Tar balls signal Deepwater spill reached Texas coast
Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill were found on a Texas beach in Galveston and Bolivar marking the first evidence the gushing crude reached all Gulf states. A Coast Guard official said ships may have carried the oil and that cleanup crews were dispatched with BP promising payment.
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Anahuac refuge to break ground for new center
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge will break ground at 9 a.m. Thursday on a new 16 100 square foot Texas Chenier Plains Complex Administration Building and Visitors Center located on Farm to Market Road 563 two miles south of I 10. The facility will centralize operations for Anahuac McFaddin Texas Point and Moody refuges with classrooms exhibits and offices funded by the Federal Recovery Act. The site donation comes from Chambers County which previously rented the current building in Anahuac since the 1960s.
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Baytown angler William C Thompson dies at 66
William C Thompson, 66, a Baytown live bait camp owner and avid outdoorsman, died Wednesday after a long illness. Born in 1944, he grew up at Thompson's Fish Camp opened by his parents in 1952, served in the Navy during Vietnam, helped run the fish camp, built boats, and painted. His funeral Saturday drew many local fishermen and families.
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