Texas

Beware of online phone scams

News Staff
Thursday, January 19, 2023
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging Texans, especially older adults, to beware of both phone and online scams. In 2021, more than 6,700 Texans over age 60 reported losing more than $159 million to fraudsters, reported TDI.
Train blocking Downtown Beaumont.

Train blocking Downtown Beaumont.

Texas takes on dawdling trains

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
The Texas Attorney General Office has joined in U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to stop railroads from allowing stopped trains to block traffic indefinitely.

Bolivar area oysters cause sickness

News Staff
Thursday, December 15, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services has ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in the TX 1 area of southeastern Galveston Bay, on the mainland side of the Bolivar Peninsula, after reports of a few dozen cases of gastrointestinal illness among people who ate oysters from those waters.
Port Neches Police Department patrol car

Port Neches Police Department patrol car

Officer kills armed suspect

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, October 6, 2022
An officer-involved shooting in Port Neches ends with two reported deaths, including a 56-year-old man who police say opened fire on responding officers.
alligator

alligator

Gatorfest 2022

Chad Cooper
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Nearby Anahuac was labeled the “Alligator Capital of Texas” by the Texas Legislature in 1989. Alligators outnumber the residents 3-1, so it was only natural for the townsfolk to create a festival in honor of the reptile. The 30th annual Texas Gatorfest is scheduled for Friday, Sept.
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