CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Drivers can expect some heavier traffic around most retail areas this weekend thanks to Texas’ annual Tax-Free Weekend. Tax-Free Weekend is a state sales tax holiday that lets shoppers buy certain items, like school supplies and clothing, without paying sales tax. The holiday starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday at midnight. … Read more
Lamar Little League beat Louisiana Tuesday in Waco to advance to Williamsport. WACO, Texas — The sluggers from Richmond are heading to the Little League World Series! Lamar Little League, representing Texas, beat a team from Louisiana 5-2 in Waco on Tuesday night to advance to Williamsport. The game changed in the top of the … Read more
July’s torrential rainfall has made for healthier plants than this time in 2024, but rain is needed in the coming weeks for a decent harvest. SAN ANGELO, Texas — Cotton is an essential product in the Concho Valley, and July’s torrential rainfall had a silver lining for farmers who have suffered consecutive years of harmful … Read more
Detectives said Kevin Hartgrove, 45, had hundreds of images of child pornography, including videos of underage girls having sex called Jailbait July. HOUSTON — A church youth ministry volunteer went to jail Wednesday on child porn charges, Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen announced Thursday. Kevin Hartgrove, 45, was arrested at his home by detectives … Read more
Ismael Holguin, 35, was arrested in west Houston on Wednesday after his 32-year-old wife was shot to death on Wild Indigo Street, HPD said. HOUSTON — Charges have been filed against a man accused of shooting a woman at a southwest Houston apartment complex early Wednesday morning. Ismael Holguin, 35, was arrested after a police … Read more
The circumstances surrounding their deaths are under investigation. EDDY COUNTY, N.M. — The Eddy County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update on the two people found dead in the county during the week of July 28. Both individuals were identified as 55-year-old Nathan Scott McGee and 63-year-old Patricia Balderrama. They were suffering from apparent gunshot … Read more
A state lawmaker asked if campers should be staying overnight in a flood plain. The answer he got was interesting. AUSTIN, Texas — Camp Waldemar, located in Hunt, was directly in the path of the July Fourth flooding. A leader at the camp received a text at 1:30 a.m. alerting them to the danger. Camp … Read more