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Harris County Commissioner says Beryl will impact economic development
DALLAS — It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas. The Houston Region bore the brunt of Beryl. The second tropical storm to hit the Houston Region in the last two months. Alberto landed in the area in June 2024. Houston was the hardest...
DPS Announces Featured Fugitive for July
AUSTIN –Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Jorge Hernandez is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 for the month if the tip is received in July. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release, Jorge...
Man dies after being shot in parking lot at E Houston apartment
A man has died after being shot in the parking lot of a Houston-area apartment complex Saturday. Deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene in the parking lot at 13503 North Thorntree. There, they found an adult male who had sustained gunshot wounds. Officials say the...
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
SPRING, Texas — As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool. But on their fourth day without power, she awoke to hear Pamela Jarrett, who used a wheelchair and relied on a feeding tube, gasping for breath. Paramedics were called but she was pronounced dead at the hospital, with the medical examiner saying her death was caused by the heat. “It’s so hard to know that she’s gone right now because this wasn’t supposed to happen to her,” Janet Jarrett...
Texas Surrogacy Company Owner Stole Funds For Rap Career
Houston based, Surrogacy Escrow Account Management(SEAM) is a company designed to give intended parents an account in which to store money for their surrogate's payments and medical bills. WFAA reports that SEAM owner Dominique Side allegedly stole the money and used it to "bankroll her music career as 'Dom,' a...
What comes next for the residents of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s district?
Harris County Democratic Party precinct chairs will vote on Jackson Lee’s replacement on the November ballot, while Governor Greg Abbott is expected to call a special election. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's death leaves a void in a closely divided House of Representatives. The Texas Election Code provides a two-step...
In Beryl’s wake, heat-related Texas deaths climb after millions left without power
SPRING, Texas — As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool. But on their fourth day without power, she awoke to hear Pamela Jarrett, who used...
Wanted suspects apprehended in Harris County
HOUSTON, Texas — Two male suspects were taken into custody after deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle call in the 2900 block of FM 2920.Deputies located a vehicle matching the description and arrested both suspects for various warrants, according to Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4. The suspects were allegedly involved in stealing from a construction site.
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