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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Mercado

    Students in College of the Mainland’s first surgical tech class all pass certification exam (opens the original)

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    All four students in the College of the Mainland’s first surgical technology class passed their certification exam on their first attempt, giving the program a 100% first-take pass rate, officials said Wednesday. The inaugural class surpassed the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting’s national first-take pass rate of nearly 69% on the Certified Surgical Technologist exam. “These students worked very hard throughout the program, and their success demonstrates how pre

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · DAVID MERCADO/The Daily News file

    District judge orders Galveston ISD to display Ten Commandments posters (opens the original)

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    Galveston ISD will hang up about 500 Ten Commandments posters donated by state Sen. Mayes Middleton by Oct. 12, Superintendent of Schools Matthew Neighbors said Thursday. 122nd District Judge Jeth Jones on Thursday ordered the district to place the posters in classrooms within 10 days, granting a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Jones also rejected three motions from the district, including a request to delay the case until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to take up a simil

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Mercado

    Galveston mayor, Wharves Board trustee deny backroom-deal appointment claims (opens the original)

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    Mayor John Paul Listowski and Wharves Board Trustee Scott Hickman rejected claims by Marie Robb, a former District 6 councilwoman and mayoral candidate, that Hickman dropped out of the city council runoff in a deal to secure the wharves position. Hickman said Monday he worked to earn the support and approval of council members and denied making any deals in exchange for their support. He withdrew from the District 6 runoff against Jason Hardcastle on May 8. “This is nothing more than a weak at

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Mercado

    Bacliff man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (opens the original)

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    A Bacliff man was charged on Tuesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police accused him of shooting a person in the leg. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Francisco Hurtado, 19, about 6:45 p.m. after police saw him leave the residence of what officers described as a known associate. He remains detained at the Galveston County Jail without bond. The sheriff’s uniformed operations division responded to a reported shooting near the 4800 block of 14th Street. Deputies found a person

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · DAVID MERCADO/ The Daily News

    Family of man shot by Galveston police seeks unredacted footage, weighs civil suit (opens the original)

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    The family of a 47-year-old man shot and killed by a Galveston Police officer after a traffic stop in May is considering a civil suit after the city released video of the shooting. Civil rights attorney Adalberto Ruiz and Paula Martin, Randy Martin’s mother, told reporters Thursday outside of the Galveston County Courthouse that a judge ordered the city to turn over unredacted body- and dash-camera videos within five days. The additional footage will help the family review the evidence and det

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