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Galveston Daily News

Supreme Court Sets Hearing
On Texas City Case
Article
1526 Signatures Listed:
Texas City Recall petitions
Are Filed
Article

Galveston Daily News

Legal Barriers Face Texas
city's Recall Move Backers

Galveston Daily News

Judgment on Recall Election
Is signed
Article

Galveston Daily News

Ludwig, Tarpey Keep TC
Commission Posts

Galveston Daily News

Trial Court Ruling Stands:
Texas city Officials Debate
Carrying court Battle Higher Article

Houston Chronicle

7

Galveston Daily News

8

Texas City Sun

Texas City Citizens Given
Court Setback
Steed, Trahan engage In
Bitter Battle

Date(s)

Description

Oct 1949

Discusses the upcoming Supreme court hearing on Texas City
election recall laws.

1-23-1949

Discusses the petitions filed to recall Mayor L. A. Robinson,
Commissioners D. L. Vance and Bert E. Conely.
Discusses the efforts of Mrs. Alma New to acquire and
submit additional petitions for the recall of the mayor and
two commissioners.

2-20-1949

Discusses Judge Rogers' decree on the lawsuit concerning
recall petitions for the mayor and two commissioners.

4-6-1949

Discusses election results, the on going recall legal battle,
and the resignation of city secretary, Kenneth Nunn.

7-1-1949

Discusses the continuing legal battle over recall petitions for
the mayor and two commissioners.

Article

1-5-1950

Discusses the continuing legal battle over recall petitions for
the mayor and two commissioners that began a year earlier.

Article

4-13-1948

Discusses the positions and candidates, includes photos.

Article

Article

1-4-1949

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Four Incumbents Returned
In Mianland elections

unknown

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Article

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Description

4-8-1964

Discusses the results on Galveston County Mainland
elections, includes photos of some winners.

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Title

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Date(s)

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Texas City Sun

Voter turnout light

Article

11-6-1979

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Texas City Sun

3-7-1978

3

Texas City Sun

4

Texas City Sun

Hopefuls draw positions
Article
Lowry Begins sixth Term As
TC Mayor
Article
LM elects Hinsley; Monteau,
Grubbs In
Article

5

Texas City Sun

TC, LM trustees elected

Article

4-2-1978

6

Texas City Sun

Board members sworn-in

Article

4-12-1978

7

Texas City Sun

8

Texas City Sun

Carter wins city election
Article
Four new commissioners to
help lead city
Article

Texas City Sun

Election changes bring
voting districts to Texas City Article

9

Description
Discusses the constitutional amendment and local
referendum elections and the light voter turnout.

4-2-1978

Discusses the draw order for name placement on upcoming
election ballots, use of paper ballots at some districts.
Discusses the election results; includes photos of some
winners.
Discusses the results of the Galveston Mainland school
boards elections
Discusses the results of Texas City and La Marque school
boards elections
Discusses new school board members and important
happenings and plans for TCISD.
Discusses results of recounts for several positions in TC and
LM.
Discusses election results and the newly created districts for
Texas City.

3-12-1978

Discusses the new district and at large voting system for
Texas City commissioners.

4-3-1974
4-7-1974

4-7-1978

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Texas City Sun

Title
Lowry grabs ninth term as
TC mayor

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Date(s)

Description

Article

4-6-1980

Photos and positions of winners for TC (2 cut out of paper)

2

Texas City Sun

Area voters elect trustees to
their school boards
Article

4-6-1980

Discusses election results for Galveston Mainland
community school boards.

3

Texas City Sun

Busiest polling place

4-6-1980

Photo of voters at Lulac Hall polling station in Texas City.

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Office of Public
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Title

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Texas City Teletype

Newsletter April 1986

Description
Cover page has portraits of School Board candidates with the
positions they are runing for.

Texas City Sun

TC incumbents popular at
polls

Article

4-6-1986

Aricle discusses the election results and provides photos of
several winners of Mainland Galveston positions.

Galveston Daily News

Texas City officials throw
new light on voter dispute

5-22-1986

Discusses complaints that police officers were at poll
locations in predominately black sections of the city.

Article

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Texas City Sun

Article

4-5-1987

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Texas City Sun

Election at a glance
Who is running for what,
where

Article

4-12-1987

Lists election results for Galveston Mainland entities.
Lists candidates and positions for Galveston Mainland
elections.

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Mahoney, Kent (Texas
City Sun)
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Title
Johnson hangs on for Pct. 3
victory

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Race is on for James,
challenger
Local, county races

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Texas City Sun
Texas City Sun
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Stevick, Chuck &amp; Cathy
Gillentine (Texas City
Sun)

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Date(s)

Article

11-10-1988 Discusses election results for Galveston Mainland communities.

Article
Article

4-12-1988
3-7-1988

James keeps seat by 4 votes Article
Richards pokes fun at V.P
Bush, praises Johnson
Article
Precinct 3 contestants ready
for battle
Article

4-13-1988

Lowry to run again

2-25-1988

James-Cookley race highlight Article
Johnson upsets incumbent
Crowder

11

Stevick, Chuck (Texas City James holds 10-vote edge
Sun)
over Cooksley
Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)
Awaiting totals

12

Kirkpatrick, Joel
(Galveston Daily News)

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Kirkpatrick, Joel
(Galveston Daily News)

10

Article

Article

James winner by four

4-8-1988

Discusses candidates, positions for the day's elections for Galveston
mainland communities, includes addresses of polling locations.
Lists candidates and polling locations for Galveston County
Discusses Precinct 5 constable candidate James Cooksley's request for
a recount in 4 vote loss to Sonny James.
Discusses State Treasurer Ann Richards' speech at the Texas City
Democratic campaign kickoff gumbo feast.
Discusses the platforms of candidates, Bob Wicklander and Wayne
Johnson.
Discusses Emmett F. Lowry's run for a thirteenth term as Texas City
Mayor.
Discusses race between Sonny James and Robert Cooksley for Precinct
5 constable.

3-9-1988

Discusses voter turnout and results of Galveston Mainland community
elections.

8-28-1988
11-4-1988

Article

3-9-1988

images

3-9-1988

James doubles victory margin Article

Article

Description

Discusses close race and upcoming run-off election for Precinct 5
constable position between Sonny James and and robert Cooksley.
Photos accompanying article of candidates Wayne Johnson III and
Sonny James waiting for election results.

Discusses the run off election between sonny James and Robert
12-19-1988 Cooklsey as well ws claims of pollworkers harrassing vote counters.

4-13-1988

Discusses election results and call for recount by Robert Cooklsey in
four vote loss against Sonny James for Precinct 5 constable seat.

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Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
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Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
2

Title
Local dentist joins mayoral
contest in TC
Doyle officially joins TC
mayoral race

Format

Date(s)

Article

12-17-1989

Article

12-31-1989

Description
Discusses Bill Chuoke's qualifications and choice to run for
mayor.
Discusses Chuck Doyle's
qualifications and choice to run for mayor.

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                  <text>Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1990
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Stengler, Jack (Galveston
Daily News)
Doyle running for TC mayor
Article
TC mayoral candidates list
donations, expenses
Texas City Sun
Article
TC attorney seeks Precinct 5 JP
post
Texas City Sun
Article

6

Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)
Cook, Glenn (Texas City
Sun)

7

Texas City Sun

Traumatic Day
Image
Criss-Brooks showdown today
at polls
article
County, court, JP races highlight
local ballot
Article

9

Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Cook, Glenn (Texas City
Sun)

Torres-Martin match among the
'cleanest'
Article
Chet Brooks claims win in bitter
race
Article

10

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5

Autumn Hills ad generates
angry protests

Date(s)

1-2-1990
1-19-1990
2-28-1990

Article

3-2-1990
3-2-1990
3-13-1990

Discusses Chuck Doyle's qualifications and his plans for the city if he
wins the election for mayor.
Discusses the mayoral candidates' donations and expenses: Glenn
Erwin, Bill Chuoke, D. D. Haney, Chuck Doyle. 2 copies
Discusses Larry Edrozo's qualifications and platform for the Precinct 5
Justice of the Peace position.
Discusses the press conference called to protest the unauthorized
use of the Bell and Breed family's tragic death of Elnora Bell Breed in
the Autumn Hills nursing home in political ads for Lloyd Criss (State
Senate candidate).
Photo accompanying article of Ruth Bell Linscomb in tears at protest
over the use of her sister's death in political ads.
Discusses the election campaign between Lloyd Criss and Chet
Brooks for state senate.

3-14-1990

Discusses the candidates and positions up for election on this day.
Discusses the campaign for District 25 state representative between
Gilbert Torres and Mike Martin, noting how clean their race was
compared to the ugly fight for state senate.
Discusses Chet Brooks' claim of victory despite a close count and
some remaining boxes to be counted.

Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Frank Fleming, Larry Edrozo set
Sun)
for runoff
Article

3-14-1990

Discusses election results and need for a run-off between Precinct 5
Justice of the Peace candidates Larry Edrozo and Frank Fleming.

11

Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)

Image

3-14-1990

Photo accompanying article of Frank and Mickie Fleming happy there
will be a run-off race for Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace position.

12

Galveston Daily News

Article

3-15-1990

13

Texas City Sun

Article

3-18-1990

8

Happy Pair
4 candidates file for Texas city
mayoral race
Sullivan seeks third term in
Texas City

3-13-1990

Description

3-13-1990

Discusses the candidates and positions up for election.
Discusses Carl D. Sullivan's qualifications and platform for third term
as District 2 seat on the City Commission.

1

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14

Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Four in TC mayor's race as filing
ends
Article

3-22-1990

15

Texas City Sun

Precinct 5 election count
changes little

Article

3-24-1990

16

Fattig seeking TC city position

Article

3-25-1990

Waiting their turns

Image

3-29-1990

Listening in

Image

3-29-1990

Chuoke blasts mayoral foes
Commission hopefuls laud
former mayor
Men who seek the highest
position

Article

3-29-1990

Article

3-30-1990

21

Texas City Sun
Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)
Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)
Cook, Glenn (Texas City
Sun)
Cook, Glenn (Texas City
Sun)
Chuoke, Bil (Texas City
Sun)

Article

3-30-1990

22

Texas City Sun

Haney running for TC mayor

Article

4-1-1990

23

Texas City Sun
Garza to try for 4th term
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City TC runoff foes confident as big
Sun)
day nears

Article

4-1-1990

Article

4-4-1990

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18
19
20

24

27

Couvillon, Amy
(Galveston Daily News)
Cook, Glenn (Texas City
Sun)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

TC mayoral hopefuls trade
views at forum
Doyle looks to future; Haney
flexes muscles
Chuoke big spender in TC
mayor's race

28

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

Chuoke out front in amount of
money spent in TC race

25
26

Discusses the finale candidates and positions up for election for the
Galveston Mainland communities.
Discusses election recount for Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace race
and the upcoming run-off between candidates Frank Fleming and
Larry Edrozo.
Discusses Harold L. Fattig's qualifications and platform for
commissioner at large race.
Photo accompanying article of Texas City candidates speaking to
citizens at a forum.
Photo accompanying article of citizens and campaign supporters
listening to candidates speaking at city forum.
Discusses forum held at the Nessler Center for citizens to listen to
candidates of Texas City.
Discusses the candidates for Texas City political positions.
Candidate Bill Chuoke discusses his qualifications and platform for his
mayoral campaign.
Discusses D. D. Haney's qualifications and platform for his mayoral
campaign.
Discusses Carlos Garza's qualifications and platform for his mayoral
campaign.
Discusses candidates Frank Fleming and Larry Edrozo in run-off
election for Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace position.

Article

4-5-1990

Article

4-5-1990

Discusses how mayoral candidates responded at citizen political
forum held at Greater Bell Zion Baptist Church.
Discusses how mayoral candidates responded at citizen political
forum held at Greater Bell Zion Baptist Church.

Article

4-6-1990

Discusses candidates campaign funding and expenditures.

Article

4-7-1990

Discusses candidates campaign funding and expenditures.
2

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29

Mayes, Peter (Texas City Texas City candidates tackle
issues
Sun)

4-18-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by the Evening Business and Professional Women.

30

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

150 turn out to meet
candidates at forum

4-18-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by the American Business and Professional Women.

31

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

TC candidate calls for dramatic
change

4-19-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by the American Business and Professional Women.

32

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

4-20-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by College of the Mainland with just sixteen attendees.

Mainland candidates air views

33

Miller, Beverly Y.
(Galveston Daily News)

Texas City candidate forum
draws audience of 16

4-20-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by College of the Mainland.

34

Stevick, Chuck (Texas City TC, LM candidates share views
Sun)
at forum

Article

4-20-1990

Discusses how candidates responded at citizen political forum
sponsored by College of the Mainland with just sixteen attendees.

35

Texas City Sun

Texas City Mayor

Article

4-26-1990

36

Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Mayoral race sparks great
interest in TC

Article

4-26-1990

37

Texas City Sun

Voters' Guide 1990

Newspaper 4-26-1990

38

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

39

Texas City Sun

Candidates in Texas City file
revenue, expenditure reports
Article
Chuoke outspends opponents in
mayor's race
Article

40

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

4 candidates seek to replace
Lowry as mayor of Texas City

Article

Article

Article

Article

Article

Article

Discusses mayoral candidates' qualifications and platforms for their
campaigns; Glenn Erwin, Bill Chuoke, D. D. Haney, Chuck Doyle.
Discusses the four mayoral candidates' qualifications and platforms
for their campaigns; Glenn Erwin, Bill Chuoke, D. D. Haney, Chuck
Doyle.
Special voters' guide section of newspaper.

4-29-1990

Discusses candidates campaign funding and expenditures.

4-30-1990

Discusses candidates campaign funding and expenditures.
Discusses the four mayoral candidates' qualifications and platforms
for their campaigns; Glenn Erwin, Bill Chuoke, D. D. Haney, Chuck
Doyle.

5-3-1990

3

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1990
County election spotlight on TC
races
Article
Voters pass Lowry legacy to
Doyle
Article

43
44

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Galveston Daily News

45

Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston Daily News)

Doyle moves into mayor's office
in TC
Article

46

Rizzo, Robert W.
(Galveston Daily News)

41
42

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48
49

50
51

New Mayor
Winners

Front-runner
Texas City precinct-by-precinct
returns
Texas City Sun
Galveston Daily News
Texas City Races
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Commission Oks results of
Sun)
elections
Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)
New Gavel
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Texas City officials sworn in

5-5-1990

Discusses the candidates for Texas City political positions.

5-6-1990
5-6-1990
5-6-1990

Discusses Chuck Doyle's win for Texas City Mayor.
Photo accompanying article of Chuck and Mary Doyle celebrating
mayoral win.
Lists winners for Galveston County election.

5-6-1990

Discusses election results with highlight on Chuck Doyle's win for
Texas City Mayor.

Image

5-6-1990

Photo accompanying article of Mayor-elect Chuck Doyle with M. L.
Waugh.

Table
Table

5-7-1990
5-8-1990

Table of election results for Texas City.
Table of handwritten election results.

Article

5-10-1990

Image

5-17-1990

Article

5-17-1990

Discusses the finalization of election results.
Photo accompanying article of Matt Doyle reading inscription on
gavel before presenting it to his father, the newly elected Mayor at
the swearing-in ceremonies.
Discusses the swearing-in ceremonies for Texas City political
positions.

Image
Article

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                  <text>Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1992
Number Creator
Title
Format
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Critic of Doyle, TC makes bid
Sun)
for office
1
Article

2

Comstock, Anne
(Galveston Daily News)

3

Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Candidates square off at TC
Sun)
political forum
Article

4

Politicos face off in TC

Article

Date(s)
2-21-1992

Description
Discusses candidates and positions, highlighting Edward
Zollars' run for mayor.

2-14-1992

Discusses candidates' speeches at a forum hosted by the
Taxpayers Awareness and Accountability Committee.

2-14-1992

Doyle seeks second term
Article
Ex-department heads file for
TC positions
Article

2-22-1992

5

Texas City Sun
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

6

Texas City Sun

3-23-1992

7
8

Texas City Sun
Burns, Don (Texas City
Sun)

Stapleton vying for top post Article
Mayor Pro tem Garza
seeking re-election to atlarge position
Article
Burns, Carter, Simpson fil for
TC Commission
Article

9

Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

13

First salvos fired in state
senate race
Districts 3's Ellison seeks reelection in TC race
Texas City Sun
Mitchell files in TC at-large
race
Texas City Sun
James seeks District 3 post
on TC commission
Texas City Sun
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City TC candidates snipe, gripe at
Sun)
Nessler forum

14

Texas City Sun

10
11
12

Stapleton: Put services first

3-19-1992

3-23-1992
4-1-1992

Article

4-2-1992

Article

4-12-1992

Article

4-21-1992

Article

4-21-1992

Article

4-21-1992

Article

4-26-1992

Discusses candidates' speeches at a forum hosted by the
Taxpayers Awareness and Accountability Committee.
Discusses Chuck Doyle's accomplishments and platform for
his second term mayoral run.
Discusses candidates and positions for Galveston Mainland
elections.
Discusses George Stapleton's qualifications and platform for
mayoral run.
Discusses Carlos Garza's qualifications and platform for reelection as commissioner-at-large.
Discusses candidates for commissioner positions, Don Burns,
Thomas Carter, H. Frank Simpson.
Discusses state senate candidates, Mike Martin and Jerry
Patterson's qualifications, platforms, and campaign feud.
Discusses Lynn Ray Ellison's qualifications and platform for
re-election as District 3 commissioner.
Discusses Willie Mitchell's qualifications and platform for
commissioner-at-large position.
Discusses L. J. James' qualifications and platform for District
3 commissioner.
Discusses candidates' interactions at well-attended forum.
Discusses George Stapleton's qualifications and platform for
mayoral run.

1

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1992

15

Fitzgerald, Scott
(Galveston Daily News)

Challengers only at TC forum Article
Survey questions
Article
May 2 elections unique, in
several ways
Article

4-24-1992
4-26-1992

4-26-1992

Texas City Sun

Jackson eyes Dist. 1
Article
Doyle hoping to keep city on
the move
Article

22

Texas City Sun

Stapleton: Put services first

Article

4-26-1992

23

Galveston Daily News
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Election Roundup
Stapleton challenges Doyle
for TC mayor
Carter ousted by Jackson in
Texas City

Article

4-30-1992

Article

5-2-1992

Discusses which Texas City candidates plan to attend a Meetthe-Candidate forum.
Discusses which Texas City candidates attended a forum
hosted by the Taxpayers Awareness and Accountability
Committee of Texas City and what issues they spoke on, no
incumbents attended.
Discusses which Texas City candidates attended a forum
hosted by the Taxpayers Awareness and Accountability
Committee of Texas City and what issues they spoke on, no
incumbents attended.
Lists the questions sent to each candidate.
Discusses changes in political process, highlights school
district changes.
Discusses Connie J. Jackson's qualifications and platform for
District 1 commissioner.
Discusses Chuck Doyle's accomplishments and future plans
for his second term as mayor if elected.
Discusses George Stapleton's qualifications and platform for
mayor.
Lists candidates and positions for Galveston Mainland
community up-coming election.
Discusses Texas City candidates and their platforms for
election.

TC candidates to face public Article

4-22-1992

16

Tzanis, H. K. (Texas City
Sun)

Candidates talk issues at TC
forum
Article

4-24-1992

17
18

Hough, Robert
(Galveston Daily News)
Texas City Sun

19

Texas City Sun

20

Texas City Sun

21

Article

5-3-1992

Discusses election results.

Upset Victory

Image

5-3-1992

Another Two Years

Image

5-3-1992

Photo accompanying article of Connie Jackson accepting
congratulations for District 1 commissioner win.
Photo accompanying article of Mayor Chuck Doyle accepting
congratulations for re-election win.

5-3-1992

Discusses election results, highlighting Mayor Chuck Doyle's
re-election.

24
25

27

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)

28

Fitzgerald, Scott
(Galveston Daily News)

26

Doyle keeps top job in TC

Article

4-26-1992

4-26-1992

2

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1992

29
30

Paterson Campaign
(Galveston Daily News)

Advertisem
A Small Question of integrity ent
10-27-1994

33

New TCISD Voting Lines
Gray wins Rep. Hury's
position
Galveston County Polling
Places
Galveston Daily News
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Redistricting brings slight
Sun)
changes in TC

34

Fitzgerald, Scott
(Galveston Daily News)

35

Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)

36

Texas City Sun

City officials condemn
attempt at rollback election Article
Letters to
editor
Those Rollback Blues

37

Sieger, Maggie
(Galveston Daily News)

Rep. Gray ready for
challenge of House

31
32

Texas City Sun
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Gray wins 2-year term

Full page campaign ad by the Patterson Campaign accusing
Mike Martin of lying.

Map

9-13-1992

Article

11-4-1992

Map of new TCISD district lines. original and 1 reproduction
Discusses Patricia Gray's win to fill deceased James Hury's
District 24 seat.

List

11-3-1992

List of Galveston County Polling Places

Article

11-12-1992

Discusses changes in Texas City's voting districts.

Article

Article

11-26-1992

Discusses election results, highlighting State Representative
Patricia Gray.
Discusses petition drive to have a city election for the
purposes of rolling back taxes; city officials and recent
political candidates weigh in on the issue.
Letters to the editor concerning the petition for a special
election on tax rollback.

12-14-1992

Discusses State Representative Patricia Gray's win,
qualifications, and plans for term.

12-13-1992

11-15-1992

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2

Texas City Sun
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Title
Format
Ex-TC dept. head wants top
city seat
Article

Date(s)
4-17-1994

Description
Discusses George Stapleton's qualifications and platform for
mayoral run.

Doyle defeats Fleming

4-13-1994

Discusses Patrick Doyle's win for Justice of the Peace Precinct 5.

4

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Family Tradition
Stevick, Chuck (Texas City
Sun)
Doyle wins 3rd term

5

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)

3

6

Texas City Sun

7

Texas City Sun
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

8
9
10

11
12

Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

She's no campaign crutch
Crowded field of candidates
vies for TC at-large positions
Skaggs: Better management
the key
Garza won't run, Chuck
Doyle will
Yarbrough, Fattig head for
runoff
Political forum draws a
crowd of candidates

Article

Image

4-13-1994

Article

5-8-1994

Image

5-8-1994

Photo accompanying article of Patrick Doyle celebrating win with
his siter Denise Doyle Burkhart and niece Holly Burkhart.
Discusses election results while focusing on Mayor Doyle's reelection victory.
Photo accompanying article of Mayor Doyle and wife Mary Ellen
Doyle examining election results; Mrs. Doyle is on crutches due to
an injury.

Article

3-24-1994

Lists candidates for Texas City positions to be determined in the upcoming election.

Article

5-4-1994

Discusses John Skaggs' qualifications and platform for mayoral run.

Article

3-11-1994

Article

3-9-1994

Article

2-24-1994

Discusses which incumbents have filed for re-election.
Discusses run-off election between Jim Yarbrough and Harold
Fattig, Jr. for County Judge.
Discusses candidates' addresses to citizens at forum sponsored by
the League of Women Voters.

2-25-1994
5-7-1994

Discusses County Judge candidates' addresses to citizens at forum
sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Table of voting results. 2 copies.

Holbrook "heirs" scrutinized
at candidate forum
Article
Total Voting Results
Table

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Title

Format

1

Texas City Sun

Election Day

newspaper 10-11-1995

Special section of paper, voter's guide.

2

Texas City Sun

newspaper 10-25-1995

3
4

Texas City Sun
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)

5

City of Texas City

Election Day
Charting a course for the
city's future
Who'll run TC, mayor or
manager?
Informational Brochure for
the City of Texas City
Charter Amendment
Election

6
7

Galveston Daily News
Watt, Chad (Galveston
Daily News)

On the ballot
Article
Voters give mayor additional
powers
Article

8

Pesetsky, Mark
(Galveston Daily News)

9
10

Article

11-3-1995

Special section of paper, voter's guide.
Discusses City Charter Propositions on the ballot. Inset lists polling
places for early voting.

Article

11-7-1995

Discusses City Charter Propositions on the ballot.

Brochure

11-7-1995
11-7-1995
11-8-1995

Discusses the failed proposition to add a city manager.

Image

11-8-1995

Photo accompanying article of a ballot being inserted into Nessler
Center ballot box.

Pesetsky, Mark
(Galveston Daily News)

Image

11-8-1995

Photo accompanying article of Mayor Doyle and Commissioner-atlarge Randy Dietel looking over election returns.

Galveston Daily News

Article

11-8-1995

Discusses the various proposals election results.

Article

11-8-1995

Lists precinct totals for TC charter election by proposal.

Article

11-8-1995

Discusses election results for city charter amendments.

Article

11-8-1995

Discusses low voter turnout and election results.

Image

11-8-1995

Photo accompanying article of Mayor Chuck Doyle and
Commissioner Randy Dietel examining unofficial election returns.

13

14

Sobhani, Bahram Mark
(Texas City Sun)

12

Description

Brochure that expalins all of the propositions that will be on the
ballot to amend the city's charter.
Lists State constitution proposed amendments and Texas City
charter proposals.

City manager proposal fails
Precinct totals for TC charter
election:
Texas City Sun
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City Voters reject city manager
Sun)
proposition
Thompson, Carter (Texas Clerk, staff get a ligh
City Sun)
workwout

11

Date(s)

Close Look

1

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1995

16

Hadley, Stephen (Texas
City Sun)
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)

Proposition foes cite costs,
loss of control
Voters reject city manager
proposition

17

18

15

Article

11-8-1995

Article

11-8-1995

Texas City Sun

Texas City charter porposals Article

11-8-1995

Watt, Chad Eric
(Galveston Daily News)

Officials pleased with votes

11-9-1995

Article

Discusses some citizens' positive reactions to the failure of a
proposal to change city's form of government to a city manager.
Discusses the failure of a proposition to instill a city manager for
Texas City.
Lists each of 21 Proposals with election results.
Discusses election results and the changes that will be made to the
Texas City charter focussing on the failure of Proposition 1 to instill
a city manager.

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                  <text>Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1996
Number Creator
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)
1
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
2

Title
Format
Skaggs to take on incumbent
Mayor Doyle
Article
Voters tap Doyle for another
term
Article

Date(s)

Description

3-21-1996

Discusses city positions and those running for them.

5-5-1996

Discusses election results.

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                  <text>Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1998
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Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
1
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
2

3
4
5

C. T. "Chuck" Doyle
Campaign (TSC)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Vanderveer, Melanie
(Texas City Sun)

8

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

9

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

6
7

Title

Format

Date(s)

Description

Doyle cruises to fifth term

Article

5-3-1998

Image

5-3-1998

Discusses Mayor Chuck Doyle's re-election.
Photo accompanying article of Mike Benson and Mayor Chuck
Doyle discussing early election results.

Re-Elect C. T. "Chuck" Doyle Ad

4-26-1998

Doyle cruises to fifth term

Article

5-3-1998

Campaign ad listing projects completed and in progress, and
awards and recognitions under Doyle's administration terms.
Discusses election results and Mayor Doyle's announcement that
his fifth term will be his last

Guajardo wins in landslide

Article

5-3-1998

Discusses TCISD election results.

Entire slate of city
commissioners re-elected

Article

5-3-1998

Image

5-3-1998

Image

5-3-1998

Image

5-3-1998

Discusses election results and responses from candidates.
Photo accompanying article of Mike Benson and Mayor Chuck
Doyle discussing early election results.
Photo accompanying article of Mayor-Protem Larry Edrozo
discussing early election results with his wife Sue.
Photo accompanying article of Commissioner H. Frank Simpson
reviewing election results with his son Frank and supporter Frank
Froeschl.

Day of the incumbents

12

Thompson, Carter
(Galveston Daily News)
Galveston Daily News
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)

13

Texas City Sun

Texas City incumbents reelected
Results
Recount still gives Ellison
victory
Ellison not bothered by
District 3 recount

14

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

City will recount votes in
Ellison vs. Johnson race

10
11

Article
Article

5-3-1998
5-3-1998

Article

5-15-1998

Article

5-14-1998

Discusses the election results for Galveston Mainland
communities.
Lists election results.
Discusses recount of close race for District 3 Commissioner
between Lynn Ray Ellison and Dedrick Johnson.
Discusses recount of close race for District 3 Commissioner
between Lynn Ray Ellison and Dedrick Johnson.

5-13-1998

Discusses the request by candidate Dedrick Johnson for a recount
in District 3 commissioner race against Lynn Ray Ellison.

Article

1

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1998

15

16
17

Schladan, Marty
(Galveston Daily News)

Judicial candidates get
voters' attention

Texas City Sun
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

Dedrick Johnson seeks city
post
Ellison says he will fight to
keep seat

Article

10-22-1998

Article

4-28-1998

Article

3-23-1998

Discusses questions citizens raised concerning the local judicial
candidates at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters
of the Galveston Area.
Feature article discussing District 3 Commissioner candidate
Dedrick Johnson's qualifications and campaign platform.
Discusses race between Lynn Ray Ellison and Dedrick Johnson for
District 3 Commissioner.

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                  <text>Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 1999
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1

2
3

4
5

Mayo, Steve (Galveston
Daily News)

Title
City tries to sell ballot
measures

Citizens pack Nessler Center
Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City to discuss city manager,
Sun)
sewer project proposals
Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Public Debate
Mayor promotes
Lynch, Molly (Texas City propositions at West Texas
Sun)
City meeting
Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Another push

Article

Date(s)

Description

3-8-1999

Discusses the two proposals on upcoming elections for a sewer
expansion tax and changing to a city manager form of government.

Article

4-1-1999

Image

4-1-1999

Article

4-20-1999

Image

4-20-1999

If Prop. 1 succeeds, what
then?

Article

4-29-1999

What if Prop. 1 fails?

Article

4-30-1999

7

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

8

City of Texas City

9
10

Campbell, Collier A.
Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City
Sun)
Election is today

11

Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)

12

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

6

Format

Informational Brochure for
the City of Texas City, Texas Brochure

TC voters soundly nix city
manager

Discusses concerns residents voiced at public meeting concerning
charter amendment proposal to change to a city manager form of
government, and funding for sewer expansion project.
Photo accompanying article of James McWhorter speaking a public
forum.
Discusses Mayor Doyle's presentation at a Mainland Chamber of
Commerce meeting where he promotes a change to city manager
form of government.
Photo accompanying article of Mayor Chuck Doyle speaking at
Mainland Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Discusses the different views on who would hire a city manager
should the proposal pass to change the form of government.
Discusses the possibility of Doyle staying in office if proposal for a
city manager fails.

Letter

4-10-1999

Article

5-1-1999

Brochure providing information on charter amendment to change
to city manager form of government and sewer expansion project.
Letter to the Editor of the Texas City Sun discussing views on sewer
expansion and city manager proposal.
Discusses the largest issues in the election, inset has polling
locations for the mainland.

5-2-1999

Discusses election results focusing on the failure of proposition to
amend city charter to a city manager form of government.

5-2-1999

Photo accompanying article of EDC Chairman Dwight Spurlock and
city commissioner Frank Simpson reviewing votes.

Article

Image

1999

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Number Creator
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
1

6

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City
Sun)

7

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)

8

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

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3
4
5

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10
11
12

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14

Title

Format

Simpson to run for TC mayor Article

Date(s)
12-9-1999

Now there are tow
City Attorney Carlos Garza
will run for mayor

Image

12-16-1999

Article

12-16-1999

Ellison to run again

Article

12-17-1999

Edrozo running again
Bill Chuoke will run for
commission

Article

1-6-2000

Article

1-8-2000

Photo accompanying article of Commissioner Frank Simpson and
City Attorney Carlos Garza, tow candidates for mayor.
Discusses Carlos Garza entering race for mayor, his qualifications
and platform.
Discusses Lynn Ray Ellison's decision to run for a twelfth term as
District 3 Commissioner.
Discusses Larry Edrozo's decision to run for a fourth term as
commissioner. Inset lists candidates and positions.

2-22-2000

Discusses Bill Chuoke's decision to run for District 4 commissioner.
Photo accompanying article of City Secretary Pam Lawrence and
Gloria Simpson looking on as Frank Simpson files for candidacy for
the office of mayor.

2-22-2000

Discusses which candidates have filed to run for which positions.

Image

2-22-2000

Article
Article

4-5-2000
4-19-2000

Article

1-5-2000

Photo accompanying article of Carlos Garza filing for candidacy.
Discusses Lynn Ray Ellison's decision to withdraw from race for
District 3 Commissioner.
Lists positions and candidates for Mainland communities.
Discusses Norman Kautz's qualifications and platform for city
commissioner.

Article

5-1-2000

Dedrick Johnson discusses his qualifications and platform for
District 3 City Commissioner.

Article

5-7-2000

Discusses election results.

Race is On
Image
Jackson announces her reelection bid; Duckett to run
for school board
Article

Texas City Sun
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City
Sun)
Ellison bows out
Texas City Sun
Elections
Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City
Sun)
Kautz seeking city office
Dedrick D. Johnson Sr. seeks
seat on Texas City City
Johnson, Dedrick D., Sr. Commission
Bernard, Lora-Marie
It's Doyle, Edrozo, Johnson,
(Texas City Sun)
Landrum

Description
Discusses H. Frank Simpson's qualifications and platform to run for
mayor.

1

�Elections - Texas City (Tex.), 2000-2001
Former City attorney
captures nearly 60 percent
of the vote

15

Bernard, Lora-Marie
(Texas City Sun)

16
17

Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
Texas City Sun

Garza rolls to victory

Image
Article

5-7-2000
5-7-2000

18

City of Texas City

Bond Election Information

Pamphlet

2001

Article

5-7-2000

Discusses Carlos, Garza's win for mayor.
Photo accompanying article of Carlos Garza receiving a celebratory
kiss from his wife Sylvia with his daughters Carla and Cassie.
Partial list of mainland community election results
Informational pamphlet on bond referendum scheduled for August
11, 2001.

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Bernard, Lora-Marie
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1

Title
Singleton, Johnson easily
win TC posts

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Date(s)

Description

Article

5-5-2002

Discusses election results.

Clements, Michael
(Galveston Daily News)

Texas City, La Marque
candidates face off

Article

4-23-2002

Runoff election today

Article

4-9-2002

Early voting underway
Article
singleton, Johnson easily win
TC posts
Article

4-4-2002

Discusses early voting numbers.

5

Texas City Sun
Bernard, Lora-Marie
(Texas City Sun)
Bernard, Lora-Marie
(Texas City Sun)

Discusses forum held by the League of Women voters of the
Galveston Area.
Discusses runoff election for county Treasurer between Gerald
Burks and Ron Shelby.+

5-5-2002

6

Galveston County

Discusses election results.
Maps (3) by the Galveston Engineering Department showing the
voting precints followed by physical descriptions of precint
boundaries (19).

2
3
4

Galveston County voting
Precincts

Maps &amp;
documents Jan 2002

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Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)
1

Title

Format

Date(s)

Description

Doyle next TC mayor

Article

5-16-2004

Discusses Matt Doyle's win for mayor.

Article

5-16-2004

Discusses the defeat of Proposition 1 offering an opt out option for
state law requiring a guarantee of local pension plans.

Article

5-16-2004

Discusses election results for Commissioner at large.

2

Aulds, T. J. (Texas City
Sun)

3

Ray, Lisa (Texas City Sun) Land, Haney win At-Large

Prop. 1 down in flames

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City of Texas City

Title
Texas City mayors since
incorporation

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Date(s)

Poster

c1976

Poster

c1986

Description
Copy of poster with photos and terms of all Texas City
mayors, includes Texas City commissioners.
Copy of poster with photos and terms of all Texas City
mayors, includes Texas City commissioners.

2

City of Texas City

75 Years of Leadership

3

unknown

City Elections Held in City of
Texas City Beginning 1911
Document 1990

Lists election results for all city elections 1911-1990.

4

unknown

Document 2010

Lists election results for all city elections 1992-2010.

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2

Title
Format
1911 Texas Citians had their
Dimitri, Dale (Texas City share of concerns about the
environment
Sun)
Article
Simsen, John (Texas City Environmental group tying
Sun)
in to TOX-NET
Article

Date(s)

7-8-1991
3-14-1989

Description
Discusses stories that had run in the 1911 paper, one of which
discusses the poorly disposal of human excrement in the city.
Discusses a new data base called TOX-NET that will provide instant
information on every chemical known to man.

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1

Williams, Chris
(Galveston Daily News)

Title

Format

Experts: Little known about
effects of chemicals
Article

Date(s)

Description

10-26-1994

Part of a series of articles exploring the potential environmental
and health problems caused by petrochemical plants; focusses on
the lack of information there is on industrial chemicals and how
catastrophic an accident could be due to the lack of knowledge.

How to deal with disaster
Mystery of plant defoliant
unsolved

Article

10-23-1994

3

Yewman, Dave
(Galveston Daily News)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas
City Sun)

Article

4-26-1985

4

Texas City Sun

TC's bewildering spill

map

4-26-1985

Part of a series of articles exploring the potential environmental
and health problems caused by petrochemical plants; focusses on
the plans that industries must have in place for a worse case
scenario. Inset table of Galveston County emergency releases from
May 25 to August 25 of 1994.
Discusses mystery chemical leak that is causing plants to die in
Texas City.
Map accompanying article showing affected area of chemical leak
that is killing plants.

5

Diaz, Lawrence
(Galveston Daily News)

Community needs to take
close look at PCBs

4-5-1987

Discusses the hazards of PCBs in an argument against allowing a
toxic waste incinerator to be built at Campbell's Bayou.

2

Article

1

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Title

Format

Date(s)

Description

1

Coomer, Brett (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (1)

3-22-2014

Photo of trucks taking oil spill response equipment to the Texas
City Dike.

2

U.S. Coast Guard

Image (2)

3-23-2014

Aerial photo of damaged and sinking barge, tugboats, and oil spill.

3

Image (3)

3-23-2014

Aerial photo of damaged and sinking barge, tugboats, and oil spill.

Image (4)

3-23-2014

Photo of ships and crane at barge and oil spill location.

Image (5)

3-23-2014

Photo of ships at barge and oil spill location.

6

U.S. Coast Guard
Mora, Neal (Galveston
Daily News)
Mora, Neal (Galveston
Daily News)
Mora, Neal (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (6)

3-23-2014

Photo of ships at barge and oil spill location.

7

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (7)

3-23-2014

Photo of Texas City Emergency Management Director Bruce
Clawson addressing the press on the collision and aftermath.

8

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (8)

3-23-2014

Photo of Coast Guard Helicopter at Texas City Dike.

Image (9)

3-23-2014

4
5

11

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)
Pool, Smiley N. (Houston
Chronicle)
Pool, Smiley N. (Houston
Chronicle)

12

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

13

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

9
10

Image (11) 3-24-2014

Photo of police officer assisting vehicles loaded with oil spill
response equipment.
Aerial photo of oil spill area and spill response boats skimming the
oil from the water.
Aerial photo of oil sheen on water near East Beach at the
Galveston Jetties.

Image (12) 3-24-2014

Photo of U.S. Coast Guardsman photographing oil washed up to
shore on the East End of Galveston.

Image (13) 3-24-2014

Photo of heavy crude oil washing over booms and onto beach
along Boddeker Road in Galveston.

Image (10) 3-24-2014

1

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

16

Phillip, Melissa (Houston
Chronicle)
Phillip, Melissa (Houston
Chronicle)
Phillip, Melissa (Houston
Chronicle)

17

Phillip, Melissa (Houston
Chronicle)

Image (17) 3-24-2014

Photo of Laughing gull covered in oil.
Photo of Houston Audubon society members Loren Gallo, Pete
Deichmann, and Winnie Burkett watching for oiled birds at the
Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary.

18

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (18) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil response teams launching boats with spill sock booms.

19

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (19) 3-25-2014

Photo of heavy fuel from leaking barge fills oyster shell on beach
along Boddeker Road.

20

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (20) 3-25-2014

Photo of Carnival cruise ship Triumph docked at Port of Galveston
Pier 10 with oil spill booms protecting the yacht basin.

21

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (21) 3-25-2014

Photo of spill clean up crews stretching out oil boom on East
Beach, Galveston.

22

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (22) 3-25-2014

Photo of spill clean up crews along beach shoreline.

23

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (23) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil soaked boom along East Beach, Galveston shoreline.

24

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (24) 3-25-2014

Photo of worker checking a viscous snare line along East Beach,
Galveston.

25

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (25) 3-25-2014

Photo of sea gull on oily shore at East Beach, Galveston.

14
15

Image (14) 3-24-2014

Photo of workers stretching out absorbent booms for oil spill
remediation along shore area near Boddeker Road.

Image (15) 3-24-2014

Photo of Laughing Gull ingesting oil as it preens itself covered in oil.

Image (16) 3-24-2014

2

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

26

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (26) 3-25-2014

Photo of crane and tug boats trying to raise sinking barge.

27

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (27) 3-25-2014

Photo of worker dragging viscous snare pom poms along Eash
Beach, Galveston.

28

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (28) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil boom being stretched out by boat.

29

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (29) 3-25-2014

Photo of workers stretching out oil spill viscous snare line along
East Beach, Galveston.

30

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (30) 3-25-2014

Photo of Chad Smith with Garner Environmental Services moving
an oil absorbent skirt back into the surf at East Beach, Galveston.

31

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (31) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil spill response teams stretching oil absorbent skirt
along East Beach, Galveston.

32

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (32) 3-25-2014

Photo of Chad Smith with Garner Environmental Services moving
an oil absorbent skirt back into the surf at East Beach, Galveston.

33

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (33) 3-25-2014

Photo of damaged barge with oil booms around it as crews work to
decontaminate and secure the barge.

34

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (34) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil soaked boom, tar and oil washing onto shoreline at
beach along Boddeker Road in Galveston.

35

Amiet, Irene (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (35) 3-26-2014

36

Lessan, Ana Goni
(Baytown Sun)

Image (36) 3-26-2014

Photo of a pelican with traces of heavy fuel oil contamination.
Photo of oil Merrell Skipper with Bay Area Rehabilitation Services
holding a lesser scaup at Phoenix Pollution Control &amp;
Environmental Services, Inc, in Baytown.

3

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

37

Sorensen, Vicki
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (37) 3-25-2014

Photo of heavy fuel oil on rocks at shoreline and in tidal pools at
the far east end of Galveston island.

38

Sorensen, Vicki
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (38) 3-25-2014

Photo of heavy fuel oil on rocks at shoreline and in tidal pools at
the far east end of Galveston island.

39

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (39) 3-25-2014

Photo of people walking along the oily shoreline

40

Sullivan, Pat (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (40) 3-25-2014

Photo of oil sludge on top of water at East Beach, Galveston
shoreline.

41

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (41) 3-25-2014

Photo of U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian Penoyer utilizing a map to
explain anticipated contamination area to Lt. Gov David Dewhurst.

42

Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (42) 3-26-2014

Photo of U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian Penoyer and officials with oil
spill response teams giving a press conference on cleanup efforts.

43

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (43) 3-27-2014

Photo of workers cleaning up oil on the Texas City Dike.

44

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)

Image (44) 3-27-2014

Photo of workers cleaning up oil on the Texas City Dike.

45

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (45) 3-28-2014

Photo of workers bagging up oil soaked remediation mops on
Stewart and East beaches in Galveston.

46

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (46) 3-28-2014

Photo of Ronald Parker wiping heavy fuel off boat hull at Harbor
House Marina at Pier 21 in Galveston.

47

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (47) 3-28-2014

Photos of oil stained seagulls in flight over Boddeker Road in
Galveston.

4

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

49

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)
Pool, Smiley N. (Houston
Chronicle)

50

O'Rourke, Sean

Image (50) 4-5-2014

Photo of Gerald joubert bagging up oil-soaked sand at Texas City
Dike.
Photo of Galveston-Bolivar ferry launch terminal with oil booms in
water nearby.
Photo of the damaged cargo ship Summer Wind anchored near the
Houston Ship channel.

51

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Image (51) 4-5-2014

Photo of Alex Rivard and son Kevin documenting GPS coordinates
for an area of Big Reef to note oil spill impact on the environment.

48

Image (48) 4-1-2014
Image (49) 3-26-2014

54

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)
Gonzalez, Christopher
Smith (Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)

55

Rice, Harvey (Houston
Chronicle)

56

Chen, Cathaleen Qiao
(The Texas Tribune)

29 dead dolphins found
since oil spill
Galveston Bay Oil Spill
Leaves Hundreds of Birds
Oiled

Article

4-4-2014

57

Sneath, Sara (Victoria
Advocate)

Oil spill meeting disappoints
residents
Article

4-4-2014

58

Audobon.org

Large Oil Spill in Galveston
Bay threatens Tens of
Thousands of Birds

3-25-2014

59

U.S. Coast Guard

52

53

Article

6-11-2014

Article

6-5-2014

Photo of the Tall Ship Elissa sailing past oil response crews pressure
washing oil from the rocks along the seawall.
Discusses the impact, steps to remediate damage, and plans to
restore the areas affected by the oil spill in Galveston Bay near
Texas City Dike on March 22, 2014.
Discusses the U.S. Coast Guard hearing on the collision of a barge
and cargo ship that led to the Galveston Bay oil spill.

4-4-2014

Discusses how extra concern over wildlife and the oil spill in
Galveston Bay has led to investigations to see if the deaths of
dolphins was due to the spill or normal circumstances.

Image (52) 4-4-2014
Agencies assessing oil spill
damage
Hearing into oil spill
concludes

Article

Article

Image (53) 3-25-2014

Discusses the impact that the Galveston Bay oil spill has had on
wildlife, especially the shorebirds.
Discusses the impact that oil from the Galveston Bay spill is having
on other areas of the Gulf Coast, especially the fishing industry in
southern gulf areas.

Discusses the barge and cargo ship collision in Galveston Bay and
the impact that the resulting oil spill is having on wildlife.
Photo accompanying article of sinking barge surrounded by oil
slick.
5

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills
60

61
62

63

Phillip, Melissa (Houston
Chronicle)
Gonzalez, Christopher
Smith (Galveston Daily
News)
Newcomer, Kayla (Global
Animal)

Image (54) 3-25-2014
Volunteers set to mobilize
for oil spill cleanup
Galveston Oil Spill Ruffles
Feathers

Article

3-27-2014

Article

3-25-2014

65

Houston Chronicle
Guillen, Amar and
Isabelle
Lozano, Juan A. &amp;
Nomman Merchant

Crews clean up oil spill in
Texas Shipping Channel

66

Ferguson, John Wayne
(Galveston County Daily
News: Free News)

Report: Tug boat responsible
for 2014 collision that led to
oil spill
Article

64

3-25-2014

6-10-2015

Discusses the findings of the investigation and provides a timeline
of events that led to a barge and cargo ship collision in Galveston
Bay and the subsequent oil spill.

Image (56) 3-25-2014

70

Cox, Kevin M. (Galveston
Daily News)
Galveston Bay Oil Spill
Harbison, Martha
(National Audubon
The Galveston Oil Spill, One
Society)
Month On
Businesses file class action
Christian, Carol (Houston lawsuit over oil spill in
Chronicle)
Galveston Bay
Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee
Update 1: Matagorda Bay

71

Unified Response

Image (59) 3-27-2014

72

Unified Response

Image (58) 3-27-2014

67

68

69

Discusses the several groups organizing volunteers to help with the
clean up of the spill.
Discusses the Galveston Bay oil spill and the possible impact it ma
have on wildlife.
Photo accompanying article of an oil containment boom stretched
across Pelican Island with many birds along the beach.
Photo accompanying article of a flock of black skimmers flying over
Bolivar Peninsula.
Discusses briefly the progress being made toward reopening the
ship channel and clean up of oil spill.

Image (55) 3-25-2014

Article

Photo accompanying article of a dead, oil covered bird on the
beach.

Image (57) 6-10-2015

Article

4-16-2014

Article

3-25-2014

Article

3-27-2014

Photo accompanying article of workers walking the shoreline at
Texas City Dike looking for contamination from the oil spill.
Provides an update on the impact of the oil spill on wildlife and the
progress being made to remediate the affected areas.
Discusses class action suit filed by charter fishing businesses and
individuals with property losses against Kirby Inland marine and
Cleopatra Shipping Agency.
An update on the actions taken to protect Matagorda Bay from
the Galveston Bay oil spill.
Aerial photo accompanying article of oil washing ashore on
Matagorda Island.
Photo accompanying article of oil washing ashore on Matagorda
Island.

6

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

73

Eisenbaum, Joel (KPRC 2 Texas oil spill: Recorded
moments before impact
News Houston)

Article and
images
3-31-2014

3 rehabbed birds return to
wild after Galveston oil spill Article

81

Hlavaty, Craig (Houston
Chronicle)
Hassan, Anita and Craig
Hlavaty (Houston
Chronicle)
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office
U.S. Coast Guard and
Texas General Land
Office

82

Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee

Texas City "Y" response Matagorda Bay Impact

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

4-5-2014

Tons of oiled sand cleared
off Texas coastline
Article
4-5-2014
Joint response underway for
ship, barge collision in
Houston Ship Channel
Document 3-22-2014
Update: Texas City "Y"
collision

Document 3-23-2014

Update 2: Texas City "Y"
incident response

Document 3-23-2014

Update 3: Texas City "Y"
incident response
Update 4: Texas City "Y"
incident response
Update 10: Texas City "Y"
response continues; port
open to all marine traffic

Document 3-23-2014

Document 3-24-2014

Document 3-24-2014

Document 3-27-2014

Discusses the "captain to captain" conversation between the
captain of the cargo ship M/V Summer Wind and the captain of the
tugboat T/V Miss Susan moments before impact. Map images
correspond to ship locations in real time with the conversation.

Provides an update on impacted wildlife.

Discusses cleanup efforts and wildlife impact of oil spill.
A press release providing first report information on the barge and
cargo ship collision in Galveston Bay near the Texas City Dike.
A press release providing an update on the response efforts to the
oil spill and damaged barge, includes aerial photographs of sinking
barge and surrounding oil slick.
A press release beginning with a map of safety zones of the
effected areas, update on containment and recovery efforts,
contact information for those impacted.
A press release providing an update on response and recovery
efforts.
A press release providing an update on cleanup efforts, amount of
vessels in queue for the closed ship channel, and known impact on
wildlife.
A press release providing an update on cleanup efforts, amount of
vessels in queue for the closed ship channel, and known impact on
wildlife.
A press release announcing that ship channel traffic is open,
boaters should still head safety zones, recreational swimming is
open, seafood is safe for consumption, cleanup and wildlife
remediation continue.

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83

84

Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee

Update 5: Texas City "Y"
incident response

Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee

Update 6: Texas City "Y"
incident response; Port of
Houston authorized limited
marine movement
Document 3-25-2014

85

Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee

86

Central Texas Coastal
Area Committee

Update 7: Texas City "Y"
incident response; cleanup
continues
Volunteer "Sentinels" to
conduct Shoreline
Assessments

87

Reynolds, Jennifer and
T.J. Aulds (Galveston
Daily News)

Galveston to bolivar ferry
service resumes

88

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)

Galveston Bolivar Ferry
running again

91

Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)
Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)
Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)

92

State of Texas

Galveston Bolivar Ferry
running again
Attorney: Seizure order will
be resolved
Feds Seize cargo ship
involved in oil spill
Gov. Perry Directs State
Resources to Respond to
Houston Ship Channel Oil
Spill

89
90

Document 3-27-2014

Press release with map of estimated impact of oil spill following
currents to Matagorda Bay, update on cleanup efforts.

A press release providing an update on cleanup efforts, prioritizing
of vessels in queue for the limited opening of the ship channel, and
known impact on wildlife.

Document 3-26-2014

A press release providing an update on cleanup efforts, prioritizing
of vessels in queue for the limited opening of the ship channel,
vessel decontamination plan, and known impact on wildlife.

Document 3-27-2014

A press release announcing volunteer program for shoreline
assessments.

Article

Discusses the resumption of Bolivar ferry services, the continued
closure of the ship channel.

3-25-2014

Image (60) 3-25-2014

Photo accompanying article of the Ray Stoker Jr. ferry loaded and
operational again following the oil spill.

Article

4-6-2014

Photo accompanying article of cars driving onto the Robert H.
Dedman ferry after operations resume following the oil spill.
Discusses the collision and oil spill, lawsuit, and impending seizure
of one of the vessels involved.

Article

4-5-2014

Discusses the seizure of the cargo ship Summer Wind.

Image (61) 3-25-2014

Document 3-23-2014

Press release discusses state resources allocated to spill site.

8

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills
93

Holeywell, Ryan (Houston Barge firm faces long legal
Chronicle)
haul

94

Swift, Wes (Galveston
Daily News)

95

Fehling, Dave (NPR)
United States District
court for the Southern
District of Texas
Galveston Division

3-27-2014

Discusses the legal and liability issues of the oil spill

Article

3-23-2014

Discusses the cleanup efforts, ferry and ship channel closure.
Includes key numbers for reporting wildlife injuries, making claims,
and ferry status; timeline of events.

NTSB: coast Guard could
Have done More to Prevent
Galveston Oil Spill
Article

6-10-2014

Discusses the findings at a hearing about the Galveston Oil Spill;
includes images from hearing.

Nearly 400 responders
working to clean up spill,
more coming

Article

Document 4-4-2014

98

Order to Seize a Vessel
Surveying Effects of
Galveston Oil Spill on Port
DaSilva, Mike (Kiii News) O'Connor
White, Ian (The Post
Waterways and roads still
Newspaper)
closed by oil spill

Article

3-26-2014

99

Mora, Neal

Bunkered Down

Image

3-26-2014

100

The Post

March 2014

101

The Post

102
103

Galveston Daily News
Clark, Steve (The
Brownsville Herald)

Texas City oil spill update
Article
Oil spill crews in Matagorda
stay ahead of potential
impact
Article
Barge leaking oil after
collision in Galveston
Article

3-29-2014

104

Perrone, Caitlin (The
Eagle)

Shrimpers eye Houston spill Article
Texas A&amp;M veterinarian in
Galveston area to help
animals in oil spill
Article

Court order for the seizure of the cargo ship Summer Wind for it's
involvement in the Galveston Oil Spill.
Discusses the cleanup process at Port O'Connor and the wildlife
impact from the Galveston Oil Spill. Includes screenshots of live
news report of cleanup efforts.
Discusses the collision, resulting oil spill, and the impact on the
area residents, businesses, and wildlife.
Photo accompanying article of Coast Guard ship in front of oil
response boats and the sinking barge.
Provides statements from congressman Weber on cleanup and
recovery efforts for spill.
Discusses preventative and clean plans in Matagorda Bay and
provides contact information to report wildlife or personal
impacts.
Discusses briefly the accident between a barge and cargo ship in
Galveston Bay near Texas City Dike.
Discusses the potential impact the oil spill could have on Gulf
shrimping.

3-27-2014

Discusses the spill and potential impact on wildlife and A&amp;M
sending a veterinarian to the area to assist with wildlife injuries.

96

97

Article and
Images
4-7-2014

March 2014
3-22-2014

9

�Environmental Disasters - Oil Spills

109

Cox, Mike (Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department) Oil Spill Update
Harris, Rachel Lee
Oil Spill Delays Cruise
(NYTimes)
Departures
Houston Shipping Channel
closed for Third Day After Oil
Fitzsimmons, Emma G.
Spill
(NYTimes)
Shipping Channel Still
Closed After Huge Oil Spill in
Fitzsimmons, Emma G.
Galveston Bay
(NYTimes)
Tourism industry closely
watches cleanup
Elder, Laura

110

Sneath, Sara (Victoria
Advocate)

Oil response team cleans up
concerns
Article

112

YouTube
Rice, Harvey (Houston
Chronicle)

Coast Guard Working to
Reopen Shipping Channel
Oil spill cleanup winding
down

113

Richard, Jim (Texas City
Sun)

Cleanup of 500-barrel spill in Article and
TC near end
Images
4-22-1989

105
106

107

108

111

3-24 to 3-31Document 2014
3-24-2014

Press release statements from several days giving updates on the
spill, cleanup efforts, and wildlife impact.
Discusses the accident and the effect it is having on the cruise
industry out of Galveston.

Article and
Image
3-24-2014

Discusses accident, cleanup effort, and impact. Includes photo of
oil slick and skimmers at accident site.

Article

Article

3-25-2014

Article

3-25-2014

Discusses the ongoing impact on marine travel, economics, and
wildlife.
Discusses cleanup efforts and impact on marine traffic, especially
the economic impact.

4-2-2014

Discusses Port O'Connor meetings with different groups concerned
over impact of the Galveston Bay spill on their industries, wildlife.

Article

3-24-2014

Article

4-18-2014

Brief update on collision and cleanup efforts.
Discusses the cleanup efforts and results, lawsuit, and impact on
wildlife.
Discusses the cleanup of a mystery oil spill, the costs. Photos
accompanying article are of Malin Construction Company
employees contracted to clean up the oil.

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Photo of Stone Oil Company refinery after Oct 18, 1948 flash fire.
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Galveston Daily News

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10-21-1948

Discusses the deaths, injuries, and causes of the flash fire, noting
that all of the refineries are claiming the fault is not theirs.

12-2-1948

Texas City dentist, James L. Rout files suit against Stone Oil Co.,
Republic Oil Refining Co., Pan American Production Co., Pan
American Pipe Line and Monsanto Chemical Co. for his permanent
disabilities from injuries incurred in flash fire.

11-23-1948

Discusses in detail the efforts to save flash fire victim Mrs. Floyd
Bailey's life, funeral information included.

12-11-1948

Discusses Mrs. Betty Duval's suit against Stone Oil Co., Republic Oil
Refining Co., Pan American Production Co., Pan American Pipe Line
and Monsanto Chemical Co. for her permanent disabilities from
injuries incurred in flash fire.

1

Authority Lacking For Blast
Inquiry

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Galveston Daily News

Quarter Million Damages
Asked

10

Galveston Daily News

Mrs. Bailey, 3, dies, Seventh
Texas City flash Fire Victim Article

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Galveston Daily News

Second Flash Fire Damage
Suit filed

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10-20-1948

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Galveston Daily News

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Galveston Daily News

Seven Victims Still Treated Article
Republic's President Asserts
Blast Not Caused by Propane
Gas Pipeline
Article

12-2-1948

Discusses the medical procedures that many of the survivors of the
flash fire are undergoing.

10-23-1948

Discusses Republic Oil Company's position on ownership of the
pipeline that caused the flash fire that killed seven and injured 13.

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