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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...
Elon Musk Says He’s Moving SpaceX And X From California To Texas, Blames New Trans Privacy Law
Elon Musk is moving the headquarters of social media platform X and rocket ship maker SpaceX from California to Texas, blaming a new law that bars school districts in the state from requiring that parents be notified of changes in their child’s gender identification.'Wild Wild Space' Blasts Off Wednesday; Entertaining HBO Film Documents Visionaries Battling For Primacy Above Our Heads Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law, the of its kind in the nation, on Monday. It says school staff can’t be required to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission, with some...
15 athletes earn TSWA All-State honors
15 athletes earn TSWA All-State honors Image Sulphur Springs' Reese Ragan (20) takes a lead-off from second base during a game against Paris this past season. Ragan was recently named a Third-Team All-State first baseman by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Sulphur...
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?
Comeback Kids: Midway 10-year-old All-Stars clinch little league state title
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Central Texas Little League team clinched a state title Monday after winning twice over Laredo while playing out of the loser’s bracket at the Little League 8–10-year-old baseball Texas West State Championship in Abilene. Midway Little League’s 10-year-old All-Stars baseball team became the...
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 adds two fugitives to most wanted list, offers $5,000 reward for tips
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two fugitives with ties to Central Texas, Fabian Martinez Toribio and Octavio Cruz Hernandez, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for...
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...
East Texas family converts recycled shipping containers into affordable housing
TYLER, Texas — Rent prices are climbing along with everything else, thanks to inflation. That's why an East Texas family is getting creative drawing up plans for new, affordable housing. Dee Hanks is the co-owner of Hanks Properties. He tells CBS19, "I can't think of a place in America...
Texarkana high school band instructor sentenced for child exploitation
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - A high school band instructor from a high school in Texarkana, Texas has been sentenced for child exploitation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas reports. Brandon Neil Sams, 48, pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor. At the time...
Another Texarkana Mobile Pack To Feed Hungry Kids Is August 9-10
It's almost time for a Tacos 4 Life Mobile Pack, I used to try and keep track of how many they have done, but I've completely lost count, so let's just say "another one" here in Texarkana. Are you ready to help feed hungry kids?. Volunteers are needed to sign...
Dust dives into Houston this weekend
HOUSTON – As we get through mid-July, not only are we actively tracking the tropics, but we are also tracking the Saharan Dust plumes that come across the pond from Africa. This dust has traveled thousands of miles across the globe to our Texas skies and is forecast to impact the Texas region as early as this weekend and sticking with us through next week.
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.
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