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Thayer Evans

March 8, 2010 10:31 am

Despite not purchasing 33 acres for the site of a proposed conference center that could cost as much as $11 million, Alvin remains committed to the project and intends to hire an architect to design the facility’s plans, a city official said.

March 3, 2010 7:16 am

Manvel is purchasing a new 4,000-square-foot building for $500,000 that will be used as its City Hall for several years.

Manvel
March 1, 2010 2:35 pm

A nine-month drainage project begins Monday, March 1, that at some point will impact traffic on FM 518 in downtown Friendswood. For a portion of the work, FM 518’s two lanes in each direction will be reduced to one lane, but city officials say they don't know when that will be.

Roads and traffic
March 1, 2010 6:13 am

Manvel Mayor Delores Martin plans to keep pushing for an ordinance that would ban text messaging while driving after such a proposal failed in her city last week.

Manvel, Health
February 23, 2010 3:55 pm

Friendswood police have arrested a sex offender they say didn't let them know he'd moved to town. James Bryan Hampton, 42, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 1993 and is now charged with failing to register as a sex offender.

Crime
February 23, 2010 3:36 pm

The city of Friendswood's animal control facility has failed to meet state standards.: Kim Christensen photoThe city of Friendswood's animal control facility has failed to meet state standards.: Kim Christensen photoCouncil members expressed a sense of urgency to address issues related to the city's animal-control facility, which is antiquated, undersized and on probation.

Pets
February 19, 2010 10:59 am

Friendswood police have arrested three people in connection with a recent rash of vehicle burglaries around Friendswood and Pearland.

Crime
February 19, 2010 10:51 am

With 12 dogs, five cats, two guineas, two chickens, a goat, a lamb and an emu, the Friendswood animal control facility is a suburban zoo. It’s all located at an antiquated building at 1322 Deepwood Drive that is smaller than most houses. The 1,000-square-foot facility was built in 1989 and is so dilapidated that the state in July put it on six months’ probation for eight violations.

Pets
February 19, 2010 9:37 am

A League City councilman has asked the city to research the possibility of an ordinance requiring drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on cell phones. That follows talk by Manvel and Friendswood about banning texting while driving.

City of Pearland
February 5, 2010 12:57 pm

Meeting minutes and ordinances are available online to the public going back to 1961 when the city incorporated. More recent contracts, deeds and other papers are also searchable online.

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