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Texas struggles to recover in Ike's wake

(CNN) -- Grocery store shelves are bare. Food left in refrigerators has rotted in the absence of electricity. Houston and Galveston are hungry.

Free Online Legal Help Now Available for Hurricane Ike Victims

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the broad range of legal problems resulting from Hurricane Ike, Texas legal aid organizations and the Houston Bar Association have developed an online resource to assist Texans affected by the disaster in obtaining free legal information. The new service, called LiveHelp, is available now and enables Hurricane Ike victims to conduct a live online chat with attorneys recruited by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. Attorneys will answer questions and also refer those seeking help to legal resources specific to FEMA appeals and other disaster-related issues.

Leap Restoring Cricket Wireless Service in Wake of Hurricane Ike and Related Storms Across the Midwest

TMCNet: Leap Restoring Cricket Wireless Service in Wake of Hurricane Ike and Related Storms Across the Midwest

Texas 529 plan offers key advantage

I have the Texas College Savings Plan. Recently, Texas started up the Texas Tuition Promise Fund. I was thinking about switching to this prepaid plan but am unsure how it works.

Big fossil found in Ike-ravaged home's front yard

CAPLEN, Texas -- A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.

UFO sightings reported in Texas

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Residents of North Central Texas have reported a fresh wave of UFO sightings in the wake of a string of January sightings that made national headlines.

Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike

Birds fly around as others sit on a pier damaged by Hurricane Ike Thursday Oct. 2 2008 in Gilchrist Texas. One of North Americas renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (AP PhotoDavid J ...

Beaches Once Thick with Birds Quiet Thanks to Ike

Birds fly around as others sit on a pier damaged by Hurricane Ike Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in Gilchrist, Texas. One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike

Texas law blocks some Ike rebuilding

A power pole leans between two homes Wednesday along a west Galveston beach hit by heavy erosion from Ike.

Many Texas Pets, Zoo Animals Spared Ike's Wrath

Although Hurricane Ike devastated stretches of the U.S. Gulf Coast this past weekend, rescue crews are finding that improved evacuation procedures—and a bit of luck—helped many of the area's animals weather the storm.

Birds Around Texas Coast Scarce Due To Ike

The coastal devastation from Hurricane Ike has caused one of North America's renowned bird migration and watching areas to become strangely silent.

Ike's lashing leaves 13 dead in 3 states

HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid.

Texas Windstorm Insurance Pool's Mobile Claim Office Closing Nov. 1

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) reported that adjusters have now made contact with all policyholders except those who have recently reported claims. As a result TWIA will close its mobile catastrophe claim office in LaMarque, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2008, at 4:00 p.m.

Texas League Debits New DVD Series on BSA Compliance

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Reflecting ongoing concern over compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, the Texas Credit Union League has unveiled what it calls a broad-based e-package for directors, middle managers and others that includes a newly-issued DVD series.

Ike's victims struggle in aftermath

(CNN) -- It's been five days since Hurricane Ike smashed into the Texas coast, but people are still struggling mightily with its effects.

Hurricane Ike tracked by ESA's Envisat

Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti. ESA’s Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by 13 September.

Mammoth fossil found after Ike returned to owner

An elephant expert whose beach house on the Texas Gulf Coast was destroyed by Hurricane Ike is putting his collection back together — one tooth at a time.

Mammoth fossil found after Ike returned to owner

An elephant expert whose beach house on the Texas Gulf Coast was destroyed by Hurricane Ike is putting his collection back together - one tooth at a time.

Mammoth fossil found after Ike returned to owner

DALLAS - An elephant expert whose beach house on the Texas Gulf Coast was destroyed by hurricane Ike is putting his collection back together - one tooth at a time.

Mammoth fossil found after Ike returned to owner

DALLAS - An elephant expert whose beach house on the Texas Gulf Coast was destroyed by hurricane Ike is putting his collection back together - one tooth at a time.

Scots Kids Flee Texas Hurricane Space Station 26 in Storm's Path Evacuate Hotel

Ross Thomson, 17, who attends St Aloysius College, Garnethill, was visiting a space centre in Houston, Texas, with the group of schoolchildren and five teachers when Hurricane Ike struck.

New Fossil Proves Primates Preferred Texas

More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.

Difficult homecoming looms for Ike evacuees

Sept. 19: Volunteers have flocked to Houston to help hundreds of thousands of Southeast Texas residents who are still suffering one week after Hurricane Ike. NBC's Don Teague reports.

New Fossil Reveals Primates Lingered In Texas

More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.

New fossil reveals primates lingered in Texas

More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.

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