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With the Mustangs hoping to avenge an earlier district setback and clinch a district title with one match to play, Friendswood and Baytown Lee finished in a 1-1 tie Tuesday night at Stallworth Stadium.
Sheriff Henry Trochesset wants a review of whether the county provides as much inmate medical care as similarly sized jails.
Spring will officially arrive on Wednesday, accompanied by a full moon and probably clear enough skies to make for a fine spring evening. Sunny skies through the end of week may also cheer up those weary of the persistent clouds, fog and rain that have prevailed over the past couple of month…
Officials on Friday identified the man who died as while in custody of the Galveston County Jail as a La Marque man who had been arrested in January.
The Santa Fe Indians responded to some early adversity and got a strong stretch of pitching from starter Dalton Stevens en route to a 5-3 win over the Friendswood Mustangs at home Thursday afternoon.
A 30-year-old inmate at the Galveston County jail died Thursday morning, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies are investigating the circumstances around a possible mauling.
The projects will replace outdated facilities and build new ones in parks around the county.
Spring is in the air and that means changeable weather!
Texas A&M University officials lobbied for state funding after the city and county agreed on a plan to build through Pelican Island campus.
Former Friendswood Superintendent and longtime educator Walter Wilson died Monday morning. He was 78.
Commissioner says a committee will be formed to discuss new rules about RVs in unincorporated areas of the county.
The Friendswood Lady Mustangs proved they would provide a stern test to the Santa Fe Lady Indians’ recent run of district supremacy with an 8-3 win Friday night in a key 22-5A matchup.
Olivia Rhodes and the Friendswood Lady Mustangs continued what has been a pure dominant District 22-5A season, defeating the Crosby Lady Cougars by a final tally of 7-0 Friday night at Henry Winston Stadium.
President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Brown to serve in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District in Texas.
Parents, you may not think your teen is listening, but you make the biggest difference. Research from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (www.samhsa.gov) shows that the No. 1 influence on youth behavior is still parents.
Brittany McCutcheon used stolen information to set up department store accounts and then resell fraudulent purchases, a jury decided Wednesday.
On Feb. 23, Friendswood High School senior Manny Elizondo won the state championship in Class 5A boys wrestling. Ten years of intense workouts, early mornings, passion, traveling and dietary restrictions all led to that moment right there; however, for Elizondo, this was only the beginning.
Hundreds of Galveston County representatives visited state leaders on Wednesday to make their cases on legislative issues.
The Board of Pilot Commissioners for Galveston County has found itself thrust into the spotlight as fights erupt over rising rates and fog delays greatly affecting waterfront commerce.
A strong cold front sent overnight temperatures plunging to as low as 30 degrees over inland parts of the county. Fortunately, as predicted, Galveston Island and areas close to the bay, avoided freezing temperatures with morning lows of 35 degrees at Scholes International Airport in Galvesto…
It is the first local flu-related child death since 2014.
If the county can't get its employees to volunteer, it's possible commissioners might consider paying them.
The Galveston County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has received federal funding to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which will be April 7 through April 13.
Texas City and Ball High were well rewarded in the recently released 22-5A all-district awards.
But some area educators argue that while school funding has serious problems, it has nothing to do with race.
Norman Lee Schlotter, 39, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Sheriff Henry Trochesset said. He was in the Galveston County jail as of late Thursday on $80,000 bond, Trochesset said.
U.S. Coast Guard crews late Wednesday towed a disabled sailing vessel with two people aboard from 92 miles off the coast back to Galveston, officials said.
Plus, a blow to the Open Meetings Act and Weber still wants an emergency.
It may have taken a day longer than hoped, but the Friendswood Lady Mustangs completed a 4-2 win over the Texas City Lady Stings on Wednesday.
With many weekend events planned, including the second week end of Mardi Gras, there is plenty of interest in what the weather will bring for the next five to seven days.
A Galveston County judge has decided to move the trial of accused Santa Fe shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis out of Galveston County, attorneys confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
Removing park equipment would bring civil and criminal action from the city, officials warn.
District games scheduled for Tuesday night were delayed for a day. Among the few teams that attempted to play were Friendswood and Texas City (both 1-0 in District 22-5A), after first agreeing to change the game's venue from Friendswood High School to Texas City High School.
For the first time since his arrest on May 18, 2018, Dimitrios Pagourtzis appeared in an open courtroom on Monday.
Voters could petition for a consolidated drainage district instead of seeking approval in Austin.
Voters in local elections will two extra days to vote this year.
Manny Elizondo claimed Friendswood's second state wrestling title with a 3-2 decision over Branson Britten of Canyon Randall in the Class 5A boys 170-pound finals on Saturday at the Berry Center.
The Friendswood High School girls swim team finished third place in state at the University of Texas in Austin State Championship Meet, held February 17-18.
Down by as much as 18 in the first half, Friendswood rallied to within one possession of tying the contest, yet were unable to keep their season alive in a 58-49 loss to Madison in a Region III-5A boys basketball area round game at Pearland High School on Friday night, ending the Mustangs’ campaign at 21-12.
The Friendswood Lady Mustangs defeated the Texas City Stings 2-0 on a foggy Friday night at Henry Winston Stadium.
Following a busy schedule Tuesday of UIL playoff games involving nine Galveston County high school basketball teams, only the boys teams from Dickinson, Friendswood and Texas City are left still standing when the proverbial dust settled. Here’s a look at what’s on the schedule Friday.
A League City SWAT shooting shares similarities with a deadly raid that has Houston police revamping their policies.
The land office will release applications for its Homeowner Reimbursement Program on Feb. 28.
Ball High and Friendswood players swept the athlete superlatives in the 22-5A all-district awards for girls basketball.
Voter registration controversy reaches the courts; Middleton makes pledge to fight gun regulations.
A Houston man felt threatened after he was allegedly scammed in a cell phone sale, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
The last couple of days have seen another round of cloudy, windy, wet weather as our El Niño influenced weather pattern persists. The good news is that we shall see some sun this afternoon as drier air and high pressure filters in behind our latest Pacific cold front.
Property owners and developer now engaged in legal battle.
The Nederland Bulldogs’ comeback fell short in a 55-51 overtime loss to Friendswood at Baytown Sterling High School on Tuesday.
Galveston County commissioners have called on the Texas Department of Transportation to get moving on a long-stalled plan to build a major highway through part of League City.
Our routines can make life seem monotonous and maybe even boring. What if there is another way to live, a way that leads to greater happiness and life satisfaction?
The deck was indeed stacked against Friendswood — it was simply too much Manvel.
Hundreds of people showed up at a Bacliff meeting on Wednesday to express their concern about new proposed regulations on county RV dwellers
Galveston County Commissioner Ken Clark is publicly stumping for the creation of a new, nearly county-wide drainage district with taxing authority.
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