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H-GAC makes suggestion regarding Hurricane Ike funds (Dayton News)

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.

Local organizations offer hurricane recovery assistance (Dayton News)

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.

Ike-damaged Galveston goes on with its annual Mardi Gras festival (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

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.

Ike-damaged Galveston goes on with Mardi Gras fest (The State)

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 ...

Ike-damaged Galveston goes on with Mardi Gras fest (The Charlotte Observer)

(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 ...

Ike-damaged Galveston goes on with Mardi Gras fest (AP via Yahoo! News)

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.

Consultants continue to work for county post-Hurricane Ike (Fort Bend Sun)

The storm may have been nearly five months ago and all the debris is cleaned up, but Fort Bend County and it’s consulting partners are still working at tying up loose ends after Hurricane Ike.

Wetlands center bouncing back from Hurricane Ike (Lake Houston Sentinel)

It has been just under five months since Hurricane Ike barreled through the Baytown area, inundating the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center with over 13 feet of water and destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars in exhibits and equipment used to teach students about local wildlife in the area.

DETCOG to hold hearings on Hurricane Ike recovery funds (Eastex Advocate)

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG), in cooperation with The Office of Community Rural Affairs (ORCA) and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), is holding a series of three (3) public hearings to obtain comments on the proposed distribution of $59,310,711 in Community Development Block Grant Program Disaster Recovery supplemental funds. The Hurricane Ike ...

Search over for missing Hurricane Ike victims (USA Today)

Galveston County authorities said they have officially ended their search for bodies missing from Hurricane Ike nearly five months after the storm.