A lieutenant with the campus police department said a welfare check for a person from outside the county was “blown out of proportion” after a report stated the person was known to carry a firearm.
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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....
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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....
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Friendswood police arrested Suchit Patel at a residence in the 13900 block of Manobrook Court around 2:30 a.m. Patel’s bond was set at $10 million, and police placed an immigration detainer on him to transfer him to U.S. Immigration and…...
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Councilman Alex Porretto, who worked with the Sidney Sherman Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to highlight the monument’s history and importance, believes the city has a responsibility to preserve the 75-foot monument on Broadway....
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Santa Fe VFW Post 5400 is working to reopen, recruit a new generation of veterans and restore its role as a gathering place and source of support for the broader community....
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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…...
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The work originally was scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 3 but was postponed because of weather, department spokesman Danny Perez said.
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Hundreds of people came out to Midtown’s Bagby Park to celebrate National Night Out. There was food, music, raffle ticket drawings and even a hula hooping contest for children. The event drew in elected officials and law enforcement agencies from Houston Police Department, Harris...
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The landscaping project is a partnership among the city, Texas Department of Transportation and the Galveston Island Tree Conservancy, designed to prune, trim and remove hazardous and overgrown trees at various locations around the island and fix irrigation systems....
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The cruise industry has become one of the fastest-growing pieces of Galveston’s tourism economy, supporting hotels, restaurants and other businesses while generating tens of millions of dollars for the port....
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Nearly 70% of those arrested — 65 people — had only an immigration hold listed in their arrest record, while seven faced violent, sexual, theft or trespassing-related charges, five were accused of traffic offenses or driving under the influence, and…...
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Isaac Elijah Garcia-Soto pleaded guilty to murder in the death of Richard Thomas, who was found stabbed to death April 3, 2025, inside his apartment in the 8100 block of Seawall Boulevard....
