North Channel Star

Channelview Students Get Free Laptops

By Allan Jamail Channelview, TX. – May 14, 2026 ~ One hundred Channelview high school students got a boost to their future careers by being gifted free laptops from AT&T and Compudopt. Register for a free computer at Houston’s Compudopt website: www.compudopt.org/ houston Assisting in the event was State Representative Ana Hernandez and East Harris County Empowerment Council (EHCEC). Welcoming remarks were made by CVISD Superintendant Dr....

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Channelview Students Get Free Laptops By Allan Jamail Channelview, TX. – May 14, 2026 ~ One hundred Channelview high school students got a boost to their future careers by being gifted free laptops from AT&T and Compudopt. Register…

Mireles’ First Days as Galena Park Mayor are Busy

GALENA PARK — Newly installed Mayor Oscar Mireles says his first days in office have revealed a city government in urgent need of review, but he says his administration will focus on stabilizing operations, improving public safety and opening City Hall to more public input. Mireles defeated longtime Mayor Esmeralda Moya in the May 2 election and took office after a tense transition that drew regional media attention and questions about records, staffing and the condition of city operations....

Mireles’ First Days as Galena Park Mayor are Busy GALENA PARK — Newly installed Mayor Oscar Mireles says his first days in office have revealed a city government in urgent need of review, but he says his administration will focus on stabilizing op…

EPA Orders Long-delayed Cleanup of San Jacinto River Waste Pits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a sweeping enforcement order requiring the cleanup of the longcontaminated San Jacinto River Waste Pits, formally moving the Superfund site into the remedial action phase after years of delay. The decision compels the companies responsible to begin removing toxic waste from the river environment and surrounding areas, a step advocates and local officials say is overdue....

EPA Orders Long-delayed Cleanup of San Jacinto River Waste Pits The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a sweeping enforcement order requiring the cleanup of the longcontaminated San Jacinto River Waste Pits, formally moving the Superfund site into …

What’s happening at city hall in Galena Park?

By David Taylor / Managing Editor Less than 48 hours after Esmeralda Moya was ousted as mayor of Galena Park, residents have reported out of the ordinary incidents occurring at city hall. Sunday night, a witness watched as Jorge Flores-Pere entered city hall in the middle of the night to presumably pack up his belongings and remove them from his office....

What’s happening at city hall in Galena Park? By David Taylor / Managing Editor Less than 48 hours after Esmeralda Moya was ousted as mayor of Galena Park, residents have reported out of the ordinary incidents occurring at city hall. Sunday ni…

BREAKING NEWS: Moya ousted as Galena Park mayor

By David Taylor / Managing Editor Shouts and screams of "We won! We won!" could be heard up and down Clinton Drive late Saturday night as two time challenger Oscar Mireles upset incumbent Mayor Esmeralda Moya in the mayor's race by a large margin, 837 to 700. After years of alleged secrecy, ignoring open record requests, and shortened city council meetings with little accountability, Moya lost the early vote 649 to 572, lost the Election Day votes in Precinct 081 by 62-54, and lost by double digits 106-57 in Precinct 208 on Election Day....

BREAKING NEWS: Moya ousted as Galena Park mayor By David Taylor / Managing Editor Shouts and screams of “We won! We won!” could be heard up and down Clinton Drive late Saturday night as two time challenger Oscar Mireles upset incumbe…

OUTAGE: CAER line temporarily offline this weekend

By David Taylor / Managing Editor EAST HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Community members who rely on the Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) system should be aware of a planned outage that will temporarily take the CAER line and posts offline from 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026, through 3 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 2026. The planned maintenance is being conducted by the Health and Safety Council, which oversees the CAER software, to improve system reliability....

OUTAGE: CAER line temporarily offline this weekend By David Taylor / Managing Editor EAST HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Community members who rely on the Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) system should be aware of a planned outage that will te…

‘Fly day’ at Hamblen Elementary as butterflies released into the sky

By David Taylor / Managing Editor Monday was fly day for dozens of monarch butterflies who had been raised in captivity by several first-grade classes at B. H. Hamblen Elementary school in Channelview. Nurturing the eggs laid by migrating female butterflies and donated to the classes by Briscoe Cain, Sr., today was release day for the colorfully winged insects. “The kids got to experience the whole process of the chrysalis and then get to see our butterfly females,” said a proud Vanessa Lopez, first-grade teacher at Hamblen....

‘Fly day’ at Hamblen Elementary as butterflies released into the sky By David Taylor / Managing Editor Monday was fly day for dozens of monarch butterflies who had been raised in captivity by several first-grade classes at B. H. Hamblen Elementary school in Channelv…

NS Rotary’s 51st crawfish boil and catfish fry reels in big sales, steady crowds

By David Taylor / Managing editor CLOVERLEAF — The smell of seasoned crawfish and hot oil drifted across the North Shore Rotary Pavilion last Saturday as volunteers in aprons moved in practiced rhythms: trays out, tickets torn, raffle stubs collected, silent-auction sheets checked and rechecked. For the public, it’s a single-day tradition — a plate of catfish or crawfish, a chance at a raffle prize and a few hours visiting with neighbors....

NS Rotary’s 51st crawfish boil and catfish fry reels in big sales, steady crowds By David Taylor / Managing editor CLOVERLEAF — The smell of seasoned crawfish and hot oil drifted across the North Shore Rotary Pavilion last Saturday as volunteers in aprons moved in practiced rhy…

FDA warns risks of using TRUE METRIX blood glucose monitoring system

April 28, 2026 BULLETIN The FDA identified the February 2026 recall for TRUE METRIX Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers and health care providers of risks involved with the use of TRUE METRIX Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems by Trividia Health. Trividia Health has issued a recall that affects all TRUE METRIX, TRUE METRIX AIR, and TRUE METRIX GO Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Systems and TRUE METRIX PRO Professional Monitoring Blood Glucose System, including cobranded products sold under store or distribution partner names (collectively referred to as TRUE METRIX in this communication)....

FDA warns risks of using TRUE METRIX blood glucose monitoring system April 28, 2026 BULLETIN The FDA identified the February 2026 recall for TRUE METRIX Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The U.S. Food and Drug Adm…

Abbott visits Crosby to promote Texas Jobs Council, tour IUOE training center

By David Taylor / Managing Editor CROSBY — Gov. Greg Abbott visited Crosby Thursday to spotlight the new Texas Jobs Council and tour the International Training & Education Center, the flagship facility of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) that trains operating and stationary engineers from across North America. “The training and skills learned by workers like those behind me are helping ensure Texas has the best workforce in the nation,” Abbott said....

Abbott visits Crosby to promote Texas Jobs Council, tour IUOE training center By David Taylor / Managing Editor CROSBY — Gov. Greg Abbott visited Crosby Thursday to spotlight the new Texas Jobs Council and tour the International Training & Education Center, the flagship …