Palacios News

Matagorda County will offer no shortage of options for Fourth of July celebrations with the Palacios Centennial Celebration, Bay City Parks and Recreation's Flight Fest and the Bam Bam Jamboree in Sargent.

If you are searching for answers in today's rough economy and job market, Kolette Palacios and her staff at Texas State may just have the answer for you.

Matagorda County residents living outside of the Bay City or Palacios city limits have been urged by local officials to exercise extreme caution with fireworks this Fourth of July.

The Matagorda County Sheriff's Office is requesting help from the public in identifying those responsible for vandalizing the Palacios Cemetery overnight on Saturday, June 20.

Two men were killed about 5 p.m. Monday in a crash in rural Jackson County. They were identified as retiree Larry Erdelt, 63, of Palacios and Joseph Mielsch, a 21-year-old machine operator from Bay City.

Comanche Trace will host a tour of homes today through Sunday and July 3-5. Homes will be featured from three neighborhoods in the parade of homes, which is sponsored by Texas Monthly and Kerrville Life magazines.

Matagorda County Commissioners met with South Texas Project owner representatives Monday to discuss tax abatement for units three and four.

Rene Gutierrez caught the eye of the Edinburg school board president because of his work in school finances.

Bay City and Palacios June state sales tax rebates show a respective 11 and 12 percent drop from the previous year, the state comptroller's office reports.

Matagorda County's local emergency planning committee helped usher in the start of Hurricane season with the annual Community Hurricane Awareness Conference at the Bay City Civic Center Saturday, June 6. The conference featured booths from vendors selling hurricane supplies, offering emergency preparedness courses and certifications and emergency ...

"A lot of people have applied for coupons and then don't get them, especially Spanish-speakers,' said Melissa Palacios of the William Velazquez Institute, which has been helping low income Texans get ready for the TV switch.

It's always the same every year - as the school year ends, the number of local events seem to explode - then summer's lazy schedule sets in.

The winds of change are blowing through Aggieland. The MSC is closing, the economy is down and The Battalion has a new office and a new editor-in-chief. I'm Kalee Bumguardner, a junior agricultural communications and journalism major from Palacios, Texas, but more importantly I'm the loudest, proudest editor-in-chief of The Battalion for the summer ...

City council reversed its May 14 rejection of AEP's tandem request to deploy an Advanced Metering System and to seek surcharges by unanimously approving the request at Thursday's regular council meeting.

One hundred students graduated from Shark stadium on Friday night in Palacios. Parents, friends and teachers came out to show their support for the senior class of 2009.

Matagorda County's baseball teams earned a combined 19 slots on the 2009 all-district teams, released this week.

Strong storms southwest of Houston could cause big flooding problems in communities near Matagorda Bay.

Bay City Babe Ruth action is picking up as the summer approaches. Junior League play is in the thick of the season and the seniors will begin games on June 9. Registration for the senior league will close Friday, May 29.

Strong thunderstorms are affecting Calhoun, Victoria and Goliad counties. National Weather Service radar showed a line of strong thunderstorms from southwest of Charco to Palacios.

The average Matagorda County residence showed little change in appraised value from the previous year, said Vince Maloney, chief appraiser, Matagorda County Appraisal District.