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HOUSTON (FOX 26) – This week’s panel: Jacquie Baly – UH Downtown Political Science Professor, Mike Collier- former Democratic Lt. Governor candidate, Ben Streusand – conservative commentator, “Three Amigos”, KSEV Radio, Laura Moser – former Democratic congressional candidate, Ben Ferguson – Radio host and conservative commentator, Antonio Diaz- writer, educator and radio host,  talk about Trump’s ongoing war with Democrats. WASHINGTON (AP) –  May 23, 2019 She’s calling for an “intervention” to save the nation…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – In the late 1800s, as the ports of Galveston and Houston began to grow, a railway company was making its way to a watering stop before heading to port. This city was a water stop for a train line called the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line. It was shortened to MKT and some people think the KT is how this city got its name. “The guys that worked the train kind of slurred…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – A Katy institution for generations reopened this month for the first time since Hurricane Harvey. Midway Meat Market in Katy has a new look but the same service customers have known for decades. Hermann Meyer has waited almost two years to greet his longtime customers again – waiting for Midway Meat Market to finally reopen. Even if Meyer doesn’t remember every customer’s name, you can bet he knows faces. Meyer has…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – Betty Edmundson has been with the VFW museum since its inception in the mid-1990s, and she may be the perfect guide for this unique repository of America’s military history. It covers all branches of the military and just about every military conflict from the American Revolution up to now. “We’ve got some information with maps and pictures and artifacts on the American Revolution, then going into the War with Mexico,…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – Located just miles from Houston, around 14,000 people call the City of Katy home. The city is located in Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County. The borders of all three counties intersect in Katy’s Thomas Park. What was once just wide-open prairie has under gone more than a century of growth to become the city it is today. Here’s a brief timeline of the city’s early history, according to the…

PASADENA, Texas — Hurricane Harvey seems like a long time ago, but some people are still dealing with its effects almost two years later. One family whose home was almost destroyed received a happy ending to its 17-month nightmare. “Muchas gracias, estoy muy emocional,” said Irene Salazar who owns the Pasadena home that flooded. “No tengo palabras.” It took eight weeks for military veteran-run volunteer organization Team Rubicon to rebuild the house. “From right here,”…