As of last week, the Texas General Land had rebuilt 38 homes in Galveston County.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to airlift the two men from the barge and transported them to an airport in Houston.
Members of the Marine Safety Unit continued going to work through a government shutdown, while also providing assistance to furloughed federal employees, officials said.
Candidates begin to filed for their spot in the 2020 primary elections
Manuel Lopez Vargas initially was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and indecency with a child by sexual contact, but a jury found him guilty of the lesser-included offense of aggravated sexual assault on the first charge.
During this special time of the year, our loved ones are never far from our minds. Special holiday memories fill our hearts with great joy, as we think about those who have completed their life’s journeys.
I want to commend Mike Stump, solid waste manager for the city of Texas City.
FEMA puts the brakes on risk-rating program after a request from lawmakers worried about a premium rate increase.
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By working with organizations that help veterans transition back to civilian life, locals hope they can make a difference.
Investigators found a car with bullet holes in it and shell casings around it, officials said.
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The strongest cold front yet this season should reach the coast by sometime this evening, prompting a Wind Advisory for Galveston County as well as Low Water Advisories for the Bay and Gale Warnings for the immediate coast and offshore waters, for winds gusting to 45-mph or high behind the front.
Five Galveston County runners competed in the UIL Texas State Cross County Championships on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, with Texas City’s Colton Stunkard having the highest finish.
David Stanowski’s recent column reminds us that some libertarians can be awfully divorced from reality (“The definition of true socialism,” The Daily News, Oct. 21). His description of public schools and government programs as socialist demonstrates an important conceptual confusion and lead…
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Semaj McCall, a dynamic junior running back, scored from 3 yards out with 2:29 to play to give the Stingarees a come-from-behind 27-21 over their rivals from Ball High in the season finale on Friday night.
The child had been dead days before she was first reported missing, police said.
On Election Day, the voting ballot asked the voter to vote for a $400 raise for the city of Texas City Commissioners. The commissioner for my district, Dorthea Jones Pointer, doesn't deserve a raise. She has done nothing for her area.
Commissioners were split no whether to extend a funding agreement to continue sending millions to the zone.
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A cold front currently moving southward across Texas will bring showers and thunderstorms to our area later today and tonight along with markedly cooler temperatures. Rainfall could average 2 inches or more over much of the County with precipitation lingering near the coast much of tomorrow.…
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Their friendly competitiveness was on full display at the recent Region III-5A meet, as Ball High's Kelly Carmicheal and Texas City's Colton Stunkard went stride for stride with each other at the front of the pack.
Voters approved raises for city commissioners, but rejected a proposal to stop publishing annual audits.
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