Police, City At Odds Over Pay Cut
GALVESTON - Jimmy De Los Santos, president of the GMPA said the officers had actually approved a "concept" not formal language, because no formal language had been proposed by the City.

Hizzoner, officer Larry surrenders
One of the first social events of the New Year was the wedding of Hizzoner the Mayor of La Marque and Divafave Larry Crow Sr. and Theresa Ivy in Highlands Baptist Church.
Arrest made in stabbing death
ALVIN - An Alvin man faces a murder charge after police accuse him of stabbing another man outside a bar a few minutes after the New Year.
Soldier suffered head trauma
ROCKPORT - The Rockport soldier whose body was found early Saturday two miles northeast of where his car went into Copano Bay died after he suffered blunt head trauma and drowned, Nueces County Chief Medical Examiner Ray Fernandez said.
Police: Man rammed other vehicles after arguing with wife (VIDEO)
LEAGUE CITY  - A man is sitting in the Galveston County Jail Monday after he allegedly went on a smashing spree in his truck.
Storm-condemned apartments spawning break-ins
GALVESTON - Just last week, authorities charged 11 people with living illegally in a storm-battered and condemned apartment complex, but neighbors say its open doors and broken windows still are spawning crime, with 10 burglaries reported nearby during the weekend.
Rescue groups say BARC will increase deaths
HOUSTON - The city animal pound has stopped allowing rescue and foster groups to find homes for dogs and cats set to be released from quarantine after biting or scratching people, animal advocates said.
Blue Santa works its magic for local children, again
LAKE JACKSON - As the holiday season fades for another year, Brazoria County residents can take pride in knowing many local Christmas charity projects again made lots of children a lot happier.  
Fire marshal seeks bigger rewards for tips
TEXAS CITY - About 30 times a year, Texas City Fire Marshal Dennis Harris investigates arson cases. Most of them go unsolved, and the fire bugs are never brought to justice.
City remains mum on treatment plant death
GALVESTON - City officials refused Monday to release information about a Sunday afternoon accident at a wastewater treatment plant that killed city employee Andrew Hunter.
200 marijuana plants found at Harris County warehouse
HOUSTON - Authorities discovered about 200 marijuana plants at a north Harris County warehouse while putting out a small fire at the facility this afternoon, officials said.
Service station accident kills man
WEST COLUMBIA - A West Columbia man died Friday after a tire he was inflating exploded, West Columbia police said.
City leaders 'feel bad' about Bellaire shooting (VIDEO)
BELLAIRE - A shooting that sparked outrage in Bellaire last week was the hot topic at Monday night's city council meeting.
Following the funny money trail (VIDEO)
BAYTOWN - The US Secret Service is helping Baytown police in searching for a man accused of passing hundreds of dollars in counterfeit money. Investigators say the phony bills are "the best they've seen."
New sheriff compiles wish list (VIDEO)
HOUSTON - The new Harris County sheriff says he has high hopes for the department, but there aren't enough deputies to patrol Harris County. That's why newly-installed Sheriff Adrian Garcia has three priorities: hiring, hiring, and more hiring.
Squabble over discovery
VICTORY - After a more than three-hour hearing Monday, attorneys said they're missing vital information to defend their clients against aggravated perjury charges.

Beer salesman finds Fort Worth store owner stabbed
FORT WORTH - A man was stabbed multiple times at his East Fort Worth convenience store this morning, police said.
Justice Department report gives Austin police numerous recommendations
AUSTIN - A 50-page report by the U.S. Department of Justice released Monday said that the way Austin police classify force incidents allows "far too much gray area in which some serious complaints may be minimized or disposed informally" without enough investigation.
5 die in homeless shelter fire
PARIS, Texas - A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in this small Northeast Texas town early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water.
Sanctions against Katy hospital upheld
KATY - Almost five years after the death of a former state champion track coach, an appeals court has upheld a Harris County judge's $250,000 sanction against the Katy hospital where he was admitted for treatment of kidney stones.
County to replace emergency radios
SEALY - First responders in Austin County will be armed with state-of-the-art equipment this year, thanks to a $1.04 million grant aimed at bettering their communication radios.
Police chief Hurtt calls on city to help curb black deaths
HOUSTON - Police Chief Harold Hurtt called Monday on local churches, schools, businesses and other organizations to join him in developing innovative ways of addressing an alarming increase in the number of Houston's young black men killing each other.
Houston's most dangerous mile?  (VIDEO)
HOUSTON, Texas -- Bullets were flying and blood was flowing on a Southwest Houston street early Monday. When the shooting stopped, one man was dead, another wounded.
Police, FBI seek North Dallas bank robber suspected of striking twice in recent days
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DALLAS - Authorities are trying to identify a man suspected of robbing the same North Dallas bank inside a grocery store twice in the past few days.
Police Still Searching for Motive in Killing of Aggie Graduate
COLLEGE STATION - It has been three days since an Aggie graduate was murdered outside a College Station bar and police are still putting the pieces of the crime together.
Man dies from 35-year-old gunshot wound
FORT WORTH - The scars on Craig Buford's abdomen hinted at the shooting that almost took his life 35 years ago in Denver.
Dead Woman Found Friday City's First Homicide Of 2009
SAN ANTONIO -- A woman found dead Friday morning was strangled to death, police said, making her death the first homicide of the year in San Antonio.
Police Shoot and Kill Man Who Attacked Officer With Knife  
HARLINGEN -- Harlingen Police say a man lunged at an officer with a knife and he in turn shot the suspect, killing him.
 

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