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Plans in works to protect road on Bolivar Peninsula
Drivers traveling between High Island and Caplan on Bolivar Peninsula's Texas 87 are getting up close and personal with the Gulf of Mexico these days.
Experts predict how hurricane season will affect Brazos Valley
Hurricane season is here again, and expert predictions do not forecast a repeat of Hurricane Ike.
Study: Hurricane Damage On Texas Coast To Worsen
Flood waters from Hurricane Ike surround High Island Sept. 14, 2008. Six months later, Galveston officials say Spring Break could bring as much as $36 million to the region.
Festival proclaims 'Bolivar is Back!'
Nine months ago, the mantra here was "Bring Bolivar Back." Now, even as recovery continues from Hurricane Ike's ravages, residents of the county's peninsula are bragging, "Bolivar is Back." Some would argue that the peninsula never went away but has been conveniently forgotten or overlooked by government officials and the media.
Galveston Co. considers jetties on Bolivar
With a plan for spending $169 million in Hurricane Ike recovery grants mapped out, county commissioners are now getting down to creating their own wish list for spending the county's cut of the money for infrastructure projects.
The Galveston County Daily News
What should Bolivar Peninsula look like as it rebuilds after Hurricane Ike? Should the policy favor high-end development, with strict standards to ensure new houses are built to withstand the strongest storm? If the highest standards are required, will the little guys be forced out? What about the future of ambulance and fire services on the ...
MIdway High students help Ike-devastated school have prom
Got this e-mail today from Midway ISD about something that happened last month, but this is definitely worth a shout-out. I'll let the Midway release below explain it.
Rollover Pass existed a long time before the cut, old map shows
The Galveston County Daily News
Off the cuff short observations on the news
Time for a change in Bolivar schools? There will never be a better time for the Galveston and High Island school districts to decide whether there isn't a more rational way to handle schools on the western part of the Bolivar Peninsula.
Another Voice: Ike Dike a critical juncture in our coastal future
On Wednesday's front page, Houston Chronicle science writer Eric Berger reported on a proposal to build a gigantic complex of seawalls and gates to protect Galveston and the Bolivar peninsula from San Luis Pass to High Island.
The Ike Dike: A critical juncture in our coastal future
In today's paper I have a story on a proposal by Texas A&M-Galveston's William Merrell .
Despite storm damage, birds flock to High Island 'oasis'
A great egret nests in a tree at the Houston Audubon Society's Rookery at Smith Oaks on High Island on Sunday.
Pack your binoculars and wing it to the Texas coast for an amazing bird-watching show
World travelers migrate to the Texas coast for the astounding variety of birds that congregate here.
Bring your flip-flops and sunscreen and let the relaxation begin. The Texas coast stretches more than 400 miles from the border of Louisiana to the beginnings of Mexico.
Ike revisited: Dr. Neil Frank's snapshots of devastation
Bermuda Beach on Galveston was a beautiful site before Hurricane Ike came ashore.
With beach cabins decimated by Ike, many will have to forgo traditional vacation
Forty years ago, in the days before investors and wealthy professionals began lining the narrow roads of the Bolivar Peninsula with expensive homes, rustic cabins put a vacation at the beach within reach of ...
The Galveston County Daily News
County to TxDOT: Hold up on stimulus money
The Texas Transportation Commission last week approved spending about $12 million in federal stimulus money to make improvements to state Highway 87 on the Bolivar Peninsula.
More than 750 Galveston County residents seek buyouts after Ike
More than 750 property owners whose houses were ravaged by Hurricane Ike have applied to Galveston County to have their properties purchased with federal grant money, a consultant told county commissioners ...
First FEMA housing site to open on Bolivar Peninsula
It's been nearly 6 months since hurricane Ike's wind and surge caused destruction across the Gulf Coast.
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