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UPDATED - Man dies in Silsbee house fire
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a late evening house fire that claimed the life of a Silsbee man. Around 10:00 p.m. Saturday, the Silsbee Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 2500 block of Alexander Road north of Silsbee. Units arrived to find a home...
29K Entergy customers without power in Southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Beryl keeps moving inland
BEAUMONT, Texas — Hours after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a category 1 storm in Matagorda 29,000 Entergy customers are without power in Southeast Texas. In Houston more than two million are without power as the storm continues to move inland. Beryl became a tropical storm at 10 a.m.
Beryl Related News And Closures
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick and Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel have issued disaster declarations in their counites. In both counties, all county offices will be open today. Disaster declarations have also been issued in Orange, Jasper, and Liberty counites. Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie is calling for a voluntary...
Trees crash down onto cars, homes as Beryl roars ashore
Beaumont — Beryl's strong winds knocked down trees across Southeast Texas, cutting off power and damaging vehicles and homes. KFDM/Fox 4 viewers sent photos of a tree that toppled onto a car near 11th and Louisiana, and another tree that fell onto a lawn at Howell and Viking in west Beaumont.
DWI suspect blows past police barricade during a fatal accident investigation
HOUSTON, TX – A DWI suspect was detained after he blew past a fatal accident at the intersection of Eastex Freeway and Tidwell last night. The driver of the pickup truck was quickly detained and was stated to be highly intoxicated. Thankfully, no one was injured.
Small tornado spotted in Beaumont as Beryl comes to Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas — People near I-10 and MLK in Beaumont spotted a small tornado as one of the feeder bands from Beryl came ashore. Around 7:30 p.m. a small tornado was spotted near 11th Street and North Street as well as at MLK and I-10. Our 12News Weather Impact...
New York Bans Gas Powered Lawn Equipment. Is Texas Next?
There's been a lot of movement lately in the United States about going electric for many different things powered by gas. We've seen a huge push for electric cars lately, and now some states are banning gas-powered lawn equipment. So, is Texas going to fall into that spot?. Here's what...
State’s move to bump federal judge from longtime foster care lawsuit caps years of battles
On a chilly morning last January, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack was visibly on edge in her Corpus Christi courtroom. She leaned in and cast a hard look at Cecile E. Young, the Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott during the pandemic. “Commissioner Young,”...
Worst Fireworks Show Ever? Texas Residents Sound Off On Fourth Of July Fail
The Fourth of July has come and gone as millions witnessed fireworks across this great nation. However, one community in the Lone Star State was left a little baffled and underwhelmed when a fire broke out at a fireworks show. The WesTex Connect fireworks show was scheduled the day before...
Texas Schools Spending Millions on Electric Buses
Districts are buying the vehicles with grants from a $5 billion Clean Bus Program funded by federal taxpayers. Texas school districts are taking advantage of a federal grant program to buy electric buses that will cost taxpayers millions. The grants are part of a $5 billion Clean Bus Program administered...
Texas Lottery Commission Allows Rigged Win
When a small group of Texas lottery retailers heard about a customer's ambitious plan to secure a guaranteed lottery win, they were in for an unprecedented ride. This daring move, which played out last spring, saw one individual ready to spend millions to buy nearly every possible numeric combination for the Lotto Texas draw. The result? An extraordinary jackpot of $95 million was on the line. To learn more about this incredible story, check out the original article on the Houston Chronicle.
Will Texas Increase The Speed Limit On The Highways?
Lately I've been noticing around the country that states are starting to increase speed limits on their highways, but we haven't heard anything about Texas entertaining the idea of doing the same. For example, New Jersey recently upped the speed limit to 80 mph on their Garden State Parkway allowing...
Adm. William H. McRaven collaborating with daughter Kelly on follow-up to bestselling picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — Adm. William H. McRaven is collaborating with daughter Kelly McRaven on a follow-up to his bestselling “Skipper the Seal” picture book that draws upon his onetime passion for being a superhero. Little Brown Books for Young Readers announced Monday that the McRavens’ “Be...
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