Garza Named Interim City Attorney in Texas City
Carlos Garza was hired by a 6 0 vote as interim city attorney to replace S Lee Wingate who resigned June 30 Garza a 47 year old attorney and former city commissioner will be paid 100 an hour up to 20 hours weekly and 120 thereafter Holman Lilienstern named alternate city attorney The city plans to review privatizing legal services in about 120 days and decide on a permanent arrangement later.
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Texas City
Carlos Garza
City Commission
Garza
Texas
S. Lee Wingate
Carl Sullivan
Chuck Doyle
Wingate
Holman Lilienstern
Charter Review Committee
Doyle
Miss Ebony Pageant Highlights African Fashion History
Texas City hosts An African-American Evening and Miss Ebony Pageant at Sanders Pool on Saturday starting at 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Booker T. Washington Ex's Association, the event blends African culture with pageantry, featuring five judged categories and a golden lady fashion show for women 50 and older.
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Texas
Sanders Pool
Booker T. Washington Ex’s Association
Galveston County
Lynn Ellison
Gail Dottin
Sophia Brown
Murder Charge Filed After Texas City Shooting
Claudia Price, 30, is jailed on a $10,000 bond after being charged in a shooting that killed Andrea Mathews, 39, and left Cory Mathews wounded. The incident occurred at a North Noble Road home shared by Price, Cory Mathews, and his estranged wife.
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Texas City
Claudia Price
Price
Andrea Mathews
Mathews
Cory Garland Mathews
Cory Mathews
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Tears at Smith trial deepen as car is found
Divers Steve Morrow and another diver recovered Ms. Smiths car in 16 feet of water. A child described pressing a small hand to the glass during the search. Police clarified claims that Cory Mathews and Andrea Mathews were divorced and denied the common law wife detail.
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Steve Morrow
Ms. Smith
Price
Mathews
Cory
Andrea Mathews
Weather forecast notes for today and tonight
Partly cloudy today with a high in the mid 90s and a fair night. Expect warm conditions with light winds and no rain indicated.
Subscriptions Notice and Prayer Request Card
The Texas City Sun acknowledges Brad Dillon Marinos Koulaki otis and Patrick McCleary as subscribers. A religious prayer requests guidance and wisdom, invoking divine care and the wisdom of Solomon.
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Brad Dillon
Marinos Koulakiotis
Patrick McCleary
Texas City Sun
Throne of
Grace
Solomon
Hitchcock annexation plan irks Galveston conservationists
The city of Hitchcock moves to annex 726 acres along Interstate 45 despite Galveston Island’s claims of extraterritorial jurisdiction. Public hearings begin next month as tensions mount over disputed surface and underground rights. Galveston officials and boosters vow to oppose the plan and protect the estuary project’s fate.
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Hitchcock
Galveston
City Commission
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Jennifer Terry
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Barbara Crews
Evangeline Whorton
Estuary Project
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Gaelen Mills
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