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Intangibles that set Dickinson tight end Jalen Wydermyer apart from many other top-level football talents are his unselfishness and the love from his teammates gained from that unselfishness.
A years-long court battle between the Dickinson Independent School District and the state’s windstorm insurer over Hurricane Ike claims might be headed to the Texas Supreme Court, the school district’s attorneys say.
Seven months after being accused in federal of running an unconstitutional bail system, Galveston County leaders say they have implemented reforms. On Friday, the ACLU said those changes don't go far enough.
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After a strong start for Clear Falls, the Dickinson Gators erupted in the second quarter to put away the Knights in a 55-14 win Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
In response to the letter by Louis Cascarelli ("I'll vote my Christian conscious on Election Day," The Daily News, Oct. 10): It seems a proclaimed Christian would be quoting and voting the teachings of Jesus Christ. Maybe he should read Bill Tinsley’s column ("Was Jesus right?" The Daily New…
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Weather this weekend will be fairly good overall with sunny to partly cloudy skies and only a low chance of rain on Sunday. There will be a slight fly in the ointment as brisk southerly winds will bring increasing humidity levels back to our area along with warmer temperature. Still, the out…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday used emergency powers to suspend part of the Texas Insurance Code and block a proposed increase to windstorm insurance rates on policies sold through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies on Thursday morning were searching for a man who fell from the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry on Wednesday evening.
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The problem of feral hogs become so noticeable locally that Galveston County is attempting to come up with a way to combat it.
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KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) — A Texas man is dead after a one-vehicle crash in North Dakota's oil patch.
Galveston County has until the middle of 2019 to finish more than a dozen Hurricane Ike recovery projects.
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Coastal Flood Watches and Advisories are in effect for Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula through tomorrow night. Brisk east to southeast winds as a result of from high pressure to the east and low pressure to the north and west, are already resulting in tides running 1-2 feet above normal.
County commissioners on Monday will consider submitting four applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for repair work by the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey last year.
Fourteen months after Harvey made landfall, the Texas General Land Office, which manages the state’s disaster housing recovery programs, has not yet begun accepting applications for major housing recovery programs.
Once Dickinson got its offense rolling, there was little Clear Creek could do to stop it in a 48-21 Gator victory on Friday at Sam Vitanza Stadium.
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The high pressure that brought welcome relief in terms of sunshine and mostly dry conditions is slowly lifting off to the east as a low pressure trough deepens to our west and moves east. This will set the stage for a gradual increase in clouds and rain chances, though it looks as though the…
The state's top insurance overseer will decide in two weeks whether to approve or reject a proposed 10 percent rate hike to residential and commercial wind storm rates.
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber doesn't seem think his stances against stricter gun control laws will affect his chances in the coming mid-term elections.
A Houston-based attorney Friday filed suit against two Galveston County bars, asserting they served alcohol to a patron who already had too much to drink. The filing came eight days after the attorney had ask for a similar lawsuit to be dismissed.
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Welcome sunshine has returned to our area after one of the wettest spells ever. This past month gave our area the second wettest September and the third wettest month ever. In addition, it may surprise nobody to learn that September, 2018 had more days with measurable rainfall (22) than any …
A Dickinson-based doctor could appear before federal court jury in December over his use of a controversial treatment on many of his patients, according to the man’s attorney.
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The Dickinson Gators pounced on the Clear Lake Falcons early and cruised to a 49-7 win in Saturday’s District 24-6A opener at Challenger Columbia Stadium.
A county pedestrian bridge badly damaged by Hurricane Harvey was closed this week after engineers deemed it to be unsafe for more than one person to cross at a time.
Looking at the numbers, voter interest is surging in Galveston County and in Texas.
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Despite an absence of any hurricanes or tropical storms along the upper-Texas coast, September, 2018 will not easily be forgotten. It is already the 3rd wettest month ever (topped only by Harvey influenced August, 2017 and an exceedingly wet September, 1885 in which some of the rainfall was …
County commissioners on Monday pushed back against Galveston County Judge Mark Henry’s plan to cut off annual payments to three fire departments for mutual aid services.
A Dickinson man was sentenced Monday to two years in state jail for attempting to kidnap a woman at a north county parking lot in 2017.
Is lying the new political norm? Of course not. Politicians and their political operatives, along with their core supporters, have been involved with the practice of politically lying and deceiving voters by making false claims that they know not to be true, etc., since I can remember.
Galveston County plans to join other local governments in seeking a portion a $14.7 billion settlement Volkswagen, the German carmaker, made with the U.S. government.
Texas City High School teacher Sharnnetta Goins has been instructing students in cosmetology for 24 years and comes from a long line of cosmetologists, she said.
The Dickinson Gators’ quick-strike offense overwhelmed Katy Taylor early, while a bend-but-don’t-break defense stymied the Mustangs en route to a 35-7 win Friday at Sam Vitanza Stadium.
An angry Santa Fe parent interrupted a Ted Cruz event in Webster on Thursday evening.
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage to rental trailer he lived in with his girlfriend earlier this year, police said.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke will hold a campaign rally in Galveston on Monday, Sept. 24.
For people supporting Beto O'Rourke, you are basing your support emotionally and not rationally.
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The sunny, dry weather of late has been more than welcome for most County residents, but it appears that another wet spell is on its way.
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Clear Springs (ranked No. 6 in the Greater Houston area coaches poll) avoided an upset bid from Dickinson in a 23-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-10, 15-8 come-from-behind victory.
A Galveston County woman is suing Apple and Verizon, asserting defective manufacturing led to her watch blowing up and injuring her in November 2017.
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After a summer full of discussions about keeping students safe in local schools, one local school hopes its plan to keep parents involved catches on.
In the months after the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School, districts across Galveston County have poured millions of dollars into campus security upgrades, but some education experts argue improvement in mental health programs is more important.
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As the city of Dickinson tries to get to the bottom of drainage problems in its clogged-up bayous and tributaries, officials have turned to technology for answers.
Thousands of mailboxes around Galveston County receive letters from NASA this week asking for volunteers to participate in project to study sonic booms.
The Dickinson Gators jumped on the Pearland Dawson Eagles early and dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball in a 34-6 win Friday at Pearland Stadium.
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Heavy rains overnight and this morning have led to widespread street flooding in Galveston. Unfortunately, radar trends show a band of rain training across the island and northwest Gulf of Mexico.
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Thunderstorms rumbled across Galveston County early this morning, bringing more rain to the already water-logged area. So far this month, Scholes Field in Galveston has picked up 13.78 inches of rain already, while the National Weather Service Office in League City had recorded 12.80 inches …
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A torrential early morning rain storm swamped Texas City on Tuesday morning, forcing schools to close, damaging the local community college and flooding some homes in the city.
Parts of Galveston County received almost 10 inches of rain on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
The county plans to shuffle some staff positions as part of a plan to finally step up enforcement against game rooms that operate illegally in unincorporated areas of Galveston County.
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Monday brought brief bouts of heavy rain and minimal flooding to Galveston County, but local officials are keeping an eye on the Gulf and the possibility of wet weather through the rest of the week.
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A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through tomorrow as heavy downpours rolled into Galveston as expected. A stalled frontal boundary along the coast, a coastal trough and abundant moisture are the main drivers behind this stormy outlook. Although we may see a break in the rain this evening, th…
The conditions are right for a very wet week and possible flooding in Galveston County, according to the National Weather Service.
The Dickinson Gators raced out to a huge lead and never looked back, as they made things look easy against the Pasadena Memorial Mavericks, 48-0, on Friday at Sam Vitanza Stadium.
Six county residents are being monitored for possible exposure to the measles virus, the Galveston County Health District announced late Friday.
A Galveston County man was diagnosed with West Nile virus last month, according to the Galveston County Health District.
For the eighth year in a row, Galveston County commissioners voted to lower the county's property tax rate, while still approving a budget that forecasts more money being collected from property taxes than the year before.
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