Galveston (Texas, United States)

Type: City
Name: Galveston (Texas, United States)
Country: United States
Latitude: 29.299999
Longitude: -94.809998
population: 56,420
First reported Feb 03 2013 - Updated Feb 03 2013 - 1 reports

Four vandals damage WWII destroyer escort ship in Texas

GALVESTON, Texas—Four men have been arrested on criminal mischief charges for vandalizing a World War II ship on display at a Galveston park.The USS Stewart, a destroyer escort, at SeaWolf Park had been restored since being damaged during Hurricane Ike ... [Published Texarkana Gazette - Feb 03 2013]
First reported Jan 31 2013 - Updated Jan 31 2013 - 1 reports

Man involved in Orange bank robbery in custody

ORANGE — A man believed to be involved in a local bank robbery this past December is currently in custody in Louisiana.Samuel David Sanford III is currently in jail in Shreveport, La., according to information from the Orange Police Department. Sanford ... [Published Orange Leader - Jan 31 2013]
First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 1 reports

Growth creates budgetary challenges for state legislators

The opening weeks of every new session of the Texas Legislature are exciting as lawmakers from across the state settle into Austin to represent the people who sent them to tackle the challenges and needs of our great state.The past few days have been ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 30 2013]
First reported Jan 27 2013 - Updated Jan 27 2013 - 1 reports

Tom Hanks to chart the career of boxer Jack Johnson for HBO

LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 — Tom Hanks will produce a mini-series on Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion at a time when only whites were allowed to fight in this weight class. The six-episode TV biopic will focus on the struggles faced ... [Published The Malaysian Insider - Jan 27 2013]
First reported Jan 27 2013 - Updated Jan 27 2013 - 1 reports

Business Partners File Suit Accusing Their Attorney Of Forging Deed To Swipe Title To Company's Real Estate

In Galveston, Texas,  The Southeast Texas Record  reports:Alleging a Humble attorney  committed forgery to gain ownership of their company’s real estate property , Robert M. Green and Barbara Goostree pursue legal action.A lawsuit filed Jan. 8 in ... [Published The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles - Jan 27 2013]
First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 1 reports

3-D Sonar Map Reveals The Remains Of Sunken Civil War Battleship

USS Hatteras Paddlewheel This is a sonar image of the paddlewheel from the sunken Civil War battleship the Hatteras. James Glaeser, Northwest Hydro Inc./NOAAHurricanes unburied the ship's remains, so NOAA and partners decided to make a sonar map before ... [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, ... - Jan 22 2013]
Entities: Sonar, Battleship, Civil War
First reported Jan 21 2013 - Updated Jan 21 2013 - 1 reports

Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas Gulf coast

The Texas Gulf coast is among the most dynamic environments on Earth. Along the upper Texas coast, the shoreline is retreating at about 1.6 meters each year. Relative sea-level rise, local circulation patterns, high intensity storms and lack of sediment ... [Published EarthSky - Jan 21 2013]
First reported Jan 18 2013 - Updated Jan 18 2013 - 1 reports

Food Distributor Glazier Foods Company will Celebrate Delicious®...

Glazier Foods Company and Galveston.com & Company are giving fine dining a new meaning at the 2nd annual Galveston Restaurant Week. From now until January 26th, Galveston Restaurant Week benefiting the Galveston County Food Bank will showcase some of ... [Published PRWeb - Jan 18 2013]
First reported Jan 16 2013 - Updated Jan 16 2013 - 1 reports

H20 Ultra Lounge kicks off Houston Rodeo season with Feb. 16 event

Rodeo season is here! Grab your boots and join us at H2o for a Rodeo Kick-Off party Saturday, February 16 at 2 p.m. Cowboys and cowgirls will enjoy traditional rodeo fare and BBQ cook-off throughout the day. Ride the mechanical bull, feast on BBQ hot ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 16 2013]
First reported Jan 14 2013 - Updated Jan 14 2013 - 1 reports

USS Hatteras 3D Map Shows Civil War Warship 150 Years After It Sank

By: Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 01/14/2013 10:26 AM EST on OurAmazingPlanet On this day (Jan. 11) in 1863, a Union warship was sunk in a skirmish with a Confederate vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Exactly 150 years later, ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 14 2013]
First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 1 reports

Jake Short from Disney Channelâs "A.N.T. Farm" to Sign Autographs in Galveston Saturday

Jake Short from Disney Channel’s popular TV show "A.N.T. Farm" will be in Galveston Saturday to sign autographs and take photographs with fans during a free event hosted by the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau.The event will be held from ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Dec 28 2012]
First reported Dec 18 2012 - Updated Dec 18 2012 - 1 reports

Thousands of "Santas" to Race on Galveston’s Seawall Sunday

If you’ve never seen 2,500 Santas racing along the beach, you’ll have your chance this Sunday when Galveston hosts a new, wacky race – the Santa Hustle.This half-marathon and 5K event will be a "jolly good time" and one to be remembered as participants ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Dec 18 2012]

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"They need to be in the right place," Garcia-Akers said. "They need to be displayed where they can inspire students."
...around in murky water while stretching a measuring tape," said James Delgado, with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in the statement. "Thanks to the high-resolution sonar, we have a three-dimensional map that not only provides measurements and observations, but the ability for researchers and the public to virtually swim through the wreck's exposed remains and even look below the surface at structure buried in loose silt."
and as "nonresponsive in rest box … hunched … hypothermic …"
According to Delta management, "We also like to see what's trending, or what's our most popular or most requested vacations and right now it's the Cruises. All types of families, those who have kids and those who don't have kids want to cruise because their service is just amazing. And the ships are so big, you don't have to be around a bunch of people if you don't want to." On a cruise, there is something for everyone: relaxing "me" time for the adults, imaginative fun for the kids and exciting family time for all...

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Santa Anna’s Leg [Published Orange Leader - Feb 04 2013]
Four vandals damage WWII destroyer escort ship ... [Published Texarkana Gazette - Feb 03 2013]
Fuddruckers® Sails Into Historic Galveston, Tex... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Feb 01 2013]
Texas Self Storage Association Donates $70,000 ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Feb 01 2013]
Nancy Coleman Read [Published Tyler Morning Telegraph - Feb 01 2013]
Man involved in Orange bank robbery in custody [Published Orange Leader - Jan 31 2013]
Growth creates budgetary challenges for state l... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 30 2013]
Moody Gardens® Saki Monkeys Pick 49ers To Win S... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Jan 28 2013]
Deep Impact: Texas A&M Prof Leads Record Diving... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - Jan 28 2013]
Business Partners File Suit Accusing Their Atto... [Published The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles - Jan 27 2013]
Tom Hanks to chart the career of boxer Jack Joh... [Published The Malaysian Insider - Jan 27 2013]
Fertility Specialists of Texas Opens New Office... [Published PRWeb - Jan 24 2013]
3-D Sonar Map Reveals The Remains Of Sunken Civ... [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, ... - Jan 22 2013]
TEXAS SENATORS: Social Security replacement pla... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 22 2013]
Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas... [Published EarthSky - Jan 21 2013]
This week in history: January 21-27 [Published World Socialist Web Site - Jan 21 2013]
Looking Back: Class of 1922 returns for reunion [Published Plainview Daily Herald - Jan 19 2013]
Sacred document of Texan martyrdom on public di... [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - Jan 18 2013]
Food Distributor Glazier Foods Company will Cel... [Published PRWeb - Jan 18 2013]
A Major New Oil Pipeline Is Going To Raise Half... [Published Clusterstock - Jan 16 2013]
Kemah's Krewe du Lac kicks off Mardi Gras with ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 16 2013]
H20 Ultra Lounge kicks off Houston Rodeo season... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Jan 16 2013]
New Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation in... [Published Corpus Christi Caller-Times - Jan 16 2013]
Expanding Medicaid is about more than money [Published Off the Kuff - Jan 15 2013]
Another Week of GW News, January 13, 2012 [A Fe... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 14 2013]
USS Hatteras 3D Map Shows Civil War Warship 150... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 14 2013]
We’re still looking at a drought here [Published Off the Kuff - Jan 13 2013]
University Cited and Fined for Abuse of Animals [Published PETA - Jan 11 2013]
Cruises Become Most Requested Form of Travel by... [Published PRWeb - Jan 11 2013]
Back in time for 01-11-13 [Published Plainview Daily Herald - Jan 10 2013]
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Business Partners File Suit Accusing Their Atto... [Published The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles - Jan 27 2013]
In Galveston, Texas,  The Southeast Texas Record  reports:Alleging a Humble attorney  committed forgery to gain ownership of their company’s real estate property , Robert M. Green and Barbara Goostree pursue legal action.A lawsuit filed Jan. 8 in ...
Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas... [Published EarthSky - Jan 21 2013]
The Texas Gulf coast is among the most dynamic environments on Earth. Along the upper Texas coast, the shoreline is retreating at about 1.6 meters each year. Relative sea-level rise, local circulation patterns, high intensity storms and lack of sediment ...
Sacred document of Texan martyrdom on public di... [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - Jan 18 2013]
br /> *Move over, Thermopylae, Masada, Field of Blackbirds, Black Hole of Calcutta, etc.; when it comes to a lasting resentment of ethnic cleansing, my home state ranks second to none. PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Mark Loeffler, (512) 517.8669 Travis’ ...
A Major New Oil Pipeline Is Going To Raise Half... [Published Clusterstock - Jan 16 2013]
Last week, a major new oil pipeline was completed to connect processing facilities in Oklahoma with port refineries near Galveston, Texas, according to Platts . Drillers are celebrating. But many Americans will soon begin to feel some pain at the ...
Expanding Medicaid is about more than money [Published Off the Kuff - Jan 15 2013]
It’s a matter of life and death Not to Rick Perry it doesn’t If Texas doesn’t expand Medicaid, it will reject more than $100 billion in federal money the first decade, according to the state’s own figures. To get that sizeable federal reimbursement, ...
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Fuddruckers® Sails Into Historic Galveston, Tex... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Feb 01 2013]
Texas Self Storage Association Donates $70,000 ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Feb 01 2013]
Moody Gardens® Saki Monkeys Pick 49ers To Win S... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Jan 28 2013]
Deep Impact: Texas A&M Prof Leads Record Diving... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - Jan 28 2013]
Dr. Hughes of Galveston, TX has been named a Pa... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Dec 17 2012]
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