Clear Lake Shores News

Filling pockets: How fast are north county cities growing? Fast enough to push multifamily housing developments into new frontiers, or in this case, unincorporated parts of the county.

Goose lovers in Clear Lake Shores might want to consider renaming the pair they've adopted and call Mai and Mao.

When a Chinese goose fell afoul of hit-and-run golf carts, Val Rayfield took it under her wing, tending its broken leg shouldering hundreds of dollars in vet bills.

A toddler drowned in a swimming pool at a Kemah home, KPRC Local 2 reported. Kemah police said the 2-year-old drowned in a pool on Marina Bay Drive in the Clear Lake Shores subdivision on Wednesday. via Click2Houston.com

“I wonder if Mr. Smith owns any personal real estate and, if he does, is he willing to sell it for what it is currently on the tax rolls for?”

Some elected leaders and others in Clear Lake Shores have done a remarkable thing in their zealous defense of a decision to spend $700,000 or so on selected commercial property in the city - they told the ... via The Galveston County Daily News

“We've been a fixture at the mall”

Drink to this: Is a toast in order? Houston liquor chain Spec's this week ended months of speculation by confirming it is indeed uncorking one of its famously large stores on the island. via The Galveston County Daily News

“This is not a good function for city government, especially a small one”

The city's plan to buy an old liquor store and redevelop it into part of a town center with upscale shops and restaurants has some residents questioning how the city spends its money. via The Galveston County Daily News

Shelley Sekula Gibbs and Pete Olson will learn today how far their combined campaign spending of at least $1.9 million has gone, when Republican voters head to the polls in congressional District 22, which ... via The Galveston County Daily News

“We're looking to expand the store, but there are no signed papers”

Bottoms up: Ever since Houston liquor chain Spec's entered the island market more than a year ago by acquiring Palms Liquor, the rumor mill has been tipsy with talk that the chain would build a larger Galveston ... via The Galveston County Daily News

“Over the last four or five years when the economy got really good in the Houston area, we realized there were some issues”

But, we found smaller agencies in the Houston area are keeping up by using creative ways to get people to come on board and stay. via Abc13.com

“An unknown patrolman was then seen chasing the driver, a white male, on foot northbound on 225 from the scene of the accident”

The area near SH 225 and Red Bluff was where a police chase Sunday involving three agencies, including Pasadena, reportedly ended. via Houston Community Newspapers Online

“They weren't happy to be there, but no one wanted to make a quick decision just to get out of there”

Some jurors in the first BP explosion trial last summer said this week the oil giant probably was wise to settle out of court, although they added they hadn't heard enough evidence to make up their minds. via Houston Chronicle

A gas leak at a home where work was being done on a gas-fueled furnace caused a small explosion that set a Clear Lake Shores home on fire about 10:20 a.m. Monday. via KHOU-TV Houston

“It would be like putting a Band-Aid on a dam”

Updated 1 minutes ago Double take: An old island restaurant has a new home. Mario's Ristorante, one of the island's oldest and most popular purveyors of pizza and other Italian food, opened a new ... via The Galveston County Daily News

“As far as local rides go, this is the best.”

Mike Zuteck has been a member of the Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Foundation for nearly two decades, but even this weekend's inaugural Bike Around the Bay made him perk up. via The Galveston County Daily News