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City Planning - Goals - 1954
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Format
Date(s)
1
Schafer, Helen
(Houston Press)
Title
Gangway for Texas City!
Article
8-2-1954
2
Cooksey, Bill
(Houston Press)
Images
8-2-1954
Description
Discusses the predicted expansion of Texas City due to it's industry and
municipal improvements.
Images accompanying article: first image of Lifeguard Bobby Froeschl
talking to Emma Fae Prince at Municipal swimming pool; second image
of a stripping still at Carbide and Carbon Chemical Company.
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City Planning - Goals - 2000
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Title
Format
Date(s)
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Goals 2000 Revisited
Report
Feb 1994
2
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
Doyle reflects on Texas
City Sun)
City 1999
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Texas City Goals 2000
Galveston
County Daily
News
Duncan, sonja
R. (Texas City
Sun)
Article
Insert
12-311999
spring
1999
Description
Summary Report the goals 2000 review session of Feb 1, 1994 and
evaluation of the data collected.
Discusses the achievements of the Goals 2000 program and Mayor Doyle's
reflections on those accomplishments.
Special newspaper insert displaying through images and descriptions the
Goals 2000 projects and some of the city officials responsible.
Special newspaper insert update on the progress of the City of Texas City.
Includes images.
Goals 2000 Accomplished Insert
Feb 2000
City of Texas City Goals
2000 realized
Special newspaper advertising supplement update on the progress of the
3-23-2000 City of Texas City. Includes images.
Insert
Moving forward on Goals
2000 project
Image
4-5-1991
Photo of Ralph Marquez, Donal Wesley, Tava Matzke, and Ralph Holm
attending the citizen's meeting for Goals 2000.
Article
4-5-1991
Discusses a Goals 2000 meeting that resulted in members refining and
approving a list of proposed purpose statements.
Image
2-24-1991 Photo of some of the 70 members of the Goals 2000 committee.
Mayes, Peter
(Texas City Sun)
Ritzo, Robert
W. (Galveston
Daily News)
Tillotson, Dolph
(Galveston
Daily News)
Citizen planning effort
stepping into high gear
TC Residents ponder city's
future
Article
Discusses the first business meeting of the Goals 2000 Committee
2-24-1991 members.
Stevick, Chuck
(Texas City Sun)
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Video explains work, goals
of '2000' group
Article
Discusses the video that the Goals 2000 Board created to get the word out
5-16-1991 to residents about the nine goals for the city.
Hundreds busy working
on Goals 2000
Article
3-2-1991
Discusses the process of the residents working towards creating plans to
improve Texas City.
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City Planning - Goals - 2020
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1
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Sun)
Title
Vision 2020
plan almost in
sight
Format Date(s)
Article
Description
Discusses the progress of the city's development plan
7-1-1998 called Vision 2020.
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City Planning - Improvement Projects - Malls
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Daily News)
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Date(s) Description
March
Mainland mall plans under way
Article 23, 1980 Discusses preliminary stage of proposed mall.
Discusses Texas city Planning commission's approval for a mall
Galveston Daily
June 24, to be built, the location, forecasted impact, and provides
News
100-store TC mall closer to reality Article
1980 background of development firm.
Teri Crook
(Galveston
Additional land rezoned for
August Discusses the rezoning of land for additional shopping center
Daily News)
shopping center
Article 8, 1981 across from proposed Mall of the mainland site.
Discusses Paul Broadhead and Associates' decision for scaling
Galveston Daily Mall plans scaled down by
October down the proposed Mall of the Mainland site plans to
News
planners
Article 28, 1981 accommodate area service needs.
Teri Crook
(Galveston
July 21, Discusses the opening for bids to bring utilities to the proposed
Daily News)
Mainland mall
Article
1982 mall of the Mainland site.
Teri Crook
Discusses the bids received for the utility expansion to
(Galveston
July 22, accommodate the commercial development of West Texas City
Bids opened for TC mall project
Article
1982 around the proposed Mall of the Mainland site.
Daily News)
Article
Galveston Daily
and
February Discusses M. G. Herring Jr.'s take over of the proposed Mall of
News
Mainland mall changes developers Image 8, 1984 the Mainland project. Image is of Herring.
Elder, Laura
Article
Road in Texas City. It also discusses the bankruptcy of the Mall
(Galveston
and
January of the Mainland. Image is an artist's rendering of the proposed
Outlet mall in works
Daily News)
Image 13, 2011 outlet mall.
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City Planning - Improvement Projects - Shoal Point (Snake Island)
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Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
Stevick, Chuck
(Texas City
Sun)
Thompson,
Carter
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Sun)
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
City Sun)
Andrews,
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
City Sun)
C
Title
D
Format
E
Date(s)
Description
Discusses City Commission plans to rename Snake Island to
enhance marketability.
Snake Island to Shoal Point to make area more attractive to
business.
Discusses the issue of control of Shoal Point needs to be
determined before development plans of the waterfront can
move forward.
Snake Island rears head
Article
Snakes lose: It's now Shoal Point
Article
June 6,
1990
July 6,
1990
Article
Aug 27,
1993
Shoal Point jurisdiction to have
bearing on port expansion
Texas City may seek builder at
Shoal Point
Texas City considers study on
development of Shoal Point
Image
Discusses the city's advancing plans to move forward with
October developing Shoal Point despite not having worked out a usage
16, 1997 deal with the Army Corps of Engineers.
October
22, 1997 Discusses Shoal Point development with Mayor Chuck Doyle.
Discusses an informal agreement to allow Texas city to
permanently lease the remaining portions of Shoal Point and
June 18, eventually utilize it as a mega-port. Photo accompanying article
is an aerial view of Shoal Point.
1999
Discusses lease agreements that mark progress toward a
February megaport development in Texas City at Shoal Point. Includes
24, 2002 key facts of Shoal Point history.
Photos accompanying article: 1) Texas Land commissioner
David Dewhurst, Mayor Carlos Garza, Andy McLaughlan,
February signing lease agreements for Shoal Point 2) Randy Dietel and
24, 2002 Bill Mathis review shipping charts.
Article
February Discusses the ongoing process toward building a megaport on
24, 2003 Shoal Point; includes history of the island.
Article
Article
TC to acquire control of entire
Shoal Point
Article &
Image
Megaport Milestone
Article
City, developer inching closes to
Megaport groundbreaking
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Dwight C.
(Texas City
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City finalizes plans for Megaport
Texas City Sun dedication
Article
17
Aulds, T. J.
(Texas City
Sun)
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J.
(Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
18
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
12
13
14
15
16
Terminal thirty months from
opening
Article
Ships to come in
Image
Feds Provide $3.15M for Texas
City channel study
Article
TC methanol plant not a done deal Article
Chinese firm eyes Shoal Point
Article
Public hearing on megaport bridge
proposal
Article
Lessons learned: Texas City's past
economic development failures
Image
E
F
Photo accompanying article shows Texas Land commissioner
February David Dewhurst, Mayor Carlos Garza, Andy McLaughlan,
24, 2003 signing lease agreements for Shoal Point
Discusses the ceremonial groundbreaking planned for the
April 7, proposed Texas City International Terminal on Shoal Point that
2004
was seven years in the negotiation and permit phase.
Discusses process to get a megaport in Texas city and the
ceremonial groundbreaking for the proposed Texas City
International Terminal on Shoal Point. The ceremony took
April 16, place at the First Lady Pavilion on the Dike while heavy
equipment was busy on the Shoal Point island.
2004
Photo accompanying article showing the Texas City
April 16, commission "breaking ground" for the Texas City International
2004
Terminal.
Discusses the federal funding received to conduct an
November environmental impact study on channel dredging for the
15, 2005 planned Shoal Point container port. Includes map.
Discusses the ongoing attempts of Texas City to lure big
July 17, business to Shoal Point, at this time a Chinese chemical
2014
company. Includes map of Shoal Point location.
Discusses negotiations between Texas City and Connell
June 5, Chemical Industry Inc., to lease Shoal Point for a methanol
2014
plant.
May 27, Discusses upcoming public hearing on megaport bridge
2009
proposal.
Photo of the April 15, 2004 ceremonial groundbreaking for the
Shoal Point megaport reprinted ten years later to announce that
July 29, the lease for the island and plans for the undeveloped megaport
2014
are cancelled.
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Barnett, Marissa Congress' approval could make
(Galveston
plans for Shoal Point development
Daily News)
easier
Article
20
Elder, Laura
(Galveston
Daily News)
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22
23
24
Elder, Laura
(Galveston
Daily News)
Degrood, Matt
(Galveston
Daily News)
Multibillion dollar LNG export
plant could rise at Shoal Point
Article
and
image
Financial terms emerge in Shoal
Point LNG agreement
Article
E
F
Discusses Texas City's efforts to be released from federal
October navigational servitude that it feels is impeding the development
30, 2016 of Shoal Point island.
Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade; also
December discusses past proposals for Shoal Point development. Image of
15, 2016 artist's conception of proposed liquefied natural gas plant.
Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade; also
December discusses past proposals for Shoal Point development. Image of
16, 2016 artist's conception of proposed liquefied natural gas plant.
German petro-storage group plans
Texas City Project
Article
November Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
4, 2017 the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade.
evaluation, the Shoal Point site is not suitable for development
NextDecade
NextDecade Completes Evaluation Documen January 29, of a proposed liquefied natural gas plant and its terminating
lease.
Corporation
of Galveston Bay LNG Site
t
2021
R. & T. J. Aulds
Discusses the construction progress of the Texas City
(Texas City
International Terminal on Shoal Point. Includes aerial photo of
Mega promise
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9-19-2004 island by SSA Marine.
Sun)
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City Planning - Improvement Projects
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facilities, pavilion
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10
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Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Duncan, Sonja
R. (Texas City
Sun)
Curry, John
Duncan, Sonja
R. (Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
Anne
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
Bay Street Park
Mayor Doyle raises Root Texas
City program flag
Beautification
Root' Texas City
"Root Texas City"
TC workers to grab shovel on
Saturday
Rooting for Texas City
D
Format
E
Date(s)
F
Description
Department to build Bay Street Park on land provided by Tom
January Mackey of Texas Copper, possible hatchery to be installed in
Article 25, 1991 area.
Photo accompanying article shows James McWhorter, Tom
January Mackay, and Mayor Chuck Doyle looking at map of proposed
Image 25, 1991 Bay Street Park.
Discusses how Mayor Chuck Doyle officially begins Root Texas
February Program and outlines the various projects of the program and its
Article 24, 1991 major contributors.
February
Image 27, 1991
March 2,
1991
Image
March 10,
Image
1991
March 22,
Article
1991
March 22,
Image
1991
TC may be facing sewer line crisis,
city official claims
Article
TC's sewer problems worsen; work
a must
Article
City set to impose major sewer rate
hike
Article
May 15,
1991
May 16,
1991
May 30,
1991
Amoco Oil Co. volunteers plant trees for Gateway project along
I45 and Emmett Lowry Expressway
on Gateway project, Emmett F. Lowry Expressway and Hwy
146.
button to Sterling Chemicals employees Bill Stockwell and
Alden Wilson.
Discusses Texas City workers and local industry representatives
volunteering on Gateway project.
Photo accompanying article showing city employees with
International Technology representative Peter Ives.
Discusses the request for emergency grant to repair city's main
sewer line.
Discusses need to immediately replace sewer lines with a lift
system rather than repair the failing gravity system.
Discusses residential rate hike to meet costs of sewer system and
wastewater treatment plant upgrades.
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(Texas City
Sun)
Thompson,
Carter (Texas
City Sun)
Sobhani,
Bahram Mark
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Sun)
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
C
D
E
F
assistant parks and recreation director Tava Matzke receive
July 25, $30,000 grant from Small Business Administration for tree
Beautification Grant
Image
1991 planting.
Discusses dedication of resurfaced Dike Road, future renovation
needs, possible turn-over of Dike Road responsibility from
Sept 10, county to city. Mayor Chuck Doyle explains TC does not have
Dike Road fixed - Now what?
Article
1997 the resources to assume the road.
City and county dignitaries…Dike
Sept 10, Image of dedication of newly resurface Dike Road Road
Image
1997 accompanying article.
thoroughfare linking I45 to E.F. Lowry Expressway, the
Work complete; Johnny Palmer
Sept. 15, proposed name change for the road, and the next road
reopens today
Article
1997 improvement projects.
So, who pays for all the fountains,
Novembe Lists all contributors and donation amounts to the city's specific
statues?
Article r 21, 1991 improvement projects
Electrical Workers 527 to construct a multi-story, multi-use
Lambeth, Laura
Article
office building across from proposed Mall of the Mainland site.
(Galveston
Multi-story buildings planned on and
December Image accompanying article is an artist sketch of proposed office
Daily News)
mainland
Image 22, 1981 building.
Gillentine,
Cathy (Daily
Novembe Discusses plans to build low-income housing at various city
Sun)
TC may be housing pattern
Article r 18, 1979 locations.
(Texas City
TC breathes new life into
August 9, Discusses the rebranding and revitaliztion of two development
Sun)
development groups
Article
1990 corporations for Texas City to attract new business to the city.
1945Hare & Hare
A City Plan for Texas City, Texas map
1948 Planning map for District Road Recommendations
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City Planning - Improvement Projects - Malls
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Herman, Lee
(Galveston
Daily News)
C
Title
D
Format
E
F
Date(s) Description
March
Mainland mall plans under way
Article 23, 1980 Discusses preliminary stage of proposed mall.
Discusses Texas city Planning commission's approval for a mall
Galveston Daily
June 24, to be built, the location, forecasted impact, and provides
News
100-store TC mall closer to reality Article
1980 background of development firm.
Teri Crook
(Galveston
Additional land rezoned for
August Discusses the rezoning of land for additional shopping center
Daily News)
shopping center
Article 8, 1981 across from proposed Mall of the mainland site.
Discusses Paul Broadhead and Associates' decision for scaling
Galveston Daily Mall plans scaled down by
October down the proposed Mall of the Mainland site plans to
News
planners
Article 28, 1981 accommodate area service needs.
Teri Crook
(Galveston
July 21, Discusses the opening for bids to bring utilities to the proposed
Daily News)
Mainland mall
Article
1982 mall of the Mainland site.
Teri Crook
Discusses the bids received for the utility expansion to
(Galveston
July 22, accommodate the commercial development of West Texas City
Bids opened for TC mall project
Article
1982 around the proposed Mall of the Mainland site.
Daily News)
Article
Galveston Daily
and
February Discusses M. G. Herring Jr.'s take over of the proposed Mall of
News
Mainland mall changes developers Image 8, 1984 the Mainland project. Image is of Herring.
Elder, Laura
Article
Road in Texas City. It also discusses the bankruptcy of the Mall
(Galveston
and
January of the Mainland. Image is an artist's rendering of the proposed
Outlet mall in works
Daily News)
Image 13, 2011 outlet mall.
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City Planning - Improvement Projects - Shoal Point (Snake Island)
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Beaudo, Daren
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
Stevick, Chuck
(Texas City
Sun)
Thompson,
Carter
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Sun)
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
City Sun)
Andrews,
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
City Sun)
C
Title
D
Format
E
Date(s)
Description
Discusses City Commission plans to rename Snake Island to
enhance marketability.
Snake Island to Shoal Point to make area more attractive to
business.
Discusses the issue of control of Shoal Point needs to be
determined before development plans of the waterfront can
move forward.
Snake Island rears head
Article
Snakes lose: It's now Shoal Point
Article
June 6,
1990
July 6,
1990
Article
Aug 27,
1993
Shoal Point jurisdiction to have
bearing on port expansion
Texas City may seek builder at
Shoal Point
Texas City considers study on
development of Shoal Point
Image
Discusses the city's advancing plans to move forward with
October developing Shoal Point despite not having worked out a usage
16, 1997 deal with the Army Corps of Engineers.
October
22, 1997 Discusses Shoal Point development with Mayor Chuck Doyle.
Discusses an informal agreement to allow Texas city to
permanently lease the remaining portions of Shoal Point and
June 18, eventually utilize it as a mega-port. Photo accompanying article
is an aerial view of Shoal Point.
1999
Discusses lease agreements that mark progress toward a
February megaport development in Texas City at Shoal Point. Includes
24, 2002 key facts of Shoal Point history.
Photos accompanying article: 1) Texas Land commissioner
David Dewhurst, Mayor Carlos Garza, Andy McLaughlan,
February signing lease agreements for Shoal Point 2) Randy Dietel and
24, 2002 Bill Mathis review shipping charts.
Article
February Discusses the ongoing process toward building a megaport on
24, 2003 Shoal Point; includes history of the island.
Article
Article
TC to acquire control of entire
Shoal Point
Article &
Image
Megaport Milestone
Article
City, developer inching closes to
Megaport groundbreaking
F
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Dwight C.
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City finalizes plans for Megaport
Texas City Sun dedication
Article
17
Aulds, T. J.
(Texas City
Sun)
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J.
(Texas City
Sun)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
18
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Daily News)
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13
14
15
16
Terminal thirty months from
opening
Article
Ships to come in
Image
Feds Provide $3.15M for Texas
City channel study
Article
TC methanol plant not a done deal Article
Chinese firm eyes Shoal Point
Article
Public hearing on megaport bridge
proposal
Article
Lessons learned: Texas City's past
economic development failures
Image
E
F
Photo accompanying article shows Texas Land commissioner
February David Dewhurst, Mayor Carlos Garza, Andy McLaughlan,
24, 2003 signing lease agreements for Shoal Point
Discusses the ceremonial groundbreaking planned for the
April 7, proposed Texas City International Terminal on Shoal Point that
2004
was seven years in the negotiation and permit phase.
Discusses process to get a megaport in Texas city and the
ceremonial groundbreaking for the proposed Texas City
International Terminal on Shoal Point. The ceremony took
April 16, place at the First Lady Pavilion on the Dike while heavy
equipment was busy on the Shoal Point island.
2004
Photo accompanying article showing the Texas City
April 16, commission "breaking ground" for the Texas City International
2004
Terminal.
Discusses the federal funding received to conduct an
November environmental impact study on channel dredging for the
15, 2005 planned Shoal Point container port. Includes map.
Discusses the ongoing attempts of Texas City to lure big
July 17, business to Shoal Point, at this time a Chinese chemical
2014
company. Includes map of Shoal Point location.
Discusses negotiations between Texas City and Connell
June 5, Chemical Industry Inc., to lease Shoal Point for a methanol
2014
plant.
May 27, Discusses upcoming public hearing on megaport bridge
2009
proposal.
Photo of the April 15, 2004 ceremonial groundbreaking for the
Shoal Point megaport reprinted ten years later to announce that
July 29, the lease for the island and plans for the undeveloped megaport
2014
are cancelled.
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Barnett, Marissa Congress' approval could make
(Galveston
plans for Shoal Point development
Daily News)
easier
Article
20
Elder, Laura
(Galveston
Daily News)
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22
23
24
Elder, Laura
(Galveston
Daily News)
Degrood, Matt
(Galveston
Daily News)
Multibillion dollar LNG export
plant could rise at Shoal Point
Article
and
image
Financial terms emerge in Shoal
Point LNG agreement
Article
E
F
Discusses Texas City's efforts to be released from federal
October navigational servitude that it feels is impeding the development
30, 2016 of Shoal Point island.
Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade; also
December discusses past proposals for Shoal Point development. Image of
15, 2016 artist's conception of proposed liquefied natural gas plant.
Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade; also
December discusses past proposals for Shoal Point development. Image of
16, 2016 artist's conception of proposed liquefied natural gas plant.
German petro-storage group plans
Texas City Project
Article
November Discusses lease agreement of Shoal Point between Texas City,
4, 2017 the Texas General Land Office, and NextDecade.
evaluation, the Shoal Point site is not suitable for development
NextDecade
NextDecade Completes Evaluation Documen January 29, of a proposed liquefied natural gas plant and its terminating
lease.
Corporation
of Galveston Bay LNG Site
t
2021
R. & T. J. Aulds
Discusses the construction progress of the Texas City
(Texas City
International Terminal on Shoal Point. Includes aerial photo of
Mega promise
article
9-19-2004 island by SSA Marine.
Sun)
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City Planning - Improvement Projects
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Title
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50-acre site to feature sports
facilities, pavilion
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Number Creator
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Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Duncan, Sonja
R. (Texas City
Sun)
Curry, John
Duncan, Sonja
R. (Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
Anne
(Galveston
Daily News)
(Texas City
Sun)
(Texas City
Sun)
Bay Street Park
Mayor Doyle raises Root Texas
City program flag
Beautification
Root' Texas City
"Root Texas City"
TC workers to grab shovel on
Saturday
Rooting for Texas City
D
Format
E
Date(s)
F
Description
Department to build Bay Street Park on land provided by Tom
January Mackey of Texas Copper, possible hatchery to be installed in
Article 25, 1991 area.
Photo accompanying article shows James McWhorter, Tom
January Mackay, and Mayor Chuck Doyle looking at map of proposed
Image 25, 1991 Bay Street Park.
Discusses how Mayor Chuck Doyle officially begins Root Texas
February Program and outlines the various projects of the program and its
Article 24, 1991 major contributors.
February
Image 27, 1991
March 2,
1991
Image
March 10,
Image
1991
March 22,
Article
1991
March 22,
Image
1991
TC may be facing sewer line crisis,
city official claims
Article
TC's sewer problems worsen; work
a must
Article
City set to impose major sewer rate
hike
Article
May 15,
1991
May 16,
1991
May 30,
1991
Amoco Oil Co. volunteers plant trees for Gateway project along
I45 and Emmett Lowry Expressway
on Gateway project, Emmett F. Lowry Expressway and Hwy
146.
button to Sterling Chemicals employees Bill Stockwell and
Alden Wilson.
Discusses Texas City workers and local industry representatives
volunteering on Gateway project.
Photo accompanying article showing city employees with
International Technology representative Peter Ives.
Discusses the request for emergency grant to repair city's main
sewer line.
Discusses need to immediately replace sewer lines with a lift
system rather than repair the failing gravity system.
Discusses residential rate hike to meet costs of sewer system and
wastewater treatment plant upgrades.
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B
(Texas City
Sun)
Thompson,
Carter (Texas
City Sun)
Sobhani,
Bahram Mark
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Sun)
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
C
D
E
F
assistant parks and recreation director Tava Matzke receive
July 25, $30,000 grant from Small Business Administration for tree
Beautification Grant
Image
1991 planting.
Discusses dedication of resurfaced Dike Road, future renovation
needs, possible turn-over of Dike Road responsibility from
Sept 10, county to city. Mayor Chuck Doyle explains TC does not have
Dike Road fixed - Now what?
Article
1997 the resources to assume the road.
City and county dignitaries…Dike
Sept 10, Image of dedication of newly resurface Dike Road Road
Image
1997 accompanying article.
thoroughfare linking I45 to E.F. Lowry Expressway, the
Work complete; Johnny Palmer
Sept. 15, proposed name change for the road, and the next road
reopens today
Article
1997 improvement projects.
So, who pays for all the fountains,
Novembe Lists all contributors and donation amounts to the city's specific
statues?
Article r 21, 1991 improvement projects
Electrical Workers 527 to construct a multi-story, multi-use
Lambeth, Laura
Article
office building across from proposed Mall of the Mainland site.
(Galveston
Multi-story buildings planned on and
December Image accompanying article is an artist sketch of proposed office
Daily News)
mainland
Image 22, 1981 building.
Gillentine,
Cathy (Daily
Novembe Discusses plans to build low-income housing at various city
Sun)
TC may be housing pattern
Article r 18, 1979 locations.
(Texas City
TC breathes new life into
August 9, Discusses the rebranding and revitaliztion of two development
Sun)
development groups
Article
1990 corporations for Texas City to attract new business to the city.
1945Hare & Hare
A City Plan for Texas City, Texas map
1948 Planning map for District Road Recommendations
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City Planning - Promotional Materials
Number
Creator
Title
Format
Date(s)
1
Texas City
Chamber of
Commerce
What's so great about…
Brochure
circa 1965
2
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber Life in Texas City and La
of Commerce
Marque, Texas
Brochure
1970
3
Texas City-La
Twin communities on the
Marque Chamber gulf Coast Texas City-La
of Commerce
Marque
Brochure
1977
4
Texas City diamond
City of Texas City Jubilee 1911-1986
Brochure
1986
5
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber Texas City-La Marque
of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Brochure
1988
6
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber Texas City-La Marque:
of Commerce
The Natural Choice
Brochure
1989
7
City of Texas City Texas City By The Bay
Brochure
circa 1991
Description
Brochure promoting the city's living, working, educational, and
recreational amenities.
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque. ( 2 copies)
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque. ( 2 copies)
Brochure celebrating Texas City's 75th anniversary; provides a city
history with historical photographs, map of historical points of
interest, list of mayors, census and school enrollment statistics,
and a blibliography.
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque.
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque.
City informational brochure packet that provides informaiton on
the city's living, working, educational, and recreational amenities.
(promotional inserts not included)
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Texas City-La
Texas City-La Marque
Marque Chamber Quality of Life Magazine
of Commerce
& Membership Directory Brochure
1993
9
Texas City-La
Texas City-La Marque
Marque Chamber Quality of Life Magazine
of Commerce
& Membership Directory Brochure
1997
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque. Includes a business
directory.
Brochure in magazine form that utilizes articles, images,
advertisements, and maps to provide contemporary and
historical information on the cities and surrounding area while
promoting the living, working, educational, and recreational
amenities of Texas City and La Marque. Includes a business
directory.
1999
City informational brochure packet that provides informaitonal
phamplets and inserts on the city's government, living, working,
educational, and recreational amenities. Promotional inserts
include: Texas City- La Marque area map, pocket map of parks,
Charles T. Doyle Conventional Center informational bookmark.
Pamplets: Bay Street Park,Ranking L. Dewalt Criminal Justice
Center, Bayou Golf Club, Public Safety Complex, Moore Memorial
Public Library, Discover Texas City By the Bay,Heritage Square.
10
City of Texas City Texas City By The Bay
11
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber Texas City La Marque,
of Commerce
Texas area map
12
13
Gillentine, Cathy
Mayor's rap puts TC on
map
Andrews, Dwight
C.
We're on the Map
Brochure
Article
Detailed street map of Texas City - La Marque area and a general
map of Galveston County. Includes key points of interest,
1996
historical information, and advertisements of local businesses.
Discusses Mayor Chuck Doyle's letter to Continental Airlines
calling attention to their advertising map's omittance of Texas City
July 2, 1992 and their response.
Image
Photo accompanying article showing Julie Woods and Richard
Danforth of Continental airlines with a framed copy of a corrected
July 2, 1992 advertisement that was presented to Mayor Chuck Doyle.
map
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Loefler, Norris
Dean (The Texas
Landsman)
Texas City-La
Marque…Hub of
Mainland
15
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber
of Commerce
Chamber Express
Official newsletter of the Chamber of Commerce provides Board
members, sponsors, articles and calendar of events, photos, new
Newsletter October 1997 members.
16
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber
of Commerce
"Think" TC-LM First
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City of Texas City Texas City Insider
December
1987- January
Newsletter
1988
September
Newsletter
2025
Article and
images
July 1966
Discusses the twin cities primarily through a history of their
business and commerce from the late 1800s to present and
predicts continued growth and prosperity.
Newsletter highlighting year's accomplishments and events;
includes articles and images.
Newsletter promoting upcoming events, recreation, public works,
and tourism.
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Number Creator
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The City of Texas
City
The City of Texas
City
4
The City of Texas
City
2
5
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The City of Texas
City
The City of Texas
City
Title
Arbor Day/Off. City Bird,
etc.
Texas City All-America
City 1997
Texas City All-America
City 1997
Winner All- America
City/ Texas City AllAmerica City 1997
Back to Back Texas City
All- America City finalist
1995-1996
Texas City, Texas live in
'95
Format
Memo
Date(s)
Description
March 9, A page from a city memo discussing the choices for official city
1995
symbols.
sticker
1997
Sticker of All-America City seal
sticker
1997
Bumper sticker of All-America City seal
sticker
1997
Bumper sticker with All-America City seal
sticker
sticker &
Document
1996
Bumper sticker promoting All-America City finalist status
Bumper Sticker with information sheet discussing the Crepe Myrtle as
the official city bush and how to improve the community.
1995
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City Planning - Texas City Economic Development Corporation
Number
Creator
1
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun)
2
Gillentine, Cathy
(Texas City Sun)
9
Galveston Daily
News
Mayo, Steve
(Galveston Daily
News)
Doemland, David
(Galveston Daily
News)
Pruitt, Clarissa
(Texas City Sun)
Sobhani, Mark
(Texas City Sun)
Aulds, T. J. (Texas
City Sun)
Andrews, Dwight
C.
10
Finan, Nicholas
(Galveston Daily
News)
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4
5
6
7
8
Title
Format
Date(s)
Description
Discusses the purchase of nine deteriorating commercial buildings by the
Texas City Economic Development Corporation as part of their program
Deal expected on downtown
June 9,
area buildings
Article
1995
to bring in new business and revitalize old downtown Texas City.
Discusses the Goals 2000 priority of demolishing dilapidated buildings in
Texas City and the process chosen to go about it. Images provided by the
Few tears expected when TC
Article and October 15, city show several of the buildings that have completed asbestos
eyesores come tumbling down images
1995
abatement and are ready for the wrecking ball.
Discusses the history of the Showboat theater in Texas City and the
grassroots effort to save it from demolition. Photos accompanying article
Article and November are by Kevin Bertram of the Galveston Daily News and show the iconic
images
Encore for the Showboat
15, 1998
Showboat sign and marquis.
Discusses through the remanences of C. H. LeGendre some of the
Bit of Texas City's history to bite
April 6,
buildings and history that the Goals 2000 renovation plans will be
the dust
Article
1999
demolishing.
Blasting the past
Showboat about to lose its
neighbors
Image
Article
Image
Old King Building is history
Article
Image
Don't miss this initiative for
small businesses
Article
April 6,
1999
April 8,
1999
April 8,
1999
April 15,
1999
April 15,
1999
Photo accompanying article showing Mayor Chuck Doyle in front of a
building slated to be demolished on Sixth Street.
Discusses the impending demolition of the old King's Jewelry and
Chamber's buildings on Sixth Street.
Photo accompanying article showing the old King's Jewelry and
Chamber's buildings on Sixth Street prepared for demolition.
Discusses the demolition of two dilapidated buildings on Sixth Street.
Photo accompanying article showing the demolition progress of buildings
on Sixth Street.
Discusses a collaboration between the City of Texas City, The Texas City
Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas City Economic Development
October 30, Corporation to promote local businesses by advertising for them in mass
media for a nominal fee.
2014
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Texas City
Economic
Development
Corporation
What is the Texas City Economic
Development Corporation?
Document
Description of what the corporation is and it's function as taken from
their website's Frequently Asked Questions page; accessed July 3, 2023.
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Clubs - Texas City Teen Club
Number
1
Creator
2
News Mainland
Service (Galveston
Daily News)
3
Texas City Sun
4
Title
Format
Teen Club Names Representatives
for May Fete
Article
Texas City Teen Club Sets Dance
Article
Article
Texas City Sun
Teen Club Ends Ping Pong Play
TC Teen Club election Set for
Thursday
5
Texas City Sun
Teen Club to Hold Election
Article
6
Texas City Sun
Dance to Honor Teen-Clubbers
Article
7
Galveston Daily News TC Teen Club Sets Installation
Article
8
Texas City Sun
Image
9
Texas City Sun
Image
10
Texas City Sun
TC Teen club Dance Saturday
Texas City Sun
Teen club to Elect Heads, Give
Dance
12
Texas City Sun
At TC Teen club: 20th Anniversary
Reception Planned
Article
13
Texas City Sun
14
Texas City Sun
11
Teens to Stage 'Movie Party'
Teen club will honor May fete
Representatives
Article
Date(s)
Description
Discusses the court for the May Fete; Kathryn Atkinsduchess, Jimmy Sprague-duke, Patricia Ann SchaperApril 6, 1959 flower girl.
September
4, 1959
Aug 11,
1959
August 8,
1963
August 24,
1960
April 28,
1961
Article
Article
August 13,
1961
Article
Discusses Ping Pong tournament winners.
Discusses the nominees for upcoming elections and the
installation of club officers and directors.
Discusses the nominees for upcoming elections of club
officers and directors.
Discusses the court for the May Fete; Kathy Graffduchess, Ricky Sharp-duke.
September Discusses the upcoming installation of new officers and
2, 1960
the reschedule of the dance for the Club.
October 18,
1960
Image of former and newly elected club officers.
1961
September
2, 1960
Article
Discusses the upcoming installation of new officers at the
first semi-formal dance of the school year for the Club.
September
3, 1963
April 13,
1962
April 21,
1959
Image of newly elected club officers and directors.
Discusses the upcoming installation of new officers and
the dance for the Club.
Discusses the election for new officers and directors, the
installation dance, and ping-pong tournament trophy
ceremony.
Discusses the club open house and United Fund benefit.
Discusses a slide show of the club's recent events.
Discusses the dance and court for the May Fete; Kathryn
Atkins-duchess, Jimmy Sprague-duke.
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Fulfor, Kay (The Daily
Sun)
youths can carry a card for just
$3.50 Year
Article
and
Images
16
Texas City Sun
Teens to Hold Installation
Article
17
Texas City Teen Club
Open House
October 5,
1969
c1961-65
September
Invitation 20, 1959
Discusses the history of the club and its current services
and amenities, as well as neighboring club funded by the
United Fund. Images of teens playing chess and the
piano.
Discusses the upcoming installation of new officers and
the dance for the Club.
Invitation to an open house at the Teen Club
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College of the Mainland
Number Creator
1
College of the
Mainland
2
Texas City Sun
3
4
Texas City Sun
8
Galveston Daily
News
6
T. J. Aulds (Texas
City Sun)
T. J. Aulds (Texas
City Sun)
7
Sobhani, Bahram
Mark (Texas City
Sun)
9
Dickson, Kyle
5
Title
College of the Mainland
Dedication of Second
Phase Construction
Format
Date(s)
Description
Program for dedication ceremony, includes names
of Board members, Trustees, and college officials,
Program
March 4, 1973 and a map of the campus.
Discusses the history of the College of the Mainland
and its purpose to serve the community. Photos
COM to celebrate 20th
Article and February 22, accompanying article show campus, students
anniversary
images
1987
walking, and the Learning Resources Center interior
Newspaper insert that has multiple articles and
images concerning past, present, and future issues
Special College
Newspaper
of the College of the Mainland and Galveston
Supplement
insert
1987
College for their twentieth anniversary.
COM marks quarterNovember 11, Photos showing scenes from the 25th birthday party
century of service
1992
events held at the College of the Mainland
images
College of the Mainland
Newspaper insert that has multiple articles and
and Galveston College
images concerning past, present, and future issues
25th Anniversary 1967Newspaper
of the College of the Mainland and Galveston
insert
College for their twentieth-fifth anniversary.
1992
1992
Discusses the history of the College of the Mainland
COM celebrates the big 3October 5,
and its purpose to serve the community as well as
0 today
Article
1997
events planned for the 30th birthday.
Celebrating 30 years of
October 6,
Discusses the events of the college of the
educating the mainland
Article
1997
Mainland's 30th birthday celebration.
Photo accompanying article showing College of the
Mainland President Larry Stanley dedicating the
October 6,
Koneman Fountain at Lake Eckert during the 30th
Image
1997
anniversary events.
Article discussing the advantages of passing a
Passing Ballot Measure
proposition to refinance the existing maintenance
will make COM community article and October 20,
tax for a lower interest rate. Photo accompanying
stronger
image
2020
article of Kyle Dickson, Board chair of COM
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Sennet, Moniquie College of the Mainland
(College of the
Unveils New League City
Mainland)
Facility
College of the Mainland
interCOM
publication
Press
release
November 19, Article and images of new COM League City facility
2020
unveiling events.
newspaper 1969
Photocopies of 4 issues of the college's newspaper.
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Communities - African-American
Number Creator
The La
Marque
1
Times
McCullen,
Patrice
(Texas City
2
Sun)
Marissa
Barnett
(Galveston
3
Daily News)
Anne
Comstock
(Galveston
4
Daily News)
5
6
7
8
9
10
Texas City
Sun
Title
Format
Date(s)
Description
Text of a talk given by Rev. Harry H. Burch of the history of the
Galveston Bay area, including the first families settled in the 1867
Settlement area.
Rev. Burch talks about
Article
his home
7-4-1976
When I started School, Article
it was nothing but a
and
shack…'
Image
2-15-1976 Narrative of Bessie Adams on her life in Texas City. Includes photo.
Residents paying
tribute to neighborhood Article
December Describes the history and efforts towards historical recognition of the
27, 2015 original African American community in southeast Texas City
Industry, integration
drain TC's south side
December Describes the racial and social history of Texas City's south side
23, 1990 neighborhood, a predominately African American community
Announces upcoming community events to be hosted by the Parks
February and Recreation Department and several honorees for the annual
14, 1993 Spotlight on Our Community role models
City celebrates Black
History Month
Cornerstone: serving
the community by
Galveston pooling resources,
Daily News skills
Article
Article
Article
Article
Galveston The story of old Central and
Daily News High School
Image
Glenn Cook
(Texas City
Sun)
Optimist at Work
Article
Texas City Forum on violence
Sun
planned
Article
Last chance to see
Nicky De
library's Black History
Lange
exhibit
Article
Describes the goals and purpose of the Cornerstone Resource
March 23, Development Council, Inc. with quotes from executive director Tony
1991
Davison
July 1,
1990
May 11,
1992
Discusses the history of the only high school for black student in
Galveston County for many years.
Describes the effort of Cornerstone Resource and Development
Council's president and chairman of the board, Anthony "Tony"
Davison, to develop a community garden maintained by volunteers
Gathering of area civic and religious leaders to discuss methods of
preventing violence similar to that seen during the Los Angeles riots
n.d.
Announces the last day of the Black History exhibit at Moore Memorial
Public Library, and the sesquicentennial celebration for the city
2-8-1981
1
�Communities - African-American
13
The
Minority
Catherine
Cykowski
(Texas City Miss Ebony' pageant
Sun)
on tap Saturday
Dale Dimitri
(Texas City
Sun)
Keepers of the Dream
14
The Daily
Sun
11
12
15
16
17
18
19
Texas City
Sun
Gillentine,
Cathy
(Texas City
Sun)
Stephen
Hadley
(Texas City
Sun)
Newspap February
er
1985
Article
July 20,
1995
Article
August
28, 1998
Separate parts of town Image
Emancipation to be
celebrated in Texas
Article,
City
Image
Black History Month
Image
Black heritage group
launches ample
agenda
Article
Roots of the
Rectangle: The Black
community & Booker T.
Washington School
Script
Texas City
Tammy
White
(Texas City Bell continues path of
Sun)
success
Article
Volume 1, issue number 6 of the African American newspaper for the
Texas City-La Marque area, includes photos
January
25, 1985
Announces the event "An African-American Evening and Miss Ebony
Pageant" sponsored by the Booker T. Washington Ex's Association
Remembers the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the continued
efforts of local Civil Rights activists Texas City Commissioner Lynn
Ray Ellison and County Commissioner Wayne Johnson
Image of vacant restaurant building on Texas Avenue that had
separate dining areas for white people and a "colored dining room" for
black people during segregation
Includes Juneteenth Parade Information, a poster contest, and a brief
history of the holiday, along with an image of Mayor Emmett Lowry
signing a proclamation marking the celebration in Texas City
Image of Dorothy Carroll (Texas City Housing Authority), Joanne
Turner (Moore Memorial Public Library), Ida Pete (Sanders Center),
and Hazel Jones (Black History Committee) with Mayor Emmett Lowry
proclaiming February as Black History Month in Texas City
May 22,
1994
Describes the efforts of the newly established Galveston County
African-American Heritage Association to preserve black history in the
county
c2022
Podcast script for talking with members of the black community of
Texas City.
1990
Describes the achievements of Harold Bell, the Director of the
Intercultural Services Office at the University of North Texas, who
grew up in Texas City
February
15, 1976
June 11,
1986
2
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20
21
22
23
Patrice
McCullen
(Texas City
Sun)
Texas City
Sun
Texas City
Sun
Sonja R.
Duncan
(Texas City
Sun)
Profile: A.W. McDonald
secures lawful rights
Article
City honors blacks for
many achievements
Article
Sun salutes black
leaders in community Article
24
Scholarship Fund
Community service
Galveston proves Jackson a
Daily News leader
25
Glenn Cook
(Texas City Davison honored for
youth program
Sun)
26
Texas City
Sun
27
28
29
Texas City
Sun
Image
Article
Article
Sherwood departs
Friday
Article
Friends of Edwards
creating scholarship to
honor COM trustee
Article
February
15, 1976
February
28, 1991
February
13, 1991
Describes the work done by A.W. McDonald to desegregate public
spaces and restaurants in Galveston, an image of McDonald is
included
A newspaper insert highlighting the achievements of black citizens in
Texas City
A "lifestyle" insert to the newspaper for Black History Month
highlighting the achievements of black citizens in Texas City
Image of James Edwards and his wife Johnnie Mae with a plaque
April 19, recognizing the two-year $8,500 James Edwards scholarship fund
1991
program for vocational students at College of the Mainland
Describes the work and achievements of Connie Jackson, the first
July 17,
African-American woman to serve as Texas City's Commissioner,
1994
includes a photograph of Jackson
Describes the non-profit work done by Anthony L. Davison, founder of
Cornerstone Resource and Development Council and the award
August 9, presented to him by Up With People for the first-ever outstanding
1991
alumni award ceremony
Describes the 33-year career of Lois M. Sherwood, the executive
January 5, director of the Texas City Housing Authority and her impending
1994
retirement plans
Describes the effort to raise money for a named scholarship at
November College of the Mainland to honor community leader, James Edwards,
20, 1990 Jr.
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Communities - African American - 1867 Settlement
Number Creator
African-American
Historic Preservation
1
Committee, Inc.
2
3
4
5
Gallaway, Alecya
Marines, Jennifer
(Galveston County
History Museum)
The La Marque Times
Cappolino, Carl (The La
Marque Times)
Title
Format
The 1867 Settlement Historical
District
Pamphlet
The 1867 Settlement
community of Texas City: The
First 150 Years (1867-2017)
Date(s)
Description
c.2012
Informational pamphlet for historic district.
Document 2017
Tom Britton, Jr.
Document c2012
Who was the first La Marque
resident?
Article
4-6-1883
Freedon's Children - the story of
early Blacks
Article
c.1970s
A celebration of the past with
eyes to the future
article and
images
9-27-2014
Settlement Community
image
2007
8
Ferguson, John Wayne
(Galveston Daily News)
Texas Historical
Commission
Gonzalez, Christopher
Smith (Galveston Daily
News)
$20,000 funding set aside for
Bell House exterior
article
12-2-2011
9
Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)
TC area settled by black
cowboys on historic list
article and
images
11-1-2010
Kappes, Hayley,
(Galveston Daily News)
Gonzalez, Christopher
Smith (Galveston Daily
News)
Historic district's bid for national
list OK'd
article
6
7
10
11
9-20-2009
Supporters try to raise profile of Article and
The Settlement
Image
10-23-2011
History of the 1867 Settlement, updated by Melodey Mozeley
Hauch, includes photos.
Photographic family tree overlaid on map of original homestead of
Britton family in Galveston County
Brief article listing the first residents of La Marque, includes the
Brittons and Phillips.
Discusses the first black residents of the La Marque area, from
slavery to freedmen.
Discusses the 1867 Settlement Western celebration to
commemorate the founding cowboy families, history of their
cowboy life, includes photos by Stuart Villanueva.
Image of Historical marker outside of the Bell House in the 1867
Settlement
Discusses fundraising to repairs to the Bell House.
Discusses the history of the 1867 Settlement and its recent addition
to the national list of historic places. Photo of a business in the
Settlement.
Discusses the Texas Historical Commission's acceptance to
nominate the Settlement District into the national Register of
Historic Places.
Discusses the history of the Bell house from original owners to its
new status on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Bell-Gary, Vera
(Galveston Daily News)
14
Gonzalez, Christopher
Smith (Galveston Daily
News)
15
Bell Gary, Vera ( The
Post)
The Settlement holding
celebration
1867 Settlement Podcast
outline
Restored treasure
Article
6-26-2011
Discusses the history of the 1867 Settlement District and the AfricaAmerican Historical Preservation committee's efforts to raise funds
for the restoration of several buildings in the District. Photo of BellGary (by Kevin M. Cox).
Document c2026
Outline for Texas City Podcast on the 1867 Settlement
Article and
images
6-12-2012
Discusses the completion of the Bell house restoration. Includes
photos by Jennifer Reynolds.
Discusses the history of the 1867 Settlement district. Includes
photos. ** other articles in the issue are on the residents of the
area and historic interest
"1867 Settlement from slaves to article and
settlers"
images
6-16-2024
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Communities - Hispanic
Number
Creator
Title
Format
1
Nodarse, Lorenzo
Muchas Gracias, General
Batista!
Letter and
images
c1950s
3
Goodwin, Don (Texas
City Sun)
He rode With Pancho Villa
Stanton, Robert
(Galveston Daily
Abel Garza has spent his life
News)
helping others
4
Stilich, Jr., Vince
(Galveston Daily
News)
5
Mainland Extra
6
Texas City Sun
Battista, Arlene
(Galveston Daily
News)
2
7
8
Date(s)
Description
Published letter of resignation from Dr. Lorenzo Nodarse to General
and President of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista. He provides a list of
grievances and reasons for his resignation as Sports Director. In
Spanish.
Article and
Discusses Texas citien, Trinidad Garcia's time as one of Pancho Villa's
images
October 8, 1967 revolutionaries and the life he made afterward.
Human interest feature on Texas Citien, Abel Garza. Photo
2/24/1983 accompanying article of Garza at home.
Human interest feature on Texas Citien, Rolando R. Hinojosa,
focusing on his post-Marine Corps career of mechanic and business
owner. Photo accompanying article shows Hinojosa repairing an
Former Marine works as
Article and
mechanic at own business
image
April 19, 1987
outboard motor.
Former soldier in villa's army to
Discusses the appearance of Houston businessman and former
be part of CIM's Cinco De Mayo
Pancho Villa revolutionary, Leo Reynosa, at the College of the
celebration
article
April 23, 1987
Mainland Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Photos of Leo Reynoso pointing out fellow Pancho villa and Emiliano
COM celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Zapata revolutionaries in photos at college of the Mainland's Cinco
Tuesday
Images
May 3, 1987
de Mayo celebration.
Attorney believes anything
possible
9
Galveston Daily News Texas LULAC Woman of Year
Comstock, Anne
(Galveston Daily
LULAC Woman of Year says
News)
education key to the future
10
Stotts, Jim (Galveston Sally Davila - LULAC's Woman
Daily News)
of the Year
Article and
image
Article and February 28,
image
1988
Human interest feature on Texas Citien and attorney, Gilbert Torres.
Photo accompanying article of Torres at his desk.
Image
July 7, 1991
Article
July 20, 1991
Photo of Sally Davila, President of Texas City LULAC council 255.
Discusses the career and philosophy of Sally Davila, president of
LULAC Council 255 in Texas City and winner of LULAC national level
Woman of the Year.
Image
July 20, 1991
Photo accompanying article of Sally Davila.
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Break, Richard W.
(Texas City Sun)
12
Article
September 15,
1991
Galveston Daily News LULAC Chiefs
Image
April 5, 1992
13
Ponce, Jesse
Letter to
editor
c1993
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15
Lancaster, Denise
(Texas City Sun)
Texas City Sun
16
Mexico's independence day
marked in TC
Society anniversary
TC centarians celebrate
Lorenzo Nodarse
Article
Obituary
July 11, 1993
May 22, 1994
105 and going strong
Image
July 1994
Article and
image
June 25, 1995
Discusses festivities planned for Mexico's Independence Day and
provides a history of some of the events that took place in Mexico's
fight for Independence.
Photo of LULAC District 18 officers.
For the 79th anniversary, Jesse Ponce provides brief history of the
Mexican Mutual Society and list of the charter members and officers
from 1914.
Discusses Teodoro Garcia (104) and Robert C. Lands (103)
celebrating their 100+ birthdays at the Seabreeze Care Center.
Obituary and photo for Lorenzo Nodarse
Photo of 105 year old Teodoro Garcia holding his great-great-great
granddaughter Sonya Rochelle Gonzales. Garcia is the last know
surviving soldier of the 1910 Mexican Revolution.
Discusses the wedding anniversary reunion for the Santiago and
Petra Gonzalez family.
Proof of historical marker sign for the Mexican Mutual Society of
Texas City
17
Texas City Sun
18
Ponce, Jesse L.
Local couple celebrates 71st
"Sociedad Mutualista
Mexicana"
Edrozo, Larry (Texas
City Sun)
Discusses the LULAC scholarship program, the year's recipients and
committee members. Photo accompanying article shows some of
Growing LULAC passes on host Article and
of awards
image
August 20, 1995 the Galveston County scholarship recipients.
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20
21
Ponce, Jesse (Texas
City Sun)
Ponce, Jesse (Texas
City Sun)
Document Aug, 10, 1995
Blast stalled LULAC, but not for Article and
very long
Image
April 22, 1996
Discusses the early history of LULAC in Texas City and includes a
reprint of a 1948 article by Mary Ann Jasso describing the 1947
Disaster. Photo accompanying article is of Ralph and Gladys
Gonzales packing their belongings during the 1947 disaster.
Hispanics once had church of
their own in TC
Discusses Our Lady of the Snows church that served the Texas City
Hispanic community from 1939 to the mid-sixties. Photos
accompanying article show the new church after opening and then
the church destroyed in the 1947 explosion.
Article and
images
May 19, 1996
�Communities - Hispanic
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Silva, Clarissa (Texas
City Sun)
Silva, Clarissa (Texas
City Sun)
24
Andrews, Dwight C.
(Texas City Sun)
22
25
26
27
unknown
Cinco de mayo festivities get
under way today at collage
Article and
Image
May 3, 2001
Cinco celebration anticipated
Article
April 29, 2002
Funding a Festival
Image
April 29, 2002
Hispanic societies member lists Document unknown
Lynch, Molly (Texas Texas City's Mexican Culture
City Sun)
often overlooked
Faughn, Sonja (Texas
City Sun)
Heritage Celebrated
Article
May 2, 2004
Images
May 2, 2004
Discusses the Cinco de Mayo celebration history and festivities to be
held at College of the Mainland. Photo accompanying article shows
cultural articles on display at the college of the Mainland.
Discusses the Cinco de mayo festival put on by College of the
Mainland.
Photo accompanying article of Any Diaz-Lovejoy presenting a check
to Elida Matthews, Margaret Rodriguez, and Norma Ybarra to help
fund the Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Significant membership lists for the Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana
1914, Boy Scouts of America (Hispanic chapter) 1938, Comision
Honorifica Mexicana de Texas City 1939, LULAC Ladies Council 24
1939 & 1948, LULAC Council 150 1947. 9 pages
Discusses the Cinco de Mayo festivities, the importance of
understanding the Hispanic culture, and the history of Hispanics in
Texas City.
Photos accompanying article show dancers at the Cinco de Mayo
celebration.
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Community Profile - History
Number
Creator
1
unknown
2
unknown
Title
Format
Date(s)
A
Communit
y Profile
Texas city, Document c1970
A
Communit
y Profile
Texas city,
Texas and
La marque,
Document 1975
Texas
Description
Physical and demographic descriptions of the cities.
Physical and demographic descriptions of the cities.
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