The annual Galveston County Fair & Rodeo returns to the Gulf Coast this week, with Opening Day set for Friday, April 17.
On Thursday morning, authorities served a search warrant at the Bacliff home of James Elmore, the man who has been indicted in connection with two of the four “Texas Killing Fields” murders.
The Galveston County Fair and Rodeo returns April 17–25 at Jack Brooks Park in Hitchcock, opening with the Barn Yard Mardi Gras Parade. While featuring rodeo events and live entertainment, the fair’s main impact is its support for local youth in agriculture through scholarships, educational opportunities, and a youth livestock auction.
The La Marque Police Department says a search is underway to locate potentially additional remains after bones found in a wooded area on Wednesday were determined to belong to a human.
James Elmore, the man indicted in connection with two of the four “Texas Killing Fields” murders, had his bond set at $1.5 million in a Galveston County courtroom Thursday.
This week’s Rhythm Energy Athlete of the Week is from Galveston County representing the Cougars of La Marque High School.
More than four decades after a series of murders along a stretch of Southeast Texas known as the “Texas Killing Fields,” prosecutors say they are making progress—and the investigation is far from over.
The resale furniture store owned and operated by the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County has been a fixture on 23rd Street since 2018 — but on April 25, that location will officially close.
After more than 40 years of unanswered questions and decades of frustration from families of victims, authorities have arrested a man suspected of participating in at least two deaths related to the “Texas Killing Fields.”
A League City dog groomer has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty following the death of a Goldendoodle in her care.
Un tiroteo ocurrió durante una fiesta de cumpleaños para adultos en Dickinson, cerca de JT’s Lounge, dejando entre cinco y siete personas hospitalizadas pero en condición estable.
Authorities say a late-night birthday party at a newly reopened venue in Dickinson ended in gunfire after an argument and assault escalated outside, resulting in five to seven people being hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
A man has been charged with murder after authorities in Galveston County say he gave a 37-year-old mother of three fentanyl which led to her death in January.
Galveston County deputies arrested a man they said was actively looking at photos and videos of child pornography while they were executing a warrant at a Texas City apartment on Tuesday.
State Highway 146 in Galveston County is currently shutdown in both directions at FM 646 due to a fatal crash.
Three people were rescued from the water Monday morning after a personal watercraft capsized near Pier 10 at the Port of Galveston.
It was a case that brought nation-wide attention, a 17-month-old baby girl that was thrown off a hotel balcony by her mother in 2024. Now, the child’s mother has been found guilty of capital murder.
Authorities are reporting major traffic disruptions in both directions on the Gulf Freeway following a crash involving a commercial truck.
As primary season ramps up across the Houston area, campaign ads are flying — but many voters are still asking a basic question: “Who on the ballot actually has the power to impact what I pay every month?”
A Galveston plea deal is drawing criticism after Tony Mason was sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assault of a child.
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on the Gulf Freeway in Galveston County after a driver was found with a gunshot wound.
The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo is set to return from April 17-25 at 10 Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock, Texas. Excitement is building with the newly unveiled entertainment lineup, as shared by rodeo spokesperson Barbara Magana Robertson on KPRC 2 News.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office will hold a press conference Friday to discuss an illegal gambling operation in Hitchcock.
Assistant Superintendent and Mayor of Hitchcock, Chris Armacost, has been arrested as part of a large-scale investigation into illegal gambling operations in Hitchcock.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office says search warrants were executed at 20 different locations in the Hitchcock area as part of an investigation into illegal gambling operations.
A Galveston woman says she is out more than 8,000 dollars after canceling a Princess cruise for her 89-year-old friend whose worsening cancer and COPD triggered a denied travel protection claim tied to a pre existing condition exclusion.
Shane Cleveland, 55, from Houston, was arrested for the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 in Galveston County. The arrest followed an investigation by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, which began after a victim reported multiple assaults in 2021. Cleveland confessed to the crimes and was detained with a bond set at $250,000. The investigation involved collaboration with the Galveston County Child Advocacy Center and Multi-Disciplinary Team.
The Galveston County Organized Crime Task Force, aided by the Galveston County Constable’s Office Precinct 1, executed search warrants on Feb. 5 at two Texas City residences, recovering illegal drugs, currency, and firearms after a lengthy narcotics investigation. Keonda Bell, 26, was arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offenses, while Deatrick Black, 45, is wanted on charges including unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
A former Houston-area attorney who has been accused by many past clients of stealing their personal injury settlement checks was arrested in Galveston County last month on out-of-state charges.
Galveston County’s interim district attorney, the defense, and the presiding judge visited the state hospital treating Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis as the court prepares to recommit him for up to another year of competency restoration.
A family is calling for justice after 36-year-old Robert Pentecost was fatally shot on a property in Santa Fe on January 15.
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his wife who suffered from dementia, according to Galveston County District Attorney’s Office.
The defense attorney representing the charged Santa Fe high school gunman said state doctors notified him his client remains incompetent to stand trial.
Texas serial killer William Lewis Reece has been transferred back to Oklahoma as he continues appealing his 2021 death sentence, with state appeals denied in 2025 and a direct appeal now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Reece, linked by DNA to multiple kidnappings and murders in Texas and Oklahoma in 1997, is serving life sentences in Texas for three murders while Oklahoma officials say an execution date will not be sought until all appeals are exhausted.
Jury selection for the trial of Tara King was scheduled to begin Monday, however, King pleaded guilty to a capital murder charge before the trial began.
For many families in the Houston area, it’s hard enough to pay the bills, let along put presents under the Christmas tree.
A day after a fatal plane crash involving a Mexican Navy aircraft on a medical support mission in Galveston, crews were out at the wreckage searching for one person still missing.
A retired airline captain is sharing his thoughts after a Mexican Navy aircraft carrying a burn patient crashed in Galveston Bay Monday.
Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement finalized a mediated agreement ending a nearly two-year dispute over allegations that Fullen omitted or misrepresented information on required personal history statements. TCOLE issued a retroactive, probated six-month suspension—leaving Fullen’s current duties unaffected and closing the case without further penalties.
Investigators said the man would abuse the girls when their mother was asleep, incapacitated, or when he was supposed to be teaching them how to drive at 13 years old.
Early this morning, KPRC 2 was alerted to a bomb threat at Clear Creek High School in Galveston County.
A municipal court judge for the cities of Hitchcock, Santa Fe, and Bayou Vista was arrested following allegations he sexually assaulted two children over a several year period starting in the early 2000s.
The man called, asking for 10,000 or the bombs would be detonated.
Galveston County law enforcement agencies are expanding their partnership with ICE through the 287(g) program. The program allows trained local officers to perform certain immigration enforcement actions under federal supervision.
The Galveston County Health District confirmed a case of infant botulism in a four-month-old at Texas Children’s Hospital amidst a multistate outbreak linked to infant formula, affecting 31 infants across 15 states.
Dozens of police units and a SWAT team surrounded a home in Galveston County Thursday afternoon for several hours before finding out the barricaded suspect escaped.
Citing a new state law, Attorney General Ken Paxton told four cities to cancel planned tax hikes. But La Marque leaders say their tax increase is critical to keeping the city afloat financially.
The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.
The removal of Montrose’s rainbow crosswalk marks the first domino to fall under a new federal order targeting colorful street art, leaving other Houston landmarks, like murals in Third Ward and Independence Heights, facing uncertain futures.
Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen has reached an agreement in a long running legal dispute with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
Just down the road from Houston, there’s a city where history refuses to rest. Galveston — the most haunted city in America — is full of beauty, mystery, and a few permanent residents who never quite crossed over.
Forget the ordinary weekend getaway - if you’re craving something a little mysterious, a little magical, and maybe just a little spine-tingling, head down the road to Galveston. Just an hour from Houston, this historic island is officially the most haunted city in America - and every street corner, mansion, and grave seems to have a story to tell.
A man died after being pulled from the water off the Galveston Seawall on Saturday, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol Chief Austin Kirwin.
In Pearland, police don’t always rush to emergencies in patrol cars. Sometimes, it’s a drone that gets there first.
On Galveston’s East Beach, piles of sand became buildings, historic figures and even the Buc-ee’s Beaver in just a matter of hours — all carved by architects and engineers armed with shovels and buckets.
One day after warning residents that La Marque could run out of money in just weeks, city leaders have approved an emergency financial plan aimed at keeping basic services running.
The City of La Marque is on the brink of going broke and the council is now considering a multitude of options to keep the city and services running.
The deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States happened at the turn of the 20th century in Galveston.
The Galveston Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its officers who died Saturday, according to the Galveston Municipal Police Association (GMPA).
Authorities say the investigation started in June when the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
The Friendswood Police Department are urging anyone with any information to come forward after an arrest was made in a child sex abuse investigation.
Galveston EMS reportedly delayed their departure from the scene by over 20 minutes due to internal procedures, leaving the officers' association demanding accountability.
The department is planning on replacing paper medical passes with an online system to better control access and reduce misuse. Officials say old paper passes and cards may soon be phased out.
Two members of the Galveston Municipal Police Association were hospitalized Wednesday morning after nearly drowning during a training exercise.
The Organized Crime Task Force executed search warrants on Friday at “Mardi Gras,” a gambling establishment on Dickinson Avenue, and at the Texas City home of the alleged ringleader, Nancy Herndon, 64.
A few KPRC 2 viewers have spotted some waterpouts in the Galveston area via our Click2Pins, and the National Weather Service confirmed they are, but these particular ones aren’t a cause for alarm just yet.
A man has been arrested after being accused of violently assaulting a 20-year-old autistic man while he was fishing along the shoreline of Galveston Island, the Galveston Police Department announced Wednesday.
Friendswood Police said the woman told her family members she’d been drinking earlier in the evening and was falling in and out of sleep on the ride home. They tracked her down and found her in the rideshare driver's front seat.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now reports it’s All Hazards weather radio signal for Galveston County will be back up by Aug. 15. NOAA reports it will be a temporary signal, with a permanent signal back on the air by Sept. 30.
Skyler Ray Chapman was indicted Tuesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the Sept. 2024 death of Saul Vargas.
NOAA’s weather radio transmitter in Hitchcock was knocked out in a fire back on March 25.
A new pilot program in Galveston called Project Fat Cat is installing free window A/C units for seniors, low-income families, and people with disabilities. The program, led by Build Galveston and funded by the CenterPoint Energy Foundation, honors the legacy of late community activist Leon Phillips. For residents like Timothy Edward, who lives with a disability and couldn’t afford a new unit, the installation has been life-changing. So far, the initiative has helped 17 homes, with plans to reach up to 38. Applications are still open for Galveston residents.
Firefighters are being called “heroes of the half shell” after rescuing injured sea turtles at the Texas City Dike.
A Bacliff man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after shooting a man during an altercation in the parking lot of a bar last year.
There is an ongoing effort to recall Texas City Mayor Dedrick Johnson. He's responding to the accusations made in an affidavit filed to recall him.
Galveston Island Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis' employment was ended by interim CEO Marty Miles on Tuesday following a series of back-to-back investigations.
Galveston police are searching for a Hispanic man in a red shirt and blue jeans, driving a newer model white truck, following a fatal shooting on the 1000 block of 44th Street early Thursday morning.
Galveston’s Flag Warning System gives you a fast, visual way to know how safe the water is for swimming or what might be lurking in the waves that could hurt or sting you.
A Harris County reserve deputy arrested last month in Galveston County on an aggravated sexual assault of a child charge is now facing three more charges