More than 200 spectators lined the beach near 45th Street Thursday in Galveston to watch five sea turtles be released into the Gulf of Mexico.
The arrest stems from a hit-and-run on Broadway in late February, police said.
County commissioners argue the judges timed their request badly, that statistics don't support the need for a new district court and there's no place to put one.
Police secured a murder charge against Sean O’ Connor Fitzgerald, 29, shortly after his father, Craig Fitzgerald, 65, was found dead at a residence in the 8000 block of Seawall Boulevard.
Gino Jett Weedman-Sosa, 29, who earlier this year pleaded guilty to strangling a relative, was charged Saturday after being accused of dousing a woman with an unknown flammable liquid, police said.
The man jumped from a high structure over the water and hit his head, leaving him unconscious, according to reports.
The conference, featuring women from petrochemical and construction trade industries, is open to the public and designed for women interested in a career transition.
With the sweep of the Buccaneers, the No. 14-ranked Whitecaps improved to 24-4 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while Blinn College dropped to 13-7 and 2-2.
The woman was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy Hospital. Police Monday didn't have information about her condition.
People living near a $10 million construction project at the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry landing say they're being shaken and stirred.
Behind a complete-game shutout pitching effort from Traven Morgan and some timely hitting, the Indians split their district opening season series against their rival with a 2-0 win at home Friday afternoon over the Tors.
The ride continues for one of the Lady Tors' best powerlifting teams in recent memory, as two of the competitors managed to qualify for this weekend’s state meet at the Comerica Center in Frisco.
On a cold and blustery St. Patrick’s Day, fourth-year medical students and their families packed into the Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on Friday for Match Day.
Strolling down a quiet street in East Texas, a small white window sign catches my eye.
Women who are highlighted in the tour include Helen Moore, Minnie Fisher Cunningham and Jessie McGuire Dent, Wright-Gidley said.
Galveston fire officials launched an investigation Feb. 5 after numerous calls about an explosion outside an apartment complex in the 7800 block of Seawall Boulevard.
Ares, a 4-year-old Dutch shepherd, helped officer Alex Sharp with the Dickinson Police Department find more than 8 ounces of methamphetamine in a vehicle Saturday.
The school board on Nov. 17 agreed to hire Texas City-based Falcontail Marketing & Design to address the criticism directed at the remodeling of Kermit Courville Stadium.
Warm spring weather has bluebonnets blooming across Galveston County. The annual wildflowers, which can be seen growing along the Interstate 45 feeder road in Galveston, are the state flower of Texas.
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