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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 06:53 pm

Texas City News

Local news for Texas City, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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After waiting more than 60 years, an area veteran finally received recognition for his service

An 80-year-old Texas City man received a long overdue honor. Yesterday, during a special ceremony, Reverend Leonard Clark received service medals more than six decades after he served in the Pacific during the ...

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Asphalt price increases affect road maintenance

Get used to that pothole in front of your house. The price of asphalt has increased by more than 80 percent in some cases since last year, forcing cities and counties to choose which roads must be repaved and ...

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Santa Fe, TX, Galveston Metro, Galveston County, TX

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Big Apple

City of Stars

Entry from June 28, 2008 City of Stars The city of Kilgore in East Texas used to have over 1,000 oil derricks.

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Related Topix: Classical, Van Cliburn, Gregg County, TX, Marshall, TX, Life, Holidays, Christmas

Tue Jul 01, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Police: Texas City good Samartian likely thwarted girl's kidnapping

A good Samaritan likely thwarted a kidnapping that could have led to a sexual assault, Texas City police said Monday.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

KHOU-TV Houston

Lawsuit: Bridge design led to fatal collision

The family of a Santa Fe woman killed in a head-on collision on a Texas City bridge has filed a lawsuit against the state seeking up to $250,000. Yvonne Cole, 36, died Jan.

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Related Topix: Santa Fe, TX, Galveston Metro, Galveston County, TX

KHOU-TV Houston

Three agencies round up Texas City, Pearland drug suspects

Several law enforcement agencies are rounding up drug suspects in Pearland and Texas City on Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, Pearland, TX, Galveston County, TX

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Quadruplets called a 'miracle on 21st' Avenue

You know it's nap time at the Perez house when the living room is abuzz with the whir of four motorized baby swings rocking side to side all at once.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

Fri Jun 27, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Man testifies friend planned deadly attack

One member of the group of men charged with breaking into an Algeria Street home in a deadly search for drugs testified against his friend Thursday, saying Joshua Jermaine Julius planned the break-in and went ...

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

The Peninsula

Where oil prices fuel more gains than pain

Soaring oil and gas prices may be a fiscal drag for much of the nation, but in Houston, the self-styled energy capital of the world, they are feeding an economic surge.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, La Marque, TX

Thu Jun 26, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Parents fearful over frenzy of teen violence

Alexa Moffatt was sitting on her front porch Sunday night, waiting for her son to come home.

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

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Roadblocks put up after leak at Texas City plant

Traffic control roadblocks were being set up around the Marathon Oil Corp. plant here today after the company reported a leak in one of its tanks, Texas City police said.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

KVUE

Police: Drunk driver plunges off Texas City Dike

Anglers on the Texas City Dike were sent scrambling early Sunday morning when a car came smashing through their fishing spots and into Galveston Bay.

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX, US Coast Guard, US News

Sun Jun 22, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Schools pull plug on wasted energy

Steven Gremillion spends his day hunting. The energy manager at Clear Creek Independent School District stalks the hogs in odd places.

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX, Friendswood, TX, Education Etc., Houston Metro, Galveston, TX

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Texas Monthly

The Horse's Mouth

QUALIFICATIONS: Married eighty years ago on November 11, 1927 / The first of five living generations We married at a traveling marvel show.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

LaMarque man sentenced to prison in explosion

A LaMarque man was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for his role in an apartment explosion that killed his roommate, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro

Wed Jun 18, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Galveston officer killed in motorcycle wreck wasn't wearing helmet

The off-duty Galveston police officer who was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a car that crossed into its path was not wearing his helmet at the time of the fatal accident, officials confirmed Sunday.

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

The Galveston County Daily News

Friend saw stabbing that killed man

A man who watched the knife attack that killed his friend, Craig Dwayne Curry, early Monday morning could be the key witness police need to make an arrest for the man's death.

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Related Topix: La Marque, TX, Galveston Metro

Houston Chronicle

Man sentenced for fatal Texas City bomb blast

A man who survived a 2006 Texas City apartment blast that killed his roommate was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison this morning.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, Houston Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Newlywed Galveston officer killed in crash

An off-duty Galveston police sergeant was killed and his new bride was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Texas City on Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX, Houston Metro, Galveston, TX

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Galveston County Daily News

Man gunned down at apartment complex

Police are trying to find out who shot a 27-year-old man in an apartment complex parking lot early Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX, Galveston Metro, Violent Crime

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Texas City, Texas is located in Galveston County and is part of the Galveston Metro Area. Zip codes in Texas City include 77590, 77591, and 77592.

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