Wharton County News

As Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rick Perry continue to snip at each other, conservative Republican Party candidate for governor Debra Medina continues to gain traction with a smaller government campaign, 1200 WOAI news reports.

A new poll blasted as deeply flawed by some candidates in the 2010 governor's race shows that incumbent Rick Perry holds a 12-point lead over Republican primary challenger Kay Bailey Hutchison and that author-entertainer Kinky Friedman is the front-runner among Democrats.

Originally published November 2, 2009 at 7:45 a.m., updated November 2, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Wharton County.

Irrigation water for rice farmers in Matagorda, Colorado and Wharton counties got two days of attention from the LCRA board of directors meeting in Matagorda Tuesday and Wednesday.

An east Texas candidate for the republican nomination for Governor will make a stop in San Angelo this week.

Authorities in Fort Bend County seized nearly $4 million worth of cocaine and pot over the weekend.

Former Sheriff James D. Mitchell has announced he will run for Matagorda County Precinct 2 Commissioner in the March 2010 Democratic Primary.

North Zone Dove: Best hunts have been in milo, corn and sunflowers around Abilene, Lubbock and Amarillo, though afternoon rains have limited the flight somewhat.

Redfish continue to be caught around wiers and jetty rocks on live bait. Slicks in West Cove have led the way to reds on soft plastics and topwaters.

Saying her two high-profile rivals have dropped the ball for Texas, Wharton County GOP chairwoman Debra Medina on Saturday announced her campaign for the Republican nomination for governor.

Rain kept many anglers off of the water Thursday, but the precipitation was welcome.

Johnny Valentino of Eagle Point Bait Camp said Gulf trout action has filled in for limited catches of speckled trout.

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Matagorda County United Way is launching its 2009-10 campaign with a lively set of fund-raising activities this fall to meet a goal of $450,000. That goal was set to serve United Way's 18 agencies and 22 social-service programs throughout Matagorda and Wharton counties, said MCUW Executive Director Julia Gonzales.

Seas were running two feet or less in the surf. Good catches were reported in the first gut on the incoming tide and the second gut on the outgoing tide.

Shirley Pigott, former Victoria doctor, was convicted Thursday of two felonies for evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

Originally published August 24, 2009 at 8:12 p.m., updated August 25, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. BY ERICA RODRIGUEZERODRIGUEZ@VICAD.COMWHARTON - Police discovered an abandon Ford F-250 truck Saturday that had been used to transport about 13 illegal immigrants being held hostage.

Originally published August 24, 2009 at 8:12 p.m., updated August 25, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. BY ERICA RODRIGUEZERODRIGUEZ@VICAD.COMWHARTON - Police discovered an abandon Ford F-250 truck Saturday that had been used to transport about 13 illegal immigrants being held hostage.

Republican Debra Medina, a former nurse and the pride of Orangedale, could be a spoiler candidate in the 2010 party primary for governor.

A man accused of setting at least a dozen fires in southwest Houston has been arrested, KPRC Local 2 reported.