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Governor Rick Perry charged the Houston Galveston Area Council with advising on how best to distribute the over $800 million in Hurricane Ike relief funds. A preliminary suggestion by H-GAC stated that $675 million of the fund should go to Harris and Galveston counties.

Two Liberty County organizations want families impacted by Hurricane Ike to know that they can still receive assistance from the federal government even if previously denied and that other assistance options are available.

GALVESTON, Texas - Hundreds of revellers gathered Saturday to celebrate an annual Mardi Gras tradition in Galveston in a show of support for the island ravaged by Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge just five months ago.

Just a few years ago, fans packed the stands and sponsors were scrambling to get money into the sport. But times have changed for stock car racing. AP reporter Jason Bronis explains. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: nascar economy weather bad
Added: February 14, 2009

Hundreds of revelers gathered Saturday to celebrate an annual Mardi Gras tradition in a show of support for this island ravaged by Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge just five months ago. "I see this as a hopeful sign," said Sue Orta, a reveler from Houston who has a home on Galveston Island. "The city will recover." About 75 percent of the homes in Galveston sustained damage from Ike's ...

(By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer) Hundreds of revelers gathered Saturday to celebrate an annual Mardi Gras tradition in a show of support for this island ravaged by Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge just five months ago. "I see this as a hopeful sign," said Sue Orta, a reveler from Houston who has a home on Galveston Island. "The city will recover." About 75 percent of the homes in ...

Just a few years ago, fans packed the stands and sponsors were scrambling to get money into the sport. But times have changed for stock car racing. AP reporter Jason Bronis explains. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: nascar economy weather bad
Added: February 14, 2009

Lindsay Lohan always has a front-row seat at the Charlotte Ronson show. The 22-year-old actress arrived in style for the Friday afternoon presentation of girlfriend Samantha Ronson's sister's fall collection at New York Fashion Week. (Feb. 14)

Hundreds of revelers gathered Saturday to celebrate an annual Mardi Gras tradition in a show of support for this island ravaged by Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge just five months ago.

The National Transportation Safety Board says recovering the wreckage of the Continental Connection flight that crashed near Buffalo is a slow process because of how the plane landed on top of a house. (Feb. 14)