One of the hot topics on the island is whether the Galveston Housing Authority will apply for HOPE VI funds. The application would be for a $22 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Sunday is officially the first day of Spring, but it might seem more like winter. A fairly potent cold front will push into southeast Texas on Saturday, accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. If current forecasts hold, we could see low temperatures on Sunday and Monday mornings ranging from near 40 in the northwest part of Galveston County to the upper-40's at the coast.
Not long ago, Friendswood resident Nigel Harrison was walking around Baybrook Mall when it occurred to him that almost all the shops were for women, he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating multiple complaints of a private aircraft accused of flying 50 feet above a group of Jeep enthusiasts on a Bolivar Peninsula beach. It was so low people said they could see the pilot's smile.
While jogging Feb. 28, on a Galveston beach, I noticed a Coke bottle resting at the edge of the previous night's high tide mark. The wine cork sealed perfectly, protecting the note inside as the bottle bobbed along in the Gulf of Mexico.
Early on Tuesday night, election officials, candidates and poll workers were pretty much in agreement that voter turnout in the county's Democratic and Republican primaries was on the light side.
