Drinking teens were playing with a rifle before a 17-year-old woman was shot, officials said.
The proper legal paperwork wasn't ready in time for a vote, 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.
Dennis Benson was underwent surgery on Thursday evening, and was still in the hospital on Friday.
Jayda Goff, 9, from Texas City, has qualified for the State Games of America this summer in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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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.
Witnesses claim they had no idea that one of their group planned to open fire.
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.
James Oliver was arrested in April 2018 and accused of assaulting a 14-year-old girl inside his apartment.
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.
More than a month after the end of the session, local legislators touted conservative victories.
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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.
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.
Rondell Shereton Smith is accused of shooting two men in Texas City in June.
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.”
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.
Fifty-four years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a new immigration law that would change the face of the nation. Ironically, the passage resulted in a major miscalculation by Republicans who actually wanted to limit the bill’s effect.
For the second time in four months, commissioners are scheduled to vote on eliminating the county's in-house legal department.
Police say incident began with a kidnapping in Houston.
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.
On June 19, a group of friends and I congregated in the Westward and Carver Benevolence Club. We reflected on the significance of Juneteenth and what it meant to us in our formative years and what it means today.
Hundreds of Galveston County senior citizens were treated to a patriotic festival and hearty meal at the annual SeniorShare July 4th Festival at the Nessler Civic Center in Texas City on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber criticizes House plan for border spending.
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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.
Alphonse Laforet Jr. was convicted of killing 23-year-old Rodney Stoll. Prosecutors called it an execution.
A double shooting Friday led to the death of a 39-year-old man, police said.
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.
The city of Texas City needs an ordinance for families to remove basketball goals from the edge of the streets. There are children chasing the ball and some children won't get out the way of traffic.
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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.
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It was a bit of an up-and-down 2018-19 school year for Texas City ISD athletics, but the future looks bright, athletic director Leland Surovik said.
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.
Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feelings, mood, ability to relate to others and daily function.
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