Gov. Greg Abbott's letters states people can be prosecuted for transporting hemp without a certificate.
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Cold fronts that reach the Texas coast in July are about as rare as penguins in the Amazon. Still, it seems as though we have a good chance for a “cold front” to reach Galveston County by the middle of next week.
Despite recent legislative changes, some local districts have already been giving teacher pay raises most years.
Rep. Mayes Middleton raised the most money of any Texas House candidate in June, though there's a catch.
In response to the editorial by Michael A. Smith ("Still time to save county's Grand Parkway segment," The Daily News, July 17): The extension of the road is a great idea. It will serve in the best interests of Galveston County residents and stimulate future development in the FM 646 to stat…
The proper legal paperwork wasn't ready in time for a vote, officials said.
Drinking teens were playing with a rifle before a 17-year-old woman was shot, officials said.
But it isn't just sheer numbers that overwhelms local treatment facilities. Counselors struggle with the new concoctions and forms methamphetamine has taken.
A vote could come as soon as Monday, as the county aims to tap $3.5 million in bond funds to buy back the land.
Essentially, the property owner and developer have held up a sale over a dispute on how to split the proceeds.
Dennis Benson was underwent surgery on Thursday evening, and was still in the hospital on Friday.
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The Texas Department of Transportation has issued 5,500 medical priority boarding passes, which is enough for everybody living on Bolivar Peninsula to have two.
Any weekend rain probably won’t be enough to cancel or alter plans, forecasters said.
The department moved all traffic at the curve at the far east end of the highway onto a newly built, elevated roadway on Thursday.
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The disturbance in the northern Gulf of Mexico has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Barry. At 10 am, Barry was centered near 27.8 N and 88.7 W, or about 95 miles south-southeast of the Mississippi River. Sustained winds were 40 mph and barometric pressure was 1005 MB (29.68 inches). Barry was…
The museum's manager was fired in June. The museum hasn't been open since Hurricane Ike in 2008.
Cities across the middle parts of Galveston County on Wednesday sent crews out to clear debris from drainage ditches and continued watching forecasts, officials said.
A second woman enters Democratic race for Texas Congressional District 14.
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At 10 am, the National Hurricane Center announced that a tropical cyclone is likely to form in the northern Gulf of Mexico and may present a threat to Louisiana or the Upper-Texas coast. At that time, the system was centered near 25.8 N and 86.4 W., or about 170 miles south of the mouth of t…
The storm is expected to go ashore near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday afternoon, but Galveston County residents are advised to stay informed.
Projections have the system tracking toward Louisiana over the weekend, but forecasters won’t have much solid data until the system actually moves into the Gulf either late Wednesday or Thursday.
Elsewhere, a lightsaber court battle heats up.
Most storms that form into tropical disturbances usually form over the Caribbean or head toward the Gulf from Africa. But not this one.
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High pressure aloft and at the surface will continue to bring typical mid-summer weather with sunny days, seasonably hot temperatures and light winds to the Galveston area for the next few days.
Intellectual honesty obligates me to respect certain facts in Dave Bary’s commentary (“Climate change single biggest issue in 2020 election, The Daily News, June 27), but without endorsing his central premise that it looms as the greatest threat to our descendants.
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It’s once again time for Daily News readers to decide which athlete was the best of the best in both boys and girls high school sports in the 2018-19 school year. We start with the four finalists on the girls’ side.
Officials believe that extreme heat contributed to Richard Merrill's death.
Local defense attorneys might start forcing more marijuana cases onto court dockets over the next year.
A former Galveston councilwoman is named to the pilot board of commissioners.
During the recently concluded Texas legislative session, lawmakers changed laws to legalize some products that might contain THC, like CBD oils or hemp clothing as the cannabis industry booms. But the law appears to have caused an unintended problem in the way marijuana crimes can be prosecuted.
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In August, 1913, the local forecaster in Galveston (W. F. Stewart) wrote an article titled “Midsummer Showers At Galveston, Texas”. In his article, he noted that the typical showers that impact inland areas “fall only occasionally on Galveston Island.”
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The University Interscholastic League on Monday posted the final standings for its annual Lone Star Cup, and among the state’s top high schools were Friendswood and Clear Springs.
Three deputies were placed on administrative duty after shooting a man accused of brandishing a shotgun.
The county will move to a mostly outsourced legal department by the end of July.
For the second time in four months, commissioners are scheduled to vote on eliminating the county's in-house legal department.
Crews expect full power to be restored by 4:30 p.m.
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Galveston County Sheriff says he intends to continue program that has created a local pipeline for deportations.
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber criticizes House plan for border spending.
The San Luis Hotel sits on a tract which holds a special place in my memory. It was a World War I gun emplacement erected to protect Galveston Island from possible invasion by the Germans, but as children, we called it the “Stink House.” It was a reinforced cement block house, partially unde…
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Tuesday's storms in Galveston County caught many by surprise as up to 2 ½ inches or rain soaked Galveston Island and the eastern half of the county. Meanwhile, the western half of the county generally received from ½ inch to 1 ½ inch of rain from the storms.
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After four years competing at the state’s largest classification, a drop down to its long-time home in Class 5A resulted in immediately improved levels of success for Friendswood ISD athletics this past school year.
The manufacturer recalled the tubes because they lacked additives, which could cause artificially high or low results, defense attorneys said.
The county sold the land to Lowe's Home Improvement for $3.1 million in 2011.
Betty Jean Jewell is accused of stealing money from the Port Bolivar Fire Department in 2013.
This weekend’s closure is just the latest in a string of them. Department officials have closed down many of the exits between FM 517 and FM 518 as part of that $120 million effort to expand the interstate in several phases starting in the north part of the county and moving south.
One man was charged with a felony. A woman was charged with a misdemeanor.
If you stop by Galveston’s Rosenberg Library over the next couple of days, you might overhear the words of one of the county’s most famous people.
Deputies found crystal meth and stolen credit cards while serving a warrant, the sheriff's office said.
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An upper-level high pressure ridge over Texas and south-southwest winds are bringing extreme summer heat to Galveston. Although high temperatures will range from the near to low 90s at the coast and mid-90s inland over the county, heat and humidity will put heat indexes in excess of 100 degr…
Senate Bill 2 is meant to slow property tax growth.
Before the new funding legislation, more and more school boards across the county have been forced to adopt deficit budgets in recent years as they struggle with myriad issues.
And a Liberty County man says he was left behind in a compressor unit for more than three hours after falling.
The county says it plans to spend more money on Bolivar litter patrols
A civil rights group wants criminal defendants to get lawyers faster, but one solutions appears blocked by decision-makers.
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How does a softball player compile a ridiculous .582 batting average and .636 on-base percentage? One successful at-bat at a time, when it comes to Friendswood’s sophomore shortstop Tricia Yarotsky — the 2019 Galveston County softball player of the year.
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