When the storm arrives, Matagorda County is becoming a likely candidate for Beryl’s arrival.

Suzanne Smith remembers when East Commerce street was hustling and bustling with Black-owned businesses decades ago.

The Biden administration has announced plans for a second Summit for Democracy next year, this time to be co-hosted by the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia.

A search is underway for an 82-year-old man last seen in Bay City on Sunday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

BAY CITY, Texas – 4/19/20 Update:Three new positive cases of COVID-19 are reported in Matagorda County, according to the Matagorda County Emergency Operations Center. In Matagorda County, there are 54 COVID-19 cases total as of yet and three deaths, MCEOC said. To learn more about the COVID-19 cases in Matagorda County, visit its website by clicking here. The patient was a man in his 90s from Matagorda County. He died Sunday at Matagorda Regional Medical Center with symptoms consistent with COVID-19, officials said.