Galveston County Tax Assessor-Collector announced property tax payment deadlines and options for residents. Property owners have until Feb. 1, 2027 to pay in full without penalties, or can split payments or use installment plans.
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Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector Kate Carroll mailed 2026 property tax bills for properties outside Nederland Independent School District boundaries. Bills for Nederland ISD properties will be mailed after a Nov. 3 voter approval tax rate election. The county tax office manages collections for 29 jurisdictions.
$$721.75 million for property tax bills total value if collected in full
Kate Carroll, Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector; Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office, issuer of tax bills
Construction began Monday on a new 1.7-mile segment of the Spring Branch Trail West in northwest Houston, part of a planned 11-mile trail network connecting the Addicks Reservoir to the White Oak Bayou Greenway.
$over $20 million for trail and park connections investment in Precinct Four
Lesley Briones, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner; Houston Parks Board, Project partner; Justin Schultz, President and CEO of Houston Parks Board and 3 more
Jury selection began in the capital murder trial of Shane James, accused of killing his parents in Kirby on Dec. 4, 2023, and four others in Austin the following day. James' defense plans to argue not guilty by reason of insanity.
Shane James, Defendant, accused of killing six people and injuring three others; Phyllis James, Victim, Shane James' mother; Shane James Sr., Victim, Shane James' father and 5 more
Early voting in Texas was up approximately 74 percent two weeks before Election Day on November 3, 2026, compared with the same point in the 2022 midterm election, according to an Associated Press analysis. More than 30 million Americans had cast ballots nationwide as of October 26.
Associated Press, conducted analysis of early voting; University of Florida's Election Lab, tracked early voting numbers
Sean Alexander Meeks, 49, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was sentenced to 400 months (33 years, 4 months) in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute child pornography. Montgomery County Texas Sheriff's Office investigators identified Meeks as administrator of an online messaging group where illegal child sexual abuse material was exchanged.
$15 years for supervised release term
Sean Alexander Meeks, defendant, sentenced to 400 months in federal prison; U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller, U.S. Attorney commenting on sentence; U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr., judge who handed down sentence and 1 more
A two-vehicle crash on eastbound State Highway 71 near Garfield in Del Valle, Texas, sent two people to hospitals with serious injuries early Monday. At least one vehicle caught fire after the collision.
Austin-Travis County EMS, emergency responders; Travis County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement investigating crash
A news report examines Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico's political involvement during his college years at the University of Texas at Austin from 2007 to 2011. Talarico was active in voter registration, student organizing and campus politics, including leading efforts to challenge rising tuition costs.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; UT Austin student 2007-2011; Ken Paxton, Republican in U.S. Senate race against Talarico; Andy Jones, Talarico's college friend and 1 more