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Four facilities will open this year and early next, which will provide more space for Galveston County employees.
Commissioners cut the county's property tax rate for the 12th year in a row.
It has been 21 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks killed more than 3,000 people and shook the nation to its core.
Some were for it, some against, some ambivalent and some had no idea about it.
County Commissioner Joe Giusti's name appears on a recently published list of Oath Keepers members, but that was from a long time ago and he isn't a member and never held those beliefs, he said.
The Galveston County Sheriff's Office responded to a call in reference to shots being fired in the 4500 block of 24th Street E. in Dickinson on Wednesday night.
A vaccine designed to counter the highly infectious omicron variant of COVID should be available this week or next, health officials said.
Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Michael Nelson has stepped down, citing his health.
And tourism trackers also expect it to stay busy right into the fall.
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Only one person has applied for a Dickinson program set to close next week, officials said.
Officials expect costs to exceed contributions to the employee health care plan by almost $3 million in the next fiscal year.
The proposal is part of an ongoing bid to remove the county treasurer's position entirely.
The shipment will allow the health district to vaccinate as many as 500 people and the vaccine will be reserved for high-risk groups.
Officials are warning drivers to be cautious in some parts of the county.
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Of the 47 positions for attorneys in the office, 11 are vacant.
School districts in Galveston county are taking to increasing hourly pay rates for bus drivers to solve ongoing employment issues.
The federal government is extraditing three people from the United Kingdom in connection with scams defrauding more than $5 million from various U.S. victims, including Galveston County.
Windstorm policyholders face limited options as insurer faces insolvency.
The high-speed chase, which Houston police are investigating, began at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday when Sgt. Mary Wooldridge of the Hitchcock Police Department tried to pull over the driver of a white Dodge Challenger on state Highway 6 at Delany Road, police said.
Commissioners ask auditor to explore ways to oust County Treasurer Kevin Walsh and approve pay hikes for key employees.
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