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Texas City
Local Valero refinery safe – for now, company says
Valero Energy Corp. shut down its Delaware City refinery Friday but said it had no plans to shutter its Texas City refinery.
November 21, 2009 - News
Parents of murder victim lash out at killer
TEXAS CITY — William Henry Perry was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of Gary Wayne Bell.
November 21, 2009 - News
Victim confronts armed robber at apartments
TEXAS CITY — No one was injured during an apartment complex shooting, but police are asking for help in finding a robbery suspect, authorities said.
November 21, 2009 - News
Handcuffed prisoner pushes officer, escapes
TEXAS CITY — A handcuffed prisoner fled from a police station garage and eluded capture for about four hours, authorities said Friday.
November 21, 2009 - News
Director Hancock dedicates football movie to dad
TEXAS CITY — John Lee Hancock's film "The Blind Side" opens in theaters today. The movie is dedicated to his father, who died in September.
November 20, 2009 - News
Jailer accused of having sex with inmate
TEXAS CITY — A federal jailer accused of sexual relations with a female inmate at Houston hotels was arrested at his Texas City home.
November 20, 2009 - News
Man sought in domestic kidnapping
TEXAS CITY — Police are asking for tips to learn the whereabouts of a man accused of abducting his girlfriend, authorities said Thursday.
November 20, 2009 - News
Crews search for Civil War history
TEXAS CITY — Divers and salvage crews are searching for remains of the USS Westfield, which was sunk in the ship channel in 1863.
November 19, 2009 - News
Company awarded $61M to deepen channel
TEXAS CITY — A New Jersey-based marine construction firm was awarded a $61.8 million contract Wednesday to deepen the Texas City Ship Channel.
November 19, 2009 - News
Man arrested, charged in witch mask robbery
TEXAS CITY — Police made an arrest in the case of a man held up by a pistol-packing robber wearing a witch’s mask.
November 19, 2009 - News
Many ticketed for visiting damaged dike
TEXAS CITY — The city has issued almost 400 tickets to people venturing onto the hurricane-damaged dike, but many are fighting the fines.
November 17, 2009 - News
Doughnut store robbed at knife-point
TEXAS CITY — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Shipley’s Do-nuts at knife-point about 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
November 16, 2009 - News
Highway 146 closed after tanker, sedan collide
TEXAS CITY — State Highway 146 was closed for seven hours Thursday, after a fiery, head-on crash that left two people critically injured.
November 13, 2009 - News
Highway 146 reopened after tanker crash
TEXAS CITY — State Highway 146 reopened about 1 p.m. after being closed by a major collision near FM 517 .
November 12, 2009 - News
Elk killed along I-45 baffles motorists
TEXAS CITY — Morning commuters were surprised to find a dead elk on the feeder road of Interstate 45 on Wednesday.
November 12, 2009 - News
Cops search for scrapbook store robber
TEXAS CITY — Police are searching for a knife-wielding robber who held up a scrapbooking store Monday night.
November 11, 2009 - News
Veterans still face fight after leaving front line
TEXAS CITY — A veteran's advocate says troops are returning from with high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
November 09, 2009 - News
OSHA fine raises fears of BP shutdown
TEXAS CITY — A record fine against BP's Texas City refinery has some worried the refinery's days are numbered.
November 08, 2009 - News
Man gets life in 2007 fatal shooting
TEXAS CITY — A man convicted of murder in the death of Luis Joel Gonzales-Sosa was sentenced to life in prison.
November 04, 2009 - News
Sterling Chemical, city consider land swap
TEXAS CITY — City commissioners are expected to approve a land swap deal today between the city and Sterling Chemical.
November 04, 2009 - News
Man guilty in 2007 shooting
TEXAS CITY — A jury on Monday convicted Ronnie Roshell Johnson, 21, in the 2007 fatal shooting of Luis Joel Gonzales-Sosa.
November 03, 2009 - News
Mayor blasts OSHA’s BP fine
TEXAS CITY — The mayor lashed out at OSHA's record $87 million fine against BP, calling it an affront to the nation's workers.
November 01, 2009 - News
Man killed in I-45 wreck
TEXAS CITY — A man was partially decapitated in a wreck along the Interstate 45 feeder road near the Texas City Wye on Saturday morning.
November 01, 2009 - News
County runs out of swine flu vaccine doses
TEXAS CITY — The Galveston County Health District’s remaining swine flu vaccines were spoken for about 12:30 p.m. Saturday as hundreds waited in line.
November 01, 2009 - News
OSHA slaps BP with record $87M fine
TEXAS CITY — OSHA issued an $87 million fine against BP related to the company’s lack of compliance with improvements at its Texas City refinery.
October 31, 2009 - News
County administers swine flu vaccines
TEXAS CITY — Hundreds lined up Friday morning at Mall of the Mainland to be the first in the area to receive the H1N1 vaccine.
October 31, 2009 - News
Man guilty of murder in torture slaying
TEXAS CITY — After two days of deliberation, a jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of a man accused in a brutal slaying.
October 28, 2009 - News
Man tortured before death, testimony says
TEXAS CITY — The jury deliberating the case of a man accused in a torture slaying went home Monday without reaching a verdict.
October 27, 2009 - News
Police: Woman shot at man, locked self in room
TEXAS CITY — A 54-year-old woman locked herself in a room after she reportedly shot at a man, police said.
October 27, 2009 - News
Dike won’t reopen until fall 2010
TEXAS CITY — City commissioners last week approved a $700,000 engineering contract that is the first step to rebuilding the dike.
October 26, 2009 - News
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