18 yr. old Swimmer drowns in San Jacinto River
HOUSTON – The body of a teen swimmer was found in the San Jacinto River after he went missing Wednesday morning, June 10, 2020, prompting search and rescue …
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Oil pollutes Crosby waterways
CROSBY — Remediation continues in the 1000 block of Church St. where an oil like substance was found layered into the ground and overflowing into the ditches late …
Construction planned in river near Waste Pits
TxDOT will rebuild bumpers, column fenders EAST HARRIS COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has applied for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to …
Waste Pits Virtual meeting: 30% Remediation Report on schedule
HIGHLANDS – The San Jacinto River Coalition and its sister organization, THEA held its monthly meeting last Tuesday night by video instead of its usual in-person meet. The …
Man captured, wanted for murder of woman floating in SJ River
CHANNELVIEW – A man wanted in the murder of a woman found in the San Jacinto River in April of 2019, led deputies on a pursuit after they …
San Jacinto River Coalition holds virtual meeting
HIGHLANDS – The San Jacinto River Coalition and its sister organization, THEA held its monthly meeting last Tuesday night by video instead of its usual in-person meet. The …
Barge strike due to engine failure
HIGHLANDS – The genius of allowing the placement a busy shipping yard about 100 feet upstream from a bridge that handles much of the incoming traffic to the …
San Jacinto River Coalition hears EPA updates
HIGHLANDS – The San Jacinto River Coalition held their monthly meeting last Tuesday night, and director Jackie Young brought the group up to date with information recently received …
HIGHLANDS: SJR Coalition hears about Liberty Disposal site
By Jarret Murray HIGHLANDS – Members of the San Jacinto River Coalition met at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2nd at the San Jacinto Community Center to discuss …
EPA holds update session in Highlands
Representatives of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Highlands last Tuesday evening, to tell a large crowd what progress has been made on removing the Waste …