By: Tom Behrens Board members present where Mayor Dusty Thiele, Mayor Pro-Tem Chis Harris, Council Members Gina Hicks, Rory Robinson, and Dan Smith Public Comments: Mike, Chairman for the the 4th of July festivities that will be held invite everyone […]
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American Legion Holds Double Elimination Baseball Tournament July 8th
Who: 2nd Division Department of Texas American Legion (approximately 22,000 members)/22nd District Department of Texas American Legion (12 posts/4,500 members) American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than […]
Your Neighborhood Farmers Market Association Launches Newest Location in The Energy Corridor District
The Your Neighborhood Farmers Market Association (YNFMA), a nonprofit backed by the Texas Department of Agriculture, is opening its newest market Thursday in The Energy Corridor District. The grand opening, starting at 3:30 p.m. on the corner of Eldridge Parkway […]
Harris County Court Blocks Enforcement of Pre-Roe Laws
Houston, Texas (June 28, 2022)— Today a Harris County court issued a ruling that temporarily bans certain prosecutors from enforcing Texas’s abortion bans that predate Roe v Wade. Attorney General Ken Paxton had previously said that prosecutors could pursue criminal charges based […]
Harris County Commissioners Court Approves Burn Ban
Harris County, Texas –Today, Harris County Commissioners Court enacted a burn ban due to an increased threat of wildfires across unincorporated Harris County. There are now 171 Texas counties with burn bans, including Harris, Galveston, Waller, Fort Bend, Brazoria and […]
DPS Identifies Human Remains as 2013 Missing Person from Midland County
AUSTIN – Human remains found in Midland County in 2013 have now been positively identified as Sylvia Nicole Smith following an extensive investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). A homicide investigation is now underway. On Aug. 1, 2013, Smith’s […]
Sen. Cruz on the Dobbs decision: ‘Nothing Short of a Massive Victory for Life’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case: “The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, […]
Local Teens Launch the 12K Project to Support Food Banks
By Emily Saxton Founded by Tompkins High School students Neha Gadde and Hridha Mathuria, the 12k Project is a community service initiative making a difference in the greater Houston area. Backed by Future Business Leaders of America, the project […]
TDLR: Motorists Must Slow Down or Move Over for Tow Trucks and Emergency Vehicles Stopped on the Roadside
AUSTIN – Drivers traveling for the July Fourth holiday should remember that state law requires them to slow down or move over when tow trucks and other emergency vehicles – police, fire, EMS and highway response trucks – are stopped on […]
UHV to Host Soccer Summer Camp in July
EVENT NAME: UHV Soccer Summer Camp WHEN: July 11-15, 9 a.m.-noon or 5:30-8:30 p.m. WHERE: The Cage, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St. CONTACTS: soccercamps@uhv.edu or 361-485-4418 EVENT SUMMARY: UHV Soccer Camp is specifically designed to meet the […]
