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3 Texas teens charged after high school student brutally beaten at party
Read full article: 3 Texas teens charged after high school student brutally beaten at partyThree teenagers have been charged after a 16-year-old boy was severely beaten at a social gathering in Lake Jackson last week, according to police and media reports.
Video: Mom tackles man accused of peeking in daughter’s bedroom in Houston area
Read full article: Video: Mom tackles man accused of peeking in daughter’s bedroom in Houston areaThe man, later identified as 19-year-old Zane Hawkins, was spotted nearby when officers arrived, Lake Jackson police told KPRC. “First instinct was just to make sure he didn’t go any further,” Pena told KPRC. Hawkins was booked on Feb. 1 and charged with resisting arrest, evading arrest and possession, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. (Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office)His bond was set at $15,000, records show. Roy Welch told KPRC that more charges could be filed pending the investigation.
Boil-water notice lifted from Texas city where microbe found
Read full article: Boil-water notice lifted from Texas city where microbe foundLAKE JACKSON, Texas – A boil-water notice was lifted Tuesday from the drinking-water system of a Houston-area city where water tainted with a deadly, microscopic parasite was blamed for the death of a 6-year-old boy. In a statement, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said Lake Jackson officials lifted the notice Tuesday after disinfectant levels in the drinking water were documented to be above the state requirements. The boil-water notice was issued late last month after several days of flushing of the Brazosport Water Authority's water delivery system. It lifted that warning the next day for all communities but Lake Jackson, where the authority’s water treatment plant is situated. The ban was lifted in Lake Jackson on Sept. 27 but replaced with the boil-water notice.
SAWS: San Antonio water ‘constantly tested,’ safe to drink
Read full article: SAWS: San Antonio water ‘constantly tested,’ safe to drinkTEXAS – As Texas officials work to clean Lake Jackson’s water system after it was contaminated by a deadly brain-eating amoeba, San Antonio Water System Officials assured customers that San Antonio’s water is safe to drink. “Rest assured, SAWS water is safe to use and drink," said Anne Hayden, SAWS Communications Manager. Hayden said 7,000 water tests are performed each year on San Antonio’s water. Crews will also thoroughly inspect the water system to see if unfiltered water is making its way into the water system. The latest information on San Antonio’s water quality can be found here.
Officials detail response plan after deadly amoeba found in Texas water supply
Read full article: Officials detail response plan after deadly amoeba found in Texas water supplyTEXAS – Texas Gov. Abbott, with other state and local officials, spoke from Lake Jackson, where the naegleria fowleri microbe was found. Officials have determined the amoeba was only found in Lake Jackson water, but the process to fix it will take 60 days. Officials will increase the amount of chlorine in the water system to kill all remnants of the virus. Crews will also thoroughly inspect the water system to see if unfiltered water is making its way into the water system.
Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
Read full article: Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 daysMundo said Lake Jackson residents are still urged to boil their tap water before using it. The city's water utility is trying to purge its system of any “old water” so the system can be disinfected and replaced with fresh water. The advisory was finally lifted for Lake Jackson, but the TCEQ has advised its more than 27,000 residents to boil any tap water before using. It usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose. In very rare instances, naegleria infections may also occur when contaminated water from other sources (such as inadequately chlorinated swimming pool water or heated and contaminated tap water) enters the nose.
Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration for Brazoria County after deadly amoeba found in water supply
Read full article: Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration for Brazoria County after deadly amoeba found in water supplyLAKE JACKSON, Texas. – A disaster declaration was issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday for Brazoria County after Naeglera Fowleri, a deadly amoeba, was found in the city of Lake Jackson’s water supply, according to the governor’s office. “The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support the communities whose water systems have been impacted by this amoeba,” said Governor Abbott. RELATED: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for final Texas city
Deadly microbe water warning lifted for final Texas city
Read full article: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for final Texas cityLAKE JACKSON, Texas – Environmental officials in Texas have lifted a warning for a final Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe, but with a warning that the water should be boiled before being consumed. Earlier this month, 6-year-old Josh McIntyre died after contracting the microbe, naegleria fowleri. TCEQ said it is working with city officials to flush and disinfect the water system. According to the CDC website, the first deaths from naegleria fowleri found in tap water from treated U.S. public drinking water systems occurred in southern Louisiana in 2011 and 2013. The microbe also was found in 2003 in an untreated geothermal well-supplied drinking water system in Arizona, as well as in disinfected public drinking water supplies in Australia in the 1970s and ’80s and in 2008 in Pakistan.
Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas city
Read full article: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas cityLAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas officials on Saturday lifted a warning for all but one Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe. The authority initially warned eight communities not to use tap water for any reason except to flush toilets, but on Saturday it lifted that warning for all communities but Lake Jackson. The advisory will remain in place until the authority's water system has been thoroughly flushed and tests on water samples show the system's water is again safe to use. The authority said in a statement that it was unclear how long it would be before the tap water was again safe. The contamination of U.S. treated public water systems by the microbe is rare but not unheard of.
Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas city
Read full article: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas cityLAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas officials on Saturday lifted a warning for all but one Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe. The authority initially warned eight communities not to use tap water for any reason except to flush toilets, but on Saturday it lifted that warning for all communities but Lake Jackson. The advisory will remain in place until the authority's water system has been thoroughly flushed and tests on water samples show the system's water is again safe to use. The authority said in a statement that it was unclear how long it would be before the tap water was again safe. The contamination of U.S. treated public water systems by the microbe is rare but not unheard of.