Texans WR Tank Dell sees 'light at the end of the tunnel' following long recovery
Tank Dell was finding his groove as the No. 2 weapon for the Houston Texans before a gruesome leg injury sidelined him for nearly two years.
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LULAC leaders condemn immigration crackdown, police deaths at Galveston meeting
Texas LULAC State Director Gabriel Rosales and LULAC 151 President Robert Quintero led the board meeting at 1518 23rd St., with guest speakers including former Mayor Joe Jaworski and immigration attorney Ruby Powers....
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Immigration crackdown exacerbated construction labor shortage, contractors say
Since the federal immigration crackdown started almost two years ago, contractors have struggled to fill holes in their teams, the cost to pay that labor has gone up, and project completion times have extended, all of which increase the prices…...
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Pandemic-era aid loss led county to shutter Dickinson senior program
The Houston-Galveston Area Council's Senior Meal Grant, which helped fund senior enrichment programming in Galveston County, decreased from $578,531 in fiscal 2025 to $337,522 in fiscal 2026 after temporary federal funding from the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act…...
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Texas City to address license plate reader concerns at special meeting
The Texas City Police Department is scheduled to give commissioners a report and presentation on automated license plate readers during a special called meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Nessler Center....
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Galveston County Sheriff's Office fires deputy after aggressive driving caught on video
Sheriff Jimmy Fullen terminated Deputy Carlos Ramos, who was off duty at the time of the incident, for policy violations after reviewing footage posted to social media, Chief Deputy Melencio Villarreal told The Daily News Monday....
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Arrest made after 5-year-old girl killed, two children injured in Northwest Harris County car shooting
47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Zah’Layah Walter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez....
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La Marque council approves tax rate after contentious debate
The council voted 3-2 to adopt a tax rate of almost 43.8 cents per $100 of taxable value, 3.9 centers higher than the no-new-revenue rate of about 39.9 cents....
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Hitchcock man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges
Peter Michael Ryan IV pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography, admitting he received, possessed and shared child sexual abuse material through several online platforms, including Verizon Cloud, Snapchat, Google and Telegram....
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Kemah OKs budget with raises, cuts tax rate
City council met at Kemah City Hall, 1401 state Highway 146, Wednesday to approve the budget for the next fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.