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The Deep East Texas Council of Governments will hold a public hearing today regarding the disbursement of $59 million in Hurricane Ike disaster recovery money from the Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs.

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments will hold a public hearing today regarding the disbursement of $59 million in Hurricane Ike disaster recovery money from the Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs.

More than 20 coastal barrier island researchers came to Galveston Island in early January -- from New England, the Pacific coast and all points between where ocean meets US soil. Many had never seen the level of destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike. But now they have a goal that will involve research, management and outreach to the public in order to help the nation's barrier islands.

After spending more than $4 million to clean up after Hurricane Ike, the city of Sugar Land is still waiting to get reimbursed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A contractor helping clear debris from Hurricane Ike is looking for the owner of an ammunition box he found buried in sand that contained keepsakes, including an 1863 Confederate $50 bill, war medals and diamond earrings.

HAMILTON, Bermuda —Validus Holdings, Ltd., a global short-tail lines reinsurer, has increased its estimate of the net adverse effect of Hurricane Ike on its business to $235.1 million, an increase of $70.1 million, the company said.

A contractor helping clear debris from Hurricane Ike is looking for the owner of an ammunition box he found buried in sand that contained keepsakes, including an 1863 Confederate $50 bill, war medals and diamond earrings. The green steel Army ammunition...

A contractor helping clear debris from Hurricane Ike is looking for the owner of an ammunition box he found buried in sand that contained keepsakes, including an 1863 Confederate $50 bill, war medals and diamond earrings. The green steel Army ammunition...

A contractor helping clear debris from Hurricane Ike is looking for the owner of an ammunition box he found buried in sand that contained keepsakes, including an 1863 Confederate $50 bill, war medals and diamond earrings.

The Shenandoah City Council honored three individuals who came to the aid of their community after Hurricane Ike with keys to the city at a recent meeting on Jan. 14.