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Friday May 25 | Bay Area Observer

Man Wanted In Connection With Multiple Brazoria County Felonies Arrested By La Porte Investigators

On Monday, May 14th, La Porte Police Investigators received information shortly before noon that a suspect wanted by Brazoria County Sheriff's Office for multiple Felony-level offenses might be staying in the La Porte area.

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Related Topix: La Porte, TX

Thu May 24, 2012

Chron

9 Republicans, 2 Democrats vie for Paul's seat

The race to fill the 14th Congressional District seat held for the last 16 years by the retiring Ron Paul could turn out to be a duel between Houston metro voters on the west and Beaumont-area voters on the east.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ron Paul, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Beaumont, TX

The Galveston County Daily News

Campaign finance reports reveal big spenders

In the Republican races for state representative, there's a tale of the haves and have-nots. Those running for the District 23 seat have raised a few thousand dollars in the home stretch of the campaign, while those running for the District 24 seat in the north county have raised hundreds of thousands - mostly from political action committees.

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Related Topix: Chambers County, TX, Texas City, TX

Wed May 23, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

Holly Washington Quinine

Holly Washington Quinine of West Texas City, a former unit clerk at UTMB Hospital, passed from this life May 21, 2012 in Galveston, Texas.

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Related Topix: Galveston, TX

The Beaumont Enterprise

EDITORIAL: Enterprise endorsements summarized

Below is a summary of the endorsements by The Enterprise in selected races for the Democratic and Republican primary election on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Beaumont, TX, Opinion

Fri May 18, 2012

Houston Press

Joshua Matthew Pierce: Con Man's Short High-Flying Career Over

Though his actions were sleazy in the extreme and hurt a lot of people, including some he was ostensibly close to, you've just got to hand it to Joshua Matthew Pierce.

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Related Topix: Robinson, TX

Thu May 17, 2012

KHOU-TV Houston

Pearland kids charged with animal cruelty for allegedly torturing turtle

Witnesses in Brazoria County said they saw the kids, ages 11 to 13, throwing the turtle against the ground and laughing.

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Related Topix: Pearland, TX

Wed May 16, 2012

KHOU-TV Houston

Police: Suspected rapist wanted in Brazoria County arrested in La Porte

LA PORTE, Texas A man wanted in Brazoria County on kidnapping, aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault charges was arrested in La Porte Monday, police said.

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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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Related Topix: Friendswood, TX, Austin, TX

Mon May 14, 2012

Houston Chronicle

Digital alert billboards springing up in time for hurricane season

Fifteen new digital billboards in four counties will advise residents during hurricanes or similar situations, emergency management officials announced Monday at Houston Transtar headquarters.

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Related Topix: Fort Bend County, TX, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

KHOU-TV Houston

Manvel 'Moses' parts floodwaters, escorts trapped residents out of subdivision

MANVEL, Texas - If it wasn't for a City of Manvel tractor driver whom the locals have nicknamed "Moses," about 20 residents near Wolfe Air Park would still be cut off from their homes after heavy rain three days ago.

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Related Topix: Manvel, TX, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Angleton, TX

Wed May 09, 2012

Examiner.com

Houston Texas and vicinity weather forecast, Thursday, May 10, 2012

The differences of the national weather pattern this May compared to the last two are pretty amazing.

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Related Topix: Weather, Texas, Galveston County, TX

Tue May 08, 2012

Click2Houston

Woman shot in violent home invasion

A 66-year-old woman was recovering Tuesday after three men kicked in the front door of her home, ransacked her home and then shot her in both hands.

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Thu May 03, 2012

MyFoxHouston

Contractor Can't Keep His Word

"I'd like to see the man happy," said driveway contractor Michael Wygal. If Wygal said that once, he has said it a dozen times.

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Houston Chronicle

Surfside police try to stifle beach party detected online

But the "Biker Beach Bash" planned for this weekend was not the kind of gathering welcomed these days in this small community.

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Wed May 02, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

Hitchcock picks Pearland educator as superintendent

A School trustees met late into the night Tuesday deadlocked on who would be the next superintendent for the Hitchcock school district.

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Related Topix: Pearland, TX, Education Etc., Damon, TX, Port Lavaca, TX

Mon Apr 30, 2012

Houston Home-Journal

Chevron Phillips to build 2 polyethylene facilities in Sweeny

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. said Monday it will build two polyethylene facilities in Sweeny, Texas, which is located in Brazoria County.

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Related Topix: Sweeny, TX

Sun Apr 29, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News

HISD scheduled to name finalist in super search

The six-month search for a new school superintendent could wind down Tuesday. Board members are scheduled to name the lone finalist - which amounts to hiring - for Hitchcock's superintendent during a special-called meeting.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Pearland, TX, Damon, TX, Port Lavaca, TX, Hitchcock, TX

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