Commissioners voted 4-1 to close employee health clinics and will pursue an agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch to replace the clinics, officials 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.
Ten players from Galveston County teams earned the distinction of being named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ all-region teams.
Strolling down a quiet street in East Texas, a small white window sign catches my eye.
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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.
Attorneys for the plaintiff filed the lawsuit Thursday in Judge Lonnie Cox’s 56th District Court against three women described as friends of his former wife and claiming wrongful death of his unborn child.
Texas saw 872 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes during spring break in 2021, which resulted in 30 fatalities and 107 serious injuries, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
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The slightest crack in the Lady Stings' armor was just enough to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-1 walk-off win at home in a District 18-5A softball bout Tuesday night.
Texas City ISD, with the help of the University of Texas Medical Branch, will stage a live production to vividly portray the devastating effects of impaired driving.
The fight occurred about 1:30 a.m. in The Venue at Texas City, 820 34th St., police said.
A new program marks an evolution in a battle that had been fought mostly by advocates and nonprofit groups and comes at critical time, one expert argues.
Local lawmakers have bills in both the Texas House and Senate setting the stage for a statewide vote about whether the elected office should cease to exist.
With three playoff qualifiers and one more team right in the mix, the District 18-5A boys basketball all-district awards were plentiful for Galveston County players.
In a District 18-5A girls basketball scene packed with talent, Galveston County’s players managed to shine in the postseason all-district honors.
The man was shot in the upper right leg by an unknown assailant, department spokesman Officer Lorenzo Manuel de la Garza said.
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Galveston County seems about a decade behind in the third wave of an opioid crisis dating back to 1999, but is quickly catching up.
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A game of hot and cold streaks for both teams came down to the final buzzer, as the Stings fell just short in a 58-56 Region III-5A bi-district playoff result against the Patriots on Tuesday night at Clear Lake’s Krueger Field House.
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By making just five field goals the entire second half, a less-than-sharp Texas City dropped a 46-32 decision to the Mavericks in a pre-bi-district play-in game to determine the top two seeds for next week’s UIL tournament.
Mason Tyler Rodriguez, 27, is being held in the Galveston County Jail after fleeing from deputies on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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