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Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.

Investigators in Wharton are searching for a bank bandit who appears to be a cross-dresser, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

Schedule: Varies. Tickets: $20. 212-244-7529 or signaturetheatre.org. In the last of the three short plays that make up the enthralling "The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part Two," which opened Thursday night at the Signature Theatre, a man in his mid-20s speaks to his bride of a year: "I've begun to know happiness for the first time in my life," he tells ...

The Texas City office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man who fooled no one as he donned women's clothing to rob the Texas Gulf Credit Union, 2015 North Fulton Street in Wharton, Texas, Wednesday.

Originally published December 16, 2009 at 5:42 p.m., updated December 16, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Don't handle any wildlife, regardless of whether it appears healthy or sick.

Police are searching for a person who used a gun to rob a bank Tuesday afternoon.

Rice farmers got encouraging news about LCRA irrigation water for their first crop in 2010 and possibly the second crop in meetings last week in Matagorda, Wharton and Colorado counties.

Snow and stiff north winds blanketed the entire coast Friday. Guide Shannon LaBauve reported good catches of flounder on Gulps late Thursday.

Two suspects are being held in Brownsville for their involvement in the death of a Houston teacher.

Authorities haven't said how a Houston school teacher was murdered in a Wharton County home before his body was dumped in his SUV and discovered on Thanksgiving day, but on Sunday morning they did confirm he was not the victim of a shooting.

Woman, daughter die in fire A woman and her daughter have died following a house fire in Port Arthur early Sunday.

Police believe he was killed at a residence in Wharton, earlier in the week. Last night, Monica Perez, 24, and Michael Moreno, 23, of Wharton, were arrested crossing back into the U.S. at an international bridge in Brownsville.

Authorities say two suspects wanted for questioning in the death of a Houston teacher were arrested while entering the U.S. from Mexico.

Originally published December 4, 2009 at 6:48 p.m., updated December 4, 2009 at 10:50 p.m. TRAIN SCHEDULE Event is free 4 - 8 p.m. Edna Shop at Home event on Saturday The city will hold the event to promote residents to buy locally for the holidays.

The board of directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority on Wednesday approved a less-harsh-than-earlier-advertised plan to deal with low water levels in the Highland Lakes, a plan that likely will include cutting off water for rice farmers and irrigation customers for the first time in 2010.

Police continue investigating leads from a Sunday shooting that injured two people.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. KIIITV News Story Created: Nov 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM CST Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM CST November 15, 2009 Some of Texas' hottest musicians took to the stage Saturday night to help battle breast cancer.

Matagorda County fourth graders spent one day studying the importance of American agriculture during the Matagorda County Farm Bureau Ag Field Day Thursday and Friday.

What did three actors in Horton Foote's "The Orphans' Home Cycle" do during their break between the end of the three-part, nine-play Cycle at Hartford Stage and their first performance at off-Broadway's Signature Theatre Company ? Bill Heck , who plays adult Horace Robedaux in seven of the nine plays, Maggie Lacey who plays his love Elizabeth and ...