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Bills too High? Follow These Tips to Lower Your AC Bill in Texas
The Texas heat is like no other, and locals are getting sick of blasting the air conditioning all day every day. The cool air and keeping your home at a reasonable temperature is great, but the bill that gets racked up in the summer months is a hard pill to swallow.
H-E-B to Offer Discounts/Support to Help With Beryl Recovery
As Texans in Houston and along the Gulf Coast recover following Hurricane Beryl, H-E-B continues to give much-needed support to hard-hit communities and will provide some relief in the form of discounts on frozen food items at the register. Starting Sunday at H-E-B stores in Houston and surrounding areas (Golden...
A difficult conversation: Suicide and its impacts
HOUSTON – Death by suicide is not an easy conversation to have. Recently, KPRC 2 Investigates’ Joel Eisenbaum set out to understand how a woman could end up in the jaws of an alligator. The possibility that it could be linked to suicide wasn’t considered until he spoke with Robin Puryear’s family.
Hernandez Wins HR Derby All Star Game Tuesday; Little League Scores; USA BB
Teoscar Hernandez(Los Angeles Dodgers) defeated Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals) to win the Home Run Derby Monday night in Texas. Hernandez defeated Witt 14 to 13. He is the first Dodger to win the HR Derby. The All Star Game will be played Tuesday night in Texas. Little League...
West Texas High School Football Preview: 10 coaches to watch ahead of the 2024 season
Please consider a subscription. Much of the 2024-25 season coverage will be exclusive to subscribers. Texas high school football is only weeks away from fall practice, and excitement grows as fans, players and coaches with high aspirations anticipate the return of Friday night lights in West Texas. ...
Welcome to Hell, East Coast
The heat is not going anywhere anytime soon, so keep reading to discover how you might feel it this week. Thousands are still without power in Texas with relief efforts ongoing Shawn Schulze, CEO of the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region, has been driving around Texas to coordinate relief efforts after Hurricane Beryl. On Sunday, he pulled over in his car to talk to me about what the situation is like on the ground. A week ago, power outages caused by the hurricane pushed over 2 million Texans into the dark during a record-breaking heat wave, seeing heat indexes...
Houston-area storm recovery: Where to find cooling centers, food, water, other resources in aftermath of Hurricane Beryl
A week after the storm, resources remain available to impacted residents all across the region, including in Houston and Harris County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County and Montgomery County. Cooling centers, shelters, food, water and other resources remain available to Houston-area residents who continue to cope with the impacts of...
TICKETS ON SALE FOR BELLVILLE VFD CELEBRATION
Tickets are on sale now for the Bellville Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Celebration. The Celebration is planned for Friday, August 16, at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville. They will be serving barbecue chicken and sausage meals. Tickets are $15 each. Meals can either be dine-in from 5-7pm, or...
Where to get food, water as thousands remain without power post-Beryl
HOUSTON – Thousands of Houston area residents and businesses are still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas Coast. Due to not having power, many families and individuals have lost all of their refrigerated items, adding to the long list of problems the city is facing post-Beryl.
Former Texans, Ravens wide receiver, Super Bowl standout Jacoby Jones dies
HOUSTON – Jacoby Jones, a former Texans wide receiver and third-round draft pick from Lane College who emerged as a record-setting Super Bowl standout as a kickoff returner for the Baltimore Ravens, died overnight in his sleep at his home. No cause of death was immediately announced. Jones was...
This Texas City Has The Lowest Price Gas In Texas Right Now
We know everywhere the gas prices have been going crazy but not for one Texas city. Despite the hurricane and record holiday travel gas prices have barely changed. The national average for a gallon of gas rose three cents to $3.54 from last week. The slight nudge higher came despite Hurricane Beryl smacking into the coast of Texas, a record number of July 4th car travelers, and oil costs hovering above $80 per barrel.
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