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Wednesday Oct 8 | KHWB-TV Houston

Ike Cripples San Leon

No doubt Hurricane Ike devastated the area, but it also wiped out the local multi-million dollar fishing and shrimp industry.

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Related Topix: San Leon, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Life, Food, Seafood

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Community Forum: Pet adoption center in need of help

Editor: Bay Area Pet Adoptions, formerly known as Bay Area SPCA, has taken a crippling blow from Hurricane Ike.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Opinion

Sat Oct 04, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Newspaper offers help to damaged businesses

It's a little unusual for me to write about The Daily News as a business. But these are unusual times and the newspaper is doing something that hard-hit business owners ought to know about.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Galveston Metro, Galveston, TX, Seabrook, TX, Bacliff, TX

Thu Oct 02, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Housing shortage grips Galveston County

As Galveston County residents recover from the floodwaters of Hurricane Ike, they find themselves in the grips of a housing shortage.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston County, TX, Hitchcock, TX, Galveston, TX, Houston Metro

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Paper offers help to businesses

It's a little unusual for me to write about The Daily News as a business. But these are unusual times and the newspaper is doing something that hard-hit business owners ought to know about.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Galveston Metro, Galveston, TX, San Leon, TX, Seabrook, TX

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Click2Houston.com

Family Lives In Tents Outside Hurricane-Damaged Home

KEMAH, Texas - A family of 15 is living in tents in their front yard after Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc on their Kemah home, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Family, Kids

Fri Sep 26, 2008

Click2Houston.com

Kemah On Fast Pace To Recovery

KEMAH, Texas - Kemah residents are working around the clock to be able to move in back into their homes, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Thu Sep 25, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Kemah residents allowed to return home

Officials announced Thursday that Kemah residents can finally return home. AP Photo Damage from Hurricane Ike to the Kemah boardwalk is shown in this aerial view Monday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Wed Sep 24, 2008

FOX16.com

Swiss Re: Ike could cost insurers up to $14B

"The Hot Dog Show" includes recipes from chef Marc Murphy, a history lesson from Janet Riley, president of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, and hot dog memorabilia with collector Charles Phoenix.

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Related Topix: Recipes, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Switzerland, World News, Hurricane Gustav

Mon Sep 22, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Legal and illegal, Latinos labor to rebuild Texas

All along the Texas coast, Latino immigrants are hauling away fallen trees, slashing through storm-tangled brush, patching punctured roofs.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Texas, Natural Disasters, Houston Metro

Sat Sep 20, 2008

The Ledger

Ex-Polk Resident Reacts to Texas Hurricane

Published: Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:58 p.m. A letter from Larry Durrence, former president of Polk Community College and current interim ...

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, Texas City, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston Metro

Thu Sep 18, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Galveston County ME: 6 deaths direct result of Ike

Six Galveston County residents died as a direct result of Hurricane Ike and 13 others died during the storm from medical conditions, the county medical examiner said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston County, TX, San Leon, TX, Galveston Metro, Texas City, TX

GlobeSt.com

TX Seaside Towns Still Suffer in Ike's Wake

Although much of Houston is recovering from Hurricane Ike, region's seaside communities are struggling to recover.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston County, TX, League City, TX, Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Tue Sep 16, 2008

Houston Press

Kemah Comes Face To Face With What Ike Hath Wrought

The street corner underneath the blue, arching sign welcoming visitors to Kemah is littered with debris washed out of people's houses: light-switch covers, roof shingles and even a sandy, sticky clump of faded ...

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Related Topix: League City, TX

Charlotte.com

Rescue crews comb coast for Ike victims

A man searches through debris left by Hurricane Ike along Seawall Boulevard on Saturday in Galveston, Texas.

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Related Topix: Orange, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Boat Disaster, Galveston Metro, Galveston, TX

Sun Sep 14, 2008

Charlotte.com

Full Slideshow

A lone man takes a closer look at what is left of the Texas City Dyke Saturday, Sept.

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Related Topix: League City, TX, Seabrook, TX, Galveston County, TX, Texas City, TX, Galveston Metro

The Record

In harm's way: Ike floods force rescue of holdouts

Even as they plucked people from rooftops and wrecked neighborhoods on Saturday, emergency responders grumbled over how many brushed off dire warnings and tried to ride out Hurricane Ike.

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Related Topix: Seabrook, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston Metro, Texas

Sat Sep 13, 2008

Charlotte.com

By air, boat and truck, search on for Ike victims

Matt Schlabach, left, and Meredith Borders look at the damage casused by Hurricane Ike to the JPMorgan Chase Tower Saturday, Sept.

1 comment

Related Topix: Nassau Bay, TX, Boat Disaster, Seabrook, TX, FEMA, US News

KTVT Fort Worth

This is on main road between Kemah and Seabrook.

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68 comments

Related Topix: Seabrook, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, Corpus Christi Metro, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Charlotte.com

Economic damage from Ike may be less than feared

Flood waters from Hurricane Ike inundate the main street in Kemah, Texas, Saturday, Sept.

8 comments

Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Port Arthur, TX, Texas City, TX, Beaumont Metro, Galveston, TX

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