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Surfside Beach Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Surfside Beach, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 412 in Surfside Beach, TX

  1. Fixing Bluewater carries hefty priceRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Facts

    ... will either have to drive overland or take the long way home. CR 257 runs the approximate 13-mile length of Surfside Beach, and about 4 miles of the road are 'just gone,' Brazoria County Engineer Gerald Roberts said. The highway was extensively ...

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    Related Topix: Brazoria County, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Angleton, TX, Houston Metro

  2. Difficult decisions await beachfront owners

    Yesterday | The Facts

    ... and those structures that adjoin it. There will be difficult decisions ahead to be certain, especially for Surfside Beach, where many beachfront property owners already have a contentious relationship with the state. There both Patterson and the ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston County, TX, Brazoria County, TX

  3. Updates for Oct. 4, 2008Read the original story

    Friday | The Facts

    ... BEACHES OPEN All curfews are lifted at Surfside beaches, but visitors are urged to use caution when visiting, Surfside Beach Mayor Larry Davison said. The island was closed immediately after Hurricane Ike devastated parts of the village, then a ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston Metro

  4. Eight ball, corner pocketRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Myrtle Beach Online

    Cousins Kimberly Hargett and Amy Hargett racked up a set of balls on a table at the Brickhouse Lounge in Surfside Beach.

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  5. New asphalt being laid on Kings HighwayRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | The Myrtle Beach Herald

    ... of city streets in Myrtle Beach. 02.OCT.08 Harley Pilgrimage comes in a bit smaller and quieter 02.OCT.08 Surfside Beach buys local tourist attraction 02.OCT.08 New asphalt being laid on Kings Highway 02.OCT.08 County receives $43,690 grant for ...

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  6. Hurricane Ike sparks confusionRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Facts

    ... FEMA opens disaster recovery center Teacher imparts special skills to B'wood kids Some utilities restored in Surfside Beach Updates for Oct. 1, 2008

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston Metro

  7. Downed trees could aid dunesRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 23 | The Facts

    ... FEMA opens disaster recovery center Teacher imparts special skills to B'wood kids Some utilities restored in Surfside Beach Updates for Oct. 1, 2008

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  8. Brazoria County damage report

    Monday Sep 29 | Houston Chronicle

    Kara Bridwell, left, and her brother Paul Bisso stand on the roof of a neighbor's house that struck their home in Surfside Beach.

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    Related Topix: Houston Metro, Brazoria, TX, Brazoria Metro, Brookside Village, TX

  9. Allied Vets quench hurricane victims' thirst

    Friday Sep 26 | Nassau County Record

    ... Texas Mayor Larry Davidson, who he has known for a number of years. The water will be distributed in Surfside Beach, Galveston and Lake Jackson. Bass and other members of Allied Veterans Cyber Centers from Jacksonville flew to the area. "These folks ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston Metro, Lake Jackson, TX

  10. Advertisement - Oaks of AngletonRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | The Facts

    ... E.J. "Joe" King. Tap water returning to Surfside After successfully repairing hundreds of water line breaks, Surfside Beach employees have restored running water to about 20 percent of buildings on the island.

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    Related Topix: Angleton, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, FEMA, US News

  11. Ron Paul co-sponsors tax break measureRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | The Facts

    ... despite Hurricane Ike having inflicted heavy damage on parts of Paul's district, including Galveston and Surfside Beach, where the lawmaker for years has owned property. A provision in the $630 billion omnibus spending bill approved by the House ...

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    Related Topix: Lake Jackson, TX, Houston Metro, US Politics, US News, Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

  12. Tap water returning to Surfside

    Thursday Sep 25 | The Facts

    After successfully repairing hundreds of water line breaks, Surfside Beach employees have restored running water to about 20 percent of buildings on the island.

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Brazoria County, TX

  13. Ike damage calls into question development along Texas beachesRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... the breakneck pace of development along the beaches. With the Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Island and Surfside Beach all hit hard by the surge from the Category 2 storm, scientists are again saying that Texas needs to rethink the way it builds along ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Bolivar Peninsula, TX, Galveston County, TX, Houston Metro, Galveston, TX

  14. Flood. Rebuild. Repeat

    Monday Sep 22 | USA Today

    ... of dollars in damage. Should the federal government pay to rebuild along vulnerable shorelines such as Surfside Beach, Texas? Surfside Beach , which is at the west end of Fallets Island, had houses built out on the beach. Many of those homes were ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Natural Disasters, Flood, Hurricane Gustav

  15. Regular campuses, times for BISD todayRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | The Facts

    ... normally, Ripple said. "However, buses are not allowed to go out to Surfside," he said. Students who live in Surfside Beach, one of the hardest-hit areas by the storm, have been unable to be contacted, so the school is unsure if some still are ...

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  16. Surfside landmark owners will rebuildRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | The Facts

    As crews pushed clumps of hardened mud and damaged siding out on the grass behind Surfside Beach mainstay Kitty's Purple Cow, three red Xs marked the side of the restaurant.

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  17. Scam artists see Ike victims as easy preyRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | The Facts

    ... mph winds and damaging storm surge, left many downed fences, trees on houses and roof damage. The damage on Surfside Beach was much worse, with some homes pushed off their pilings and others left as scrap. As homeowners move on after Ike, there are ...

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  18. Foresight lessened destructive potentialRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | The Facts

    ... what could have been our storm surge and heavy rain on our neighbors up the coast. The second and third: The Surfside Beach revetment wall and the dismantling of the mobile off-shore drilling unit Zeus are projects started only this summer that made ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Brazoria County, TX, Natural Disasters

  19. County should count blessings in wake of IkeRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | The Facts

    ... and retail disruption, commercial and industrial uncertainty. With the exception of our battered friends in Surfside Beach and Quintana, the rest of our communities remain intact. We are the lucky ones. It might not seem so now, but we are. Here are ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston County, TX, Lake Jackson, TX, Houston Metro, Quintana, TX

  20. Toothless law: Texas authorities need more than the word please to enforce mandatory evacuation law

    Sunday Sep 21 | Houston Chronicle

    ... have diverted first responders from other essential duties. In fact, one man who refused to leave his Surfside Beach house became something of a media celebrity, as well an impediment who took up the time and attention of local authorities trying to ...

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