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For Waldenbooks at Mainland mall, it's 'The End'
Sad chapter: Here's a story that doesn't have a happy ending for mid-county book lovers.
Race report for the 2009 Turkey Day 10K and 5K Fun Run, Clear Lake, Texas
No one could ask for better weather for an appetite-provoking Thanksgiving Day morning run.
Hospitals limit visitation to slow spread of H1N1
Starting Monday, children 12 years old and younger no longer will be allowed to visit family and friends in John Sealy Hospital, a policy designed to slow the spread of the swine flu .
Police kick in door, rescue woman and child
Friday evening Friendswood Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a woman asking for help at at the Baybrook Village Apartments in the 2800 block of W. Bay Area Blvd, just north of the Friendswood city limits.
Healing, plus a whodunit: West Texas mystery was born of grief
Kay Taylor Burnett found healing in writing while mourning two deaths in her family.
A tip led Austin police to a man now charged with killing a couple in their home in apparent drug-related shootings.
Houston area RB Randall Hollimon is a player whose stock is on the rise. The Clear Lake, Texas Running Back has already picked up a couple scholarship offers and is close to adding others, including one from one of his favorites... ... More ... To continue reading this article you must be a member.
Dog home with family 10 months after Ike
Top Story Headlines Texas minimum wage increases to $7.25 an hour The minimum wage in Texas is now $7.25 an hour, which is an increase of 70 cents, and kitchen employees at one popular restaurant in El Paso say the increase will help them out.
Celanese to close subsidiary, cut 350 jobs
Bizjournals.com reports that Chemical maker Celanese Corp. has reached a final agreement with workers on how the corporation will shut down its Acetex Chimie subsidiary, which is located in Pardies, France.
Fireworks show in Galveston County
Hots dogs, apple pie, cold drinks and, of course, fireworks can be found across Galveston County to celebrate the Fourth of July.
SHARE YOUR MEMORIES Were you living in the Clear Lake area 40 years ago when NASA landed a man on the moon? What do you remember about Clear Lake and how it's changed? Share your reminiscences by commenting below, and e-mail your old photos to jenny.montgomery@chron.com . Your memories may appear in a future edition of the Houston Chronicle.
Lone Star Library: 'Veronica Mars' blueprint from Texas
Mars creator, producer and occasional scriptwriter Rob Thomas spent many years in the Lone Star State, attending college, teaching high-school journalism and playing bass in a variety of bands.