George Strait raises over $6.25 million for Hill Country flood victims

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — All proceeds from a concert by  “King of Country” George Strait and special guests raised $6.25 million to be donated to those affected by the flooding across Texas’ Hill Country last Sunday. In an Instagram post, Strait’s team said all proceeds from the event and online contributions will be donated to … Read more

Passenger who died on Galveston-based cruise identified amid ongoing investigation

According to the FBI Houston office, the incident happened around July 23 on the Carnival Dream cruise ship. GALVESTON, Texas — Authorities have released the identity of a man who died aboard a popular cruise ship sailing out of Galveston. The Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office told KHOU 11 that Euvelester Villarreal Jr., 48, of Rio … Read more

Candidate running for US House seat arrested during Texas redistricting hearing

Isaiah Martin, 27, is running in a special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in March. AUSTIN, Texas — An outburst during a House Redistricting Committee hearing at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday ended with an arrest. During the hearing, State Rep. Cody Vasut (R-Angleton) ordered the sergeant at … Read more

Sculpture at San Pedro Creek Combines Art and Infrastructure to Protect River

A hand sculpture in San Antonio helps keep waterways clean by filtering stormwater runoff before it reaches the river. SAN ANTONIO — A towering hand sculpture in downtown San Antonio is doing more than turning heads, it’s helping keep the city’s waterways clean.  The installation, called “Falling Water,” sits where the San Pedro and Apache … Read more

Giant hand sculpture at San Pedro Creek engineered to keep SA waterways clean

A hand sculpture in San Antonio helps keep waterways clean by filtering stormwater runoff before it reaches the river. SAN ANTONIO — A towering hand sculpture in downtown San Antonio is doing more than turning heads, it’s helping keep the city’s waterways clean.  The installation, called “Falling Water,” sits where the San Pedro and Apache … Read more