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Biden administration proposes $75 million in port improvements for Houston-Galveston area

Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 1, 2022 · If approved, much of the funding would go towards a billion-dollar effort to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel.

Tags federal budget global trade houston ship channel Port of Galveston US Army Corps of Engineers

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Carnival Confirms ‘Small Number’ Of COVID-19 Cases On Cruise Ship, Implements New Mask Policy

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 5, 2021 · In a statement, the company wrote that it was implementing a fleetwide mask policy and that it was not canceling the trip.

Tags Carnival cruises Coronavirus COVID-19 cruises greg abbott Port of Galveston

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The Big Easy And The Bayou City: Exploring Houston’s Connections To New Orleans

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 2, 2018 · As New Orleans celebrates its 300th birthday, Houston Matters discusses that city's connections with Houston.

Tags culture food Gwendolyn Knapp history Houstonia Magazine Melissa Daggett new orleans Port of Galveston port of houston San Jacinto College tricentennial

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New Port of Galveston Director Faces Texas Coast Challenges

Associated Press

Posted on January 3, 2018 · The new director comes at a time when the city has increasingly become demanding that the port perform better financially

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New Port Of Galveston Director Faces Texas Coast Challenges

Associated Press

Posted on January 2, 2018 · Rodger Rees comes at a time when the city has increasingly become demanding that the port perform better financially and provide a better return on investment

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Delano Burkes death: Family searching for answers, Houston police say foul play not suspected

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on November 29, 2022 · The body of the 26-year-old Houston man reported missing from the Heights area earlier this month was found weeks later in the Houston Ship Channel.

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Upstream Addicks and Barker Reservoir homeowners win $550,000 in damages in lawsuit over Harvey flooding

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 2, 2022 · The suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the door to suits by an estimated 10,000 other upstream homeowners, with the potential for total damages of well over $1 billion.

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Five years after Harvey, a solution to the flood threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs remains a long way off

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 9, 2022 · The most popular solution to the flooding threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs is a massive underground stormwater tunnel. It would cost billions of dollars and remains more than a decade away from the start of construction.

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Community air monitoring is growing in Houston as accessibility to local data expands

Katie Watkins

Posted on December 22, 2021 · After years of dealing with toxic air pollution, residents of overburdened communities are taking matters into their own hands and installing a growing network of community air monitors.

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