendor Breakfast on March 31 at the Johnson Space Center Gilruth Center. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The Jori Zemel Children's Bone Cancer Foundation will host its annual Heart and Sole Music Festival and Cancer Walk on April 19 at Clear Lake High School. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to award a bid of $158,680 to Main Lane Industries, LTD for an asphalt street project. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a joint resolution with the Harris County Commissioners Court to provide for the adoption of an inter-jurisdictional all hazard mitigation plan. More |
| March 03, 2009 -- The Bay Access charitable association is offering four sailing scholarships for a one week sailing camp using the facilities at Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| March 02, 2009 -- Members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s Education & Workforce Development Committee and the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce visited 25 senators and representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature on February 24. More |
| March 02, 2009 -- M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Rotary Club of Seabrook hosted medical director of the radiation oncology service at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Clinical Care Center in the Bay Area on Thursday Feb. 19 at Lakewood Yacht Club.
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| March 01, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bridge Group met in February at the home of Gene and Eileen Hult in Pinebrook in Clear Lake City. More |
| March 01, 2009 -- Baby the Musical is now playing at Clear Creek Community Theatre through March 22. More |
| February 26, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday announced that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. More |
| February 26, 2009 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Tuesday announced the goals of its Capital Campaign. More |
| February 26, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department on Tuesday announced the creation of the Police-to-Citizen web site, which allows citizens to search incidents and arrests, download reports and obtain inmate information. More |
| February 26, 2009 -- The Friendswood Parks and Recreation Board will host a public forum on Wednesday to discuss the Master Parks Plan. More |
| February 26, 2009 -- The City of Kemah has announced that it will host a St. Patrick's Day Celebration on March 17 in the Lighthouse District. More |
| February 25, 2009 -- The League City Economic Development Corporation will hold its next meeting on Tuesday at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| February 25, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Thomas Cones, Tim Paulissen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve a revised media policy to standardize guidelines for League City TV Channel 16, the city's municipal access channel. More |
| February 24, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted to engage Pattillo, Brown and Hill to provide professional accounting services for the City. More |
| February 24, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 5-2, with Michael Barker and Jim Hill opposed, to approve calling for a two-proposition bond election on May 9 to fund a new library and civic center facility as well as improvements for parks. More |
| February 24, 2009 -- The League City Lions Club will host its annual Texas Music Festival and Village Fair on May 1-3 at Walter Hall Park. More |
| February 23, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently installed a new floating pier as part of its recovery from Hurricane Ike. More |
| February 22, 2009 -- Genny Tulloch wrote a feature story about her participation in one of the ultimate ocean races – the Rolex Sydney to Hobart. More |
| February 21, 2009 -- 17 teachers from area school districts met at University of Houston-Clear Lake's School of Education each month over the last year to learn new ways of introducing kids to the subject of math. More |
| February 20, 2009 -- Mardi Gras activities are underway in Kemah. More |
| February 19, 2009 -- The Kemah Historical Society will meet on Monday at the School House Museum. More |
| February 19, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Wednesday voted to approve spending $10,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to support an advertising campaign with the theme "Kemah is Open". More |
| February 19, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced that Bay Area Houston "is back and even better than before - all in time for Spring Break visitors." More |
| February 19, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced that Bay Area Houston "is back and even better than before - all in time for Spring Break visitors." More |
| February 19, 2009 -- The San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment will take place Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, One Monument Circle, La Porte, Texas 77571. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host free Bluegrass music show and jam sessions on Saturday, March 21, and on the third Saturday of each month (except December and May), at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, in League City. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- The NASA Parkway Bridge over the Gulf Freeway will be closed for the next three to four months and traveling public should expect major delays in the Webster area. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the City's cash balance as of February 11. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet on March 19 at the South Shore Harbour Country Club. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mayor Floyd Myers opposed, to approve a project scope change and reallocation of funds to a development agreement between the City, the Webster Economic Development Corporation, and Cherokee Webster, L.P., developer of the Edgewater Project. More |
| February 18, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance placing time restrictions for requesting permits for emergency temporary placement of trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, temporary portable offices and storage units. More |
| February 17, 2009 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that it is seeking information leading to the identity of a man who allegedly attempted to lure a 12-year-old female into his vehicle on Monday. More |
| February 17, 2009 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall delivered a State of the City address to the League City Chamber of Commerce on Friday. More |
| February 16, 2009 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps is seeking new volunteers to provide emergency medical services in its service area. More |
| February 16, 2009 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps on Friday announced that it has placed a newly remounted ambulance on duty to serve part of its service area. More |
| February 16, 2009 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area has announced several of its activities, including its April 4 annual fundraiser, and that it is seeking volunteers to join its membership. More |
| February 16, 2009 -- The Clear Lake Greek Festival, will be held on April 24-26, will host a preview wine and food tasting event on February 27 at Bakkhus Taverna Greek Restaurant and Bar in Kemah. More |
| February 13, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership held its Tenth Annual State of the Counties Address, "A Plunge into Regional Transportation", on Thursday at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston. More |
| February 12, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it will participate in the Great Texas Warrant Roundup starting March 7. More |
| February 11, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Thomas Cones, Tim Paulissen and Chris Samuelson opposed, to approve an agreement with Redflex Traffic Systems for traffic signal photo enforcement. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Communities In Schools - Bay Area will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a breakfast at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 12. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Tonya Collum, 2009 Lunar Rendezvous Festival Chairman, released a calendar of events for the festival, which will kick-off on Sunday, April 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bailey's American Grille. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Nations around the world joined together to mark a milestone in space exploration on November 20, 2008, celebrating the 10th anniversary of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- League City on Monday announced that it is accepting sponsors for programs on its municipal television station, LCTV-16. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to reappoint John Nugent and Kirk Walker, and appoint new members Meg Lonero and Louis Nguyen to the Planning Commission. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Mike Huss to the Planning and Zoning Commission. More |
| February 10, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve placing a proposition on the ballot for the May 9 election for adoption of a one-fourth cent sales tax to provide revenues to the City for maintenance and repair of streets in Shoreacres. More |
| February 09, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Community Effort to raise funds to help The Beach Family of Kemah Texas, themed “Earn Your Angel Wings” by helping will take place March 8, 2008 at the Kemah Boardwalk. More |
| February 09, 2009 -- The North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce had it’s 61st Annual Banquet on January 30, 2009. More |
| February 08, 2009 -- The 27th Annual Clear Creek ISD Livestock Show and Auction attracted record high bidders. More |
| February 08, 2009 -- Past Commodore and longtime Lakewood Yacht Club member John Broderick was presented the Yachtsman of the Year Award by Past Commodore Gary Anderson at the club’s Commodore’s Ball on January 31. More |
| February 07, 2009 -- Bay Access is holding a four month Ike Recovery Laser Sailing Clinic at Lakewood Yacht Club through the end of May. More |
 | February 06, 2009 -- The City of Kemah and Krewe du Lac will host the Sixth Annual Mardi Gras Truck Parade in Kemah on Sunday, February 22. The theme of the 2009 parade is Pirates! Davy Jones’ Locker. More |
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| February 05, 2009 -- The Friendswood Public Library has released a list of new CD Audiobooks and DVDs it has available. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its next free Bluegrass music show and jam session on February 21 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a recommendation from city staff to reorganize the Webster Police Department's Administrative Division. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that repairs have been made to a leaking water line that caused lower than normal water pressure in the city. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently attended the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau's annual Houston Happenings Seminar. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to end a moratorium on meetings of various city boards and commissions that were imposed due to the impact of Hurricane Ike. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend its parking ordinance to prohibit parking on or close to the paved portion of any street within the city between the hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. More |
| February 04, 2009 -- Bay Area Harbour Playhouse will present "Chapter Two" February 20 though March 8, 2009. More |
| February 03, 2009 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted Mirianne Kolar, president of the Friends of Evelyn Meador Foundation during a meeting of the Rotary. More |
| February 03, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that it has authorized legislation to be introduced to create a Municipal Management District in the city. More |
| February 03, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance amending the City's Code to require contractors doing business in the city to register and obtain a permit. More |
| February 03, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $1,000 request for Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the Yachty Gras event. More |
| February 03, 2009 -- Dr. William H. King who retired from UTMB's Anesthesiology Department in 1997 is now a mentor to Clear Brook High students. More |
| February 02, 2009 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall is traveling to Washington D.C. this week to meet with the Texas legislative delegation. More |
| February 01, 2009 -- Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council has published a personality profile of Rosi Hernandez a GSSJC board member and volunteer on the public relations committee. More |
| January 29, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Small Business Committee hosted the Second Annual State of the Economy Address at NASA Johnson Space Center's Gilruth Center on Wednesday. More |
| January 29, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area Board Member Dr. William King recently embarked on the "Possibilities" program at Clear Brook High School to mentor students. More |
| January 28, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt an official League City logo. More |
| January 27, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the second reading an amendment to an ordinance that adopted the Standard 2006 Life Safety Code to delete a requirement for residential fire suppression sprinklers only for structures damaged by Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 27, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $1.511 million bid for construction of a water line from Sunset Drive to Sunmeadow. More |
| January 27, 2009 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution allowing residential property owners to make quarterly payments on their property taxes if they sustained damage to their homestead property from Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 26, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library today released a schedule of upcoming free programs for adults. More |
| January 26, 2009 -- Clear Creek Community Theatre will present its final showings of "And Then There Were None" on Friday through Sunday. More |
| January 26, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area will host a breakfast on March 12 at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook to honor founding board member Blanche Stastny. More |
| January 25, 2009 -- Hospice Care Team will hold its semi-annual remembrance service on Sunday, February 15th at 3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Angleton. More |
| January 23, 2009 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Ralph Riggs opposed, to approve the first reading of an ordinance granting a $450,000 contract to J. S. Constanza & Associates Engineering, Inc. for engineering services for he Pasadena Boulevard Overlay Project. More |
| January 23, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Thursday directed City staff to put up a sign at the skate park on Cien Street advising that "graffiti, cussing and smoking" is not allowed. More |
| January 22, 2009 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area on Wednesday announced that it is seeking donations to restock clothing, which was lost during Hurricane Ike, for Operation Cinderella, which provides help for students in need attend prom. More |
| January 22, 2009 -- Armand Bayou Nature Center will host a volunteer orientation meeting on February 7, with training meetings on the following Saturdays. More |
| January 21, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood is holding registration for men's and co-ed softball leagues through February 17. More |
| January 21, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Beverly Gaines opposed, to authorize staff to continue with completion of a project bid design for the FM 270 Park Project and table the project until a funding mechanism for it can be determined. More |
| January 21, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Don Holbrook and Tom Diegelman opposed, to approve a motion to allow new permits for trailers and temporary buildings and permit until May 1 and review the issue at a meeting soon after the deadline. More |
| January 21, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Jim Bragg as Assistant Chief Financial Advisor. More |
| January 20, 2009 -- The City of League City today announced that its finance department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. More |
| January 20, 2009 -- Hope Village today announced that the fourth annual "Passport to the World of Wine" benefit will be held on February 7. More |
| January 20, 2009 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to ban smoking in public places within the city. More |
| January 19, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club this weekend held a performance sailing clinic for its youth sailors. More |
| January 18, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area last week announced that Lexus of Clear Lake has donated $5,000 to support student drop-out prevention efforts. More |
| January 18, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will old its 2009 music festival on May 14-16 at KOA Lake Conroe in Montgomery. More |
| January 18, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership recognized NASA Johnson Space Center Director Michael Coats with the 2009 Quasar Award at the group's annual banquet at South Shore Harbour on Friday. More |
| January 17, 2009 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received a visit from the president of the national dropout prevention program. More |
| January 17, 2009 -- The Lunar Rendevous has announced that January 31 is the deadline for applications to the 2009 Lunar Rendevous Court. More |
| January 17, 2009 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host a fundraiser on February 22 to help repair damages to their building due to Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 15, 2009 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Wednesday issued a release recapping its 2008 Festival of Trees event. More |
| January 15, 2009 -- The City of League City on Wednesday announced that it is seeking information in a possible arson leading to a grass fire that ocurred on Tuesday in the area of FM 2094. More |
| January 14, 2009 -- The League City Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet on February 18. More |
| January 14, 2009 -- Krewe Du Lac has announced its schedule for the 8th Annual Krewes Into Kemah Mardi Gras celebration, which will be held February 20-22. More |
| January 14, 2009 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Chris Samuelson opposed, to approve a selection of recommended Charter Amendments made by the Charter Review Commission and directed staff to prepare the items to be placed on the ballot for election. More |
| January 14, 2009 -- Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens has published a schedule of activities during February and March.
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| January 13, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Manager John Kennedy has announced he will retire from the position at the end of May. More |
| January 13, 2009 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve holding a special election on May 9 for a proposed charter amendment. More |
| January 13, 2009 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted to approve the first reading of an amendment to its ordinances to delete a section regarding fire suppression sprinklers in residential structures. More |
| January 13, 2009 -- Shoreacres Alderman and Mayor Pro Tem Joe Gomer announced his resignation at Monday's meeting of the city council. More |
| January 12, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood today issued a reminder that the city's Community Appearance Board will be giving away more than 1,000 seedlings to residents on Saturday to help in the reforestation of the town after damage from Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 10, 2009 -- Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chairman Dwight Bengtson has announced that the 2009 Bay Cup I will be held on Saturday, March 7. More |
| January 08, 2009 -- The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution has announced that it will hold its next meeting on February 21 in Friendswood. More |
| January 08, 2009 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve forming a volunteer task force to assist in the clean up of storm debris in the city. More |
| January 07, 2009 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to re-appoint Jodi Norris Bobo as representative to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District for a two year term. More |
| January 07, 2009 -- Friendswood Public Library on Tuesday announced its schedule of free programs for adults taking place in January. More |
| January 07, 2009 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of $50,774 from the Rainy Day Fund to the General Fund to reimburse expenses related to Hurricane Ike. More |
| January 07, 2009 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to maintain its current ordinance regarding establishments requiring an alcoholic beverage permit and their required range from facilities such as churches, day cares and schools and to monitor clubs for compliance with the existing noise ordinance. More |
| January 06, 2009 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve setting six months as the length of time allowed before a dilapidated or condemned structure must be torn down. More |
| January 06, 2009 -- The City of Friendswood Community Appearance Board will be giving away 1,000 seedlings for planting to residents on January 17. More |
| January 05, 2009 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar entitled "The Economy Starts Here" on on January 14 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| January 05, 2009 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will hold a free music show and jam session on January 17 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| January 03, 2009 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present Mike Coats, director of the NASA/Johnson Space Center, with BAHEP’s 2009 Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence on Friday, January 16 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City. More |
| December 31, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Tuesday tabled action on an ordinance to ban smoking in either public places or restaurants in the city. More |
| December 31, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center today announced that its On-Line Child ID program, which helps gather information about a child should they ever become missing, is now available. More |
| December 31, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood on Tuesday issued a reminder to its residents making repairs from Hurricane Ike to call 811 to identify utility line locations on their property before digging. More |
| December 31, 2008 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently submitted pictures from its Beautification Day event in November. More |
| December 29, 2008 -- Landry's Seafood House at the Kemah Boardwalk has announced that it will reopen for dinner on New Year's Eve. More |
| December 27, 2008 -- Guidry News Service has been featured in "Business to Business", a Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership supplement in the Houston Chronicle. More |
| December 24, 2008 -- The League City Economic Development Corporation will host a luncheon meeting on January 13 to present an update on plans for League City's Main Street corridor. More |
| December 23, 2008 -- The Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union recently awarded supply grants to two Clear Creek Independent School District teachers to replenish supplies lost due to Hurricane Ike. More |
| December 22, 2008 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area on Sunday announced that employees at the Texas Education Agency recently sent snack packs for students affected by Hurricane Ike to take home over the holiday break. More |
| December 21, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, 2000 NASA Parkway in Nassau Bay, Texas announces events in January. More |
| December 19, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will present Mike Coats, director of the NASA Johnson Space Center, with the 2009 Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence on January 16. More |
| December 19, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau held its 47th annual Christmas Lane Boat Parade over the weekend. More |
| December 18, 2008 -- The City of Webster today announced that the Webster Police Department has charged a 15-year-old suspect with capital murder in connection with the November 29 robbery and shooting of a convenience store owner. More |
| December 17, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend a 90-day grace period for waiving permit fees due to Hurricane Ike. More |
| December 17, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve $90,000 for work by Alvarez & Marshal for a second phase of assistance to the city for reimbursements, temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as repair on city facilities and debris removal in relation to damages caused during Hurricane Ike. More |
| December 16, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will present "An Evening with Elayne Boosler" to raise funds for recovery from Hurricane Ike. More |
| December 16, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve participating in the Texas Department of Transportation's FM 518 Access Management Plan/Median Placement. More |
| December 16, 2008 -- Kathryn Cooper of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership has posted a profile of Jim and Lynda Guidry in a news release entitled, "Guidry News Service fills a unique niche." More |
| December 15, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women will meet on January 2 at Estaban's in League City. More |
| December 14, 2008 -- The American Business Women's Association League City Charter Chapter will hold a meeting on January 15. More |
| December 14, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its free Bluegrass music show and jam session on January 17 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| December 14, 2008 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently received more than 50 coats from Boeing to give to at-risk students. More |
| December 14, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood has released the official results in the December 6 "Holiday Hustle" 5k Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K. More |
| December 13, 2008 -- Clear Creek Community Theatre will hold its 5th annual New Year’s Gala on New Year’s Eve. More |
| December 13, 2008 -- Cayley Mandadi, a fifth grade student at John F. Ward Elementary School in the Clear Creek Independent School District, discovered a large fragment of a Columbian mammoth tooth while combing a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. More |
| December 12, 2008 -- The Friendswood Public Library will open a book sale on Saturday, and will continue the sale through December 31. More |
| December 12, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Thursday announced that it has received a grant from First Choice Power to reduce its energy use. More |
| December 10, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Tommy Cones and Tim Paulissen opposed, to approve entering into a professional services agreement with TCB, Inc. for environmental, schematic and drainage design services for the extension of Palomino Road to the vicinity of Bay Area Boulevard. More |
| December 10, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center on Tuesday announced the winners in its recent art contest. More |
| December 10, 2008 -- Friendswood Police Department on Tuesday announced that it is seeking help in identifying suspects in a residential burglary that occurred on Monday at the Autumn Creek Subdivision. More |
| December 09, 2008 -- Sunoco Chemicals' Houston Operations staff recently joined Volunteer Houston-Bay Area in supporting the "A Visit From St. Nicholas" project. More |
| December 09, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $670,754 lease-purchase with Oshkosh Capital for a pumper truck and additional equipment to be used by the Nassau Bay Volunteer Fire Department. More |
| December 09, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a merit pay schedule as presented by Mayor Jayo Washington. More |
| December 09, 2008 -- League City's Girl Scout Cadette Troop #586 will host its Blue Agnel event on Saturday at Creekside Intermediate School. More |
| December 09, 2008 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently received a donation from Dr. Raul Saenz, II. More |
| December 08, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood is holding registration for a Men's Flag Football League, which begins play in January. More |
| December 05, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood Community Services Department is offering a Men's Flag Football League this winter. More |
| December 05, 2008 -- Freiendswood Police report that of a woman trying to get access to children near a Friendswood Independent School District school bus have been substantiated but the woman turned out to be part of a team conducting a survey for the Centers for Disease Control. More |
| December 05, 2008 -- Mike Coats, the director of the NASA/Johnson Space Center, will receive the prestigious 2009 Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence presented during Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's Annual Quasar Award Banquet on Friday, January 16 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City. More |
| December 05, 2008 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has cited building codes in Shoreacres as a "Best Practices" example of a way to mitigate damage caused by hurricanes. More |
| December 04, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood, along with the Alton Todd Law Firm, will host the Holiday Hustle 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K on Saturday at Stevenson Park. More |
| December 04, 2008 -- The City of League City will host a Task Force Meeting on the Main Street Corridor Plan on December 16 at the Butler Longhorn Museum. More |
| December 04, 2008 -- The City of League City will host an open house at Helen Hall Library and the city's official Tree Lighting ceremony this evening. More |
| December 03, 2008 -- BP on Tuesday announced that it has relaunched the BP Physics Challenge, which will be held on Thursday at Space Center Houston. More |
| December 03, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 2-5, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Donna Rogers the only votes in favor, to deny a motion to approve an annual cost of living stipend increase for the mayor and city council. More |
| December 03, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the city attorney and city secretary to begin procedures to consider the abandonment and sale of three streets in the city. More |
| December 02, 2008 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps recently received the 2008 Public Education/Injury Prevention Award from the Texas Department of State Health Services. More |
| December 02, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve alternate item bids for the lighting of the City Hall additional parking lot expansion. More |
| December 02, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the final plat of Lake Village Subdivision. More |
| December 02, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will hold a dedication ceremony on Friday for the Arden C. Hill, Jr. Public Safety Building. More |
| December 02, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday for the new Friendswood Fire Station No. 4, which is located at 111 Woodlawn Avenue. More |
| December 01, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted former Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force Officer and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Robert "Russ" Jones. More |
| November 29, 2008 -- Scott Steel, owner of My Flooring America, recently donated $5,000 to Communities In Schools-Bay Area to support the organization's dropout prevention program. More |
 | November 29, 2008 -- The City of Pasadena's official Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Celebration will be held on Friday, December 5. More |
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| November 28, 2008 -- "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" will open December 5 and will run through December 21 at Clear Creek Community Theatre. More |
| November 25, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to purchase 2.08 acres of land to establish Taylor Bayou Park. More |
| November 24, 2008 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday awarded the "Sirly" as Yacht of the Year during its Fall Ball Awards Ceremony. More |
| November 24, 2008 -- Lakewood Yacht Club recently held its Fall Ball Awards Ceremony, and awarded Seahorse sailor Dylan Magley with the Joseph P. Rauscher trophy. More |
| November 22, 2008 -- The San Jacinto Volleyball Team swept Miami Dade to finish fifth at the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament Saturday at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. More |
 | November 22, 2008 -- The Interfaith Caring Ministries Festival of Trees Week open house at South Shore Harbor Resourt will be on December 2. More |
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| November 22, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood, along with event sponsor Alton Todd Law Firm, is hosting the annual Holiday Hustle 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kid's K on Saturday, December 6. More |
| November 21, 2008 -- The League City Charter Chapter of ABWA will celebrate the holiday season on Thursday, December 18. More |
| November 21, 2008 -- Eileen Hult, a second grade teacher at League City Elementary and a recent National Board Certified Teacher, received two Donors's Choose grants. More |
| November 20, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood today announced a schedule of closings of its offices during the holidays. More |
| November 20, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center today announced that it is working with author Mike Thaler to produce a book about child safety and abduction prevention. More |
| November 20, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a contract with the City of Pasadena for fire protection services. More |
| November 19, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2, with Kim Morrell and Garry Mack opposed, to approve an amendment to the Economic Development Corporation budget to move $53,020 from the reserves to a consulting line item to complete payment of the Water Transportation Feasibility Study. More |
| November 19, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Mel Donehue opposed, to approve a motion to deny a 24-year contract with the Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc. for electricity capacity and energy. More |
| November 19, 2008 -- Seabrook United Methodist Church, Friendswood United Methodist Church and many families throughout the area volunteered to get SUMC Children’s Day Out back to normal after Hurricane Ike. More |
| November 19, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Thomas Cones, Jim Nelson and Chris Samuelson opposed, to approve an updated purchasing policy for the city. More |
| November 19, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2, with O.B. Thomas and Susan Landwer opposed, to continue pursuit of a Farmer's Market Program in the city. More |
| November 18, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to propose a $12,000 annual lease of property behind the Kemah Cafe to Thomas Duong for development in order to meet parking requirements. More |
| November 18, 2008 -- The City of League City was recently honored as "Best City" at the "Best of the Bay" Awards Gala. More |
| November 18, 2008 -- The City of League City on Monday announced that it has expanded its recycling services by opening its glass recycling center 24 horus a day, seven days a week and added the option of recycling anti-freeze and used motor oil. More |
| November 18, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution increasing the City's Utility Impact Fee on developments to a total of $3,319 per service unit. More |
| November 17, 2008 -- The Friendswood Public Library has announced a schedule of free programs for adults for November and December. More |
| November 17, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood and the Friendswood Parks and Recreation Board will host a public forum on Tuesday to discuss the City's Master Parks Plan. More |
| November 17, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's Communication Committee recently toured the Johnson Space Center. More |
| November 17, 2008 -- Communities in Schools-Bay Area recently announced that its "Masked Magic" Gala raised more than $10,000 to help local students stay in school. More |
| November 16, 2008 -- The Victorian Lady in League city presented its third annual Victorian Fashion Show and Tea in honor of The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation. More |
| November 16, 2008 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Business Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger reports in the November Business Development Update that PinnacleAIS LLC has purchased an 18-acre site in Pasadena on Allen-Genoa and Hernandez Roads where it plans to build its state-of-the-art, eco-friendly corporate campus. More |
| November 15, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake has released a schedule of events taking place at the center in December. More |
| November 13, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted University of Houston-Clear Lake's Associate Vice President of University Advancement Deon McInnis at its meeting. More |
| November 13, 2008 -- Johnson Space Center will participate in an electronic waste recycling event on Saturday at Space Center Houston. More |
| November 12, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison met with a standing-room-only gathering of Bay Area mayors and other officials for a special meeting held in the conference room of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership on November 6. More |
| November 12, 2008 -- The League City Animal Shelter today announced that it is joining the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in celebrating November as Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month. More |
| November 12, 2008 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area recently celebrated the start of its annual "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" holiday project. More |
| November 11, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council to provide the City with temporary workers under the National Emergency Grant. More |
| November 11, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve temporary use of storage containers on private property for no more than 28 days and allowing residents to live in recreational vehicles parked on private property while recovery from Hurricane Ike continues. More |
| November 11, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted 3-2, with Jeff Tave and John Tully opposed, to approve using funds previously allocated for the El Lago Swim and Racquet Club Community Center for the demolition of the game and wade pools. More |
| November 10, 2008 -- The City of League City is proud to honor local veterans and servicemen and women during a special ceremony on November 11, 2008. More |
| November 10, 2008 -- In recognition of the service provided by U.S. veterans, the University of Houston-Clear Lake Office of Alumni and Community Relations is hosting a Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. – noon. More |
| November 09, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District will host two informational meetings on November 11, 2008 and November 13, 2008 "in effort to educate parents and community members of the adverse affects House Bill 1, or better known as the public school finance bill, has had on the District’s ability to keep pace with student needs and growth in the Clear Lake Area". More |
| November 08, 2008 -- Preserved in Time, Inc., will host a luncheon and fashion fundraiser on November 15 to benefit the historic James West Mansion. More |
| November 08, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Friday official closed its Disaster Relief Center. More |
| November 07, 2008 -- Texas State Rep. John Davis arranged for a group of 37 staff members from the Texas legislature to take a tour of NASA-Johnson Space Center on Oct. 27 so that they could gain a more thorough understanding of the importance of this country’s space program. More |
| November 07, 2008 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1, with Don Harrison opposed, to approve a $506,506.50 contract with Beyer Construction, LLP for the Fairmont Parkway Phase 1 Pansy/Beltway 8 Project. More |
| November 06, 2008 -- The League City Animal Shelter on Wednesday asked residents to help support the shelter as part of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. More |
| November 06, 2008 -- The "Best of the Bay" awards gala will be held on Wednesday at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- The City of League City today announced the addition of Laural Powell, the City's new Animal Control Superintendent. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1, with Don Holbrook opposed, to approve the second reading of an ordinance amending the City's rules for flood damage prevention changing the required minimum flood elevation for all construction in all flood zones from two feet to one foot above base flood elevation. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution establishing a General Fund Distribution Policy for external programs and special events. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- The City of League City was recently named one of "America's top-rated smaller cities" by Grey House Publications. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will hold a public forum on November 18 to discuss the City's Master Parks Plan. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- The City of League City will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11 at the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood on Monday announced that it has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. More |
| November 05, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Thomas McAndrew to the Economic Development Advisory Committee. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitor Bureau today announced that many businesses in the bay area have re-opened their doors after Hurricane Ike. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries on Monday announced that it has received a $25,000 donation from First Choice Power to help customers pay their electric bills. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- Community in Schools-Bay Area's board of directors supported the organization's recent Masked Magic fundraiser. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will host a Fall "Haul-a-Day" city clean-up on Saturday at Centennial Park. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $2.208 million bid for the Deepwood Lift Station Replacement Project and authorization to appropriate additional funds for the project. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution giving consent to Galveston County Water and Improvement District #12 to annex land. More |
| November 04, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood on Monday announced that Friendswood resident Justin Lowe has advanced to the regional competition in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick event. More |
| November 03, 2008 -- NASA has awarded a $206.5 million contract to United Space Alliance of Houston to provide mission and flight crew operations support for the International Space Station and human space exploration activities after the space shuttle is retired. More |
| November 02, 2008 -- Hospice Care Team is holding a special 4-week group series called “Coping with the Holidays for persons coping with recent deaths. More |
| November 01, 2008 -- Jay Gurry has been named president of the board of directors of Communities In Schools-Bay Area (CIS-Bay Area), a dropout prevention program serving Clear Creek and Dickinson Independent School Districts. More |
| November 01, 2008 -- San Jacinto College won its fifth-straight Region XIV men’s soccer title Saturday, defeating Tyler Junior College 5-0. More |
| October 31, 2008 -- A Friendswood police officer is recovering from minor injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while working traffic in front of Stevenson Park during the Halloween in the Park event. More |
| October 31, 2008 -- Pasadena City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a $506,506.60 contract with Beyer Construction LLP for Fairmont Parkway Phase 1, the Pansy/Beltway 8 Project. More |
| October 31, 2008 -- The City of League City has announced that the purchase of hybrid cars will make the city's fleet 15 percent "green" by the end of the year. More |
| October 30, 2008 -- Preserved in Time will hold its "Save the West Mansion" Afternoon High Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday at the Bay Area Museum. More |
| October 30, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted Harris County Senior District Judge Pat Lykos at its meeting. More |
| October 30, 2008 -- Hope Village in Friendswood will have its Christmas Shop open and offering decorations, ornaments, gifts and trees in November. More |
| October 30, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will hold its last free music show and jam session for the year on November 15 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| October 29, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3, with Mike Barber, Tim Paulissen and Phyllis Sanborn opposed, to approve the selection of Charter Amendments by the Charter Review Commission to prepare placing the proposed amendments on the ballot. More |
| October 28, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, along with the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation, recently hosted a small business recovery workshop to help small businesses impacted by Hurricane Ike. More |
| October 28, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Kemah Police Chief J.J. Freeze. More |
| October 28, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a contract with Bamaco Services to provide for the removal and disposal of debris resulting from Hurricane Ike in public rights of way. More |
| October 23, 2008 -- Friendswood Police Department reported that nobody was injured on Wednesday when an 18-year-old accidentally drove his vehicle into the front lobby of the Patriot Bank. More |
| October 23, 2008 -- Seabrook United Methodist Church's Children's Day Out will have a clean up day on Saturday to recover one of its buildings that was damaged by Hurricane Ike. More |
| October 23, 2008 -- The Friendswood Police Department will be providing free firearm safety kits to residents at the Halloween in the Park event on October 30. More |
| October 23, 2008 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall on Wednesday announced that she intends to form a new Charter Review Committee to propose revisions for the City's Charter. More |
| October 23, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a tax rate of $0.206 for the 2008 tax year on first and final reading. More |
| October 22, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of $290,047 of sales tax collected for property tax relief for Fiscal Year 2009 from the Rainy Day Fund to the General Fund. More |
| October 22, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Don Holbrook opposed, to approve adoption of a tax rate of $0.588373 on first and final reading. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- Heavy voter turnout is reported at Friendswood City Hall where Early Voting is underway. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions will host its "Woofstock '08" event on November 8 at the Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women will meet on November 7 at Estabans in League City. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- United States Congressman Nick Lampson, a Democrat, met his Republican challenger Pete Olson, in a debate at the Bay Oaks Country Club on Monday that was sponsored by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's Political Protocol Committee. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an amendment to an ordinance to clarify that repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed mobile homes or travel trailers housed on lots or land within the city is prohibited. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted to table consideration of a proposed Charter amendment to define city residency requirements for the position of City Manager. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday received no comments from citizens during a public hearing concerning the 2008 tax rate. More |
| October 21, 2008 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families is kicking off a year long campaign to “Plant the Promise” of drug and alcohol free youth. More |
| October 20, 2008 -- The City of League City today announced that its Audio/Video Technician John Carstens took home an Emmy last weekend for his work on a FOX news story. More |
| October 20, 2008 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area today announced that new members have joined the group's board of directors. More |
| October 20, 2008 -- The Clear Lake Area Republicans will host Republican candidates for various elections at its meeting on Tuesday. More |
| October 18, 2008 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area will auction "Triton", a male tea-cup chihuahua at its "Masked Magic Fundraiser and Gala" on Saturday. More |
| October 16, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s Political Protocol Committee will host a candidates forum for U.S. District 22 Congressman Nick Lampson and challenger Pete Olson on Monday, October 20, 2008 at Bay Oaks Country Club at 14545 Bay Oaks Boulevard in Houston. More |
| October 16, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2, with Charles Evans and Jon Powell opposed, to request that the Lakeview Police Department revise its 2008-2009 Budget to reflect pay increases of 7.5 percent instead of 9 percent. More |
| October 15, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership's monthly luncheon was an update on the impact of Hurricane Ike by the leaders of Harris, Brazoria and Galveston Counties. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Brazoria County Commissioner Matt Sebesta and Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough reported on the preparations for the hurricane and the progress toward recovery in the three counties. More |
| October 15, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2,with Chris Samuelson and Thomas Cones opposed, to approve adoption of a tax rate of $0.63 per $100 valuation on first and final reading. More |
| October 14, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday announced that it is working with the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the Society of American Travel Writers convention on October 17-22. More |
| October 14, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to nominate and approve Katrina Williams as vice chair for the Lakeview Police Commission. More |
| October 14, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance providing for clean-up after demolition and removal of structures. More |
| October 14, 2008 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area today announced that preparations have begun for the "Saint Nicholas" annual holiday project to benefit disadvantaged children. More |
| October 13, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake today released photos and a report on its October 5 Nassau Bay Community Dinner and Hurricane Story Swap. More |
| October 11, 2008 -- City of Friendswood announced that storm-related debris collecting trucks anticipate to complete the first pass through the city by Tuesday, October 14. More |
| October 11, 2008 -- A seminar on Managing Conflict and Change to Enhance Morale and Team Building will be held on Thursday, December 11 at San Jacinto College Central Campus in the Kaleidoscope Room. More |
| October 10, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has published an update on businesses that are open following Hurricane Ike. More |
| October 10, 2008 -- Gary Trinklein, a professional photographer in Bay Area Houston, has contributed several photos of the recovery for publication on GuidryNews.com. Photos |
| October 09, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted operations managers from Junior Achievement to speak on the organization's programs. More |
| October 09, 2008 -- The City of Shoreacres has launched Ask Ike!on its website to provide answers to questions related to the recovery from Hurricane Ike. More |
| October 09, 2008 -- The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 47th Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade on December 13. More |
| October 09, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a proposed tax rate of $0.206 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 08, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership sponsored a reception and program at the Johnson Space Center's Gilruth Center today hosted by United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. More |
| October 08, 2008 -- Preserved in Time, Inc., a local non-profit organization, will host a volunteer kick-off for the "Save the West Mansion" campaign at the Hilton Houston NASA in Nassau Bay on October 18. More |
| October 08, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to place a moratorium on meetings of City boards, commissions and committees until January 1, excluding the Economic Development Corporation, the Board of Adjustments, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Ethics, if an ethics charge is filed. More |
| October 08, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Charles Scoville to fill a vacancy on the council left by Mike Bass, whose resignation was effective at the end of the meeting. More |
| October 07, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday held a public hearing to receive comments on its proposed tax rate of $0.642120 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 07, 2008 -- Bay Area Pet Adoptions will hold its Woofstock '08 fundraiser event on November 8 at Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion. More |
| October 07, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to suspend collection of the City's Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax and extend the deadline for payment of already collected taxes by hotels and motels in Kemah. More |
| October 07, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to revise the City's alarm ordinance to require alarm users to have a valid permit. More |
| October 07, 2008 -- The City of League City is currently accepting applications for vacant positions on its boards and commissions. More |
| October 06, 2008 -- The Clear Lake Metropolitan Ballet will host a fundraising event on Tuesday at Bailey's American Grille. More |
| October 06, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host its free music show and jam sessions on October 18 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| October 05, 2008 -- Volunteers are being recruited to help Armand Bayou Nature Center restore the tall grass prairie, a critical native habitat. More |
| October 04, 2008 -- The Friendswood Public Library has released its line-up of free programs for the fall season. More |
| October 04, 2008 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area will hold its "Masked Magic - Bay Area Idol Fundraiser and Gala" on October 25 at the Nassau Bay Hilton Inn. More |
| October 03, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Thursday held the first of two public hearings on the proposed 2008 tax rate of $0.642120 per $100 valuation. More |
| October 02, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, presented by The Arts Alliance Center of Clear Lake, will be held on on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. More |
| October 02, 2008 -- The NASA/Clear Creek/Friendswood Houston METRO Go Texan Subcommittee of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo TM will host the Cowboys and Cowgirls Who Cook VI at the Endeavour Marina on November 13. More |
| October 01, 2008 -- Hope Village has postponed its October 11 World of Wine fundraiser until February 7. More |
| September 30, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Tax Rate of $0.265247. More |
| September 30, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a $2.6 million earnest money contract with Wight Realty Interests, Ltd., to purchase approximately 60 acres of land for park purposes. More |
| September 30, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted unanimously to require vendors to register with the City on an annual basis to perform repairs not requiring a permit. More |
| September 29, 2008 -- The BayTran State of the Counties Address on October 15 has been postponed due to the aftermath and recovery operations of Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 29, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries today announced its thanks to those who helped with donations and volunteerism for its Hurricane Relief Center. More |
| September 29, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host a community dinner for Nassau Bay on Sunday. More |
| September 29, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women will hold its monthly meeting on Friday at the South Shore Harbor Country Club. More |
| September 28, 2008 -- Eighty students from Bay Elementary School spent a fun-filled day at Space Center Houston learning about space. More |
| September 28, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood reports that debris will be picked up every day including Saturday and Sunday.
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| September 26, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood has asked its residents to remain patient as contractors work to remove debris from Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 26, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is partnering with Promovita to promote a Disaster Housing Job Fair which will recruit staffing for a disaster housing group. More |
| September 26, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Small Business Committee has posted an offer to support area businesses in the recovery from Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 26, 2008 -- Due to Hurricane Ike the NAMI Gulf Coast Annual Gumbo Luncheon schedule for October 4th at St. Michael’s Church in Lake Jackson has been cancelled. More |
| September 25, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership invited a FEMA team to meet with state and local officials on Wednesday. More |
| September 24, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve on first and final reading an ordinance to temporarily permit recreational vehicles, including travel trailers, campers and pop-ups, on property where a single-family dwelling has been damaged by Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 23, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will host the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on Thursday at Centennial Park. More |
| September 13, 2008 -- A 65-member team that rode out Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center has begun to assess the condition of the center. More |
| September 13, 2008 -- Kemah City Administrator Bill Kerber reports that his Bay Area Houston city is experience serious flooding from Hurricane Ike. More |
| September 13, 2008 -- The City of Dickinson reports hurricane force winds. More |
| September 12, 2008 -- Kemah Mayor Greg Collins and City Administrator Bill Kerber visited with GuidryNews.com at the Galveston County Emergency Operations Center. More |
| September 12, 2008 -- Contrary to City of Houston and Harris County press releases and reporting by the local media, MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ORDERED in Friendswood. More |
| September 10, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2-1, with Neil Baron and Tim Paulissen opposed and Mike Barber abstaining, to approve a vote of confidence for City Manager Chris Reed. More |
| September 10, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will kick off its First Annual Celebrity Chef Series, a monthly interactive cooking demonstration to begin on October 21. More |
| September 09, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently received awards while attending the Texas Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus annual conference. More |
| September 09, 2008 -- Friendswood Police Department responded to a bank robbery on Monday at the International Bank of Commerce inside a Kroger store at FM 528. More |
| September 09, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting federal funding for State Highway 146 and the Bay Area Regional Transportation Corridor Projects. More |
| September 09, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve changes in water rates for the city. More |
| September 08, 2008 -- The Lakewood Yacht Club recently presented checks to support the Boys and Girls Harbor in La Porte. More |
| September 07, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center on Friday announced that more than 160,000 children participated in its SKATE Program. More |
| September 05, 2008 -- The annual Clear Lake Celtic Music Festival and Highland Games will be held on October 18 at Clear Lake Park. More |
| September 05, 2008 -- Phone lines and communications for the Friendswood Public Safety Building were restored by 7 p.m. on Thursday after the lines were damaged by construction crews that afternoon. More |
| September 04, 2008 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce will host the South Shore Dockside Food and Wine Festival on October 18. More |
| September 04, 2008 -- Phone lines at the Friendswood Public Safety Building were disrupted today due to the collapse of a ditch retention wall onto the phone lines. More |
| September 04, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will host its second annual Art Auction on October 2 through October 10. More |
| September 04, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance placing "no parking" signs on Shorewood Drive's northbound area from Lazywood to the north side of Woodhaven. More |
| September 04, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an $88,924 proposal from Insituform Technologies Inc. to repair eight-inch sewer lines on Plover and Spoonbill drives. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that preparations are under way for the third annual Fall Back Festival, which will be held October 24-26 in La Porte. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, with Mayor Floyd Myers and Mel Donehue opposed, to approve a resolution adopting guidelines and criteria for granting a green commercial building tax abatement. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area on Tuesday announced that it has received a donation from the BP Texas City Community Action Support Team. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Communities in Schools - Bay Area on Tuesday announced that employees of the Gilbane Building Company recently donated school supplies for area at-risk students. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a three-year contract with the City of La Porte for fire protection and emergency medical services. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance establishing a no parking area between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. within 25 feet of dumpsters. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject two bids for remodeling of the Club House kitchen and authorize City Manager Paul Shelley to continue as general contractor. More |
| September 03, 2008 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger reports in the latest edition of the BAHEP Business Development Update that that Done Deal! IDEV Technologies Inc., "an innovator and developer of next generation medical devices", has pre-leased a 48,000 square foot building at 253 Medical Center Boulevard in Webster. More |
| August 30, 2008 -- Friendswood will host the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on September 25 at Centennial Park. More |
| August 28, 2008 -- The "Lighting the Way Home" Gala, benefiting the Laura Recover Center, will be held on October 3 at Space Center Houston. More |
| August 28, 2008 -- Innovative Alternatives, a Bay Area Houston nonprofit organization that operates a victim assistance program has appealed to the public for support. More |
| August 27, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will hold a dedication ceremony for the Public Safety Building on September 16. More |
| August 27, 2008 -- The Fourth Annual Hope's Angels "Passport to the World of Wine" fundraiser for Hope Village will take place on October 11. More |
| August 27, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted United States Congressman Nick Lampson, who spoke about energy independence. More |
| August 27, 2008 -- The Friendswood Police Department today announced that it has been awarded a $45,220 Victim of Crime Act grant from the Texas Governor's Criminal Justice Division for the department's Crime Victim Assistance Program. More |
| August 27, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept donations of real property interests associated with proposed improvements to the Butler Road Lift Station. More |
| August 26, 2008 -- League City Mayor Toni Randall on Thursday will award resident Riley Salmon, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in Indoor Volleyball, a key to the city in a ceremony honoring him at Veterans Memorial Stadium. More |
| August 26, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting federal funding for Bay Area regional transportation corridor projects. More |
| August 26, 2008 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will host a training session to inform parents and the public about the dangers of alcopops and energy drinks that contain alcohol on September 4. More |
| August 26, 2008 -- The Friendswood Express Employment Professionals office, in association with Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, Bay Area Human Resource Management Association and San Jacinto College Small Business Development Center, host a presentation by Russ Moen of Express Employment Professionals to discuss the "truths and myths" about conflict and leaderships role in team management on September 23. More |
| August 23, 2008 -- The La Porte Main Street Program will sponsor the Fall Back Festival on October 24-26. More |
| August 22, 2008 -- Chili's Grill & Bar in Clear Lake Shores will sponsor a Motorcylce Fun Run to benenefi St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital on Sepember 27. More |
| August 21, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook recently hosted the President/CEO of Goodwill Industries of Houston Steven Lufburrow as a speaker at its meeting. More |
| August 20, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 2-4, with only Laura Davis and Tom Diegelman in favor, to defeat a motion to pay $1,000 for purchasing booth space at the Texas Municipal League Conference in San Antonio. More |
| August 20, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a change in rates for water/wastewater bills in 2009. More |
| August 20, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint members to the Road Committee for staggered two year terms beginning October 1. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children today announced that it now offers a public listing of the Law Enforcement Agencies in Texas. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- The Friendswood Senior Center today announced that it is now selling tickets to its "mini vacation" to San Antonio. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a proposed tax rate of $0.5797 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year and scheduled public hearing dates on August 26 and September 15. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- The Friendswood Public Library today announced its schedule of free summer programs through September. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to propose a property tax rate of $0.265247 for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year. More |
| August 19, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted 3-1, with Jeff Tave opposed, to approve a resolution in support of dry berthing of the Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battlegrounds. More |
| August 18, 2008 -- Lakewood Yacht Club on Sunday announced that member Philip Crain recently won the United States Sailing Youth Championships Laser Radial class. More |
| August 18, 2008 -- The League City Chamber of Commerce announced that its Leadership League City class recently returned from a two-day trip to Austin highlighting state government. More |
| August 16, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host a free bluegrass concert on September 20 at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center in League City. More |
| August 15, 2008 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club has announced that it is kicking off "another great year full of wonderful projects within the community". More |
| August 14, 2008 -- Communities in Schools of Texas on Wednesday announced that it was recognized by the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers during the "Good for Texas" award program. More |
| August 14, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries will celebrate the "Festival of Trees" on September 18 with a Wine Tasting Safari at South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| August 14, 2008 -- Family Outreach will hold its first run/walk event, "Run for the Kids", on September 14 at Clear Lake High School. More |
| August 14, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a re-plat of 2323 Park Avenue. More |
| August 13, 2008 -- The City of League City will host a Hurricane Awareness Town Hall Meeting on Thursday at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| August 13, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to request that Galveston County consider allocating additional funds to League City to expedite completion of road projects. More |
| August 13, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $75,584 purchase of computer hardware and software for the City Hall and Police Department considered to be urgently needed. More |
| August 12, 2008 -- The City of League City today announced that its Fire Marshal, Planning, Building Inspections and Economic Development Departments will be moving to the Amegy Bank Building on Main Street on Thursday and Friday. More |
| August 12, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance at Clear Lake today announced that its summer art camp drew record attendance from the Clear Lake and Galveston County areas. More |
| August 12, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the Nassau Bay Economic Development Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation to provide economic development incentives to Lockheed Martin. More |
| August 12, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood on Monday announced at its August 4-5 Senior Citizen Program overnight trip, which was cancelled due to Tropical Storm Edouard, has been rescheduled for September 15-16. More |
| August 12, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a draft interlocal agreement with the City of La Porte for the joint development and maintenance of a public park. More |
| August 11, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women will host State Senator Mike Jackson at their September 5 meeting. More |
| August 11, 2008 -- The American Business Women's Association League City Charter Chapter on August 21 will host Catherine James, who will speak about professional development. More |
| August 11, 2008 -- The Harvest Moon Regatta will hold its Safety Day on September 13 at the ballroom of the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| August 09, 2008 -- The Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families on Friday announced that it is launching "Operation Cooler Cling" to increase awareness about underage drinking. More |
| August 09, 2008 -- The Bay Area Toros baseball team on Friday announced that August 16 will be "Veterans Night". More |
| August 07, 2008 -- Lakewood Yacht Club today announced that Taylor Lutz and his team won the Lightening Junior World Champion Regatta held in Montreal, Canada. More |
| August 07, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook hosted Sifu Christopher Scott of the Asian Arts and Health Center during its meeting on July 31. More |
| August 06, 2008 -- Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia presented an economic update on July 30 at San Jacinto College’s central campus in Pasadena at a meeting hosted jointly by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation, and the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. More |
| August 06, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a $26,660 renovation of the fence at Walnut Park. More |
| August 06, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Mike Bass as mayor pro tem and from the Road Committee. More |
| August 05, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted 6-1, with Jim Hill opposed, to approve an amendment to the 2007-2008 Budget. More |
| August 05, 2008 -- The Clear Lake International Triathlon will kick off on August 23 at Clear Lake Park. More |
| August 05, 2008 -- All City of Friendswood offices will be closed today More |
| August 02, 2008 -- The Laura Recovery Center - for missing children - has announced that Friendswood resident Erin Ellis is this year's recipient of the Laura Smither Scholarship. More |
| August 02, 2008 -- Nicholas Johnson, NASA chief scientist for orbital debris, has received the Department of Defense Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his critical contributions to the successful interception of a non-functional DoD satellite. More |
| August 01, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Independent School District reports that just released TAKS scores indicate a record number of students in the District passed the state assessment test, earning CCISD a Recognized rating. More |
| July 31, 2008 -- The Rotary Club of Seabrook hosted Mars Education Specialist Peter Kinser from the Imagine Mars Project on July 24 at the Lakewood Yacht Club. More |
| July 31, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will host the Texas State Mandolin Championship on August 16. More |
| July 30, 2008 -- Volunteer Houston Bay Area recently received a $1,000 check to support the "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" project from Oiltanking Texas City employees. More |
| July 30, 2008 -- The Texas Dragon Boat Association on Monday announced that Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell will be the Honorary Chair of the 2008 Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta on October 18-19. More |
| July 30, 2008 -- Interfaith Caring Ministries has published a message of thanks to churches who have supported the organization. More |
| July 29, 2008 -- La Porte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to designate Westside Park as the site for a baseball sports complex and authorized the procurement of architectural service to design the complex. More |
| July 29, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to request that the State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department keep the Battleship Texas at its current location at the San Jacinto Battleground. More |
| July 25, 2008 -- Clear Creek Independent School District Superintendent Greg Smith has published a message to members of the community, which is posted on the GuidryNews.com Forum. More |
| July 25, 2008 -- The Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps deployed an ambulance and an Emergency Medical Services team to South Texas on a Texas Department of State Health Services mission for Hurricane Dolly on Tuesday. More |
| July 23, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, in conjunction with NASA's Johnson Space Center, sponsored a Town Hall Meeting held by Congressman Nick Lampson on Monday to discuss the space agency. More |
| July 23, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance establishing speed limits during construction along a portion of Interstate 45 frontage roads. More |
| July 22, 2008 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch and the Galveston Chamber of Commerce will host the "Celebrating Women: Mind-Body-Spirit" conference on September 25 at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort. More |
| July 22, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of a deed to 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Centennial Park from the West Ranch Management District to the City. More |
| July 22, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint David Mowry to the Kemah Community Development Corporation. More |
| July 21, 2008 -- Gulf Coast Big Brothers and Big Sisters recently received the Gold Standard Award at the National Conference in St. Louis. More |
| July 21, 2008 -- The 6U Bay Area Banditos baseball team recently completed their first season, which included a 2nd place trophy from the 2008 USSSA World Series. More |
| July 21, 2008 -- Friendswood Public Library today announced its schedule of Summer Programs for Adults for July and August. More |
| July 20, 2008 -- President of AMOCO Federal Credit Union Shawn Bailey recently presented a $5,000 check to Communities In Schools - Bay Area. More |
| July 18, 2008 -- Congressman Gene Green today sent a letter to Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground urging the group to join in a community effort to preserve the Battleship Texas and keep it in San Jacinto State Park, not to move it to Galveston. More |
| July 17, 2008 -- The Clear Creek Republican Women will meet on August 1 at Esteban's in League City. More |
| July 17, 2008 -- Texas State Senator Mike Jackson reported to GuidryNews.com on a meeting regarding the status of the Battleship Texas he attended in the officer of Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia on Wednesday. More |
| July 17, 2008 -- Former Kemah Mayor Bill King, a likely candidate for Mayor of Houston, was the featured speaker at a general membership meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership at Bailey's American Grille. More |
| July 17, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to rescind a previous ordinance concerning natural gas rates from CenterPoint Energy. More |
| July 16, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a guideline document regarding procedures and priorities for the City's Planning and Zoning Commission for the next 18 months. More |
| July 16, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, with Tom Diegelman opposed, to approve a policy for increasing communication with Boards and Commissions. More |
| July 16, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Derhyl Hebert as the Director of Community Development. More |
| July 15, 2008 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of the permanent dry berthing of the Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground. More |
| July 15, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Kathy Booth to Position 4 of the Planning and Zoning Commission. More |
| July 13, 2008 -- William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is currently playing at Clear Creek Community Theatre. More |
| July 12, 2008 -- The City of League City on Friday announced that the intersection of Calder Road and League City Parkway will be closed July 17-23. More |
| July 12, 2008 -- The Nassau Bay Garden Club recently held a Fourth of July Garden Dedication for the new "Reflection Garden" at Lake Nassau Park. More |
| July 10, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will host a Safe Sitter class on August 1 at the Friendswood Community Church. More |
| July 10, 2008 -- The City of League City today announced that it is creating a plan for the FM 518 corridor from Interstate 45 to State Highway 270. More |
| July 10, 2008 -- League City on Wednesday announced that its 311 service is now offered on Verizon Wireless and Sprint Wireless phones as well as landline phones. More |
| July 09, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny a six-month moratorium on televising meetings of the council on the City's cable station. More |
| July 08, 2008 -- El Lago City Council on Monday voted to approve a three year contract with Sandersen, Knox and Belt for auditing services for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2010. More |
| July 08, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an agreement with Forest Bend Homeowner's Association to exchange ownership of the Forest Bend Civic Center property for Fire Station No. 3. More |
| July 08, 2008 -- Kemah City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a variance request to the City's set-back ordinance for a retaining wall for the Holiday Inn hotel. More |
| July 08, 2008 -- The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted a luncheon at Space Center Houston on July 2 to recognize the Texas Travelers who participated in Citizens for Space Exploration's recent visit to Washington, D. C. More |
| July 07, 2008 -- The Friendswood Police Department reports that an adult couple was arrested and charged in connection with a dog fight that endangered a 13 month old toddler. More |
| July 07, 2008 -- The South West International Boat Show will be held October 2-5 at the Kemah Boardwalk Marina. More |
| July 07, 2008 -- The American Business Women's Association, League City Charter Chapter, will feature motivational speaker Kelly Smith at its July 17 meeting. More |
| July 07, 2008 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that it issued five warrants to obtain blood samples for drunk driving arrests during the "No Refusal Weekend" held July 4-6. More |
| July 07, 2008 -- Several sponsors in Bay Area Houston have joined together to support the 4th Annual Salute to Heroes Reception, supporting the Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation, on Thursday, July 24 in the Crystal Ballroom of the South Shore Harbour Resort. More |
| July 03, 2008 -- Taylor Lake Village City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve placing "No Parking" signs on Shorewood Street northbound at Lazywood to Woodhaven. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- The City of League City has changed locations for its Fourth of July Citizen Appreciation Day from League Park to the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake will present "Water: A Themed Exhibit" from August 21 to September 25. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- The Rotary Club International of Seabrook recently installed its new officers and board members for the upcoming year. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- Seabrook City Council on Tuesday voted 4-0-2, with Garry Mack and Paul Dunphey abstaining, to approve the first reading of an ordinance changing the zoning of a 7.24 acre tract from R-2 Single Family Small Lots to C-3 Heavy Commercial. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- Clear Lake Shores City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to refer to the City Attorney a recommendation of the Road Committee to require property owners of all new residential construction or substantial improvements after September 1 to fill in any open ditches adjacent to their property with culverts and the appropriate number of drainage inlets. More |
| July 02, 2008 -- Webster City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint Johanna Rinze-Blissit as the hotelier representative and Beverly Gaines as council representative to the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. More |
| July 01, 2008 -- The League City Street Department has completed the improvement and surfacing of Grissom Road between Bay Area Boulevard and Massengale. More |
| June 27, 2008 -- The deadline to apply for NASA's 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class is July 1. More |
| June 26, 2008 -- The Friendswood Public Library today announced its schedule of free summer programs for adults. More |
| June 26, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will kick off softball league beginning July 20. More |
| June 26, 2008 -- Newly elected League City Mayor Toni Randall has published a news release to introduce herself to the community. More |
| June 25, 2008 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 1-6, with Thomas Cones the only member in favor, to deny a request from Beacon Lake Apartments for a variance for a 20-foot buffer yard requirement at its development. More |
| June 25, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood will host its annual Friendswood Fourth of July Celebration starting with a parade at 10 a.m. at FM 518 and Heritage Drive. More |
| June 25, 2008 -- The City of Friendswood today announced the calendar of events for its Senior Citizen Program for the month of July. More |
| June 24, 2008 -- The Bay Area Bluegrass Association will be having a free bluegrass music show and jam session on Saturday, July 19. More |
| June 24, 2008 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of La Porte to provide for the housing of dogs. More |
| June 23, 2008 -- Friendswood City Council has approved several new development incentive programs for downtown property and business owners in order to stimulate reinvestment in downtown Friendswood. More |
| June 23, 2008 -- Friendswood Police Department today announced that officers arrested one man and seized a large amount of narcotics after searching a Clear Lake area apartment on June 21. More |
| June 23, 2008 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger's Business Development Update for June includes a report on the University of Texas Medical Branch Specialty Care Center in League City. |