Teen Crashes Into Building, Dies Sep 21, 2009
Officials are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice medical facility in Galveston. Rice University's women's volleyball team is the latest to fall victim to the swine flu, KPRC Local 2 reports. (Click2Houston, TX)
Texas raises $135 million to buffer coast Sep 16, 2009
Rebuilding beaches along Galveston seawall will take big chunk of that. This view from the seawall along Galveston, Texas,was taken on Sept. 13, 2008, shortly after Hurricane Ike crashed ashore ... 4 million plan comes just a year after Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge damaged thousands of homes in Galveston, the neighboring Bolivar Peninsula and other communities across southeast Texas. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Drought keeps Ike's wildlife damage intact Sep 12, 2009
Precipitation levels have been down 13 to 19 inches along the coast between Beaumont and Galveston ... 11: One year after Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Texas, residents are still trying to rebuild ... The 34,000-acre refuge covers the south end of a peninsula that juts into Galveston Bay. (MSNBC -- Race)
Ireland's Aran Islands Mar 18, 2009
(1:51)Still reeling from the devastating effects of last year's Hurricane Ike, residents in Galveston, Texas are slowly rebuilding this classic vacation spot. KHOU's Brad Woodard reports. (CBS News)
Texas islanders hold out hope despite Ike, economy Mar 13, 2009
Tourists from Missouri enjoy the surf and seagulls on the beach in Galveston, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 ... GALVESTON, Texas - Good news has been in short supply since Hurricane Ike laid waste to much of this island beach town six months ago Friday ... And nearly a quarter of Galveston's residents have left, taking desperately needed tax revenues with them. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
