http://galvestondailynews.com/ The latest news from The Daily News en-us Copyright 2012 The Galveston County Daily News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:54:29 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://galvestondailynews.com/images/masthead-rss.png http://galvestondailynews.com/ 144 30 The latest news from The Daily News http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=2757c367ba284e93 LEAGUE CITY — FM 2094 was closed due to a ruptured gas line. Repairs took several hours, but the road reopened at 10 a.m. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 41e84eec48740cad99bf3735dd32e614 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8b1b93f101d97b4f GALVESTON — City officials said a $4 million grant for a waterline will help maintain service next time the island is hard hit by a storm. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 1a8b5147799e2be4ea659a37f82f2e60 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fc5b821e8f5991fe SANTA FE — A woman is wondering why school officials didn't inform her about a possible attempted abduction of a student at a school bus stop. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST bddb83970a778dbbfc17e99a7984295c http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f3dfc167a92c4660 LEAGUE CITY — League City council members had their first look at 10 applicants for the city’s top job Thursday night. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 961bc11c37a53acb20ce08f09093719a http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8e6a11a363dc9dd7 LEAGUE CITY — The city council voted to suspend the acting city manager for one week without pay for using a racial slur at the workplace. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST f88a895bc17251928576d218594ab2ab http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6fdf93228f60370e JOHNSON SPACE CENTER — The space shuttle program might be no more, but plenty of people still dream of working in space. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 32bb38e397127c1249b4dcd10b4abf54 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=382d599097db88fd GALVESTON — A West End homeowner praised police for finding stolen items in a stash house and for returning her flat-screen television. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 87e8aa19769eb4e7c6c056ae26ceeda5 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6f999f3057865c61 KEMAH — A request for parking by A horse-drawn carriage operator has prompted consideration of an ordinance dealing with the four-legged mode of transportation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST c8d09a774138005994e83dd47adb4eae http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8fc0d1c2392be513 LEAGUE CITY — Almost an empty shell a few months ago, now there is plumbing, wiring and walls going up inside League City’s city hall. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST c9769df4a0923e43ffc903cc83518538 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ecd0f72ea6869bf1 LEAGUE CITY — The city council will deliberate today on the employment, duties and possible discipline of acting City Manager Rich Oller. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST ef8a62617ee6e390f515259196ec1b14 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e79c799fb726dea6 GALVESTON — The single traffic division employee remaining on paid leave resigned Wednesday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 59b1b62adbd654c0024bb53eac2cca6c http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6b367285412eb035 BAYOU VISTA — Paul Odin, a sergeant with the League City Police Department, soon will be the chief of police in Bayou Vista. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 8085ad2dafde1096cfa6d169ffa857b6 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=81e12e75129758c4 TEXAS CITY — Texas City Debate Club members said they don’t have enough judges to help in this weekend's contest. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST e93524468e2180dd269c22d95f947383 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9ac85c86a504dce5 GALVESTON — Residents, stakeholders and others are starting work on a regional plan for the 13-county Houston-Galveston area. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 04700b2e7f936d3e45c62fe5067c8afc http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3656e3ecc4051de2 TEXAS CITY — A Galveston man has been charged in the double murder of a Texas City man and his 15-year-old daughter. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST ddadffbffb4b15f0aec642798d219314 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e4d6c79c610291d1 TEXAS CITY — The owner of an animal shelter where almost 30 cats died will argue Friday against a $105,000 appeal bond. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST bfc079dba34c7caf247c0518e89232e4 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d86f9e8b81c7d739 TEXAS CITY — Oral arguments scheduled today could have an affect on how search warrants are written statewide, an attorney said. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST bcf06d2110f561d0514e5af4289ef27c http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3e8b8f5c2f715c53 LA MARQUE — A teacher has been placed on administrative leave while LMISD police look into an allegation the teacher assaulted a middle school student. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 17a981f07e4885f63c604028d29b0d57 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6fa0a13e2bc43c87 GULF OF MEXICO — Forty years ago, the V.A. Fogg, for reasons investigators could never confirm, exploded. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 3792f1ea5e0471d67a1bb5059d0064f1 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d27bd541e2ffe5f2 GALVESTON — Only one employee from the traffic division remains on paid administrative leave following an internal investigation. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 2dc2cd1bbe049deecb82482ee60a35a6 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=112866c1a0b4c6ef GALVESTON — Parts of Holiday Drive will be closed next week while crews install a new waterline to Pelican Island. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST efe0efade0ec55a391a75f0d208dc747 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fd6b40788065d5d2 GALVESTON — Interim City Manager Thomas Muehlenbeck's last day with the city is today. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST 7fdd621dd98591795c650a399079c019 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4a86f853acc40c52 BAYOU VISTA — Authorities denied that a flawed investigation ultimately led to the dismissal of a deadly conduct charge against a former city alderman. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST a23b5d3bd4f0d8fa2ec9cef81068d137 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=542d312f18d36114 TEXAS CITY — Less than five hours before a collective bargaining agreement was set to expire, the USW and oil industry reached a tentative agreement. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST d22b45af79e9341cc4851e10b393b187 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b4c52b328a57d701 BAYOU VISTA — The district attorney’s office dismissed a misdemeanor deadly conduct charge against a former Bayou Vista alderman. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST c88835f6b3aa62905ca054f5da5f2f31 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b67c5521d676ed61 GALVESTON — The city’s Planning Commission is inviting the public to a workshop to review the final draft of the Erosion Response Plan. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST c84014c1074b8bdeeb5b484f689a388b http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3cf0f386818e12ec FRIENDSWOOD — Police accused a Webster woman detained during a traffic stop of keeping bags of cocaine accessible to her toddler, authorities said Monday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST 8a04a7cfad7532e69c04422197937aa1 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9cf7c2344ff949e5 GALVESTON — A team of consultants and the Houston-Galveston Area Council are recommending 11 improvements to downtown Galveston in a study of the 15-block area. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST 24f790172e0fd0b2af50c364eb64026c http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=914e8d30597abd01 GALVESTON — Plans for a resurrected pleasure pier at 25th Street envision a retail center on the north side of Seawall Boulevard. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST fce91473eaac7ef4df56e012e58bdcae http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a96bdb2805e14b6f LEAGUE CITY — League City's city council will gets its first look at a list of candidates for city manger Thursday. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST 4780e89fd74223bd615be2dea602dcbc