Jaime E. Galvan | KHOU - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jaime-e-galvan-khou/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:42:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jaime E. Galvan | KHOU - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jaime-e-galvan-khou/ 32 32 103504436 Power outage leads to flaring, smoke at Chevron Phillips Chemical facility in Baytown https://houstonnewmedia.org/power-outage-leads-to-flaring-smoke-at-chevron-phillips-chemical-facility-in-baytown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-outage-leads-to-flaring-smoke-at-chevron-phillips-chemical-facility-in-baytown Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:42:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ecb8364ee50feb339bb2b663520bf20b Officials report that there is no danger to the plant employees and public.

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]]> 382932 Fire out after pipeline explosion in west Fort Bend County, Pct. 1 says https://houstonnewmedia.org/fire-out-after-pipeline-explosion-in-west-fort-bend-county-pct-1-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fire-out-after-pipeline-explosion-in-west-fort-bend-county-pct-1-says Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:49:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fb2d74327a42172ef1f9e474514366fe Emergency crews responded to a pipeline explosion just west of Orchard in west Fort Bend County late Thursday morning, according to the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.

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]]> 367784 All employees accounted for after small explosion at Freeport LNG facility https://houstonnewmedia.org/all-employees-accounted-for-after-small-explosion-at-freeport-lng-facility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-employees-accounted-for-after-small-explosion-at-freeport-lng-facility Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:06:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c741ed4e2f709b5724cc42d2b4c81478 No injuries were reported, and Brazosport CAER said there's no danger to the community.

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]]> 345021 TxDOT crews to pretreat elevated roadways ahead of wintery weather today https://houstonnewmedia.org/txdot-crews-to-pretreat-elevated-roadways-ahead-of-wintery-weather-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=txdot-crews-to-pretreat-elevated-roadways-ahead-of-wintery-weather-today Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:43:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8706db88b42893897a60e575bd9bcb16 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — The Texas Department of Transportation has crews heading out this afternoon to pretreat elevated structures throughout the Houston area.

Wintery we...

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]]> 238852 Barbie Robinson named new director of Harris County Public Health https://houstonnewmedia.org/barbie-robinson-named-new-director-of-harris-county-public-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbie-robinson-named-new-director-of-harris-county-public-health Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:27:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dc116b8b5d2a8794eb3c3326baeadc92 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced that Barbie Robinson will serve as the new Harris County Public Health director.

Robinson, MPP, JD...

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]]> 114928 Fort Bend raises Covid-19 threat level to red/high risk https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-raises-covid-19-threat-level-to-red-high-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-raises-covid-19-threat-level-to-red-high-risk Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:09:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=01a8f73cf7d6db1bb3570c05f9e62007 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County officials on Dec. 9 raised the Covid-19 threat level to red, which is the highest risk category. They made the move...

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]]> 94967 Employee at Blue Bell’s Brenham facility tests positive for Covid-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/employee-at-blue-bells-brenham-facility-tests-positive-for-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=employee-at-blue-bells-brenham-facility-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Wed, 20 May 2020 17:18:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=03101cf7e9cc08c5d095b540fe96190a This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

BRENHAM, Texas — Blue Bell Creameries has confirmed that an employee at its Brenham facility has tested positive for Covid-19.

Company officials tell KHOU 11...

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]]> 45872 Harris County Tax Office offers 3-month break in delinquent property tax payments https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-tax-office-offers-3-month-break-in-delinquent-property-tax-payments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-tax-office-offers-3-month-break-in-delinquent-property-tax-payments Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:32:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e05c0762d8a7b2fecea787af78abaced This story is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's original story and related video, and click here for more coronavirus coverage from KHOU.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Tax Office is providing a three-month extension of ...

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]]> 31200 Harris County announces new online screening tool for coronavirus test https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-announces-new-online-screening-tool-for-coronavirus-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-announces-new-online-screening-tool-for-coronavirus-test Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:04:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=824f6dd41672a6dc491c41ff6ab153a8 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here to read the full story, and click here for more coronavirus coverage from KHOU.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced March 23 that the county has a new ...

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