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Galveston in R.E.M. song (Galveston County Daily News) GALVESTON — The song, “Houston,” is on the band’s latest CD, “Accelerate.” | Fate of housing projects unknown in Galveston County (11 News Houston) All 550 former residents of the condemned housing projects will be accommodated with housing of their choice on the island, but it’s not clear what public housing on the island will look like, the executive director of Galveston Housing Authority said Wednesday. | Galveston Neighborhood Doesn't Want To Be Forgotten (KPRC Local 2 Houston) GALVESTON, Texas -- Some Galvestonians who want to move back to their homes that were damaged by Hurricane Ike gathered Wednesday to get answers, KPRC Local 2 reported. | Galveston Still Plagued By Looting (KBTV Beaumont) Since Hurricane Ike slammed into Galveston island with all its fury, the number of storm stories that have been told is countless. That includes a continuing problem in the island city, namely looting. | New Caney HS students volunteer in Galveston (East Montgomery County Observer) A sense of normalcy has returned to East Montgomery County since Hurricane Ike hit more than two months ago. While some people are still cleaning up or making repairs, others have returned to their everyday lives, the storm a distant memory. | Power out in Galveston for two hours (11 News Houston) A large chunk of Galveston was without power Tuesday night after a power switch “burned up.” Several blocks of central Galveston were in the dark for about two and a half hours. | Galveston County boy, father he shot both die (Houston Chronicle) Robert Lee Mueller Jr., 16, and his father, Robert Lee Mueller, 59, died late Tuesday, Memorial Hermann Hospital spokeswoman Ann Brimberry said. | Looting continues in Galveston (11 News Houston) Two months after Hurricane Ike, Galveston police said that looting is still a problem. Many residents have still not returned, and they say some people taking advantage of the situation. | Layoffs in Galveston city worker's futures? (ABC 13 Houston) Some city workers in Galveston could be out of a job | UTMB in Galveston to begin first of 3,000 layoffs this week (Houston Chronicle) The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on Tuesday will begin laying off the first of about 3,000 employees it expects to shed this week because of damage caused by Hurricane Ike, UTMB President David Callender announced Monday. |
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