The search for a young Texas woman who allegedly burned a man to death is over. Emma Lou Presler, 19, remains at the Montgomery County Jail in Texas. Now she must answer charges that she set Devin Graham, 33, and survivor Karissa Lindros, 26, on fire. The Houston Police Department… click here to view the...
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Texas GOP Working To Ban CRT In Schools
Texas Republicans are continuing to promote a bill that opposes the teaching of critical race theory in schools. State Representative Steve Toth of Montgomery County says the bill is in response to parents’ concerns about what they found out was being taught during virtual learning. Teachers’ groups oppose the bill, which requires schools to publish...
Rent and Utility Assistance Available in Select Texas Counties
This is a public service message from Entergy Texas at 1-800-368-3749. You may qualify for help from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This program assists households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to COVID-19. Duration: Eligible households may receive up to 12 months of assistance, plus… click here to view the...
Texas woman accused of setting deadly fire was previously charged with another murder
A Texas woman accused of setting a man on fire and killing him remains at large, police said, and it’s not the first time she’s been accused of a deadly crime. Emma Presler, 19, is charged with murder by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Houston Police said Monday. Officers… click here to view the...
Wanted Texas teenager charged with murder, accused of setting man on fire
HOUSTON, Texas (KWTX) – Authorities in Montgomery County on Monday issued an arrest warrant charging murder against Emma Presler, 19, a suspect accused of setting a man and a woman on fire. Houston Police officers responded to a report of an arson at the residence at 2046 Aspen Glade Drive… click here to view the...
COVID-19 Regional Infusion Center for Monoclonal Antibodies Now Open in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY – The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in partnership with Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC), the Texas Department of State Health Services, St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital, and HCA Conroe Regional Medical Center will be opening a Regional Infusion Center for monoclonal antibody treatment today. The goal of...
1 dead after Texas party boat capsizes with more than 50 aboard
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A party boat with more than 50 people aboard capsized in Texas on Saturday, leaving one person dead. Texas Parks and Wildlife officials tell KTRK and KHOU that the boat was on Lake Conroe in Montgomery County when thunderstorms moved into the area. Those storms created… click here to view the...
Man dies after party boat capsizes during storm on Texas lake
An 80-year-old Texas man died when a double-decker party boat capsized in a lake during a thunderstorm, authorities said. Karl Katzenberger, of Montgomery, died at a hospital Saturday after a party boat carrying 53 passengers flipped on Lake Conroe amid a strong thunderstorm and high winds, the Houston Chronicle reported. click here to view the...
The fallout of Abbott’s orders: How Texas government offices cope without mask, vaccine mandates
A Montgomery County judge was about to seat a jury Monday when she learned the clerk who had been wrangling 57 potential jurors had just tested positive for COVID-19. The judge and most of the lawyers, court staff and jurors had not been wearing masks, observers said. Some jurors were… click here to view the...
5th Circuit allows chaplain prayers in Texas court during appeal of establishment clause ruling
A federal judge likely erred when he banned chaplain prayers in a Texas courtroom, a federal appeals court ruled earlier this month. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans issued a stay that allowed Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack of Montgomery County, Texas, to continue the chaplain program while he appeals,...