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href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 11, 2010 KWTXWACO (February 11, 2010)-A homeless man who suffered from stab wounds late Wednesday night was taken to the hospital Thursday after his injuries were ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 10, 2010 Brazosport FactsANGLETON — Money initially slated to help pay for demolition of the Highway 332 bridge over the Brazos River at Brazoria could now be used to ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 Brazosport FactsEconomic development officials hope the marina, which includes a docking area on the Old Brazos River along with the boat storage facility and ship store, ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 News-Journal.com...(By 1843, the Indians were relocated to a reservation on the Brazos River.) Within a few years the Stout family moved to Wood County, where Stout operated a ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 30, 2010 Brazosport Facts...s purchase of water from the Brazos River Authority and Brazos Water Authority's subsequent purchase from Dow during last year's drought, ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 5, 2010 Brazosport FactsFREEPORT — A Lake Jackson couple plans to repair their seismic study boat after it caught fire Friday morning while docked along the Old Brazos River. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 3, 2010 Lake Country SunBrazos River Authority officials advised that residents with ground leases, dock permits or water pump contracts with BRA may see lake rangers or inspectors ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 6, 2010 Brazosport FactsA new bridge over the Brazos River is still under construction. Commissioners also will vote on updates to the Brazoria County fire code. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 28, 2010 Lake Country SunThe Brazos River Authority Board of Directors passed a resolution to ease some concerns over right-of-ways for roads at Possum Kingdom Lake. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 29, 2010 Mineral Wells IndexWACO – Actions the Brazos River Authority board of director took at their quarterly meeting could pave the path for good news for Palo Pinto ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 2, 2010 Baylor University The Lariat OnlineThe first cup contained murky water scooped out of the Brazos River that appeared a sickly mix of yellow and brown hues. The second cup contained clear, ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 19, 2010 Brazosport FactsDana Simón of Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue, McKeever and a few volunteers were there for the release Monday on a ranch along the Brazos River, a quarter-mile ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 3, 2010 Brazosport FactsIt also resulted in Dow Chemical Co. having to purchase water from the Brazos River Authority, which the Brazos Water Authority, provider of drinking water ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 Mineral Wells IndexThey bought a home along the Brazos River in the Soda Springs community and were renovating it when he said Federal Emergency Management Agency officials ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 24, 2010 Brazosport FactsOn April 3, 2009, two fishermen saw the eagle thrashing about in the Brazos River, struggling to clamber ashore. Wildlife rehabilitators were called and ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 21, 2010 Community Impact NewspaperUnder an agreement with the three cities and an alliance with the Brazos River Authority, LCRA has developed and expanded the regional system since 1996. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 28, 2010 Lake Country Sun...pending sale of property at Possum Kingdom Lake which will include the transfer of approximately 50 miles of Brazos River Authority roads to the county. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 29, 2010 San Angelo Standard TimesGrants also went to the Aransas County Navigation District, the City of Bastrop, the Brazos River Authority, the City of Corpus Christi, Calhoun County, ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 23, 2010 Brazosport FactsLAKE JACKSON — The sounds of summer will fill the air along the banks of the old Brazos River on June 25, the Brazosport Health Foundation announced this ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 31, 2010 Hillsboro ReporterThe US Army Corps of Engineers and the Brazos River Authority are conducting the study that would raise the elevation two or four-and-a-half feet. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 28, 2010 Lake Country Sun20, Brazos River Authority personnel collected samples near Rock Creek Camp in response to a fish kill. The golden alga cell densities were very high in ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 25, 2010 Cleburne Times-ReviewIn 1960, her Camp Fire group set a record on the Brazos River. “We were the first girls to use the Boy Scout canoes anywhere in the state. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 26, 2010 KBTXTwo of the top scoring offenses and top shooting teams in the country also make their home along the Brazos River with the Aggies averaging 80.9 points per ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 29, 2010 Conejos County CitizenHe loved to get away from his daily responsibilities and fish the Brazos River. He was the oldest of nine children and his surviving siblings will miss him ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 21, 2010 Mineral Wells Index...received the original call about a missing man just before 8:30 pm Saturday at Shaker's Camp, according to Judi Pierce with the Brazos River Authority. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 19, 2010 Baylor University The Lariat OnlineProposed improvements include making the frontage roads continuous across the Brazos River, improving and rebuilding ramps and bridges, and widening the ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 1, 2010 Brazosport FactsThe total release will cost the Brazosport Water Authority about $115000 and enabled it to continue to draw water from the Brazos River which had gone ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 30, 2010 Abilene Reporter-NewsIf our city leaders support building the hazardous-pollution-producing Tenaska Coal Plant directly in the watershed of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 5, 2010 Leagle.com...in the delta of the Brazos River, which is now known as the Pedestrian Beach at Surfside Beach, Texas by any of the means required by the Common Law. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 22, 2010 Graham Leader...“A tow truck was called, and BRA divers aided in the attempt to remove the truck from the water,� noted Judi Pierce, Brazos River Authority public ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 19, 2010 Breckenridge AmericanThe Brazos River Authority (BRA) was contacted by the county at approximately 9:05 pm and asked to assist as the county felt a truck may have backed down a ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 29, 2010 PRLog.Org (press release)Republican State Executive Committee Member Chris De Cluitt, a prominent Waco attorney and board member of the Brazos River Authority, recently urged party ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 11, 2010 Business Wire (press release)Further, the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District and the Port of Freeport, one of the fastest growing ports and currently ranked the 16th busiest in the ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 27, 2010 dBusinessNews Dallas (press release)The firm's service area blankets most of Texas from the upper reaches of the Brazos River basin in the Rolling Plains to the lower Sabine River basin on the ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 5, 2010 San Antonio ExpressWith the arrival of Scott Drew at Baylor and first Billy Gillispie and then Mark Turgeon at Texas A&M, the old Brazos River Rivalry has added a slew of ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 27, 2010 Times Record NewsThe Brazos River below Possum Kingdom was stocked with 1800 trout on Jan. 12 and Ft. Richardson State Park in Jacksboro was stocked with 1000 trout on Jan. ... Waco police seek man who left accident, jumped into river - 05 Aug 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...who they say ran from the scene of a traffic accident Tuesday night, got hit by a car while running across the road, and jumped into the Brazos River. Manhunt after accident, driver jumps into river - 05 Aug 2009 KXXV News Channel 25We're told a car was travelling too fast on the Waco Drive bridge over the Brazos River, when it rear-ended the car in front of it. Puppy abandoned in Fort Worth area needs home - 05 Aug 2009 Examiner.comWitnesses saw a white van appear at the Brazos River, open its doors, and drive away. Soon after, a puppy came running up to those who found him. Ceased generation could benefit trout population - Aug 4, 2009 Weatherford DemocratThe Brazos River Authority's recent decision to abandon future hydro-electric power generation at the Morris Sheppard Dam could mean good things for rainbow Mineral Wells to use Brazos River water - Jul 30, 2009 Lake Country SunDue to drought conditions and water provisioning, Mineral Wells has introduced Brazos River water into the water supply. Water sources will be blended with Fort Bend Cities Using Brazos River Water Could Be Left High & Dry ... - Jul 20, 2009 FortBendNowFort Bend County cities and other entities with rights to Brazos River water could see that water flow curtailed or cut off if the drought becomes more Academic rating elates Rio Vista school board president - Aug 4, 2009 Cleburne Times-ReviewGrandview and Rio Vista have been rivals since cowboys first herded longhorns across the Brazos River and up the well Payson man drowns in south fork of Brazos River - Jul 21, 2009 Payson RoundupLake Alan Henry is situated 65 miles southeast of Lubbock in the south fork of the Brazos River. With 56 miles of shoreline, the reservoir was built by the Area geography needs clarification - Aug 1, 2009 Clovis News JournalPortales Valley was once occupied by the ancestral Brazos River, which had cut into the Llano Estacado in this area. What happened to the river? Water woes nearing Stage 3 - Jul 29, 2009 Mineral Wells IndexThe pipeline and other work necessary to bring Brazos River water to the district's collection station to be blended with the Lake Palo Pinto water is Generators to be decommissioned - Jul 30, 2009 Lake Country SunActions by the Brazos River Authority to determine encroachments into Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set-backs could be a moot point. Texas State chancellor resigns - Jul 20, 2009 Austin American-StatesmanMatthews, who owns a home on the Brazos River, said he plans to write and enjoy life. By Juana Summers Charles Matthews, chancellor of the Texas State Another dead zone research cruise begins Monday - Jul 25, 2009 Houston Chronicle..."We did some isotope measurement of oxygen in the water, and identified that as coming directly from the Brazos River," he said. LAKE PALO PINTO: Drying up - Jul 22, 2009 Mineral Wells IndexThe cost to the city's general water fund to blend in Brazos River water to reduce demand on Lake Palo Pinto could run around $100000 with additional PK Lake shoreline cleanup slated for July 18 - Jul 10, 2009 Graham LeaderThe Brazos River Authority (BRA) invites fans of Possum Kingdom Lake to help with its annual shoreline cleanup on Saturday, July 18. Jeff Warren: Fishing while kayaking lends itself to outdoor adventures - Jul 16, 2009 Killeen Daily HeraldI recently had the opportunity to fish the Brazos River with two kayak angling buddies, Tommy Rosenblad and Will Norvell. We did some advance planning by Full Story - Jul 22, 2009 Lake Country SunBrazos River Authority will hold a boater's safety class 8:30 am to 5 pm, with a one-hour lunch break, Saturday, July 25, at the East Side Fire Station on Full Story - Jul 30, 2009 Lake Country SunDuring the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors' quarterly meeting Monday, directors changed the residential lease rate methodology. City manager presents 'status quo budget' to Waco City Council - Jul 22, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldTwo workers would be devoted to cleaning up the Brazos River, and the city is hoping to buy a trash collection boat with tax increment financing zone money. Jim Vaughan, guest column: Toward 100000 downtown - Jul 24, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldWith our historic business centers, Baylor, a sprawling, 440-acre city park and our greatest treasure, the Brazos River, is it possible to accommodate, Surfside Beach losing battle against erosion - Jul 18, 2009 Houston ChronicleIt has experienced some of the fastest erosion rates along the Gulf Coast since the US Army Corps of Engineers changed the course of the Brazos River in Waco officials excited about first triathlon in city since 1991 - Jul 14, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...which begins and ends in Indian Spring Park and runs largely along the Brazos River, as first-rate and said competitors in the July 26 race will want to Polluted spoil ups tab for marina - Jul 10, 2009 Brazosport Facts...$90000 to the Freeport marina project's tab after dredge spoils from the Old Brazos River were found contaminated with motor oil and other pollutants. Honeymoon's over for this triathlon couple - Jul 24, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsSUNDAY, JULY 26 – Tri Waco Olympic (1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run) and Sprint (400-meter swim/20K bike/5K run) Triathlon, on Lake Brazos River, across from the Sun Spots: July 17, 2009 - Jul 15, 2009 Lake Country SunBrazos River Authority will hold a boater's safety class 8:30 am to 5 pm, with a one-hour lunch break, Saturday, July 25, at the East Side Fire Station on Drainage district directors fill vacant seat - Jul 23, 2009 Brazosport FactsPrecinct 5 of the drainage district spans north to south from the Brazos River up near CR 400 north of West Columbia and down to the Gulf of Mexico. Going with the flow - Aug 4, 2009 Taylor Daily Press...first from Granger Lake, treated through the Brazos River Authority's water treatment plant and pumped into city water towers for human consumption. Huge crowd turns out for initial downtown planning meeting - Jul 27, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldHe said Waco appears to have a solid economy, and he was especially impressed with the potential of the Brazos River. He said the river could be the heart Road Closures in the Area - Jul 30, 2009 KBTXEvacuation is: All persons north of University Dr (Hwy 60) and Hardy Weeden Rd from the Brazos River in west Brazos County to the eastern Brazos County line New Heritage Quarters student housing complex expected to help ... - Aug 1, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...furnished apartments with flat-screen TVs, granite countertops, wireless Internet and views of interior courtyards or of downtown and the Brazos River. Waco's zoo is worth the road trip - Jul 17, 2009 Austin American-StatesmanNext we entered the newly opened Brazos River Country exhibit, which shows visitors the history, ecosystems and animals along the river. Injured bird beginning to fly again - Jul 21, 2009 Brazosport FactsTwo men fishing on the Brazos River in southern Brazoria County saw the bald eagle fall from its nest April 3 and contacted Simón to help care for the bird. Rah Rah Rah! May the best cheerleader win GOP governor's race - Jul 30, 2009 Austin American-StatesmanThe critter's range is the Brazos River Valley. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison went to the University of Texas, where she was a sorority girl and served as a City prepares for Sunday's TriWaco triathlon - Jul 24, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldNot everyone thinks jumping in the Brazos River in the middle of summer sounds like fun, but more than 600 Henry Walbesser, guest column: Wanted: arts venue on river - Jul 17, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...beauty of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the success of the River Walk in San Antonio, the center should be built on the Brazos River. Tina Sanchez: What have we done to a little slice of heaven? - Jul 17, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsLooking for a place to camp along the Brazos River on a hot Fourth of July holiday weekend, privately owned campgrounds turned us away because of our City provides free screening of new water conservation documentary - Jul 24, 2009 Allen AmericanBrazos River Authority, the Texas Water Foundation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, according to the documentary's companion Web site. Full Story - Jul 15, 2009 Lake Country SunBrazos River Authority released a statement reminding all Texas lake and river swimmers to be aware of potential health risks. YOUNG: The fun of making a discovery - Jul 18, 2009 Corsicana Daily Sun...over 10000 years BP or the Horn Rock Shelter site on the Brazos River where the San Patrice material was dated at slightly over 9000 years BP Hopefully, John Young: To the family that replaces us - Jul 29, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldA city map — Waco, you will quickly understand, has no directions, thanks to the diagonal route of the Brazos River. Hence: East Waco is to the north. Find Life Outdoors with John Dawson - Jul 20, 2009 MyFox HoustonSo bring the stroller for the family or your off road bike to roll down the 5 miles of trails wandering through the hardwoods along the Brazos River. Runner has come back strong from health scare - Jul 16, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsSUNDAY, JULY 26 – Tri Waco Olympic (1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run) and Sprint (400-meter swim/20K bike/5K run) Triathlon, On Lake Brazos River, across from the PK lake levels holding despite drought - Jul 15, 2009 Lake Country SunAccording to Judi Pierce, public information officer at the Brazos River Authority, the water levels of the lake are running very close to the July averages Updates for July 29, 2009 - Jul 28, 2009 Brazosport FactsIn a week or two, the bald eagle recovering after being shot near the Brazos River in Brazoria County likely will be moved to a larger flight cage at Editorial: CDC magic could work in East Waco - Jul 18, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...to bring new life and residential polish to the section of town from 17th Street to the Brazos River and from West Waco Drive to Colcord Avenue. Bond-Sweeney united in marriage - Jul 28, 2009 Graham LeaderThe ceremony took place on the cliff of Rim Rock Ranch, overlooking the Brazos River. The colors of the wedding were yellow and black, the same colors as Her memories are noteworthy - Jul 27, 2009 San Antonio ExpressTexas State Highway 6 in Hearne is a two-lane stretch of road carved through red clay and green meadows near the Brazos River . City 'Blending' to Ease Its Water Woes - Jul 14, 2009 istockAnalyst.com (press release)By the end of the month, the city expects to be ready to begin blending purchased water from the Brazos River with water from Lake Palo Pinto, according to YOUNG: A special find on one of the sites in East Texas - Jul 26, 2009 Corsicana Daily SunOne site located on the Brazos River yielded dates for the San Patrice at around 10000 years BP Another San Patrice site associated with an extinct bison in Lack of broadband Internet access frustrates rural Central Texans ... - Jul 27, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldTackitt, a federal employee, lives on the Brazos River near Aquilla in Bosque County and commutes to southern Fort Worth. He subscribes to a satellite Updates for March 25, 2009 - 25 Mar 2009 Brazosport Facts...of an almost six-year mission by the organization to reopen the river’s mouth, which was closed due to silt deposits from the nearby Brazos River. Celebrants welcome new San Bernard opening - Mar 21, 2009 Brazosport FactsThe mouth closed in the mid-2000s due to a bombardment of silt from the nearby Brazos River, raising questions about the effects on wildlife and marine 5 Reasons to visit the Brazos River Trail - Mar 3, 2009 Houston ChronicleLast week, Houston Wilderness (houstonwilderness.org) unveiled a new segment, a 125-mile stretch of the lower Brazos River where visitors can hike, canoe, San Bernard project appears to have met goals - Mar 18, 2009 Brazosport FactsThere also seems to be a decrease in the currents at the Brazos River gates, meaning the main objectives of the project have been achieved. Dredging could start next week - Mar 19, 2009 Brazosport FactsBy Nathaniel Lukefahr FREEPORT — Dredge work to make room for the Freeport marina project’s docks in the Old Brazos River could begin next week, State will pay to remove sunken boats - Mar 18, 2009 Brazosport FactsFREEPORT — Removal of the boats sunken in the Old Brazos River won’t come from city or grant funds after all. Acting City Manager Jeff Pynes pledged to be County officials bend ears of state leaders - Mar 10, 2009 Brazosport FactsOfficials also spoke with the governor about installation of a desalinization barrier along the Brazos River, King said. King, Commissioner Matt Sebesta, HB 3031 spells out divestiture requirements for PK leases - Mar 18, 2009 Lake Country SunJim Keffer submitted HB 3031 last week – a bill that spells out requirements for the Brazos River Authority to sell its residential leaseholds at Possum Butner essay captured Chisholm Trail aura - Mar 20, 2009 Cleburne Times-ReviewIn two slightly personalized columns, we gave you the overview history of the trail, talked about how it crossed the Brazos River at Kimball in Bosque 600+ mile Sam Houston Trail and Wilderness Preserve - Mar 11, 2009 Examiner.comThe newly opened Spring Creek Greenway in north and northwest Houston was added in 2008 and the Brazos River Trail was added in early 2009. Trinity River turtle population dwindling as trappers hunt them ... - Mar 16, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsPopplewell, who runs Bayou Bob's Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch, has hosted seminars on catching "turtles for cash" and trained hunters on the methods of Douglas Brown, guest column: The state of Elm Avenue - Mar 7, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldThe “East End� — the Quinn Campus neighborhood, the anchor, waiting to link with the economic activity of the Brazos River Corridor. Under Thompson’s plan, Development projects unearth burial grounds across US - Mar 23, 2009 USA TodayAnother project phase to develop land along the nearby Brazos River was scrapped. "It's unfortunate," he says. "Had we realized the extent of the remains County reverses course - Mar 24, 2009 Graham LeaderCommissioners also agreed to send a letter urging the governor to name Neal Blanton to the board of directors of the Brazos River Authority. Keffer bill defines sale of BRA land - Mar 16, 2009 Mineral Wells IndexBy Libby Cluett It's a potential land grab for Brazos River Authority lessees if HB 3031, sponsored by State Rep. Jim Keffer, passes in the current Waco city councilman questions whether tougher building standards ... - Mar 3, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...proposed design standards for downtown and the Elm Street corridor could stifle redevelopment in blighted areas, especially east of the Brazos River. Updates for March 21, 2009 - Mar 20, 2009 Brazosport FactsWater is flowing freely into the Gulf of Mexico and the Brazos River gate has currents that steadily are getting better, Edwards said. Kimball Bend crossing treacherous but inviting spot on trail - Mar 10, 2009 Cleburne Times-ReviewMost believe the massive herds were driven into a relatively narrow alley to skirt the Brazos River’s horseshoe bend cliffs and then northeast across the Freeport concerts could be economic boost - Mar 11, 2009 Brazosport Facts...to boost economic development, city officials are working with a broadcasting company to host concerts at the amphitheater along the Old Brazos River. Baylor baseball swats South Alabama - Mar 6, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldBy Brice Cherry It was a beautiful, cool night with a slight breeze blowing out toward the Brazos River — the perfect night to sit on the porch and go Updates for March 11, 2009 - Mar 10, 2009 Brazosport FactsManager Jeff Pynes met Monday with Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson about the need to remove sunken boats and docks from the Old Brazos River. Mammoth site considered for National Park entry - Mar 16, 2009 Baylor University The Lariat OnlineInvestigation of the site began in 1978 when Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin first discovered a bone in a creek bank near the Brazos River. North Texas Tales — Frontier women - Mar 13, 2009 Graham LeaderHer husband traded 600 head of cattle for a farm on the Brazos River about 20 miles from Weatherford. The new Dobbs farm lay in Palo Pinto County in a Bill would collect fines for businesses - Mar 20, 2009 Brazosport FactsThe Texas Department of Transportation’s contractor on the Highway 35 widening project, which stretched from the Brazos River bridge to the Matagorda County Rains help refill depleted lakes - Mar 13, 2009 Temple Daily TelegramOn Stillhouse, Thomasson said the area just out from the Stillhouse Park between the park and the Brazos River Authority’s water intake can be hazardous. Assault case shows oversight gaps with group homes - Mar 7, 2009 Marshall News Messenger...it features "cottage-style residences situated around a picturesque central courtyard near the banks of the Brazos River," according to its Web site. Members try to breathe new life into McLennan County historical ... - Mar 22, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald...“There are many points in the county with historical significance — whether in the Hispanic community, African American community, Baylor, the Brazos River Rains Replenish Stock Tanks, Help Crops - Mar 22, 2009 Hillsboro ReporterIt was about 11 feet below the normal of 533 and only gained about a foot to 523.17 because rainfall up the Brazos River was negligible. From The Times - Mar 18, 2009 Times Online...survived the Gunfight at the OK Corral, 1848. René La Salle, explorer who claimed Louisiana for France, murdered near the Brazos River (now in Texas), 1687. Freeport in talks on water pumps - Mar 14, 2009 Brazosport Facts...permission to construct 16 water pumps about a mile offshore and a wave-energy demonstration facility on the beach near the Brazos River’s mouth. Caddoan shares tribe's heritage - Mar 6, 2009 Marshall News MessengerAfter the sale, they moved to land near current-day Dallas and then onto the Brazos River. The Caddo people were given an allotment of land near Anandarko, Spring turkey hunting preview - Mar 14, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsRoy Wilson, who guides turkey hunters on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River near Haskell, agrees with Hardin on the abundance of birds but disagrees with How to outfox a spring gobbler - Mar 9, 2009 North Texas e-NewsOn occasions such as last spring in Palo Pinto County, I had to close the distance to a couple of gobblers that simply would not cross the Brazos River. After more than 40 years, family unearths clues to missing Texas ... - Mar 15, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsIt has spawned such varied tales as Nolan quietly slipping back home to the Brazos River bottomlands of Washington County, Texas, to him living the high Bird-Rich Texas Coastal Prairie At Risk of Development - Mar 10, 2009 Environment News ServiceLocated on the Texas Coastal Plain the Katy Prairie encompasses over 1000 square miles, bounded by the Brazos River on the southwest, pine-hardwood forest Commissioner Laney visits state legislators - Mar 4, 2009 Lake Country Sun...“BRA (Brazos River Authority) is where they are because that’s where they want to be,� said the commissioner. “The first thing to make them do is bring them Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Whiskey Bridge - Mar 5, 2009 Houstonist...by Red Rooster Just outside of Houston on the Brazos River sits Whiskey Bridge which is a hotbed for fossil hunters. Big time universities, fossil hunters BRA posts Addendum 7 to RFB - Mar 18, 2009 Lake Country SunBrazos River Authority has posted Addendum 7 to its requests for bids for a third-party purchase of property at Possum Kingdom Lake. Panel approves stimulus road projects - Mar 5, 2009 Houston ChronicleWaco Mayor Virginia DuPuy said more than 100000 vehicles per day cross the Brazos River on I-35. Before the commission meeting, about a dozen activists I may run for president of Texas - Mar 8, 2009 WND.comWashington-on-the-Brazos (river) served as our Philadelphia, Pa. It was there, on March 2, 1836, where a band of patriots forged the Texas Declaration of Hilton Hotel Owners Spice Up Seven Southwestern Hotels with over ... - Mar 12, 2009 Business Wire (press release)Hilton Waco—Overlooking the Brazos River in downtown Waco, the hotel has completed $16.5 million in property improvements. Guests can relax amongst the New billboards mean fewer in Waco under proposed rule - Mar 10, 2009 Waco Tribune HeraldNew signs prohibited in “scenic corridors� including Lake Shore Drive, downtown Waco, the Brazos River Corridor, Highway 6 north of US 84. Thousands celebrate Texas independence - Mar 2, 2009 Fort Worth Star TelegramThe convention delegates actually gathered on March 1, 1836, a month after they were elected and sent to Washington, a growing town on the Brazos River less Wreck could be merchant ship that sank off Galveston during Civil War - Mar 8, 2009 Houston ChronicleWar-era shipwrecks: the Acadia, a blockade-runner that sank in 1865 about 10 miles northeast of the mouth of the Brazos River, and the Will-o-the-Wisp. Burton Cotton Gin Festival Coming in April - Mar 17, 2009 Texas DestinationsThat's when the Brazos River, as it curved near and through the town of Granbury, was impounded to create a lake. The report goes on: "At 180 kilometers in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' screenwriter, dies - Mar 4, 2009 AZ Central.comAlbert Horton Foote Jr. was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, a small Southeast Texas town near the mouth of the Brazos River where cotton was the cash crop Rick Allen, guest column: Rediscovering our river(s) - 21 Feb 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,What we choose to do with and for our own Brazos River is now up to us. Will we talk and not act? Will we leave the river more beautiful and fruitful than Trip down the Brazos brings canoer close to nature - Feb 20, 2009 Houston Chronicle,By GARY CLARK The Brazos River Trail is a cooperative venture that will allow easy access to the Brazos River through Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties. Birds-eye view of Graham - Feb 20, 2009 Graham Leader,We made a couple of circuits around Graham before heading out to the Brazos River. That’s where things got really fun. Furlong flew over the Brazos, Golden Algae Blamed In Brazos River Fish Kill In Fort Bend County - Feb 2, 2009 FortBendNow,The perfect weather and water conditions have combined to allow toxic golden algae to bloom over the past few days, causing a fish kill in the Brazos River Editorial: Toward fewer barriers downtown - Feb 19, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,Some of them are blessings, like the Brazos River. Waco’s biggest barrier is a life-giving traffic conveyor, Interstate 35. In either case we constantly John Watson: Kimball once a bustling town - Feb 14, 2009 Cleburne Times-Review,As you head down Texas 174 toward Meridian, just past the Kimball Bridge over the Brazos River, the Kimball Bend Park is on the right. Commissioners hear from Mile Patterson - Feb 18, 2009 Lake Country Sun,...group of lease holders and backing to make a bid on residential leaseholds at Possum Kingdom Lake being offered for sale by the Brazos River Authority, Marina dredging estimate balloons - Feb 14, 2009 Brazosport Facts,By Nathaniel Lukefahr FREEPORT — Dredging the Old Brazos River to make room for marina docks could cost more than quadruple the $41000 estimate made last Large bronze longhorn and cowboy on horseback take up residency ... - Feb 4, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,By Terri Jo Ryan Where thousands of cattle once crossed the Brazos River over the Waco Suspension Bridge for pennies a head, a heroic-sized mounted cowboy Updates for Feb. 14, 2009 - Feb 13, 2009 Brazosport Facts,Currents from the Brazos River had pushed enough silt to the San Bernard River to block the water flow to the Gulf. Authorities said scattered rain over the Algae ‘Bloom’ Killing Fish In Brazos From I-10 To Sugar Land ... - Feb 4, 2009 FortBendNow,A state “Kills and Spills Team� has been investigating a Brazos River fish kill for the past week, and is concerned that fish in Texas ocean bays could soon Brief: Granbury man may have drowned pursuing boat - Feb 10, 2009 Fort Worth Star Telegram,PECAN PLANTATION — A Granbury man was presumed drowned Monday evening in the Brazos River, an official said. The man was reportedly putting his boat in the Long-sought dredging of San Bernard begins - Jan 27, 2009 Brazosport Facts,The river’s mouth, which has been closed off due to silt that drifted from the Brazos River, is finally going to be open again. City and GLO searching for sunken boats - Feb 6, 2009 Brazosport Facts,There are eight known boats lurking beneath the Old Brazos River, acting City Manager Jeff Pynes said. Using the identifying numbers on the boats’ hulls, Waco residents welcome buzz of construction downtown - Feb 6, 2009 News 8 Austin,You can also take a look at some of the new lofts under construction, and check out what may be in store for the Brazos River. For more information read the Briefs: Body of man who tried to aid boater found in Granbury Lake - Feb 10, 2009 Fort Worth Star Telegram,Divers for the Brazos River Authority recovered his body at 10:15 am Tuesday from the lake bottom about 50 feet from the boat ramp, said Judi Pierce, Fishing report - Feb 17, 2009 Wilson County News,Trout and sand trout are fair to good in the Brazos River on shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY Trout are fair to good while drifting shell in 4-8 feet of water on OUTDOORS REPORT - Feb 7, 2009 Houston Chronicle,WILKENS WEATHER For the Chronicle Guide Mike Segall of Reel Threel Charters said wind pushed his charter to the protected waters of the Brazos River. A day with the boys - Feb 5, 2009 Jack County Herald,The ranch offers a smorgasbord of activities that include upland bird hunts and fishing in the Brazos River. There is also a world-class sporting clays A kinder, gentler BRA? - Jan 29, 2009 Lake Country Sun,As many with the Possum Kingdom Lake Association have noted in recent months, Brazos River Authority officials seem more inclined to work with PK lessees to BRA hires new chief lake ranger - Feb 6, 2009 Graham Leader,The Brazos River Authority (BRA) announced that Chris Denney, a 27-year law enforcement veteran, has been selected to serve as the area chief lake ranger at Plight of the Neches River - Feb 12, 2009 Palestine Herald Press,In addition to being produced by TP&WD, the program also was supported by Sport Fish Restoration, San Antonio River Authority, Brazos River Authority and Mountain Bike Trail Donation Honors Justin Brindley - Jan 26, 2009 FortBendNow,...parents for the construction of a two-mile mountain bike trail south of University Boulevard and Commonwealth Boulevard near the Brazos River. A wealth of wildlife calls Brazos Bend home - Feb 6, 2009 Houston Chronicle,And what I like to do is roam the 5000-acre park that abuts three miles of the Brazos River and has 35 miles of hiking and biking trails meandering among Thelma McClure Jenkins - Feb 4, 2009 Lake Country Sun,She lived in Graford then moved to the Brazos River in 1971. She worked for First National Bank of Graford as a teller until she retired after 31 years in Estes bill puts river authorities under Sunset review - Feb 10, 2009 Weatherford Democrat,River and water authorities included in the Senate Bill 725 are the Brazos River Authority, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River Waco's Cameron Park offers ideal mountain biking trails - Jan 31, 2009 Austin American-Statesman,We pump up a 100-foot incline to the top of a bluff over the Brazos River. We careen over dips and bumps, clatter across wooden bridges and roll slowly down Texas A&M's rally falls short against rival Baylor - Feb 14, 2009 Houston Chronicle,AP | USA Today | RPI WACO — Baylor coach Scott Drew knew no motivational speeches were necessary before the Bears’ clash with Brazos River rival Texas A&M Free watershed protection training to be held March 3 in Franklin - Feb 16, 2009 Media Newswire (press release),She noted that the State Board and Brazos River Authority already have met with local stakeholders to discuss a watershed monitoring strategy and water Texas coastal fishing report - Feb 11, 2009 Victoria Advocate,Trout and sand trout are fair to good in the Brazos River on shrimp. Trout are fair to good while drifting over shell. Redfish are good on the shorelines on Massive US Highway 59 Project Through Sugar Land Completed - Feb 6, 2009 FortBendNow,Additionally, two main lanes were added to the Brazos River bridge in each direction. The bridge now has four southbound lanes and five northbound lanes Graham man killed in wreck - Feb 17, 2009 Graham Leader,Barry Henry said Matthew Dawson, 21, was killed during the accident that occurred at 12:05 am Sunday on FM 1287 just north of the Brazos River Bridge. Officials suspect bio-toxic algae killing fish in Brazos River - Feb 6, 2009 KHOU,SUGAR LAND, Texas—An investigation is under way into what is killing the fish in the Brazos River. It’s happening in isolated spots between I-10 and Sugar Fishing Report - Feb 11, 2009 Palestine Herald Press,Trout and sand trout are fair to good in the Brazos River on shrimp. EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good while drifting over shell. Future Uncertain for Local Patients After Galveston Hospital Closes - Jan 27, 2009 KBTX,..."Spring Break, we were fishing on the Brazos River," Austin's Mom Pam Rathjen remembers. "Austin was roasting a marshmallow. He found a gas can, Local organizers envision local black history museum at Paul Quinn - Feb 15, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,...“There was an African-American man who had a shop right there on the edge of the (Brazos) river during the 1800s who took care of the horses of traders who Major roadway project near Seymour set to open next week - Feb 12, 2009 Times Record News,We built a brand new bridge over the Brazos River and the old bridge will be converted into a city street,� Lewis said. For the past two years, travelers on Storms rip through Central Texas, damaging homes, uprooting trees - Feb 12, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,At the Island Condominiums across the Brazos River from Baylor University, winds ripped off roofing material, leaving the ceilings exposed on several units. Man who sprayed teller with mace during credit union robbery sentenced - Feb 11, 2009 Waco Tribune Herald,Within 15 minutes of the robbery, Waco police officers found Brinkley less than three blocks away from the credit union along the Brazos River behind a Waco Historial landmark - Feb 14, 2009 LubbockOnline.com,...capacity of up to 400 people and a science stage. Permanent exhibits include Kidspace, Flight, Science of Sports and Texas Alive! The Brazos River Journey. Airplane enthusiasts descend on Graham - Feb 13, 2009 Graham Leader,Because the planes can land and take off in tight quarters, the pilots enjoy flying down and landing alongside the Brazos River. Southwest to attendees from Tax Foundation Study Again Hits Fort Bend County Hard For High ... - Jan 29, 2009 FortBendNow,...pay property taxes for the upkeep of those wide clay-and-grass walls, in return for the protection they provide in the event of a flooding Brazos River. Fitch US Muni Surveillance: Cleburne, Texas Water & Sewer Revs ... - Jan 29, 2009 Earthtimes (press release),The city's water supply will be adequate through 2045 due to its remaining water rights with the Brazos River Authority, newly acquired rights for return Updates for Jan. 28, 2009 - Jan 27, 2009 Brazosport Facts,The first phase was to check for graves that might be under the road just past the Brazos River Bridge on the highway, before putting down the asphalt as Four LCISD Trustee Positions On May 9 Ballot - Feb 2, 2009 FortBendNow,Single Member District #3 encompasses the north central area of Richmond with the Brazos River as its northern boundary. The spot is currently held by Jesse GLO finds Civil War ship Acadia - Jan 29, 2009 Brazosport Facts,The 211-foot-long Acadia was on its maiden voyage as a blockade-runner, heading toward the mouth of the Brazos River, when it ran aground in fog near the Lots of land, few new camps for scouts - Jan 30, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle,The Longhorn Council also sold its 300-acre Leonard Scout Camp along the Brazos River to developers in 2001 for an estimated $3 million. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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