When I walk onto one of our state veterans cemeteries, it fills me with pride, knowing that we are not going to let our ...

Experts say transparency and record-keeping should be high on your checklist. Families should feel comfortable asking to see ...

BRIDGEPORT MAN KILLED IN WRECK — One person was killed in a two-vehicle wreck involving a motorcycle and pickup late Sunday ...

Voters in Jim Wells County will decide whether to update a 1929 stock law that doesn’t cover modern livestock like goats, hogs, and alpacas. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of San ...

A 100-foot tower of toxic water erupted from a plugged well in West Texas last October, another in a series of old oil wells violently coming back to life. The oily water made a whooshing sound as it ...

Houston Chronicle Live is a virtual event series that peels back the curtains on our newsroom. Readers are invited to join us for VIP interviews, fascinating Q&As and on-the-record discussions on ...

Residents of the English Acres community in Jim Wells County have been waiting for years for clean drinking water, but relief may finally be on the way. The county recently received a $914,000 grant ...

Captain Marcus Ramirez, who recently retired from a similar role in North Texas, officially took over as administrator during a ceremony in Alice. The event included cake and applause from staff, who ...

Jim Wells County has sworn in Captain Marcus Ramirez as the new jail administrator, with hopes his experience will help ease staffing shortages. ICE Arrest Sparks Voter Roll Firestorm Minnie Driver ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A jury has sided with a former Polk County employee in his civil lawsuit against the county. On Monday, a Dallas County jury awarded $4.26 million to Jim Nahas, the former human ...

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. – Wild hogs are tearing up a Flagler County cemetery, leaving major damage behind. Managers at Flagler Memorial Gardens say the problem started about a week ago, with the hogs ...

GREENVILLE — Teresa Madison stood at the foot of her mother’s grave and wept. Before her lay her family’s final resting place. Her mother, her grandmother, her great-grandmother. Beyond their graves ...