Join our live in-game chat for high school football coverage in Galveston County. Joshua Buckley will cover Texas City at Dickinson, while Evan Mohl covers Brazosport at Santa Fe. Updates from other area teams will be posted throughout the evening. The room opens at 6:30 p.m. for you to participate in polls and ask questions.
With a three-day weekend in our sights, who among us doesn’t need some good buzz? Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming up in next week’s Biz Buzz columns.
A complex weather pattern is keeping forecasters more than busy. Close to home an area of thunderstorms is tracking south towards Galveston County in advance of a weak cool front. The thunderstorm cluster seems likely to bring rain to Galveston County this afternoon, while the cool front "may" bring low humidity levels and sunny skies to the area this weekend.
La Marque police held a news conference on Thursday to talk about the case in which a robbery victim turned the tables on a robber and shot at him in the parking lot of a Walmart. Police also released the 911 call made by a store manager shortly after the shooting.
One reason some people give for opposing paid parking along Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard is sign clutter. But note this: There is an entirely sensible way to put in pay kiosks every 200 feet (as proposed) and still reduce the total number of signs along the Seawall.
Galveston's city manager, Steve LeBlanc, presented his proposals for the 2010 city budget to council members on Thursday, Aug. 12. Attached to the 326 pages of figurework was a 41-page preface, or "transmittal letter," outlining his major ideas. Read the letter below.
Former federal Judge Samuel Kent, who is now in prison, made a strange argument for correcting what he views as an erroneous sentence. The plea is so unusual it’s worth reading. We’ve included it below.
