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Texas places lose tens of billions of gallons of water annually due to outdated pipes.
Sign up for The Texas Tribune’s everyday magazine, The Brief, to stay informed about the most important news from Texas. According to self-reported water damage reviews, Texas ‘ most popular cities lost about 88 billion gallons of water next year as a result of aging water infrastructure and intense heat. This has cost them millions of dollars and put strain on the state’s water supply.
Know your zone: Texas hurricane evacuation zones
Of Texas’ 254 counties, 14 counties are heavily influenced by coastal impacts. These include: Jefferson, Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg and Cameron counties.
The Texas Woman Who Was Executed For Killing Three of Her Five Husbands
Have you heard to story of Betty Lou Beets? She was no doubt plagues with a harder life than most. At the age of three she lost her hearing after contracting measles. When she was 12 her mother was institutionalized and after that she was forced to take care of her siblings and her sexually abusive father.
Restaurant Report Card for Central Texas: 7.5.24
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Here’s this week’s restaurant report card for Central Texas:. King Donut at 2720 Bellmead Drive in Bellmead failed a renewal inspection with a 72. According to the food safety worker, the plain kolache, boudin kolache, bacon crescent sausage roll, and jumbo jalapeno kolaches were not kept at the right temperature.
“Minnesota’s Autism Mom” traveling to Texas with life-saving donations for families with children on the spectrum
Autism advocate Sheletta Brundidge, known as Minnesota’s Autism Mom, is traveling to Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend to launch her “Spread Love With Locks” campaign in Texas aiming to help protect children with autism.
CCSO: Inmate assaults Carrizales Rucker detention officer
OLMITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Carrizales Rucker Detention Center in reference to an inmate assaulting a detention officer. Upon arrival, Deputies were informed by jail staff that inmate, Jose Anthony Dominguez was having his shackles removed by detention officers when he suddenly turned around and began swinging punches at the […]
CBP Officers Seize $5.1 Million in Methamphetamine Concealed in Vegetables at Texas-Mexico Border Crossing
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge seized more than $5.1 million in methamphetamine this weekend in a single enforcement action. "Our frontline CBP officers continue to deploy a strategic combination of inspections experience coupled with technology and that effort yielded this significant...
All brush pickup in Corpus Christi to be collected after storm passes
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — When it comes to brush pickup, the city said it won't be able to get to 'area four' before the storm. It was originally set to be picked up starting Monday, the day we could be impacted by Hurricane Beryl. The concern is the brush...
Driver arrested on intoxication manslaughter charge following deadly Willacy County crash
A 27-year-old driver from Sebastian was arrested after showing signs of intoxication following a deadly crash in Willacy County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The two-vehicle crash happened Saturday at around 12:13 a.m. on FM 1762 and Cantu Road in Willacy County, according to a DPS news...
Beryl Brings Tropical Watches to the Valley
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tropical Storm Beryl has emerged into the Bay of Campeche. It is expected to restrengthen to Hurricane status by Sunday afternoon. The latest Cone of Uncertainty from the National Hurricane Center has shifted even further east, indicating the storm will likely make landfall north of the Valley.
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