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DA reveals grant to reduce feral hog population

DA reveals grant to reduce feral hog population

By Ashleigh Brents
Texas has the largest feral hog population in the U.S.. Millions of dollars are lost from what the animals destroy and damage each year. Now the Texas government is doing something to help landowners reduce the number of feral hogs.
Hikers find body in carpet near NE Houston park

Hikers find body in carpet near NE Houston park

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; Hikers found a body wrapped inside a carpet Monday in a heavily-wooded area near a northeast Houston park.
Boy! Did he pick the wrong house

Boy! Did he pick the wrong house

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; a burglary suspect was shot by a homeowner in Spring early Sunday.
Destin fishermen find $2.5M in cartel drugs floating in Gulf

Destin fishermen find $2.5M in cartel drugs floating in Gulf

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; some fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Fla., reeled in a major haul Wednesday - 25 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $2.5 million, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Gunman still on loose after southwest Houston shooting

Gunman still on loose after southwest Houston shooting

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; A running dispute sparked a shooting that left a man dead outside a southwest Houston strip shopping center, officials said.
Unclaimed Property

Unclaimed Property

By Ashleigh Brents
The Official State of Texas Unclaimed Property Website
2012 Crime report

2012 Crime report

By Ashleigh Brents
According to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, released today, the nation experienced a 1.2 percent increase in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2012 when compared w

1-minute HIV test to debut in S.A.

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; The San Antonio AIDS Foundation will begin offering more rapid HIV tests next week that generate results in 60 seconds.
Texas grid ready for summer heat, ERCOT says

Texas grid ready for summer heat, ERCOT says

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; Texas power grid may get a break this summer, with relatively normal temperatures expected, according to state electricity planners.
Longview ISD teacher job fair

Longview ISD teacher job fair

By Texas E. Reardon IV
With the school year wrapping up Longview ISD is already looking towards next year. The district will hold a teachers job fair on Thursday from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. for those interested in teaching at the district.

German beer purity threatened by fracking say brewers

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting; German brewers called on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to block the tapping of shale gas by means of hydraulic fracturing, citing industry concerns that fracking could taint the purity of the co
Bills sent to Governor Perry's desk

Bills sent to Governor Perry's desk

By Texas Tribune
The bills that have been signed by both the House and the Senate are arriving at the governor's office.
Boerne cop arrested after cat shot with crossbow

Boerne cop arrested after cat shot with crossbow

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle reports; a Boerne police officer is on administrative leave and facing a criminal charge in the shooting of a neighbor's cat with an arrow Wednesday while he was off-duty.
Texas cities lead nation in population growth, Census Bureau reports

Texas cities lead nation in population growth, Census Bureau reports

By U.S. Census Bureau
Eight of the 15 fastest-growing large U.S. cities and towns for the year ending July 1, 2012 were in Texas, according to population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

By The Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle reports; the nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.