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Green hosts 13th annual Immunization Day
U.S. Rep. Gene Green hosts his office's 13th annual Immunization Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug.
FBI agent tells GPJC Rotary about terrorism and how to prevent it
J.P. Riordan has a simple message for people with concerns about terrorism If you see it, report it.
Attorney dispels myths about how county buys property
Robert Soard, Harris County division chief of real property, dispelled some of the myths about the county buying property at a recent Galena Park/Jacinto City Rotary meeting.
The Bridge more than just a refuge, says manager
Amy Earnest said The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. women's shelter in Pasadena has helped more than 318,000 women and children since it began 30 years ago.
GPHS graduate comes back home to say 'Thanks'
Galena Park High School graduate who is now a lawyer pays his respects to the Galena Park/Jacinto City Rotary, who gave him a scholarship years ago.
Trapped in an angry blaze: A nearly blind, retired schoolteacher had...
Joshua Mims was apparently angry at the landlord who evicted him, not at the retired schoolteacher, nearly blind, who lived in the apartment downstairs.
3-alarm fire guts 40 apartments in East Harris County
“I was out on my back patio, then called the police, and went to the back bedroom and the fire was already at my back window when I grabbed my baby off the bed”
Scores of firefighters battled a three-alarm apartment fire that destroyed about 40 units at east Harris County complex late Sunday night, officials said. via Fire Engineering
ICE, courts in tug of war for suspects
“I think we all have an interest in having these people prosecuted especially when it involves vulnerable children or minors.”
Release on bond sometimes leads to deportation bid Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials planned to deport a Mexican woman accused of kidnapping and forcing a teenager to work as a prostitute even ... via Free Republic
Trucks To Be Banned From Washburn Tunnel
“We want to keep it from falling apart.”
Big rigs will soon be banned from the tunnel that connects Pasadena to Jacinto City under the Houston Ship Channel, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. via Click2Houston.com
Mexican teen alleges Texas duo held her captive
“At first the people there said they were the only two people there and that no one else was there”
Police tracked cell phone calls to find a teenage girl who reported being smuggled into the country, held captive in a padlocked room and sexually abused. via WFAA
Police arrested two people accused of kinapping a girl and forcing her into prostitution
“She was brought here without her mother's knowledge and she was smuggled into this country”
Local police rescued a teenage girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Mexico and forced into prostitution. via Abc13.com
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Chinese Counterfeit Medicines Pose Danger To Houston
“It is such a dangerous circumstance if these drugs actually reach the public”
Note: The following story is a verbatim transcript of an Investigators story that aired on Wednesday, Jan. via Click2Houston.com
Man Drives SUV Into Dollar General
A customer angry about how his items were bagged drove his S.U.V. into a store. According to police the accident occurred Wednesday after the customer stormed out of a Dollar General Store in Jacinto City, ... via KTAB KRBC TV
Angry Customer Crashes SUV Into Store
A customer who was angry about how his items were bagged crashed into a store, officials told KPRC Local 2. Jacinto City police said the customer left the Dollar General store on Market Street in a rush on ... via Click2Houston.com
A car has slammed through the front of a store in Jacinto City. The wreck happened at a Dollar General store on Market near Holland. via Abc13.com
Harris County DA: 2 bored firefighters set blazes
“Especially after giving (Romero) a second chance”
Bored by the lack of action on their graveyard shifts, local firefighters Jason Southard and Marvin Romero allegedly took matters into their own hands in the spring and summer of 2006, setting fire to seven ... via Houston Chronicle
Jacinto City man kidnapped, beaten
Montgomery County sheriff's officials are looking for a man they suspect participated in the beating and kidnapping of a man who was found injured and bound with tape early Tuesday. via Houston Chronicle
Getting the lead out of Houston homes
“Once damage is done, it's irreversible. That damage and whatever results from that damage, stays with that child for the rest of his life. It could impact his ability to hold a job. It could impact how much the child could earn when he grew up”
On a cool autumn day, some residents of Jacinto City find themselves living in the middle of a hot zone -- especially in the 10300 block of Muscatine. via KHOU-TV Houston