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The ‘Best Tamale Maker in Texas’ Has Been Raided by the Feds
Uh-oh! Looks like trouble bubbles for Deila, the self-proclaimed 'best tamale maker in the world' was raided by federal agents in south Texas on Wednesday. If you have no idea who Delia is or why she's got the G-Men barging in uninvited and rifling through everything, buckle up. This is a hot tamale of a story.
TROPICAL UPDATE: Tropical wave in the Atlantic has a 30% chance to develop over the next 7 days.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The National Hurricane Center is now flagging an area of possible development in the SW Atlantic or Northern Caribbean Sea for a 30% chance to develop over the next 7 days. The feature in question has a lot of Saharan Dust ahead of it, meaning...
Texas Storm Chasers Capture Glorious Tornado On Camera
Texas is no stranger to tornados and usually they are terrifying, but storm chasers in Silverton, TX managed to catch an absolute beauty of a Texas Twister on camera. On average, Texas has over 100 tornados a year, the most of any other state in the country by far. The tornado captured in this video was even more spectacular than the rest, check it out!
Houston-area Residents Paying more for New Electricity This Summer
As summer officially starts, cranking up the AC will cost Texans more this summer if they have to find a new. The average new 12-month electricity plan is roughly 6 cents more per kilowatt hour. Basically a 35% increase. To put that into context:. A Houston-area customer using 2,000 kWh...
Five people displaced from apartment complex after morning fire; Temple Fire says
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Temple Fire and Rescue is investigating a structure fire at Renata Square Apartment Complex Saturday morning that left five people displaced. Temple Fire said crews were dispatched to Renata Square Apartment Complex, formerly known as Wayman Manor, around 6:50 a.m. where firefighters saw heavy smoke and flames coming from an upstairs unit.
Unique Washeteria opens in Bryan
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - If you want to get some laundry done while enjoying a refreshing daiquiri check out this new business in Bryan. Sip N Wash gives its customers the ability to use their state-of-the-art washer and dryers while enjoying many flavors. The laundromat is Aggie-owned and operated by...
Former Brazos County DA named special prosecutor in Uvalde criminal proceedings
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A grand jury has indicted two officers charged for their inaction during the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde in May 2022. According to KBTX media partners, we are learning that long time former Brazos County District Attorney Bill Turner has been named special prosecutor in the case against one of them, former Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo.
Gone Cold | The 1990 disappearance of Deanna Merryfield
KILLEEN, Texas — This week marks 34 years since 13-year-old Deanna Merryfield disappeared in the middle of the night in Killeen in 1990. For her family, that's 34 years of living with unanswered questions. "It's been really hard not having answers... just not knowing," Melissa Twardowski, Deanna's youngest sister,...
China Spring introduces new basketball staff
CHINA SPRING, Texas — It's a new era for China Spring. From the ground up, our Cougars have a new coaching staff for boys and girls basketball. "I'm still learning as I go right now," said China Spring boys basketball head coach, Robert Garcia. He continued, "But I mean as far as things go, things have been really good. The people I've met look like they're really hard workers and stuff. And so I'm really looking forward to the year."
My husband & I are raising his late ex-wife’s baby – they were long divorced but I didn’t want him to be in foster care
A WOMAN is raising her husband's ex-wife's baby after she died five days after giving birth. Christie Werts, 49, and husband, Wesley, 46, got a phone call in August 2021, which informed them that his ex-wife was in hospital with Covid and was pregnant. Wesley was warned his ex-wife was...
Tesla grows footprint in Texas with 183k-sq-ft building in Taylor: report
It appears that Tesla is growing its footprint in Austin, Texas even further, with the electric vehicle maker reportedly leasing a 183,000-square-foot rail-served building in the RCR Taylor Logistics Park in Taylor, Texas. As per the Austin Business Journal, the addition of the Taylor building will result in Tesla having...
Bryan-College Station EMS team receives award for saving rural Grimes County man’s life
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A team of emergency medical personnel were honored Friday after saving a man’s life at a College Station hospital. St. Joseph Health’s 9-1-1 dispatcher Noah Miles, and paramedics Aaron Clark and Robert Burroughs received awards for saving the life of Grimes County man, Eddie Eppler at the St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital three months ago. Eppler awarded each of the team members their own life saving award.
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