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Matagorda, Texas is located in Matagorda County. Zip codes in Matagorda, TX include 77457.

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Yesterday | The Daily Tribune

LCRA OKs less stringent drought response

The board of directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority on Wednesday approved a less-harsh-than-earlier-advertised plan to deal with low water levels in the Highland Lakes, a plan that likely will include cutting off water for rice farmers and irrigation customers for the first time in 2010.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

KWTX

Body Recovered From Wreckage Of Navy Plane Off Texas Coast

A body was recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a Navy training aircraft that went down in the Gulf of Mexico near Matagorda Island three weeks ago.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Valley Morning Star

Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coast

The Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI - The U.S. Navy says wreckage of a training plane has been found off the Texas coast nearly three weeks after it went missing.

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The Facts

Items reveal a lot about ocean currents

Last spring my wife and I went camping on Matagorda Beach near Port O'Conner. It was only months since Hurricane Ike had hit and we were in awe of all the debris on the beach.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Expo allows vendors to show products

The Bay City Civic Center was packed Thursday afternoon as vendors showed off their goods and services in Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture s 16th Annual Business-to-Business Expo.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Field day gives students agriculture lesson

Matagorda County fourth graders spent one day studying the importance of American agriculture during the Matagorda County Farm Bureau Ag Field Day Thursday and Friday.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Daily Tribune

New homes cause need for more lights

Residents of Country Estates were reassured their southeastern Bay City subdivision would get more streetlights during city council's regular meeting Thursday night.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Bay City-Matagorda United begins Phase 3

Residents came out with enthusiasm to the most recent progress meeting of Bay City-Matagorda United phase three, on Friday, Nov.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Outdoors report: Nov. 5

Guide James Plaag of Silver King Adventures reported 50 trout caught and released while working topwaters and Bass Assassins on shorelines.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Huntsville Item

H-GAC assistance due to Walker County homeowners, renters

The Houston-Galveston Area Council has launched a program designed to address unmet housing needs that arose from damage resulting from Hurricane Ike.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Houstonpress.com

Texas Traveler: Matagorda

The Sunday drive. Sometimes it's more about the trip than the destination, y'know? Texas Traveler needed to get out of town for the day.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Medical center sponsors scoreboard

As the Bay City High School girls softball complex goes up, one more sponsor is needed to meet the $10,000 challenge issued by Matagorda Regional Medical Center after they became the first lifetime sponsors of the softball field scoreboard.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Outdoors report: Oct. 26

Anglers who got out early enjoyed fishable conditions while drifting over deep shell, but winds picked up as the day grew older and roughed up water conditions.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Victoria Advocate

Navy training plane missing off Matagorda Island

Originally published October 28, 2009 at 5:51 p.m., updated October 28, 2009 at 10:55 p.m. The search for a missing Navy T-34 training airplane continued off the coast of Rockport and Matagorda Island late Wednesday night.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Flooding likely as heavy showers move into Houston area

The work week started out on rainy note Monday - so much so that 18 area counties were placed under a flood watch until 7 p.m. The counties included in the watch are: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Daily Tribune

LCRA hears from farmers on irrigation

Irrigation water for rice farmers in Matagorda, Colorado and Wharton counties got two days of attention from the LCRA board of directors meeting in Matagorda Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Bay City resident turns 100

Six generations of family members of Valry Mae Allen Jones gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, Oct.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Robby Reed, LCRA honored by chamber

Robby Reed and the Lower Colorado River Authority were the honored guests at the annual Rice Producers Luncheon hosted by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Thursday, Oct.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Austin American Statesman

River authority tells rice farmers that less water might be available

Ronald Gertson, whose great-grandfather started a family tradition of growing rice in Texas, said he is likely to cut back his planting by two-thirds because of the drought that continues to linger.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

The Family Badge

Two boats capsize off Matagorda

Rough seas and a fast flowing current at the mouth of the Colorado River caused two boats to capsize about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.

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