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Thursday, August 28, 2008

City mulls half-cent sales tax increase
DICKINSON — A half-cent increase in sales tax could help city officials balance a revised $8 million budget for the coming fiscal year.
August 28, 2008 - News

Football season kicks off with Clear Creek tonight
LEAGUE CITY — The wait is over — high school football is back. Clear Creek opens the 2008 football season at 7 p.m. tonight.
August 28, 2008 - News

Gustav likely will head to Louisiana
Gustav should be causing less local anxiety as it moves closer to the Gulf, but Galveston County residents shouldn’t dismiss the storm yet, forecasters say.
August 28, 2008 - News

COM takes step toward choosing a new leader
TEXAS CITY — Residents and a consultant discussing the search for a College of the Mainland president said the college must develop trust on campus.
August 28, 2008 - News

Schools work on next fiscal year’s budgets
Clear Creek, Dickinson and La Marque school districts are increasing their budgets while Santa Fe will dip into reserves to cover expenses.
August 28, 2008 - News

Henshaw patiently waits on a kicking offer
LEAGUE CITY — Tommy Henshaw has made one field goal in his high school football career but hopes to be a Division I college prospect.
August 28, 2008 - Sports

Women have fun while playing badminton
GALVESTON — Garten Verein has hosted badminton games for women three mornings a week since 1938.
August 28, 2008 - Sports

Cougars go back to old helmet logo
The La Marque Cougars are going back to a familiar logo for the upcoming football season.
August 28, 2008 - Sports

Island Central Market latest in grocery gossip
A rumor is circulating that H-E-B might bring Central Market, an upscale grocery store known for carrying gormet and organic products, to the island.
August 28, 2008 - Biz Buzz

A pastime that’s a Texas passion
Texas' season of Friday Night Lights returns as the 2008 high-school football campaign begins. Be there — and read about it in The Daily News.
August 28, 2008 - Editorials

Not such a great way to start 4B tax debate
The result of a Galveston councilman's motion to stifle a colleague's discussion was invalid under Robert's Rules of Order.
August 28, 2008 - Editorials

Shield law no good for either hacks or the public
Ian White weighs in on the side of Heber Taylor in the argument about whether the law should protect journalists from revealing their sources.
August 28, 2008 - Columnists