The Houston Astros dropped the first of a three game set against th… Read more
It seems preposterous that a professional baseball player can’t lay down a simple bunt, but the Astros Myles Straw is far from the only player or team to abandon the small-ball tactic, as good bunts have nearly disappeared by Major League Baseball, aside from, maybe, some of the pitchers who have to bat in the National League.
Members of local and state groups Wednesday demanded the Galveston Police Department change enforcement tactics after an April 24 slab car eve…
Shots could begin as soon as Thursday, after a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. An announcement is expected Wednesday.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said Texas is "uniquely situated" to restart cruising immediately because Galveston has special medical facilities.
The president went to Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington on Wednesday and ordered lunch. The restaurant, owned in part by Mexican immigrants, was a beneficiary of a pilot version of the restaurant relief program. It went from 55 employees to seven during the pandemic, though it was able to rehire some workers through the Paycheck Protection Program that predates the Biden administration.
It feels surreal. And momentous. And maybe even a little disconcerting that the county closed its mass vaccination hub at Walter Hall Park last week.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch is working with Carnival Cruise Line to vaccinate hundreds of cruise ship employees, officials confirmed Monday.
The request comes after an abnormally tense election between Christine Parizo and incumbent Jay Cunningham. Read more
The Houston Astros dropped the first of a three game set against the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Monday night at Minute Maid Park. Read more
It isn’t so much that Galveston over-policed an April 24 slab car event that inspired complaints of targeted enforcement and racial profiling of predominantly Black visitors. Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my second husband for more than 15 years. My 30+-year-old son from my first marriage, who was born disabled, lives with us. He walks and talks, but cannot be left unattended. He also needs medication. He cannot read or write, but looks like he has no medical… Read more
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting a pair of high-rise buildings believed to be housing militants, as Hamas and other armed groups bombarded southern Israel with hundreds of rockets. The escalation was sparked by weeks of tensions in c… Read more
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