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Suspect charged with capital murder appears in court following double shooting in Harris County
The man accused of shooting and killing two people in North Harris County earlier this week made his first court appearance Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond....
Street fund, sales tax losses fueled Dickinson budget deficit
Salaries charged to a restricted street maintenance fund, declining sales tax revenue and rising costs left the city facing a general fund shortfall this year that forced staffing and spending cuts....
Gulf storm to bring higher waves but little other local effect
The tropical depression in the southern Gulf became Tropical Storm Isaias about 4 a.m. Wednesday and is expected to reach hurricane strength Thursday, but its projected track has the storm steering clear of the Texas coast before making landfall, according…...
Lane closures near Texas City Wye rescheduled for weekend
The work originally was scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 3 but was postponed because of weather, department spokesman Danny Perez said.
College of the Mainland, Gulf Copper launch shipbuilding apprenticeships
College of the Mainland and Gulf Copper officials formally announced the partnership Monday, unveiling U.S. Department of Labor-registered apprenticeships for marine fabricators and quality assurance and quality control inspectors....
Hitchcock 'regrets' 100,000-gallon sewage overflow
The overflow was caused by two pumps malfunctioning at the Delany Road wastewater lift station, which pumps wastewater to a higher elevation, the city said....
College of the Mainland, Gulf Copper to announce new workforce partnership
The event will include a signing ceremony outlining a new opportunity designed to create pathways from the classroom into the industrial workforce.
Gulf Coast Center, NAMI to host legislative forum on behavioral health
The Gulf Coast Center and NAMI Gulf Coast will host a legislative forum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the College of the Mainland Conference Center, 1200 Amburn Road in Texas City....
I-45 South to narrow to one lane near Texas City Wye
The Texas Department of Transportation will shut down two southbound lanes between FM 519 south of La Marque and state Highway 146 near Bayou Vista, the department said Thursday....
One Safe HTX coalition brings together 9 organizations to address gun violence
After three shootings involving children and teenagers in or around Harris County in the past week, nine local and international organizations are coming together to address gun violence and its root causes. The coalition is called One Safe HTX — or One Safe Houston — and brings ...
Renewables, batteries help Texas grid meet record demand
Wind supplied about 27% of electricity consumed on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid during the first half of 2026, while solar accounted for about 16%, Joshua Rhodes, a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin, said....
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A plan to turn a section of Avenue P behind the Grand Galvez into a green space for residents and guests is drawing some fans and also critics concerned about traffic and access....
Hitchcock begins work on $3.8M wastewater treatment project
The project will construct a new solids handling and sludge processing unit at the wastewater treatment facility, Hitchcock Public Works Director Leroy Thomas said....
Sandpiper Cove’s water lines are fixed, management says
The break that plagued residents with overflowing sewage in August was repaired Sept. 2 by Houston-based AAA Plumbers, which replaced the damaged line with PVC pipe for about $22,000, management said....
Correction
An article on A1 of the Tuesday edition of The Daily News should have said The Moody Foundation helped fill the funding gap for Meals on Wheels.
Dickinson brings on interim city attorney
Derrick Reed, a founding partner of Stephens Reed & Armstrong, has 19 years of legal experience.
Jury sentences man to 8 years for 1999 La Marque sexual assault
Preston Alvin Chenier Jr., of DeQuincy, Louisiana, was convicted after DNA evidence preserved from the December 1999 attack ultimately linked him to the case decades later....
Hitchcock raises property tax rate by 2 cents to 56 cents
The new rate represents a 2-cent increase from the city's previous rate of 54 cents per $100, or an increase of about 3.7%.