Craig Kovacevich, vice president of community strategic initiatives, and Danica Primarelli, the project’s executive director, told trustees the initiative will focus on making healthy choices easier through changes involving people, places and policy, with a communitywide kickoff planned for Feb.…
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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....
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The newly released 40-page investigative report provides the most detailed official account yet of the May 18 confrontation between Randy Martin, 47, and Joshua Nino De Guzman during a traffic stop in the 1700 block of 55th Street. The Rangers…...
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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%.
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Santa Fe ISD trustees voted unanimously Monday to approve plans for the $2.5 million Santa Fe Ten Memorial and Healing Park and a construction manager-at-risk contract associated with building the memorial....
government
At the council meeting, which also included a vote to prohibit gambling machines, council members approved the no-new-revenue property tax rate, about 1 cent lower than the current rate of about 23 cents per $100 of taxable value....
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The Doers & Dreamers Fund offers emerging entrepreneurs loans ranging from $500 to $5,000 that can be used for inventory, marketing or working capital, Vision Galveston said....
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Authorities say the driver of a truck allegedly rammed into an ICE vehicle before crashing into a tree while attempting to flee immigration authorities in Galveston. The Galveston County Pct. 3 Constable’s Office says it happened in the 13000 block of Duobloon Avenue at the inter...
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Several photos posted to social media show a black truck towing a trailer after a frontal collision with what appears to be a tree or wooden post, surrounded by law enforcement vehicles....
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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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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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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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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....
