Border violence spikes after Gulf Cartel leader captured
In Ciudad Miguel Aleman and nearby border cities, two suspected drug dealers were killed and a third wounded in a Thursday shootout with federal agents. The spate of attacks over 24 hours, linked to organized crime, follows the capture of Osiel Cardenas of the Gulf Cartel. Mexican authorities seized over two tons of marijuana in Nuevo Laredo while calling for greater federal assistance as violence escalates along the border.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Ciudad Miguel Aleman
Roma
Texas
Reynosa
Osiel
Cardenas
Gulf Cartel
Osiel Cardenas
Jose Manuel Suarez
Suarez
Vicente Fox
Cuidad Miguel Aleman
City Hall
Miguel Angel Chavez
Chavez
Matamoros
Brownsville
Ride: Rodeo on the Way in Galveston County Fair
Rojas calls the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo a highly anticipated event with a traditional trailride signaling the rodeo’s return. “This little rodeo packs a big punch,” he says as the procession nears. Michael Smith of the Texas City Sun reports.
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Rojas
Galveston County
Michael Smith
Texas City Sun
Michael. Smith
Texascitysu
Tex Sierra Club pushes buyout to halt Padre Island drilling
Lone Star Sierra Club plans a seashore camp in and music contest to drum up support for a federal buyout of Padre Island mineral rights and end gas and oil drilling. They cite traffic, leaks, and impact on Kemp's ridley turtles as key concerns while opposing drilling and urging federal action in Texas.
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Harlingen
Texas
Lone Star
The
Sierra Club
Padre Island
Big Cypress
Florida
Ari Fleischer
Fred Rogers
National Parks
National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior
Gale Norton
United States
Jerry Patterson
Annex facility in League City faces delays and bids
Trustees rejected a $608,000 Lamson bid to renovate Parker Court despite a lower offer from Lamson. A new bid range up to $685,000 for a 7500 square-foot building caused a mid-summer opening after in-district subcontractor requirements. Layoffs include companies from La Marque and Houston as Stephens Construction partners with Robert Randall on 12 projects.
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Roy Davila
Criss
Lamson Construction
Parker Court
Lamson
Galveston
Galveston College
la Marque
Houston
Tomball
Texas City
Stephens Construction
Robert Randall
Galveston County
Lora-Marie Bernard
Texas City Sun
Lora.bernard
Texascitysun.com
Guns Two More Votes to Come in City Debate
In a city debate mayor Robert Cheek defended an ordinance section amid questions about penalties for driveway or street parking. He argued the law’s meaning remains unchanged without the questioned sentence and announced signs will inform residents at city facilities.
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Robert Cheek
Cheek
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Scott Taylor
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Jim Suydam
BNP
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League City
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Phoenix Lane
Benno Buffet
Doyle Convention Center
Moore Memorial Library
Texas City Museum
Lesley Humphrey
Odette Ruben
Alwand Vahan
Sunday Night Live
Christ Church Fellowship
Cnrigh
Bill
Renee Morris
Robert Mitchell
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