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At least three of the county’s nine school districts are facing budget shortfalls, and they’re laying the blame on what officials call a broken school finance system. Public school districts in Galveston, Santa Fe and Dickinson will likely have to dip into their savings to keep schools running next year. That's the way Republicans like it . Uhuh, uhuh.
August 14, 2008Help welcome home a hero from Galveston CountyFirst there are heroes, and then there are the people who help them. Finally there are the rest of us who appreciate the work and sacrifices made by those in both groups. Recently I learned about a young man named Sergio Trejo. Trejo is a husband to his wife Jessica, a father to his children Trinity and David. And he's also a hero....
Norway's Statoil bet $61 million that significant oil and gas deposits lie beneath the Gulf of Mexico seafloor more than 160 miles south of Galveston, according to lease sale results released by the federal government today.
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that American National Insurance Co. will challenge a $60 million verdict awarded by a Utah jury this month to a rival company in a suit over the defection of agents. James Pozzi, senior executive vice president with the Galveston, Texas-based company, said the punitive damages verdict - which was based on a claim that American National poached Farm Bureau...
Norway's Statoil bet $61 million that significant oil and gas deposits lie beneath the Gulf of Mexico seafloor more than 160 miles south of Galveston, according to lease sale results released by the federal government today.
Forecasters at the Houston/Galveston office of the National Weather Service say that after a 60 percent chance of rain today and a high of about 89, a 40 percent chance of precipitation will persist through Saturday, keeping temperatures in the low 90s.
Statoil's $61 million bid on a single block more than 160 miles south of Galveston was the highest of 423 bids for leases from the federal government. Exxon Mobil submitted the largest number of high bids for a total of $127.3 million, though the Irving-based oil major had no competition from other bidders for much of its quarry.
Sharon Steinmann Chronicle Burn survivor Mauricio Aguilar, 5, enjoys pizza with his father Jesus Aguilar, both of Mexico, during the After Burns Club support group meeting for burn victims and their families organized by Justina Page at Shriners Burns Hospital in Galveston on Saturday, Aug. 16.Share Resources Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest...
... studying it. It could change."About 70 people attended the public meeting hosted by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, where Harris County Toll Road Authority and Texas Department of Transportation officials answered questions and listened to criticism of their Interstate 10 plans.After an initial period starting in early September when current HOV lanes are closed for construction, the...
GALVESTON -- A venomous snake that's gone missing twice in the last month from its Galveston aquarium has turned up again.Moody Gardens spokeswoman Je ...
... oil and gas deposits lie beneath the Gulf of Mexico seafloor more than 160 miles south of Galveston, according to lease sale results released by the federal government today.snipChevron, the largest leaseholder in the Gulf, submitted three of the top five bids announced today: $52 million and $22 million for blocks directly south of the Louisiana coast and $20 million for a block in the...
This is an updated awesome QPF Chart but it must be used with a lot of caution. This is a five-day total. These rarely verify across the board, so I am posting it mainly for general information. The heavy rain to the west is not because of Fay, instead, it is part of that big system that gave the downpours to Texas yesterday. Note the 4-inch amounts around Shrevport and Galveston and also over...
... Masters is centered over the stereo; it matches the colors of the heavy velour drapes and couch. “Galveston”, “Wichita Lineman”, and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” made vaguely country music safe for those of us on the more urban coasts–East Coast city dwellers and California dreamers alike. Plus, Campbell was pretty cool and sophisticated for a guy playing twangy guitar tunes. As some of...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- A venomous viper that vanished twice in the past month has turned up again after a one-week absence from its Texas aquarium. Moody Gardens spokeswoman Jerri Hamachek says the missing 10-inch African bush viper was found...
