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GALVESTON COUNTY, TX – The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drowning that claimed the life of 67-year-old Andrew Follett near Redfish Island in Chambers County. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on October 24, 2025, approximately two miles off San Leon near Pier 6. According to investigators, Follett and his wife had anchored their sailboat near Redfish Island and used a smaller shore boat to reach land. The shore boat later came untied and drifted away, prompting Follett to enter the water in an effort to retrieve it. Due to windy conditions, Follett was in the water for roughly 30 to 40 minutes before his wife lost sight of him. A nearby boater who was alerted by the wife located Follett unresponsive in the water and brought him aboard. CPR was administ...

AUSTIN, TX, October 24, 2025 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the Love Austin Political Action Committee (PAC) and nonprofit organization Foundation Communities, Inc. over allegations of a potentially illegal fundraising effort to support Proposition Q, a ballot measure that would increase property taxes in Austin. File Photo (September 2025) According to the Attorney General’s Office, Foundation Communities reportedly pledged $25,000 to Love Austin PAC to help pass the measure, which appears on the November 4 ballot. The organization could benefit financially from the measure’s approval, as it would likely receive a portion of the funds generated through the proposed tax increase. Attorney General Paxton has issued Requests to Examine (RTEs) to ...

SACHSE, TX – The Sachse Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred around 7 a.m. on Oct. 23 on The Station Boulevard. Police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time, witnessed the vehicle, or has dashcam footage to contact investigators. Anyone with information is urged to call the Sachse Police Department at 972-495-2271 (option 2).

HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating after a man was found deceased beneath the North Loop East overpass late Thursday night. The discovery was made around 10:10 p.m. in the 7600 block of North Loop East (North Interstate Highway 610). According to the Houston Police Department, the man, believed to be between 40 and 50 years old, was found hanging under the middle of the overpass with burns on his body. Houston Fire Department personnel were already on scene when HPD officers arrived. The cause of death will be determined by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences following an autopsy. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

AMARILLO, TX – A Randall County Grand Jury has indicted 38-year-old Joanna Bartlett for murder following the fentanyl overdose death of 22-year-old Sheridan Taylor, who was pregnant at the time of her death. On December 25, 2024, Amarillo police responded to the 5700 block of Midsummer Court where they found Taylor unresponsive. She was later pronounced deceased. An autopsy determined the cause of death was acute fentanyl toxicity. A nearly ten-month-long investigation by the Amarillo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, Homicide Unit, Proactive Criminal Enforcement Unit, Digital Forensics Unit, and the Amarillo Regional Crime Center, in coordination with the Randall County District Attorney’s Office, FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations, led to the indictment. According t...

AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources in anticipation of a severe weather threat expected to impact large portions of the state beginning Thursday night and continuing through the weekend. File Photo (July 9, 2024) “Texas stands ready to deploy all emergency resources needed to help local officials respond to potential severe weather across the state,” Governor Abbott said. “Texans are encouraged to regularly monitor road conditions, make an emergency plan, and heed the guidance of state and local officials.” According to the National Weather Service, the incoming storm system may bring large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rain, and flash flooding. The threat begins in...

HOUSTON, TX – Property owners along Lake Houston should prepare for lower lake levels beginning Friday afternoon as Houston Public Works plans to temporarily lower the lake by 12 inches in advance of a forecasted rain event. Lake Houston Dam - File Photo (September 2025) The lowering will begin at 12 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025, and will take approximately 24 hours to reach an elevation of 41.4 feet. Residents are urged to secure property along the shoreline during this temporary adjustment.

DEER PARK, TX - A viewer captured the aftermath of a crash involving a semi-truck last Thursday on Independence Parkway near Highway 225, in front of the Love’s Travel Stop. https://youtube.com/shorts/AOHJwHr4Zgs?feature=share This crash happened about a mile from a fatal collision that occurred yesterday on the same roadway. In that incident, a man was killed while attempting an unsafe U-turn near Miller Cut Off Road. Details about what led to the semi-truck crash and whether there were any injuries remain unknown. The person who submitted the footage wanted to remain anonymous but shared it to help raise awareness.

BAYTOWN, TX – Baytown Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a reported family disturbance. File Photo (October 2025) Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. on October 12, 2025, to the 9900 block of Bayou Woods Drive for a disturbance involving a firearm. The suspect had left before police arrived but was later found in a nearby parking lot in the 7000 block of North State Highway 146. When officers attempted to stop him, he refused to comply and struck a patrol vehicle. Shortly after, he sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers called EMS and began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The man was transported by Life Flight but later pronounced deceased. After reviewing available information an...