AUSTIN, Texas -- In response to severe flooding threats across Texas, Governor Greg Abbott today ordered the Texas State Operations Center (SOC) to expand its daily operations to 24-hours a day through Friday. Severe storms are expected to bring significant…
VICTORIA, Texas - Doctor Peter Nguyen is currently a practicing medical doctor here in Victoria but the journey to getting here wasn't easy. Dr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and at the age of nine fled the country with…
AUSTIN - Gov. Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting governmental entities in Texas — including counties, cities, school districts, public health authorities, or government officials — from requiring or mandating mask wearing. Public schools may continue to follow current mask-wearing…
VICTORIA, Texas- With heavy rain and possible flash flooding in the forecast throughout this week and into the weekend, the Victoria OEM created some graphics to highlight the importance of #TurnAroundDontDrown. Don't underestimate the power of water. Six inches of…
AUSTIN, Texas -- Governor Greg Abbott today informed the U.S. Department of Labor that Texas will opt out of further federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective June 26, 2021. This includes the $300 weekly unemployment supplement from…
VICTORIA, Texas -- Get ready for a night out under the stars. The rescheduled Riverside Campout and Movie Night, hosted by Victoria Parks & Recreation, will take place May 22-23 at Grover's Bend (by Pebble Beach) in Riverside Park. The…
VICTORIA, Texas - During citizen's communication at Victoria County Commissioner's court on Monday, May 17, a citizen voiced concerns over the stray dogs and how it's getting out of…
CUERO, Texas -- The Summer Weekend Wind Down Dueling Pianos event returns on Friday, July 30 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Venue on Church Street. Get your tickets now as tickets and tables for the event are…
CUERO, Texas -- Cuero Regional Hospital announced today that they have doses of the Moderna vaccine and Johnson & Johnson vaccine that is scheduled to be administered on Thursday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. Online appointment scheduling for…
LAVACA County- The Department of State Health Services Public Health Region 8, COVID-19 2nd Dose Vaccine Clinic(s) is set for Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The DSHS Communications Team is reaching out to patients to schedule and confirm appointment times for…
VICTORIA, Texas - The race for district's three's council member position has an unexpired term, ending in may 2024. The deadline for anyone living in the district to…
Victoria, Texas - The City of Port Lavaca held a rock festival today after a photo of a boy throwing rocks in the water at the Bayfront Penisula went viral and decide to embrace the rock-throwing activity. The city wanted…
VICTORIA, Texas- Authorities have determined Amanda Johnson had a gunshot wound. The official cause of death is still pending. On Sunday, April 18, the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office found a burned-out 2018 Ford Explorer…
Originally Published: 14 MAY 21 19:11 ET By Christina Carrega, CNN (CNN) -- A former Army Green Beret was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiring with Russian agents to provide them with US defense intelligence, the Justice…
AUSTIN, Texas -- On April 16, the Biden Administration unlawfully repealed Texas’s 1115 Medicaid waiver extension, which would have ensured stable funding for providers of healthcare for children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. To secure the assistance that numerous…
VICTORIA, Texas - Recently, the Victoria Fire Department updated its emergency transport protocols to emphasize on-scene care and reduce the need for lights and sirens during transport. The on-scene crew will evaluate patient's conditions to determine whether having lights and…
VICTORIA, Texas - The Easter Island Heads of Victoria Texas. Stone heads that weigh more than a ton and are over 15 feet tall continue to be shroud in mystery.…
Originally Published: 14 MAY 21 04:33 ET Updated: 14 MAY 21 10:15 ET By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) -- Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain…
LONDON (AP) -- Ireland’s health service says it has shut down its IT systems after being targeted in a ransomware attack by what it called “international criminals.” The Health Service Executive said Friday the move was a precaution and appointments…
CALHOUN, Texas - Looking back to February 2020, when the the first COVID-19 case was confirmed at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, the pandemic started impacting all Texans. Soon, wearing a mask in public became mandatory for…
VICTORIA, Texas - The Texas department of state health services launched the next phase of their campaign. Trying to encourage Texans to receive the covid-19…
Originally Published: 13 MAY 21 18:23 ET Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) -- This feels like the Covid version of VJ day. The US government, previously criticized for its slow-moving updates to mask and social distance guidance, went…
VICTORIA, Texas -The Victoria County Public Health Department is partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services to offer mobile vaccination clinics to businesses that are interested. Businesses that have more than 20+ employees that are interested in receiving…
Originally Published: 13 MAY 21 12:23 ET By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- More than 1.2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia becoming the latest Republican-led state to announce it would cease…
