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Schools were closed early; Bolivar lost power and water service
Photos from Tropical Storm Imelda's deluge of rain in Galveston County.
Worst of the rest of Imelda expected to bypass Galveston County, weather forecasters say.
Investigators will hear from as many as 14 witnesses about the collision that led to more than 11,000 barrels of chemicals spilling into Galveston Bay.
Local municipalities in the past have struggled to develop consensus projects because more than 26 different entities fall in two watersheds.
A sudden intensification off the coast didn't change predictions about days of rainfall.
As of 1 pm, CDT, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the depression near the Texas coast to Tropical Storm Imelda. Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for the Galveston area as the system tracks slowly north .
Day 3 of Imelda continues to bring rain, issues to Galveston County.
A slow-moving area of low pressure could bring heavy rains for much of the week.
The upper-level low and surface trough in the Gulf of Mexico continues to drift slowly west towards the Texas coast, accompanied by a large pool of moisture. This situation is increasingly viewed by the National Weather Service and Weather Prediction Center as likely to produce heavy to exce…
Most of the change has been driven by private insurers entering the Texas market from out of state, a trade group said.
An upper-level low that has tracked across north Florida into the eastern Gulf of Mexico could bring a distinct change to our weather by late Sunday into the middle of next week. The system, which is non-tropical in origin, has been given a 30% chance by the National Hurricane Center of deve…
The man is one of hundreds hospitalized after using the smoking devices.
I was going to write a blog yesterday about the system, Invest 95, over the southeast Bahamas (which has potential development) and another (Invest 94) with some potential for tropical development as well. However, at that point in time, the model forecasts showed very little agreement about…
State attorneys have asked for more time to come up with a plan to implement the civil rights reform.
Biden leads in new Texas poll and there's another challenger in Texas Senate District 11.
The county decreased its tax rate for the ninth consecutive year.
Ricki Brooks was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but could be released in six months.
The man survived the shooting and was charged with aggravated assault.
In Galveston County, raises for district judges also means a raise for the county judge.
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