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In the Photos: Harris County Commissioners Court. More
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| March 10, 2010 -- Galveston County Commissioners Court today voted 4-1, with County Judge Jim Yarbrough opposed, to approve a request by American Bridge Company to reject a bid by Cianbro/Brashfield & Gorrie on the Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge Project. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The Harris County Attorney's Office today announced that United States District Court Judge David Hittner has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Harris County Sheriff's Office regarding a man who died after deputies used a Taser device to subdue him. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Houston City Council today voted to approve an ordinance de-appropriating funds from the Affordable Housing Uptown Series 2004 Fund and the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Affordable Housing Fund to redirect the funds for the continued implementation of the city's Workforce Housing Downpayment Assistance Program. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- League City City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1, with Jim Nelson opposed, to modify the city's ordinance regarding parades and events to require city council approval for any event requiring the closure of any state designated roadway or any primary thoroughfare within League City. More |
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| March 10, 2010 -- The Texas City Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to approve budget and staffing recommendations for the 2010-2011 school year. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- The Friendswood Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a reduction in force due to program change to the district's secondary high school physical education "Foundations of Personal Fitness" course offering and the Career and Technology Education's "Computer Science" course offering. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Dickinson City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve purchasing property at 4419 St. Goar for a total of $35,000. More |
| March 10, 2010 -- Captain Charles Bancroft, the Sabine pilot who had control of the Eagle Otome at the time of a collission in the Sabine-Neches Waterway on January 23, was one of four witnesses in the first day of a formal Coast Guard hearing on the incident. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Dr. Bruno Ferrari, CEO of ProMexico, the trade promotion agency of the Federal Government of Mexico, today signed a memorandum of understanding to promote trade and economic development between the City of Houston and Mexico. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced today that the City of Houston will be asking the Texas Railroad Commission to reconsider the allocation of a substantial rate increase to Houston residential customers. More |
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| March 09, 2010 -- The Harris County District Attorney's Office today announced that State District Judge Kevin Fine has withdrawn his March 4 ruling declaring the death penalty unconstitutional in the case of John Edward Green, Jr. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas has announced that complaints to the BBB nationwide increased by 9.7 percent in 2009. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Beaumont City Council today voted 5-2, with Mayor Becky Ames and Dr. Alan Coleman opposed, to approve a specific use permit to allow a drinking place at 2566 Interstate Highway 10. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Shoreacres City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Harris County Flood Control District to provide for the coordination of watershed and stream hydraulic modeling, technical review and comment on requests for flood map revisions. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Harris County Commissioners Court today voted unanimously to approve the FY 2010-11 budget for Harris County and the Harris County Flood Control District, but at the request of Commissioner Steve Radack voted unanimously to hold the budget for the Harris County Hospital District for consideration at the next meeting. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- La Porte City Council on Monday canvassed the results of a run-off election held February 27 and installed John P. Zemanek, Jr. as the newly-elected council member for the At-Large Position A seat. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- La Marque City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Carlton Getty as the new municipal alternate judge, subject to review of the contract by the city attorney. More |
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| March 09, 2010 -- Pearland City Council on Monday voted unanimously to direct the city's staff to prepare service plans for the proposed annexation of certain areas located in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. More |
| March 09, 2010 -- Nassau Bay City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to fill a new position added to the Public Works Department and to stay within the established budget for the fiscal year. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- James Nash has been named Trade Development Representative for Port Freeport. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Jefferson County Commissioners Court today voted unanimously to approve a resolution encouraging citizens of the county to participate and be counted in the 2010 Census. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Filing for the May 8 General Election ends at 5 p.m. today for elected offices at several cities, school districts and colleges in Brazoria, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Houston Independent School District today announced that Superintendent Terry Grier has signed a settlement agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to remove a freeze placed on "e-rate" program technology funding for the district in 2006 due to allegations of employees accepting meals and other gifts from e-rate vendors. More |
| March 08, 2010 -- Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday is scheduled to consider three FY 2010-11 budgets for approval: the budgets for the Harris County Hospital District, the Harris County Flood Control District and for Harris County government. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch held its annual Health Fair at McGuire Dent Recreation Center in Menard Park on Galveston Island on Saturday. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- Dr. Allan H. Fradkin was recently announced by the Houston Chronicle as a runner-up in the Mac ‘n’ Cheese Throwdown Contest in the Luxury Division of recipes. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- NASA's International Space Station Program has won the 2009 Collier Trophy, which is considered the top award in aviation. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- Officers from the Houston Police Department’s South Central Patrol Division teamed up with members of the Greater East End Management District to help clean two vacant lots in east Houston last week. More |
| March 07, 2010 -- Students and staff at the Galveston Independent School District have joined in efforts to raise relief funds and supplies for victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. More |
| March 06, 2010 -- This week's City of Pasadena CityGram, an electronic newsletter, reports that the first month of operation of Pasadena's new inter-city bus route has been successful. More |
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