Texas City game room permits on hold
Anyone wanting to open a game room of five or more video slot machines will have to wait at least a year after city commissioners granted police a moratorium on issuing permits.
Crane hits Causeway, closing one lane
The Galveston Causeway sustained minor damage when a crane being carried on a barge hit it Thursday morning, forcing one traffic lane to be closed for about an hour, state officials say.
Police: Construction crew cuts off Friendswood's 911 -- again
For the second time in as many weeks, phone service to Friendswood's emergency services was disrupted on Thursday. Police officials said a ditch bulkhead wall put up by a work crew collapsed and cut phone lines to the city's public safety building.
