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Update: The charges have been dropped against the man accused of throwing cans of White Claw at Sen. Ted Cruz during the Astros World Series parade.
A grand jury failed to find an indictment #HouNews
Confirmed this is real. Lawyers for the man accused of throwing unopened cans of liquor at Ted Cruz says he was trying to get the Senator to chug a drink. Story TK @HoustonChron
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INBOX: Beto O'Rourke will be in Galveston tomorrow night for Juneteenth.
Press release gives event address as Menard Park, where there will be a Juneteenth festival most of the day Saturday #GalvNews
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oh my gosh @galvnews pulled the quote and stripped it across the front page. Amazing.
Completely normal thing to for an elected official to say to a reporter
La Marque councilman's firm owes $43K in back taxes, court records say galvnews.com/news/la-marque-… via @GalvNews
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This week is my last week @galvnews. Next week, I’m starting a new job @houstonchron as a general assignment reporter
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Robin Armstrong, the medical director of the Resort at Texas City, said he did not need to get families' permission before treating 27 residents there with hydroxychloroquine. #GalvNews
The Resort at Texas City's medical director is administering the anti-malaria drug to 27 patients who tested positive. #GalvNews galvnews.com/news/free/artic…
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In first trial for feeding homeless outside Houston library, jury finds Food Not Bombs not guilty houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron @RASchuetz
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A Galveston woman was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening a Strand bartender with a knife.
She told police she threatened to "gut" the man after he said "You should smile more, you look prettier when you smile."
#GalvNews
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BREAKING: Federal government sues Galveston County over commissioners precinct redistricting galvnews.com/news/free/artic… via @GalvNews
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JUST IN: More than 80 residents at a Texas City senior care facility have tested positive for COVID-19 #GalvNews
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Galveston City Manager Brian Maxwell confirms Galveston is 100% without power. Damage to homes from freezes could be worse than some hurricanes if it doesn't return soon, Maxwell says. #GalvNews
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My heart is broken today. I had to say goodbye to my Penny.
She was just the sweetest dog who came to me when I really needed her. I’m going to miss her so much
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Local news thing: People are calling the newsroom to ask if our fishing columnist died, because his column didn't run for the first time since like 2004.
Capt. Joe didn't die. He's just on a cruise for his 50th wedding anniversary #GalvNews
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I missed this earlier this week because of the disasters
Here's a picture of @MoodyGardens letting their penguins out into the snow on Monday #GalvNews
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Confirmed this is real. Lawyers for the man accused of throwing unopened cans of liquor at Ted Cruz says he was trying to get the Senator to chug a drink. Story TK @HoustonChron
A statement from Houston attorney Bill Stradley regarding his client Joey Arcidiacono.
The purpose is correct and add some context to publicly shared information regarding Joey's arrest at the Astros 2022 Championship Parade.
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Just in: @TexasDSHS orders that teachers in Texas immediately begin being vaccinated as part of ongoing vaccine efforts.
Vaccination eligible groups are now 1A+1B+teachers #GalvNews
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In tiny Hitchcock, near Galveston, Mayor Chris Armacost is apparently personally going to peoples homes to wrap pipes ahead of the freeze
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Water shipments to Galveston came overnight and this morning in a C-130 and C-17 Galaxy. #galvnews
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I've spent a lot of effort defending and explaining Galveston over the years, and come to 3 conclusions
1. No one cares about explanations
2. Houston media amplifies stories that make Galveston seem weird/gross/dangerous
3. The island is nicer when all y'all aren't there
Online commenters, a nonprofit and even Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles defended the City of Galveston after Charles Barkley's remarks about the water being "dirty." trib.al/HLAIPSL
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Conservative activist Steven Hotze charged with more felonies over voter fraud conspiracy assault houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
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A complaint from the president of the Galveston Island Democrats has led the State Bar of Texas to look into misconduct allegations against Texas AG Ken Paxton
galvnews.com/news_ap/politic… #GalvNews via @AP @JZBleiberg
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I’m at DA Kim Ogg’s election night party at the Giant Texas Distillery in the Fifth Ward @houstonchron
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Beto O'Rourke's website shows a planned campaign stop at Shrimp 'N Stuff in downtown Galveston on Dec. 8. #GalvNews
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Galveston County Judge Mark Henry, just now: "We haven't got any updates from anyone. The state has made a disaster out of a disaster." #GalvNews
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Someone on r/galveston spotted something I've never noticed. There's a Texas-shaped lake/pond/thing on the West End of Galveston. teddit.net/r/galveston/comme…
Map: google.com/maps/place/Galves…
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Are there any companies making and selling custom Astros gear (hats, T-shirts, etc) in Houston?
Talking about stuff that isn't from Fanatics or Academy
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Nah. I'm reporting on my community and what's happening in it. Not going to stop.
@JohnWFerguson quit fanning the racial flame. Yes bad judgement in today’s climate. This is why Galveston Dailey news is going down. You’re disgusting
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See, the thing I like about being a newspaper reporter is that no one expects me to stand outside in all this.
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I had an editor whose rule was the only time I could use "impacted" in an article was when the asteroid finally arrives
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Red Sox radio guys on learning the Astrodome still stands: “I just assumed they blew it up.”
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You're in Houston. You get hit by another car at a red light. They run, but you get that car's license plate and give it to @houstonpolice
Three months later, HPD finally looks into it after @DegroodMatt calls to ask what's up
houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…
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I know this is going to sound like a joke but it's not.
Police are searching for a missing monkey in Galveston.
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Wild. Galveston ISD's superintendent claimed he was misquoted in an article, telling parents the article was wrong and texting @galvnews' editors to complain.
@GalvNews published the audio.
galvnews.com/news/galveston-…
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There are people in Galveston County who have now gone 60 straight hours without power #GalvNews
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Storm flipped the Causeway upside down. Wow.
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Completely normal thing to for an elected official to say to a reporter
La Marque councilman's firm owes $43K in back taxes, court records say galvnews.com/news/la-marque-… via @GalvNews
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We actually don’t know much of anything about the mental health history of the Santa Fe shooter
Asked how TX can prevent another shooting like the 1 in El Paso, @GovAbbott talks about a “replication” of how #txlege responded to Santa Fe & emphasized mental health. “Bottom line is mental health is a large contributor to any type of violence” & lege moved to better address it
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The @TexasTribune reported first that Armstrong is one of Texas' two members on the Republican National Committee, and that the drugs being used in Texas City were secured by another Texas Republican texastribune.org/2020/04/06/…
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Eagle-eyed Facebook friend spotted a name in the Galveston County daily police bulletin.
@HitchcockPolice confirmed Beto was pulled over and warned after being clocked going 61 mph in a 45 mph on state Highway 6. No ticket, just a warning to slow down, chief Wilmon Smith said.
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A lot of people in Galveston County and Texas City just got an emergency alert about a chemical release in Texas City.
Texas City Mayor Dedrick Johnson said, as far as he knows, there hasn't been a release at the refinery "outside or within" #GalvNews
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JUST IN: @galvnews was named the 2021 Newsroom of the Year by Texas Managing Editors. It’s our second year in a row being named the best newsroom of our size in Texas.
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Officially a month into this job. Some nights, I can technically say I’m the senior person in the newsroom
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Pestering works.
Now, verify every local reporter in Texas @twitter. I'll start a list.
Been seeing that a lot of @dallasnews folks got Twitter verified today. That’s awesome.
But why can big papers get their people mass verified, and us little guys go without — even after covering hurricanes, mass shootings and other big stories?
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Mike Dean, the owner of Yaga's Cafe, a restaurant on the Strand and Beerfoot, a popular bar on Seawall Boulevard, announces he is closing those establishments after staff members tests positive for COVID-19 #GalvNews
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Been seeing that a lot of @dallasnews folks got Twitter verified today. That’s awesome.
But why can big papers get their people mass verified, and us little guys go without — even after covering hurricanes, mass shootings and other big stories?
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Does anyone know the man in Galveston who often jogs on the beach with a chihuahua on his shoulder? Looking to make contact with him for an article. #galvnews
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This is an unfortunate photo/story placement in a Gatehouse-designed Massachusetts paper.
via FB
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But 10 years is a lot of time to spend in one place! It’s time for me to try something new.
I’m so excited to join the Chronicle and their fantastic newsroom. I’m nervous and excited and can’t wait to get started.
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Message out of Galveston County this morning is “no regrets” about calling evacuations. Forecasts 2-3 days ago had county at risk of some really bad weather - it was the right call in case Laura didn’t turn #galvnews
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Galveston ISD went with some bold type its response to Texas' lawsuit challenging GISD's mask mandate #GalvNews publicaccess.co.galveston.tx…
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Wow. Former Texas Land Commissioners Dewhurst, Mauro and Patterson get together to write that “public access to Texas beaches may soon end” if a bill proposed by Galveston state Sen. @mayes_middleton passes through #txlege
Among coastal states Texas is unique. The 1959 Texas Open Beaches Act, as well as time-honored common law and tradition in existence since long before 1959, provides that Texas beaches are open to the public. In 2009, Texans voted by a 77 percent to… galvnews.com/opinion/guest_c…
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Weird factoid that just came up in reporting
There's a street on Bolivar Peninsula called Rettilon Road.
It got its name because people left a lot of garbage on the nearby beach.
In a rearview mirror, Rettlion is No Litter. #GalvNews
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I'm logged in @HoustonChron and ready to take over the Freeze Blog.
Update 1: It is currently not freezing.
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In what ended up being my first A1 punch for @HoustonChron: I drove up to Texas' top lottery ticket seller to ask people what they'd do with $1.2 billion if they won Mega Millions tonight. #hounews
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I love The Daily News. When I came here in 2012, I never expected to be the place where i would spend the next 10 years of my life. I’ve always thought we covered more news, pound for pound, than any other paper in Texas. My paper and the people here mean so much to me.
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Watching a KHOU live feed of Hobby Airport: It sounds like Southwest just announced that the next available rebooked flights are on Dec. 31 and beyond. The company is offering to pay for hotel rooms, car rentals for stranded passengers
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Missing monkey update:
- The monkey is still missing and there have been no sightings
- Police believe statements about monkey's death were purposeful misinformation
- The monkey's owner is no longer cooperating with police.
#Galveston #GalvNews
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In downtown Galveston, where the dedication of the Absolute Equality mural is set to begin. #galvnews
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Abbott proposes changing law expanding the age range where parents are held responsible to children using their guns to 17. Dimitrious Pagourtzis is 17. Under current law, his parents can't be charged, Abbott says.
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Galveston beach traffic on this wide open Saturday (via cam, bc I’m honestly not that interested in going up to Seawall on my day off) facebook.com/saltwtrrecon/vi…
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INBOX: It was annual Weighing of the Baby Penguin Day at Moody Gardens today in Galveston #GalvNews
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I’m at Ashton Villa in Galveston, where the city holds its annual Juneteenth event.
Ashton Villa is traditionally identified as the place where Union Gen. Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation after arriving in Galveston in 1865 #galvnews
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My man, where are you parking in Galveston that you're worried about being pick-pocketed? Did a street scamp escape Dickens on the Strand?
I was raised in Galveston County when parking was free. I recently took my family to visit to spend money shopping and eating. I was shocked at the parking fee machines everywhere. It smelled of greed and caused me to spend a lot less than planned f… galvnews.com/opinion/letters…
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Best story in the newspaper today? Someone lost the mother-in-law’s bird in the Cracker Barrel parking lot. #galvnews
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Big crowd out at the Waugh bridge to watch as hundreds of previously frozen bats are released back into the wild #hounews
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A rescue at La Vita Bella was confirmed by Dickinson officlals. Residents are safe galvnews.com/news/free/artic…
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Woah. The University of Texas Medical Branch is requiring its employees and students to be vaccinated.
A month ago, @GovAbbott issued an executive order banning vaccine mandates.
How is this going to play out?
#GalvNews
UTMB's 13,800 employees and 3,500 students will have to prove they have a first COVID dose by Dec. 6. UTMB made the rule to comply with Medicare/Medicaid requirements. #galvnews
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Blue water is a marketing scam. The trick is just have to learn to love the brown
Blue water is back in Galveston, according to ABC13. Here's how the phenomenon happens: bit.ly/3BnrQ14
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