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Hurricane Beryl death toll in SE Texas rises to at least 18 as Harris Co. confirms 6 heat fatalities
A glimpse into the deaths caused by Hurricane Beryl shows the medical examiner attributed at least six in Harris County to the heat.As of Tuesday, 18 people's lives were lost in southeast Texas due to the Category 1 storm's impact, ranging from drowning to heat-related illness amid power outages. That number should climb in the coming days after families across our area continue to tell ABC13 about their loved ones' deaths.In Matagorda County, officials confirmed a man died from the heat during the power outages following the storm. Charles Yañez's family spoke to ABC13 for the first time on Tuesday."I...
Supreme Court grants stay of execution for Texas man seeking DNA testing
The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection. The inmate has long maintained that DNA testing would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a 1998 home robbery.The nation's high court issued the indefinite stay shortly before inmate Ruben Gutierrez was to have been taken to the Huntsville, Texas, death chamber for the planned chemical injection.The 47-year-old inmate was condemned for the 1998 stabbing of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville. Gutierrez has long...
Be Aware: In Texas It’s Not The Heat…
It's sweaty weather in Texas. Bundle up in your lightest weight, white t-shirt and be prepared to sweat anyway. If you are in Texas this time of year without air conditioning, it is comparable to being in Antarctica without a heater. We perspire so we don't expire, but when is enough enough?
Search for missing 12-year-old girl expands to multiple states, including Texas
TEXAS, USA — The search for a missing girl now involves Texas and several other states. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, 12-year-old Maria Gomez-Perez was last seen May 30 in her driveway, wearing a bright blue shirt. The sheriff's office, FBI, Department of Homeland Security...
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for the future
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling to keep residents cool during a heat wave. Ella Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory...
Vigilant effort begins to catch offenders
Note: Anyone who’s lived in the RGV for any length of time should find it hard to believe at the number of road wrecks, road fatalities, we see pass by on a daily, weekly basis. Doesn’t seem like a week goes by without news of another fatal wreck, courtesy of some dysfunctional driver behind the wheel.
Judge in Hidalgo County election contest throws out votes over improper assistance
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On May 23, when Michelle Acosta was more than seven months pregnant, she stopped by the polls in Sullivan City. Justice of the Peace Sonia Treviño was running for re-election against Ramon Segovia, a businessman from western Hidalgo County. Acosta wanted to support Treviño. Her high-risk pregnancy, however, made the trip […]
STC hosts ribbon cutting for new fire training facility
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate its new fire training facility. This addition to STC’s Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence, makes STC the only higher education institution in South Texas with a dedicated fire training facility. The facility is two stories tall and will allow fire […]
States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
More than a dozen Republican governors gathered in Eagle Pass in February, heeding a call from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to confront what he labeled “President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, other GOP governors, along with other GOP state leaders, vowed to send another round of National Guard troops from their states […] The post States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Search for Georgia girl expands to Texas, 6 other states. Have you seen Maria Gomez-Perez?
The search for a missing Georgia girl has now expanded to several states, including Texas. Here's what we know. Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, was reported missing from Gainesville, Georgia on May 30. She had been last seen in the driveway of her home the previous day. Maria stands at 5'3" and...
Former Texas High School Band Instructor Receives Sentence For Grooming Students
A Texarkana, Arkansas Man Is Going To Federal Prison For A Very Long Time After Pleading Guilty To Some Heinous Acts. A former director of the Texas High School color guard plead guilty to federal charges connected to alleged sexual misconduct in a shocking story that rocked educators and parents across the area.
You Won’t Believe These Massive Hammerhead Sharks In Texas
Texas angler Rodrigo Rodriguez caught his largest shark yet after reeling in a massive hammerhead shark while fishing in Port Aransas in June. Rodriguez, a Houston resident, said the shark measured over 13 feet long. Rodriguez said he has caught a couple of other big sharks that are closer to...
The Temperature Could Hit Low 70s This Week
Following days of extreme heat, a cold front is expected to move through parts of North Texas, with storms possible. A cold front by Texas summer standards, that is. According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, a cold front arriving late Wednesday, July 17 will introduce cooler temperatures and increase rain chances through the end of the week. Storms associated with the front may bring strong winds, although the risk of severe weather is low. This unsettled weather pattern is expected to continue into early next week. Today, North Texas residents can expect a slight chance of showers before 10...
Need to restock your fridge? Kroger, H-E-B offering discounts to Texans recovering from Beryl
HOUSTON, Texas – Texans, grocery stores in our area are offering some relief to customers after Hurricane Beryl struck, leaving millions without power for days. With power restored to more than 90% of CenterPoint Energy customers, many people have to restock their fridges, which can be costly. Thankfully, Kroger...
Eads: Staying cool is critical now and in the future
We are a fast-growing County that works on infrastructure, roads, water issues, and energy needs with the purview Denton County knows all too well because of our response efforts and our role in monitoring these issues closely to provide the public with timely updates. With several 100-degree days so far...
Texas Standard for July 17, 2024: Folks cut off from a public Texas waterway take their case to court
In 2022, a local landowner in rural Henderson County put up a fence that blocked access to a beloved fishing spot. Since then, hunters and anglers have been fighting to regain entry, with the battle continuing yesterday in the 173rd District Court in Athens, Texas. Here are the stories on...
Wow, Here’s 5 of the Biggest Drug Busts in Texas History
Texas has seen its share of drug busts, and some of them are so huge, they almost sound like something straight out of a Hollywood movie. Operations like these not only show the sheer scale of drug trafficking but also highlight the tireless efforts of law enforcement to keep dangerous substances off the streets.
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