Baltimore Jewish Times - Sat Nov 21
A few months after Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, Texas, in September 2008, Yeshiva University student David Eckstein went to the devastated area with 32 other students to help rebuild homes.
Parents of murder victim lash out at killerThe Galveston County Daily News - Fri Nov 20
Parents of a man who was hogtied, beaten, choked and drowned gave their son's murderer a piece of their mind Friday after a judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison.
Immigration exhibit comes to Moody GardensThe Galveston County Daily News - Fri Nov 20
'Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston' will open at Moody Gardens today and Sunday with special tours and a symphony concert.
A way to replant island's lost treesThe Galveston County Daily News - Thu Nov 19
On Saturday, and perhaps Sunday, volunteers will try to give away 2,000 trees to Galveston property owners.
Woman attacked, beaten while walking on The StrandThe Family Badge - Thu Nov 19
Linda Ochoa, 59, of Houston was walking along the 2200 block of Avenue B in the Strand district of downtown, minding her own business, when suddenly she was set upon and attacked by an ex-convict and career criminal for her purse.
Deputies probe robbery by assault at Alcoa game roomThe Family Badge - Thu Nov 19
Galveston County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating the Wednesday morning Robbery at an Algoa game room.
History pulled from the water off GalvestonAbc13.com - Wed Nov 18
It hasn't seen the light of day in nearly 150 years -- a Civil War cannon, lying deep in the waters of the Texas City channel.
City of Pflugerville selects Brandon Wade for city manager positionCommunity Impact Newspaper - Wed Nov 18
The Pflugerville City Council announced Nov. 18 that it intends to hire Brandon Wade of Galveston, Texas, as the new City Manager of Pflugerville.
Wind, rain and high tides to returnThe Galveston County Daily News - Wed Nov 18
Residents of low-lying areas of Galveston County, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula should be aware that we will probably see another round of high tides by Friday as a coastal low, an approaching upper-level disturbance, and high pressure off to our east produce strong easterly winds along the upper-Texas coast.
Ike victims claim pressure to leave trailersHouston Chronicle - Tue Nov 17
Alida and Tom Duggan are fighting contractors, their insurance company and the bank in a struggle to rebuild their home in Bayou Vista, destroyed by Hurricane Ike.
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