Where News Happens for Huntsville, TX
By Lance Lowry 07-26-2024 Huntsville, Texas – In 2018 a 4 story 600 bed apartment building located near Sam Houston State University was planned to open at the start of the 2023 school year. The complex was going to feature multiple lounges, study spaces, a fitness center, and a pool house. Now the lot at […]
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55584 ODOM, MUIRNA LYNN Time Confined 02:32 AM HPD Arresting Agency PUBLIC INTOXICATION Bond Not Set 39754 SMITH, JAMES CODY Time Confined 5:02 AM Arresting Agency SO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED/CPF Bond Not Set INSURANCE – FAIL TO PRESENT PROOF Bond Not Set FAILURE TO APPEAR Bond Not Set REGISTRATION – EXPIRED Bond Not Set DRIVERS […]
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Huntsville, Texas – The City of Huntsville is taking applicants for 4 Council member-at-large positions. The ending deadline to apply with the City Secretary’s Office is August 19, 2024 at 5 PM. Applicants need to apply in at 1220 11th Street, Huntsville, Texas. It is unknown if the current office holders will seek re-election. Here […]
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54438 HANKS, KRISTIANNA PAIGE Time Confined 1:29 AM Arresting Agency DPS POSS CS PG 2 < 1G $4000.00/Surety Bond UNL CARRYING WEAPON $3000.00/Surety Bond DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN $4000.00/Surety Bond 27151 SYKES, AARON DEVON Time Confined 2:43 AM Arresting Agency SO CRIMINAL TRESPASS $5,000.00/Surety Bond 55579 MARTIN, JIMMY FERRELL Time Confined 3:51 AM […]
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Video of the Restoration of the Huntsville “Walls” Unit Historic Clock
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By Lance Lowry 07-22-2024 Huntsville, Texas – An updated custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Micheal Unit on November 20, 2023 at 1:04 PM as an accidental overdose. The inmate identified as John Anthony […]
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By Lance Lowry 07-21-2024 Huntsville, Texas – An updated custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Robertson Unit on October 10, 2023 at 9:13 PM as an accidental overdose. The inmate identified as Derrick McKelphin, […]
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By Lance Lowry 07-21-2024 Huntsville, Texas – A custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Holliday Unit on May 1, 2024 at 6:56 AM as a suicide. The 45 year old inmate was identified as […]
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07-21-2024 President Biden released the following statement: My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health […]
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By Lance Lowry 07-21-2024 Wilmington, MA – Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd, announced that its HEXWAVE system was selected by Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to screen staff and visitors who enter correctional facilities. The contract is for twenty HEXWAVE units that will be used at facilities throughout the state. Liberty Defense in a press release […]
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Huntsville, Texas – Yesterday, July 19,2024, at around 3:50 PM a Trinity Police Officer observed a white GMC Acadia allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed (87 MPH in a 55 MPH zone). The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the vehicle’s driver allegedly refused to pull over. The […]
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By Staff Writer 07-17-2025 Last night the Huntsville City Council passed a measure that could increase the City of Huntsville property taxes as much as 8 percent. The Texas Legislature capped cities from increasing property taxes by more than 3.5 percent. A loop hole is being used allowing cities in a Federal Disaster Zone to […]
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By Staff Writer 07-16-2024 Huntsville, Texas – Today the Walker County Criminal District Attorney Will Durham released the names of individuals indicted by the Walker County Grand Jury for the month of June 2024. Notably the Elkins Lake alleged mailroom burglar was one of the latest indictments. Travis Brown was indicted for that burglary, which […]
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