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Friendswood, Texas is located in Galveston County. Zip codes in Friendswood, TX include 77549, and 77546. More Friendswood information.

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6 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa

DA: No criminal act by Terrebonne sheriff

The Terrebonne Parish district attorney says Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois did not commit a criminal act when he called a deputy and urged him to not arrest a Texas man pulled over for drunk driving.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Click2Houston

Man took bath salts, ran into traffic

A man had taken bath salts, a drug similar to synthetic cocaine or methamphetamine, when he ran into incoming traffic last week, said Friendswood police.

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Mon May 28, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

Friendswood man honored at Memorial Day service

Alice Williams waves a flag as she and her grandson Dion Merchant watch the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter drop a memorial wreath into the Galveston Ship Channel near Seawolf Park on Monday during a Memorial Day ceremony.

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Sun May 27, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Lifetime's 'The Client List' has a Beaumont flavor all its own

Lifetime's 'The Client List' has a Beaumont flavor all its own Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2012 Beaumont Enterprise.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Detroit News

Vegas casino mogul's estate sends NASA moon chips

It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon.

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Austin American-Statesman

Memories of a British doctor's first visit to Austin, and a lesson in Latin

John Egerton nearly got waylaid during a 1975 lunch at the Driskill Hotel downtown when a representative of the hospital that hired him got to drinking Black Russians and playing piano on their way to a meeting.

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Off the Kuff

Endorsement watch: Three for SBOE

The Chron finally crosses one redistricting-affected category off its list by issuing three endorsements in State Board of Education primaries.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Houston Press

This Means War: $1K Reward Offered for Info on the Heathens Who...

The Rig, which is what they call Pearland High School's football stadium, has been attacked by persons who somehow do not hold Pearland football in the high esteem it has earned.

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Wed May 23, 2012

KHOU-TV Houston

Friendswood woman charged after stabbing husband in back

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas - A Friendswood woman was charged by police after she stabbed her husband repeatedly in the back with a key, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

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News Times

Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA

It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Chron

BACS grad seeks national title

Brittany Booker has been volunteering the past few years at Hope Village in Friendswood.

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Mon May 21, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

Friendswooda s mayor wants city to stay friendly

Landry's employees and their families put Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier workers to the test Sunday as they prepare for the official opening.

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Sat May 19, 2012

The Victoria Advocate

Warriors across US bask in honor

PORT O' CONNOR - Shane Parsons lost his ability to read, write and walk six years ago - but not his will to live.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Bay Area Houston

TWIA to Waise Wates. Again.

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. State Insurance Representative Larry Taylor, republican from Friendswood, and insurance salesman, claims that TWIA is in need of reform not rate increases.

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Thu May 17, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

Yaga's cook-off set for Saturday

Unofficial Tanger Outlets site plans show several stores that left the area will be returning when the mall opens later this year.

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Wed May 16, 2012

The Intelligencer

Anne Tomlinson

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Hanket and Robert Tomlinson; three sisters, Margaret Chute, Helen Masherah and Josephine Aeschliman; three brothers, John, Paul and Andy Futey; and half-brothers, Joe, Steve and Denny Futey.

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Tue May 15, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

PAC with Bonnen ties goes after Sittona s residency

After at first denying any connection with a political action committee that launched an attack video and mailer during the weekend blasting Republican candidate for Texas state representative District 24 Ryan Sitton, the political consulting firm managing the campaign for candidate Dr.

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Sat May 12, 2012

KHOU-TV Houston

Houston forecast: Continued chance of minor thunderstorms, flooding

Although areas of Houston are starting to see the sun dry up the rainfall, thunderstorms and flooding are still possibilities for other regions, said KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Mario Gomez.

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The Galveston County Daily News

Part I of election is here

Martial arts legend Chuck Norris was on the island Thursday to honor students in the Central Middle School Kickstart Karate program.

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Fri May 11, 2012

KHOU-TV Houston

H&M set to open in Houston area

The retailer, who is popular for its trendy clothes at reasonable prices, will open May 31 at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood.

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