Girls basketball is off and running in Montgomery County (and around the state of Texas) with some notable storylines already playing out. One of which is return of regular-season tournaments and a couple of local teams have stood out already with more tournament games to be played this week. Here’s… Original Article: https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/sports/article/County-girls-basketball-teams-piling-up-games-16661137.php
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — Montgomery County Hospital District is pleased to announce we were chosen as this year’s EMS Provider of the Year at the Texas EMS Conference in Austin, TX. We would like to thank Dr. Sirbaugh with Texas Children’s Hospital for the nomination. The 911 call in our nomination was a case involving...
The number of children without placement in the Texas foster care system per month has skyrocketed over the last two years, increasing by more than 1,100% since October 2019, according to data provided by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. According to DFPS officials, individuals in the state’s foster… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/nonprofit/2021/11/24/foster-children-without-placements-rise-across-texas/
Some animals just aren’t meant to be pets. Authorities in Texas discovered a homeowner in Montgomery County keeping a supply of rare and endangered animals on his property as illegal pets. Fortunately, state officials were able to step in and find the animals proper homes. The pets were discovered after… Original Article: https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/texas-man-caught-alligator-snapping-turtle-illegal-pets
The amount of time foster children in Texas are spending in hotels, offices and other inadequate places has risen more than 1,000% since December 2019. Children in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ custody were spending an average of 18.2 days without placement in August 2021 compared with 1.6 days in December 2019,...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – A man in Montgomery County was busted in August for illegally capturing and keeping an alligator and several invasive and endangered species at his home. Montgomery County game wardens inspected the man’s property after a neighbor reported that he was keeping an alligator in his backyard,… Original Article: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/11/22/texas-man-busted-for-keeping-alligator-and-several-invasive-and-endangered-species-at-his-home/
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – A man admitted to keeping an alligator, some sting rays and a snapping turtle in his Southeast Texas home. Texas Game wardens in Montgomery County were contacted by a concerned neighbor about a man keeping an alligator in his backyard. They went to the home where… Original Article: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/texas-man-admits-to-keeping-alligator-sting-rays-and-snapping-turtles-in-home
One Texas homeowner illegally captured an alligator to take home and show his children. Upon investigation, Texas Game Wardens also discovered he illegally possessed a small alligator snapping turtle and freshwater stingrays. According to the Friday, November 19 field notes, Texas Game Wardens received a call in August from a… Original Article: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-homeowner-illegally-captured-an-alligator-16635184.php
A cash reward is being offered for the apprehension of a Montgomery County resident who has been a fugitive since last year and is associated with a white nationalist prison gang. Joshua David Whitworth, 36, of Magnolia, was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List for a parole… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Magnolia-Aryan-Brotherhood-member-on-Texas-10-16633619.php
After several years of work and some controversy, Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley found validation in his efforts to construct the Texas 249 toll road through a portion of Montgomery County after the effort was named project of the year by the American Public Works Association in October. The 3.6-mile,… Original Article: https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Montgomery-County-s-Texas-249-toll-road-project-16631323.php