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Bayou Vista, Texas is located in Galveston County. Zip codes in Bayou Vista, TX include 77563. More Bayou Vista information.

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Saturday Dec 5 | KHOU-TV Houston

One dead in Valero refinery explosion

One person was killed and at least two injured after an explosion at the Valero refinery in Texas City on Friday night.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Family Badge

Tiki Island husband charged with murdering wife

Galveston County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating an early morning shooting in Tiki Island that left a woman dead and her husband charged with her murder.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Police: Despondent Tiki Island man kills wife

A Tiki Island man burdened by financial problems, including the impending loss of his home, shot his wife to death and confronted police with a pistol in hopes that they would kill him, a Galveston County sheriff's officer said today.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Ike victims claim pressure to leave trailers

Alida and Tom Duggan are fighting contractors, their insurance company and the bank in a struggle to rebuild their home in Bayou Vista, destroyed by Hurricane Ike.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

County clerk to retire; 3 already seeking office

It's four months before Democratic and Republican primaries and already candidates are lining up for the 2010 county elections.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Galveston County Clerk leaving office

Thirty-eight years ago, after a brief stint in the insurance business, Mary Ann Daigle joined the Galveston County Clerk's Office.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Fisherman describes finding Baby Grace's body

A fisherman told a jury Thursday morning how he found the decomposing body of Baby Grace.

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The Galveston County Daily News

Bonds' vote order has priorities right

It's a bad time for a tax increase, but city officials have made a convincing case that Santa Fe residents should invest in public buildings.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Charities recruit officials to find Ike victims

Charities armed with federal dollars to help hurricane victims find help Monday recruited Galveston County mayors, constables, firefighters and postmasters to help them track down people still living in hurricane-damaged homes.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Housing program coming to a halt

Before Hurricane Ike, Sidney Lampman rented the first floor of her sister's two-story house on West Hunter Drive in Old Bayou Vista.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

High tide floods Galveston streets

More than a foot of rainwater pools Thursday morning 10/22/09 on Galveston's Ferry Road, stranding cars.

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Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Second man convicted in injection murder

A Galveston County jury returned a murder conviction Friday in the case of a man accused of helping torture and inject a lethal dose of narcotics into the arm of a Houston man.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

The Family Badge

Second man goes on trial in Bayou Vista body dumping

A second suspect is set to go to trial today in the case of a man who was tortured and given a lethal dose of drugs.

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Sat Aug 29, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Santa Fe to have first bond election

After a lot of hand wringing, the Santa Fe City Council this week approved putting three bond proposals on the November ballot.

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Sat Aug 15, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Video in murder trial difficult to decipher

Prosecutors played Friday a 4 1/2-hour videotaped recording of a defendant's statements to authorities, but it's unclear whether the jury hearing the murder trial could understand the conversations.

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Wed Aug 12, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

La Marque apartments evacuated; engineer warns of collapse

More than a dozen people were evacuated from the Cedar Ridge apartments late Monday after an engineer determined the building was at risk of collapsing.

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KHOU-TV Houston

La Marque apartments evacuated; engineer warns of collapse

More than a dozen people were evacuated from the Cedar Ridge apartments late Monday after an engineer determined the building was at risk of collapsing.

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The Family Badge

Trial begins in Bayou Vista murder

A man accused of trying to dispose of a body was "so high" he couldn't complete the task, a state prosecutor said in opening arguments of the defendant's Tuesday murder trial.

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

La Marque apartments evacuated; engineer warns of collapse

More than a dozen people were evacuated from the Cedar Ridge apartments late Monday after an engineer determined the building was at risk of collapsing.

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KHOU-TV Houston

La Marque apartments evacuated; engineer warns of collapse

More than a dozen people were evacuated from the Cedar Ridge apartments late Monday after an engineer determined the building was at risk of collapsing.

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