Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, currently hospitalized, family says

Dione Sims, Lee’s granddaughter, says Lee is doing well and waiting on discharge orders. FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. “She is doing well and in good spirits,” Lee’s granddaughter, Dione Sims, said in a statement. “We are waiting on … Read more

‘Her smile, her heart’ | Friend remembers young woman killed alongside her father in Galveston County shooting

A friend of 24-year-old Wisdom Hall said she couldn’t imagine why a man shot and killed her and her father late Friday night. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A friend is remembering one of the victims in a double shooting on Bolivar Peninsula. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said a man and his daughter were shot … Read more

San Antonio child advocate teams up with VIA in effort to raise awareness of Baby Moses Law

The move comes after a string of incidents, going back to November, involving abandoned babies in San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO — Child and family advocate Pam Allen has teamed up with VIA Metropolitan Transit to raise awareness of the Baby Moses Law, a decades-old measure that allows parents to safely and legally surrender their newborns … Read more