Texas Nuclear Thunder defeated Woodlands over the weekend to take the Texas girls state title. TNT opened the season losing to Woodlands, but felt they were slowly inching closer to the defending champions. They won over Woodlands in their second meeting, and their third, before capping it off with a state championship. Original Article: https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/arrival-texas-nuclear-thunder
Activity afoot at the Texas Legislature would open the door to more local police enforcing commercial vehicle safety standards. Currently, the Texas Department of Public Safety is solely responsible for enforcing overweight rules. Certain exceptions are made for select counties and cities that include Austin and Kyle. Overweight fines range from $100 to $10,000, depending...
Southeast Texas — Thunderstorms moved across Southeast Texas overnight and through Friday morning, knocking out power to several thousand people in the region. As of 8 a.m. Friday, the Entergy outage map showed 817 outages in Jefferson County, 137 in Chambers County, 125 in Galveston County, 88 in Liberty County, and 29 in Orange County....
Texas is attempting to address the fentanyl crisis gripping schools by having staff learn how to administer lifesaving medication. Original Article: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/texas-bill-fentanyl-overdose-teachers-drugs-17856450.php
HOUSTON – In the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, a bill could put panic buttons in classrooms across Texas, allowing teachers to reach first responders immediately in the case of an active shooter. It’s modeled after Alyssa’s Law in Florida. Some districts in Texas… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-bill-panic-buttons-classrooms-school-safety.amp
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady has represented District 8 since 1997. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact) Representing Texas’ 8th Congressional District since 1997, U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady announced in 2021 he would not seek re-election to a 14th term. Community Impact interviewed Brady on Nov. 22 at his office in Conroe to discuss his accomplishments in U.S. Congress...
Brandon Creighton declared victory in Nov. 8 release. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) In a Nov. 8 release, Rep. Brandon Creighton declared victory after early voting numbers were released, claiming there is a wide enough margin separating him from opposing candidate Misty Bishop. “Texas voters have given lawmakers a mandate, and I… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/election/2022/11/08/incumbent-brandon-creighton-declares-victory-for-texas-senate-district-4/
Voters within Texas House District 15 cast ballots in the Nov. 8 election. (Kylee Haueter/Community Impact) Republican incumbent Rep. Steve Toth appears to be retaining his seat in Texas House District 15 with 73 of 111 Montgomery County voting precincts reporting at 11:15 p.m. Nov. 8. He had 65.14% of the vote, or 36,577 votes,...
Voters within Texas House District 15 cast ballots in the Nov. 8 election. (Kylee Haueter/Community Impact) Posted Nov. 8 at 8:23 p.m. Early and absentee voting results show Republican incumbent Steve Toth taking a lead over Democrat challenger Kristin Johnson in the race for Texas House District 15. According to early voting results, Toth received...
Two candidates are running for Texas House of Representatives District 15. (Courtesy Pexels) Two candidates are running to represent Texas House District 15 in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. Incumbent Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, is seeking re-election against Democratic opponent Kristin Johnson. Candidates were asked to keep responses under 75… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/2022/10/14/qa-meet-the-candidates-for-texas-house-district-15/