Coryell County, TX

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Of the more than 300,000 homes in Texas damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, none were in Coryell County. Located 220 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, this small agricultural...

HOUSTON, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Of the more than 300,000 homes in Texas damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, none were in Coryell County. Located 220 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, this small agricultural county was not the place Congress had in mind when it sent Texas more than $4 billion in disaster preparedness money six months following the storm, said U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston.

Early voting begins on Monday, May 16 for the May 24 runoff election. Polls will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., in Copperas Cove at the Early Voting Center, located at 508-B Cove Terrace. There is only one county race in a runoff on the...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Of the more than 300,000 homes in Texas damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, none were in Coryell County. Located 220 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, this small agricultural...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

Facing what seems to be a no-win situation with no easy solution in sight, county officials once again are scrambling to find help dealing with the chronic problem of overcrowding at the Coryell County Jail. The issue has been aggravated by the fact that a source of relief in previous...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

The following is a breakdown of activity reported through dispatchers during the period of May 9 – 11. While there were many calls to the dispatcher, this is a partial list of more significant activity. Persons are reminded that only emergency calls should be made to 9-1-1, while all other calls to the police department should be made to 865-2226 or to the Sheriff’s office at 865-7201.

Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists. The losses include more than 400 livestock deaths, lost grazing values and fence repair...

Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists. The losses include more than 400 livestock deaths, lost grazing values and fence repair...

CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) – A man is dead after being struck by a motorcycle in Coryell County. Texas DPS Troopers responded Sunday to a report of a fatal crash on Interstate 14, near Bell Tower Road. A 2019 Yamaha Motorcycle, operated by a 26-year-old man from Copperas Cove, was travelling westbound on I-14 – approaching the Bell Tower Road exit in the outside lane of travel.