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NC Fast Facts: US census to conduct test runs throughout South, West, including NC
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years before the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas, tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina;...
Texas Tribune: Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans
HOUSTON, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - Gena Coston summed up the experience of being a teacher over the last four years with two words: very stressful. Texas teachers have reported feeling burned out, underresourced and underappreciated in the last few years as they’ve dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, classroom changes spearheaded by Republican officials and unsuccessful calls for more state funding toward raises.
Waiting Out the Storm in Prison
Incarcerated Texans describe conditions in prison following Hurricane Beryl. James Guevara has ridden out three hurricanes sheltered in-place in Texas prisons. Hurricane Beryl, which blew into Texas on July 8, knocked out power at the prison where he lives, among several other Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities. The lights went off at Ramsey, a maximum-security prison in Brazoria County where Guevara lives, around 3 a.m. about an hour before the storm hit in earnest.
El Paso County officials say it’s time the state pays for Operation Lone Star arrests
El Paso County leaders say a recent surge in migrant arrests by the state has cost the border county millions of dollars and spurred them to issue a disaster declaration this week — a move they have avoided for more than two years. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Tuesday signed the...
Tropical disturbance in the Atlantic being monitored: National Hurricane Center
HOUSTON - We haven't had much activity in the Atlantic since Hurricane Beryl devastated the Caribbean and southeast Texas, but the National Hurricane Center has spotted something to keep an eye on. Models are showing an area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic with a LOW, 20 percent chance for...
Stolen truck chase in Magnolia ends with arrest and drug seizure
MAGNOLIA, Texas — A stolen truck chase in Magnolia ended with the arrest of a male driver and the seizure of drugs, according to the Magnolia Police Department. Officers located the stolen truck on 1488 yesterday evening. When they attempted to stop the vehicle, it began to evade. The chase led to Magnolia Ridge, where the driver attempted to dispose of drugs. However, the truck lost control in a roundabout, went over the curb, and blew out two tires.
Boyfriend of woman found hanged at League City dock arrested, charged in connection with her death
The boyfriend of a woman who was found hanged from a dock at a League City marina in May has now been arrested and charged with connection to her death.James Hart, 51, was charged with tampering/fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse.Detectives found Hart on his boat Thursday afternoon and took him into custody without incident from the Wharf Marina in the 700 block of Davis Road.His recommended bond is $80,000.League City police believe he is the only suspect in the death of 30-year-old Giselle Salazar-Tapia, a mother of four, who was found dead on May 31.Salazar-Tapia...
Chilling nuclear bomb map predicts Houston 'destruction' and 90,000 fatalities after 'Little Boy' explosion
Nuclearsecrecy.com has created an interactive map showing the catastrophic damage that would be inflicted on Chicago if a nuclear bomb were to be detonated within its metropolitan area
Badly decomposed body found during welfare check inside home north of downtown Houston, police say
A badly decomposed body was found inside a home north of downtown Houston on Thursday night.Houston police said officers were called to conduct a welfare check at a home on McKee Street near Brooks Street around 9 p.m.When they went inside, officers found a person dead.Investigators said it's unknown how long the person had been there, but it's obvious it had been a while.The medical examiner's office will determine the person's exact cause of death. Police didn't say if it appeared there was any foul play.
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