News
UPDATE: Fire Reignited At CenterPoint Substation In Texas City, Officials Say
Posted on · Texas City officials say first responders are on the scene, and no action is needed by the public
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News
UPDATE: No Injuries Reported In Explosion At Valero Refinery In Texas City
Posted on · All personnel have been accounted for and there have been no injuries or fatalities
Houston Matters
Witness Recalls Texas City Disaster And How It Shaped Thinking On Safety
Posted on · In 1947, Bob Roten witnessed the deadliest industrial disaster in American history. It would forever shape how he thought about safety as a chemical executive.
Houston Matters
Witness Recalls Texas City Disaster And How It Shaped Thinking On Safety
Posted on · In 1947, Bob Roten witnessed the deadliest industrial disaster in American history. It would forever shape how he thought about safety as a chemical executive.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Bail Reform Lawsuit, And Parental Incarceration (Feb. 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We discuss a lawsuit over bail reform in Harris County. We learn how children are affected when their parents are incarcerated. A historian explains how migration to Houston before World War II changed notions of race here. And a witness to the 1947 Texas City disaster shares his story.
News
4-Year-Old Boy Dies In Accidental Shooting At Texas City Home
Posted on · The child's death occurred just days after another child in Fort Worth died in similar circumstances
Hurricane Harvey
In Beleaguered La Marque Schools, Harvey Stirs Up Old Anxieties
Posted on · Last year, the state forced Texas City ISD to annex, or absorb, its neighboring district. After months of work, efforts to improve conditions for students from annexed La Marque ISD hit a significant speed bump: Hurricane Harvey.
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UPDATE: Texas City Commissioner Haney Arrested, Charged With Intoxicated Manslaughter
Posted on · Dee Ann Haney was charged with two counts of intoxicated manslaughter. She was arrested in Galveston in the predawn hours this morning.
News
Coastal Counties From Greater Houston Region Are The Most Impacted By Severe Weather
Posted on · Officials in Texas City say they haven’t seen that much rain in more than 20 years.
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Marathon Petroleum: 3 Injured In Fire At Galveston Bay Refinery
Posted on · One worker was transferred via helicopter to a burn center in Galveston.
Education News
Texas Moves to Shut Down La Marque ISD
Posted on · The Education Commissioner has set a final closure date and also appointed a conservator.