Don’t get scammed: Protect yourself from contractor fraud

State and federal recovery officials urge disaster survivors to watch for and report any suspicious activity or potential fraud. Disasters often bring communities together but con artists, identity thieves and other criminals may target survivors.

Filing continues for Vidor special election

Vidor’s municipal Ward 2 special election candidate filing will continue through 5 p.m. Monday, March 1. The election is for a one-year unexpired term to fill a vacancy created when Angela Jordan resigned following a move outside the city.

Vidor man manages to escape burning home

The lone occupant of a burning residence escaped through a window just before noon Monday as the blaze sent smoke billowing through neighborhoods near downtown Vidor and shut down travel on the eastbound IH-10 feeder road while firefighters battled the blaze.

Bird City Texas certifies three new communities

Bird City Texas, a partnership program between Audubon Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), is proud to announce that Galveston, San Antonio and Surfside Beach have been certified as Bird City Texas communities.

Game Warden Field Notes

Small World A Polk County game warden was contacted by a woman on social media asking if he had any meat to donate for her family of six.

Rebels paid in blood for Matamoros Expedition

While Santa Anna lay siege to the Alamo on Feb. 25, 1836, Gen. Jose Urrea was mopping up a forgotten fiasco known as the Matamoros Expedition.

DPS recognizes lifesaving actions, awards Purple Heart

The Texas Public Safety Commission (PSC) along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw presented one Purple Heart and eight Lifesaving Awards to members of the Texas Highway Patrol at the PSC meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11, at the DPS Headquarters in Austin.