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Several Galveston County school districts are worried an impending loss of grant funds could hurt area prekindergarten programs.
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to an education bill that would bring some relief to school districts hit hardest by the loss of funding through a state program scheduled to end this year.
A Dickinson man is suing a Texas City car repair shop, asserting that he paid for car repairs only to find out his car was not being worked on.
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Weather during the last half of July is often fairly benign in Galveston County. Weather systems over the country tend to be quite sluggish this time of year, with persistent high pressure and minimal impact from frontal systems that tend to stall to our north. So, barring the occasional tro…
Tim McClellen found his catch of a lifetime 80 miles off the coast of Galveston.
I was raised on a small farm. We had three or four cows, a dozen or so chickens, a pig, a few geese and 140 rabbits. Yes rabbits are as easy to grow as weeds.
Jarion Jamal Warner, 19, was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle, unlicensed possession of a firearm by a felon and evading arrest with a vehicle in connection to the incident. He is being held in Galveston County jail on $240,000 in bond, jail records show.
Galveston County was one of more than two dozen agencies to receive funding for anti-terrorism programs through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Where was the AP fact check during Obama's term? Where was the investigation of Obama's attempt to influence the 2015 Israeli election?
Two Galveston County bars are facing a lawsuit asserting they served alcohol to a patron who’d already had too much to drink, leading to an accident.
Sayantan Ghose, accused of killing a League City man and wounding his wife in a shooting at their home June 28, is back in Galveston County.
Texas schools facing loss of funding after this year’s legislative session might get a small cushion to soften the blow during a special session set to start Tuesday.
It has been 175 years since a newspaper known as The Daily News first appeared in Galveston, a city far different than the one in which we live today. So, too, has the newspaper changed during those years.
On April 11, 1842, an itinerant printer and adventurer named Samuel Bangs pulled a single sheet of paper off a hand-cranked press he’d installed in rented space in downtown Galveston, launching The Daily News. The articles, photographs and illustrations collected here chronicle and commemora…
County officials have filed a federal complaint about the Bayou Wildlife Zoo after a visitor complained that a giraffe there looked mistreated.
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An influx of deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico (partly residual moisture from former Tropical Depression #4) and an upper-level low just north of the Yucatan will keep a good chance of showers or thunderstorms in our picture through early next week.
A Galveston County jury found Leslie Demond Williams, 28, guilty on three counts of aggravated robbery at the conclusion of a week-long trial.
Democrats doubled spending and lost two more special elections. Now 0 for 9 this year.
Myself and many others were disappointed by the lack of advertising for the new Houston Texans, Texas City's own D'Onta Foreman's parade and pep rally.
Another big Fourth of July celebration put on in Texas City and "again" the "only" restrooms for the thousands of people were the same two run-down porta-cans that are always filled, smelly, disgusting and no toilet paper.
Very disturbing letter by Robbie Guarnelo about the closing of the No. 7 bus route ("Please bring back bus route No. 7, The Daily News, July 8).
A major redistricting trial that began in San Antonio on Monday could bring changes to congressional districts around the state, including the one that represents Galveston County.
A legal battle between a Bacliff man and his municipal utility district over excess water charges could soon come to an end, according to the man’s lawyer.
Former Texas City High School and University of Texas football standout and current Houston Texan D'Onta Foreman was honored with parade and celebration at Stingaree Stadium in Texas City on Saturday, July 7, 2017. Foreman was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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D'Onta Foreman, the former Texas City and University of Texas running back who was a third-round selection by the Houston Texans in April’s NFL Draft, was celebrated in his hometown Saturday.
A bus route connecting Houston and Galveston's transit systems will not operate until August at the earliest.
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July has begun on a very different note than June. Through the first six days of June, Galveston had already received 4.14 inches of rain. By contrast, no rain has been reported at either Scholes Field in Galveston or the National Weather Service Office in League City.
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Two Texas congressmen hope that President Donald Trump finds a way to add a Texas coastal barrier to his $1 trillion list of infrastructure projects that he has promised the country.
A lawsuit filed by a family late Wednesday in federal court alleges that a former Texas City police officer stole about $2,400 from their dead or dying father.
The owner of a staffing company providing temporary labor to marine businesses in Texas and elsewhere was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for not paying employment taxes.
A woman was injured on Wednesday evening when she was struck by a car on FM 517 in Texas City.
Bills meant to increase penalties against illegal immigrants and cities that try to harbor them have the support of Galveston County’s local representative.
Officials with the state’s windstorm insurer of last resort say they are optimistic that funding is sufficient to cover most catastrophes this hurricane season, pointing to strong financial management and the absence of major storms to strike the Texas coast in the past few years.
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Hundreds participated on Tuesday in Friendswood's annual Fourth of July Grand Parade.
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Denied a fifth straight playoff berth by less than two minutes last season, coach Leland Surovik’s Stingarees feel confident they can begin a new string of mid-November adventures once the regular season starts.
A 26-year-old Houston man died Tuesday night after drowning at San Luis Pass.
The parents of a 3-month-old baby are suing the people who were watching her when she died.
Gloria Simmons and other former La Marque ISD taxpayers need to look at themselves before getting mad about buildings of that closed district being torn down ("Fallen history," The Daily News, June 28).
In the last two months, Galveston County has seen two incidents of racist fliers being placed in neighborhoods.
Texas City police are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank Saturday morning.
A Texas City man was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in 2016.
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Newly released arrest affidavits shed an eerie light on the killing last month of well-liked local nursery worker.
Smecca running for school board; a judge announces a retirement; disagreements about healthcare split Texas senators
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More showers rolled across the already soggy coastal areas of Galveston County this morning. Even before these latest rains, Galveston had measured 9.22 inches of rain, giving the Island city its wettest June since 2004 when 10.98 inches of rain were recorded. While inland areas of the Count…
Many families could pay more for school lunches next year because of a federal mandate that might affect several Galveston County school districts.
When police on March 8 pulled over Leona Joy Cheadle, 30, she decided to handle it in an unorthodox fashion.
A single-vehicle accident in Texas City on Friday night left one person dead and another critically injured, according to the Texas City Police Department.
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a missing 19-year-old Alvin man who was reported missing Friday at San Luis Pass.
We're writing this letter in honor and memory of Audie Leon Murphy, who was a member of the Army and awarded the Medal of Honor.
The Texas City Independent School District’s Foundation for the Future has opened the nomination process for the 2017 Texas City Hall of Honor and 2017 La Marque Legacy Hall.
How about a little change of pace with a feel good story — a Trump-free moment?
For the first time in more than four years, travelers will be able to ride public transportation from Galveston to Houston.
Tropical Storm Cindy, the first tropical storm since 2015 to near the Texas coast, made landfall early Thursday morning, but left a less-than-lasting impression on the Galveston County area.
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The waves off Galveston Island were crashing Wednesday, and Texas surfers were loving every minute of it.
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