Michael Alegria, 38, was found guilty Wednesday morning by a jury in the 10th District Court in Galveston, prosecutors said.
The Texas City Fire Department received a call about a house fire about 2:30 p.m. in the 300 block of 12th Avenue North.
There was no initial evidence the death of Robert Barboza, 25, was a homicide, but an investigation is underway, police said.
A man identified as Albert Titov, 73, of Galveston, was found dead on the beach near Boddeker Road, police said.
Russell Delaune, 49, of Texas City was charged with the possession of child pornography, authorities said.
Patrick Miller, 23, is charged with selling drugs local police and federal agents allege were laced with fentanyl, causing the deaths of two men, authorities say.
A Bacliff man was charged with drug and firearms crimes after a brief car and foot chase, police said.
A man was shot just after midnight Saturday outside The Storage Place at Texas City's Mainland City Centre, while police were controlling a large crowd at the Jungle Bar nearby, officers said.
Sebastian Benjamin Bennett, 17, of Webster, returned home Wednesday evening after being reported missing Monday night.
Edwin Colleson, 45, weighed only 70 pounds, suffered from severe muscular atrophy and was covered in bed sores and filth last week when he came to the attention of Hitchcock police officers.
The school did not have a lockdown, but was placed on hold, which means students were held in their rooms and hallways cleared, Fontenot said.
A Houston resident was arrested after being charged with stealing a purse and dragging a woman 250 yards, authorities said.
One man is charged with aggravated assault after an argument escalated into bloodletting, Sheriff Henry Trochesset said.
The victim was taken to a University of Texas Medical Branch hospital in Galveston with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Student brought weapon to Ball High School, principal said.
The collision Sunday night involved an SUV carrying at least nine people and a roadster style car, according to the sheriff's office.
Luna Home & Gift owners have been charged with trademark counterfeiting with a recommended bond of $5,000.
Jason Salgado, 17, of Bacliff, was arrested Friday on charges of engaging in organized crime, law officers said.
Lisa Jo Cooper, 61, and Kecia Danielle Johnson, 57, surrendered themselves at the Galveston County Jail and were charged with injury to a child, elderly or disabled individual, which is a second-degree felony in Texas, police said.
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