Yolanda Waters is still listed as a candidate for the position, despite party pressure to resign after a racist text.
Primary races for Congress, state senate and tax-assessor collector will be on voters' ballots in March.
Yolanda Waters is being widely denounced by state and local elected officials for using racial slur in a text message.
We need your help. In June, my wife, Lucy, and I were assigned to be the commanding officers of The Salvation Army of Galveston County.
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The county is at risk of losing more than $1 million in fines.
Salvador Padron is accused of blackmailing a woman after she filed an assault complaint against him.
Randy Weber's office walks back statement from viral CNN interview.
County commissioners approved the county's first tax abatement agreement in since 2010.
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Charles Duke is one of only 12 people, and the only Texan, to walk on the moon.
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The building will replace a smaller facility in Texas City.
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Sunny cool weather prevailed this weekend and should linger for another couple of days before clouds and a chance of rain appear ahead of another modest cold front that should moves through the area by Friday. Rainfall amounts with this next frontal passage are again expected to be fairly mi…
The county is seeking a consultant to research and advise it on more cost-cutting changes to the self-funded plan, which cost the county nearly $2 million during the fiscal year that ended in September.
But success lies in filling a niche all year long, owners say.
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As Texas begins announcing deadlines for Harvey housing assistance, some say that they're lost within the system meant to help them.
More than 100 people islanders received hot meal on Thanksgiving thank to the Galveston ISland Meals on Wheels program.
And Texas Democrats sue over a voting law authored by a Galveston County representative.
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Shane Daniel is accused of stealing a truck that deputies searched for after James "Scrappy" Jackson was found stabbed at death.
Starting in 2020, those needing to renew their driver's licenses can book an appointment via a new system, officials said.
Retirees who were on no-cost supplemental plans for years will have to pay for some of the plan's costs or opt out.
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