Bulls Offer Fear and a Prize at Rodeo Standout
Twelve year old Jake Weishuhn of Santa Fe watched with his sister Nikki and father Tom at a bull riding event. He does not plan a rodeo career, citing the danger of stompings. Sister Nikki prefers horses for their beauty and fun. Their father jokes he eats them, not rides. Lyle Bouse of Hitchcock roped in team events, tried riding bulls once in high school, finding it fun but dangerous. He emphasizes he has a family and cannot risk injury.
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Santa Fe
Nikki Weishuhn
Lyle Bouse
Hitchcock
Bouse
Two Arrested After Drug Dump During Car Chase
Deputies Brent Cooley and Jimmie Gillane pursued a 1987 Mercury Cougar through a Baciliff area neighborhood after it ran a stop sign. The driver and passenger dumped drugs and paraphernalia from the car, later found in a fishing tackle box including 217.5 grams marijuana, 9 ecstasy pills, 14 hydrocodone, 21.8 grams powdered cocaine, scales, and cash. Louis Balderas and Amber Kennedy were arrested with bonds set at 290000 and 40000 respectively.
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Brent Cooley
Jimmie Gillane
Louisiana Road
20Th Street
Louis Balderas
Dickinson
Amber Nicole Kennedy
Racliff
Fair warns against Hwy 6 parking during 2024 event
Busy Galveston County Fair and Rodeo opens with a 65 year family tribute and multiple contests led by organizer Melondy Bender. Clouds and a slight shower possible, with weekend highs near 80. State Highway 6 parking banned this year. police will enforce. Livestock auction and rodeo queen contests run through April 13 with crowning on Saturday. For details, visit galvestoncountyfair.com.
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Lil
Glenn Manis
Hitchcock Police Department
Galvestoncountyfair.com
Lora-Marie Bernard
Texas City Sun
Lora
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Pot seizure at El Paso hides marijuana in tile pallets
The Associated Press reports more than three tons of marijuana worth about 6.4 million dollars were seized from two tractor-trailers at the Bridge of the Americas port in El Paso. Customs and Border Protection found four large boxes per pallet filled with marijuana instead of ceramic tile after an X-ray and canine search. A total of 75 boxes, each about 85 pounds, were removed from the pallets.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
United States
Bridge of the Americas
Customs and Border Protection
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