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Communities
Assault suspect goes for swim but caught
BACLIFF — Deputies dispatched Saturday to investigate an assault found the suspect, who jumped into a canal trying to avoid capture, authorities said.
July 25, 2010 - Bacliff
MUD 12 board of directors election finally decided
BAYOU VISTA — Keith Herzogenrath's razor-thin lead for MUD 12 board Position 2 on election night was not changed when provisional ballots were counted.
May 13, 2010 - Bayou Vista
Man, 29, accused of running over girlfriend
CRYSTAL BEACH — A man is accused of pushing his girlfriend out of his car and running over her Sunday, a sheriff’s office spokesman said.
July 19, 2010 - Bolivar
Time is up for boarded-up, Ike-damaged homes
CLEAR LAKE SHORES — A new ordinance requires homeowners to do something about boarded-up, Hurricane Ike-damaged homes.
July 12, 2010 - Clear Lake Shores
Community pool expanding membership
DICKINSON — The Dickinson Civic Association built an Olympic-sized pool for its residents 40 years ago but now has opened it to anyone.
June 29, 2010 - Dickinson
No Friendswood farmers market for now
FRIENDSWOOD — Planning and zoning commissioners voted against an attorney’s request for a permit to run a farmers market on land he owns near downtown.
July 22, 2010 - Friendswood
Panel clears officer in fatal shooting
GALVESTON — A grand jury Thursday ruled a Galveston police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a man armed with a knife.
July 29, 2010 - Galveston
Highway 87 now open again
HIGH ISLAND — Officials Thursday morning closed state Highway 87 because of high water, but the roadway was reopened by the afternoon.
July 09, 2010 - High Island
DA seeks capital murder in pregnant woman’s death
HITCHCOCK — The district attorney will seek capital murder charges in the death of a pregnant woman and her fetus.
July 27, 2010 - Hitchcock
Kemah to turn old railroad depot into museum
KEMAH — Historical society members are working to restore an old railroad depot that had been turned into a shed.
July 26, 2010 - Kemah
La Marque school district eyeing loan, tax hike
LA MARQUE — Trustees are expected to approve borrowing $4 million to help pay the district’s bills at the start of the new school year.
July 29, 2010 - La Marque
Bicycling bandit wanted in bank heist
LEAGUE CITY — Authorities were investigating a Wednesday afternoon credit union robbery, in which the armed suspect escaped on a bicycle.
July 29, 2010 - League City
Snohut Snowballs celebrates 25 years
SANTA FE — Snohut Snowballs celebrated 25 years in business Saturday.
July 11, 2010 - Santa Fe
Man pleads guilty to murdering wife
TIKI ISLAND — A man accused of fatally shooting his wife pleaded guilty Monday to a murder charge, a prosecutor said.
July 13, 2010 - Tiki Island
18-wheeler crashes into bayou
TEXAS CITY — It took emergency crews more than five hours to pull an 18-wheeler from a bayou Wednesday.
July 29, 2010 - Texas City
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