A La Porte man was found shot to death in the parking lot of a bar in Montgomery Texas. Authorities say that deputies were called to Shanahan's Bar just after midnight on Saturday. Roland “Cody” Hutton of La Porte, who was 25 years old, was found dead in the parking lot of the bar that's [...]
The cities of Deer Park and La Porte are sharing recognition for a job well done together. The two cities received the Municipal Excellence in management innovations during the 2020 virtual Texas Municipal League's annual conference. Deer Park and La Porte are being recognized for their creation of the Public Information Officers and Emergency Management [...]
A district judge has ordered a La Porte clinic to stop all COVID-19 related medical care. Clinica Hispana La Porte, which is located at 606 Spencer Highway, was administering antibody tests to patients and claiming that they were COVID-19 infection tests. The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also alleges that the clinic threw away tests [...]
Councilman Thomas Garza said he was escorted out of Monday night's La Porte City Council meeting for refusing to wear a mask. La Porte City Council began the meeting with a vote that would require everyone at the front table to cover their faces. Garza says he believes that such a requirement goes too far. [...]
Officials say that 34 assisted living residents and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at the La Porte Health Center on South Utah Street. The facility is now under strict health control orders to ensure proper infection control. A few days ago, the Galveston County Health Department announced that 83 people at The Resort at [...]
According to representatives with the La Porte assisted living facility, five residents and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The center released a statement explaining that residents who tested positive have been hospitalized. Staff members are no longer working in the center and are following the advice of their doctors. This center is one [...]
Two men were in an accident in La Porte and managed to escape from their truck before it rolled into a creek. Both men are expected to be okay. The men were on Highway 225, and the vehicle swerved to miss another accident. Another driver hit them and sent their Chevy off the road and [...]
A series of "chemical incidents" were reported at the ALTIVA Chemical Complex in La Porte last Monday morning. Flaring and odors were noticed as a result of the chemical incidents. The La Porte Chemical Complex is the largest merchant producer of specialty and custom phosgene derivatives in North America. The complex is located at 1901 [...]
A La Porte man missing in the Grand Canyon for 11 days was found safe on the canyon's South Rim. Martin Edward O'Connor was located last Thursday on the New Hance Trail, one of the Grand Canyon's most difficult trails on the South Rim. O'Connor was flown out of the canyon to undergo a medical [...]
A large plume of smoke over La Porte appeared around 9 a.m. Monday. According to officials at Total Petrochemicals facility, the plume of smoke is the result of a flare at the plant. Residents and workers east of Houston reported the large plume. Here is the official statement that was released to the public: Total [...]