Funding for immigration enforcement efforts is being allocated from federal and state sources. The amount provided by the state is $231,519, which is part of the Operation Lone Star grant from the Office of the Governor.
A larger portion of the funding, $1.125 million, comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This allocation is made through a specific agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The total amount of funding is $1.4 million, which will be received by Galveston County. Further details about this funding and its intended use can be found through the original source.
The affected areas were concentrated in pockets along the coastline, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with some locations causing respiratory irritation among beachgoers while other stretches of beach weren't affected....
Officers were dispatched about 6:54 a.m. to the 2200 block of 71st Street after receiving a call from a woman who reported that a man was holding her at gunpoint, police spokesman Kurt Koopmann said. The caller then hung up,…...
