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Who's winning in Houston suburbs?
Key races on Houston suburban ballots this year included a Fort Bend County commissioner’s race marred by criminal charges against one candidate and Conroe ISD trustee races that could have a big impact on how conservative the board will become. In Fort Bend County Precinct 3, Republican incumbent commissioner Andy Meyers is challenged by Democrat Taral Patel, who faces nine indictments and is accused of impersonating other people online to gain political favor.
Real-time election results: Who's winning the race for president?
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Texas voters streamed into polling sites on Tuesday for the finale of one of the most raucous and unpredictable presidential election cycles in decades. While most eyes are glued to the top-of-the-ticket contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, it’s U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection bid that could prove the most surprising. Polls have consistently shown a tight race between the two-term incumbent and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas.
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Montgomery County logs 5 more COVID deaths as total now 105 Original
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:36 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 A pharmacist checks a coronavirus test for a patient at a COVID-19 testing site at Bear Branch Sports Fields in The Woodlands. Montgomery County’s toll from COVID-19 reached 105 Tuesday, with health officials reporting five more deaths related to the virus. less A pharmacist checks a coronavirus test for a patient at a COVID-19 testing site at Bear Branch Sports Fields in The Woodlands.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 100 Original
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:48 pm CDT, Monday, August 24, 2020 Medical workers store a coronavirus test at Lone Star Family Health Center in April in Conroe. Montgomery County has logged 100 COVID-19-related deaths. The health district reported the total number of COVID-19 cases increased by 207 to 8,122 since Friday. less Medical workers store a coronavirus test at Lone Star Family Health Center in April in Conroe. Montgomery County has logged 100 COVID-19-related deaths.
Montgomery County adds 1 COVID death as case count increases by 167 Original
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:55 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Medical workers store a coronavirus test at Lone Star Family Health Center April 14 in Conroe. Montgomery County health officials reported the death of a 70-year-old Porter man Tuesday, bringing the county’s COVID-19-related death total to 98. Health officials also reported the county’s total COVID-19 case count increased by 167 to 7,327 since Monday. The active COVID-19 case count dropped by 237 to 1,099.
Montgomery County logs 97th death from COVID-19
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:33 pm CDT, Monday, August 17, 2020 Employees assemble personal protective equipment at Wildcat PPE’s new headquarters near Interstate 45 and Texas 242. Montgomery County health officials reported the 97th COVID-19-related death in Montgomery County on Monday. less Employees assemble personal protective equipment at Wildcat PPE’s new headquarters near Interstate 45 and Texas 242.
Montgomery County charts its 10th coronavirus case
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:56 pm CDT, Friday, March 20, 2020 Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough address Montgomery County’s first ‘presumptive positive’ case of coronavirus during a press conference at the Montgomery County Hospital District Administration Building, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Conroe. Montgomery County health officials confirmed the county’s 10th coronavirus case Friday afternoon.
Montgomery County charts its 10th coronavirus case
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 3:46 pm CDT, Friday, March 20, 2020 Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough address Montgomery County’s first ‘presumptive positive’ case of coronavirus during a press conference at the Montgomery County Hospital District Administration Building, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Conroe. Montgomery County health officials confirmed the county’s 10th coronavirus case Friday afternoon.
Montgomery County health officials confirm fifth case of coronavirus
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 7:48 pm CDT, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Security worker Shawna Butler handles visitors’ personal effects wearing a makeshift mask made from a napkin and a rubber band before a Montgomery County Commissioners Court meeting at the Alan B. Sadler Commissioners Court Building, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Conroe.
Montgomery County health officials confirm fifth case of coronavirus
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 7:40 pm CDT, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Security worker Shawna Butler handles visitors’ personal effects wearing a makeshift mask made from a napkin and a rubber band before a Montgomery County Commissioners Court meeting at the Alan B. Sadler Commissioners Court Building, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Conroe.
Imelda brings scattered showers to Montgomery County; dam gates remain closed on Lake Conroe
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Published 11:34 am CDT, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Conroe ISD and surrounding district remained open Wednesday making for a wet morning as rain from the tropical depression, which was Tropical Storm Imelda hit Conroe, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Conroe ISD and surrounding district remained open Wednesday making for a wet morning as rain from the tropical depression, which was Tropical Storm Imelda hit Conroe, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Imelda brings scattered showers to Montgomery County; dam gates remain closed on Lake Conroe
By Alan Fossler, Staff writer Updated 11:44 am CDT, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Conroe ISD and surrounding district remained open Wednesday making for a wet morning as rain from the tropical depression, which was Tropical Storm Imelda hit Conroe, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Conroe ISD and surrounding district remained open Wednesday making for a wet morning as rain from the tropical depression, which was Tropical Storm Imelda hit Conroe, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Breaking glass. Then silence.
As an editor at the Chronicle, I read loads of stories each week. Sometimes a routine traffic-accident blurb jolts me. And there I am, 25 years in the past. It was an unusually crisp, ultra clear late August morning in northeast Ohio. Everything was vivid: the leaves on the trees were a lush mix of greens, the sky was deep blue and a breeze still carried the warm breath of summer. I was 17, a prep-school student at a boarding school in the small town of Hudson. Classes were about to start soon.
My life with hard-drinking, best-selling sports writer Jim Dent
I was listening to a baseball game Saturday when my phone chimed. "I'm sure you've already seen this and won't find any of it surprising," a friend had texted. There was a link to the Dallas Morning News, and a headline with the name "Jim Dent." With Jim, things were always either very good or very bad. Nervous, I clicked. The story's photo showed him staring out from a jail. The news story said that Dent, a hard-drinking, best-selling author, now seems bound for federal prison.
As The Woodlands turns 40, its sewer system shows signs of old age
As The Woodlands prepares to turn 40, its wastewater system is beginning to show signs of old age, from collapsing sewer lines to equipment failures and rain-induced sewage overflows. Now local leaders are preparing to spend $40 million over the next five years to upgrade the system, a significant boost over spending in recent years. The deterioration of wastewater lines is forcing officials to make significant financial commitments to make repairs. Read more here.
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