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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 Fayette County murder
LA GRANGE, Texas — A man has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for a deadly shooting in La Grange nearly three years ago. According to a press release from the Office of the Texas Attorney General, a jury found Charles Lee Tillman Jr. guilty of murder in Fayette County on April 19. The jury then assessed Tillman's sentence for a term of life in prison on April 22. He will be eligible for parole in 30 years.
Recycling plant CEO pleads guilty to unauthorized discharge into creek feeding into Colorado River
AUSTIN, Texas — The CEO of a recycling company has pleaded guilty to unauthorized discharge for allowing his company to release industrial wastewater into Skull Creek, which feeds into the Colorado River. According to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Inland Recycling CEO David Polston pleaded guilty on Wednesday,...
Turning up the heat before the front
What we're tracking: High temperatures in the low 100s are possible tomorrow and Thursday for the western half of the Crossroads with Dewitt, Goliad, Karnes, and Bee counties being at the highest risk for reaching 100 degrees. Lavaca and Gonzales counties as well as western parts of Victoria county are also possibly at risk for 100, but much less likely. With high humidity today, heat indices may surpass 100 degrees for nearly all of the Crossroads. Good news is heat relief arrives Thursday night in the form of a cool front with a very slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm developing ahead of the front. Highs drop back to the mid 80s for the weekend with a windy day on Friday after the front. Scattered thunderstorms are looking more likely on Mother's Day proceeding into Monday as well.
Houston weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for several counties southwest of Houston-metro
HOUSTON - The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for counties southwest of the Houston-metro area. The watch includes Colorado, Jackson, and Wharton County. A severe thunderstorm watch means conditions are favorable for a severe thunderstorm to occur over the watch area. The watch is in effect...
Discovering Freyburg Hall: The Newest Old Dance Hall in Texas
(Freyburg Hall is located at 5701 Freyburg Hall Rd, Schulenburg, TX 78956. It is currently only open during events on the calendar.) There’s arguably nothing more Texan than spending a Saturday evening at a historic Texas dance hall. These pillars of rural communities have been used over the years for weddings, local gatherings, music performances and dances—and in a pinch, schools, churches, and even court rooms. They are an integral part of Texas life.
Softball Game Preview: Hallettsville Takes on Tidehaven
Hallettsville is 10-0 against Tidehaven since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hallettsville Brahmas will challenge the Tidehaven Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Hallettsville is coming into the match hot, having won their last 22 games. Hallettsville is on a roll after...
New movie films in Hallettsville Old Jail
Lights, camera, and action! A new film, titled “On American Soil” has been filming in Hallettsville. The location that was filmed was at the Lavaca County Old Jail. “The inspiration came about when we were looking for a place that would accommodate something that would be significant as a detention center for our film,” Producer Dominic Galindo said. “It is the climax of the film so it was a pivotal scene of the movie. It was very vital that we find a location that would accommodate the aesthetics and the appeal and grit of what we were trying to shoot.”
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