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Fire erupts at decommissioned electrical plant near San Leon
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"Shortly before 3 a.m., the blaze started at the long-dormant PH Robinson Power Plant, where an old cooler tower caught fire and collapsed. A second tower later ignited, .."
16.11.2025
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State prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty against Channel Yonko, a Houston woman charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her infant daughter.
#CriminalJustice #News #CapitalMurder #DeathPenalty #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonRecords
CPS Energy has agreed to purchase four natural gas power plants in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties for nearly $1.4 billion from PROENERGY, which will continue to maintain and operate the plants.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #BrazoriaCounty #CPSEnergy #GalvestonCounty #HoustonGasPlants #Tpr
Texas City police are investigating allegations of potentially fraudulent signatures on a recently submitted petition seeking to oust the city’s mayor.
#Galveston #Local #News #Politics #GalvestonCounty #RecallPetition #TexasCity #TexasCityMayorDedrickJohnson #TexasCityMunicipalPoliceAssociation #TexasCityPoliceDepartment
A document provided by the city secretary said that of the 1,303 signatures submitted in the petition to recall Mayor Dedrick Johnson, 989 were able to be verified. A total of 1,010 verified signatures would be needed for a recall election.
The landlord of the Donald Trump-themed restaurant in Kemah has filed a lawsuit against the former tenant and restaurant owner who previously sued him for allegedly “commandeering” the business.
#Business #Court #Food #Galveston #Local #News #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HoustonRestaurants #MAGABurgerUSA #TrumpBurgerKemah
Thunderstorms moving through Houston could last until Friday, bringing substantial amounts of rain and potentially hail to the region.
#Houston #Local #News #Weather #FloodAdvisories #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HoustonWeather #NationalWeatherService #Thunderstorms
At least 275 people were arrested during Jeep Weekend on the Bolivar Peninsula, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
#Crime #Events #Galveston #Local #News #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountySheriffSOffice #JeepWeekend #JeepWeekendEvent
42 firearms were confiscated during the event that drew crowds of officers from more than 15 local law enforcement agencies this year. The arrests include at least 278 misdemeanor charges and 52 felony charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.
#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject
The failure of Proposition B means the county will have to find short-term solutions to address the issues with the current Juvenile Justice Detention Center, according to Galveston County Judge Mark Henry.
Galveston County beaches will remain open through Jeep Weekend in May, despite an email earlier this week telling event vendors they would be closed.
#Galveston #Local #News #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonEvents #GalvestonSheriff #JeepWeekend
An email on Tuesday from the Galveston County Parks department that circulated to vendors states that the county's beaches would remain closed over Jeep Weekend, a loosely organized event that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to Crystal Beach every year.
Galveston and Jamaica Beach police said they found a wrapped bundle of cocaine over the weekend that had apparently washed up on the coast.
#Crime #Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #Cocaine #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonPoliceDepartment #JamaicaBeach #UnitedStatesCoastGuard
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