Galveston County
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Sep 25, 2026
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A DPS crash report cites Wyatt for failure to control speed and notes that she showed no signs of intoxication or a medical emergency.
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This comes just four months after she was arrested and charged with DWI in Galveston County, a case that is still pending.
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We've reached out to Wyatt and her attorney for comment
Michael BerryHOST
Somebody needs to take the car out of Carla.
Craig CohenHOST
From time to time, there are incidents involving other law enforcement where lines are crossed, and a couple examples here in Greater Houston gained notice this week.
Craig CohenHOST
On Monday, as Houston Public Media's Juliana Washburn reported, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office announced a deputy had been fired after a video shared on social media showed the officer tailgating another vehicle at a quote extremely close distance and impeding other drivers conduct which galveston county sheriff jimmy fullen called inappropriate unacceptable and inconsistent with the standards expected of his officers Then on Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle's Matt DeGroote reported on the city of Houston refusing to pay to replace a woman's car after Houston police officers shot it dozens of times while it was parked and while she was at work.
Craig CohenHOST
The shootout had nothing to do with her.
Craig CohenHOST
City attorneys argue the city's immune from liability.
Natalie ArsenaultPANELIST
Oh, so many mixed opinions here.
Natalie ArsenaultPANELIST
So, you know, a couple of things.
Natalie ArsenaultPANELIST
I think from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office perspective, I think it's great that they actually took action so quickly because I just saw the video online like a couple of days ago and now the officer is fired.
Natalie ArsenaultPANELIST
So that's great that, you know, they're not hesitating.
Craig CohenHOST
And this news comes from League City, where city council members this week took a first vote towards creating a citizen-led committee to oversee that city's use of the cameras.
Craig CohenHOST
Houston Public Media's Galveston County reporter, Juliana Washburn, joins us with the details.
Craig CohenHOST
Good morning.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
Good morning, Craig.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
Now, when the vote comes in November, what Mayor Nick Long tells me is that if voters say they don't want flock cameras, they'll dissolve the committee, it'll all be done.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
But if voters say, yes, we want flock cameras to stay in place, this committee will continue and go through its first year of operations.
Craig CohenHOST
Juliana Washburn covers Galveston County for Houston Public Media.
Craig CohenHOST
Juliana, thank you very much.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
Meanwhile, Tallarico is seeing his star rise, with his favorability rating at 50 percent in the latest poll, up from 46 percent in July.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Galveston County can't use a voting map in the November election that was redrawn after the March primaries, a move the court said implicated serious constitutional concerns.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The state Supreme Court, in an opinion, wrote on Friday that Galveston County failed to identify valid legal authority for implementing an extraordinary mid-election change in its precinct lines.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The decision comes as a federal judge still has to rule on pending claims that the county intentionally discriminated against minority voters when it dismantled Precinct 3, a majority-minority district of Black and Hispanic voters, as part of redistricting in 2021.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
Neither the Texas Constitution nor any statute authorizes the county to take the unusual and perhaps unprecedented step of choosing to conduct a general election using precinct lines that differ from those used in the corresponding primary election, absent an overriding state or federal law obligating it to do so, the opinion stated.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
Repeat.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Galveston County can't use a voting map in the November election that was redrawn after the March primaries, a move the court said implicated serious constitutional concerns.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The state Supreme Court, in an opinion obtained by the Houston Chronicle, wrote on Friday that Galveston County failed to identify valid legal authority for implementing an extraordinary mid-election change in its precinct line.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The GOP's screwing around with things again, in other words.
Beowulf RocklinHOST
The decision comes as a federal judge still has to rule on pending claims that the county intentionally discriminated against minority voters when it dismantled Precinct 3, a majority-minority district of black and Hispanic voters, as part of redistricting in 2021.
Shelby RoseHOST
He'll take part in what are called block walks in Humble, Atascosita, Baytown, Crosby, and Kingwood.
Shelby RoseHOST
A Galveston County Sheriff's deputy was fired after a video showed the officer driving aggressively.
Shelby RoseHOST
News 88 7's Juliana Washburn reports.
Shelby RoseHOST
A video
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
circulating on social media showed the sheriff's deputy in a marked vehicle tailgating another car and swerving through traffic lanes without lights or sirens on.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
The Galveston County Sheriff's Office says the type of behavior displayed in the video, quote, will not be tolerated.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
The name of the deputy has
Shelby RoseHOST
not been released.
Matt HarabHOST
Pasadena ISD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Matt HarabHOST
A Galveston County Sheriff's deputy was fired after a video showed the officer driving aggressively.
Matt HarabHOST
News 88 7's Juliana Washburn reports.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
A video circulating on social media showed the sheriff's deputy in a marked vehicle tailgating another car and swerving through traffic lanes without lights or sirens on.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
The Galveston County Sheriff's Office says the type of behavior displayed in the video quote will not be tolerated.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
The name of the deputy has not been released.
Matt HarabHOST
And three teenagers have been charged with sexually assaulting a child after alleged abuse was reported at a Houston area private school.
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A police report address links the case to the Briarwood School, which serves students with learning disabilities.
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A Galveston County Sheriff's deputy was fired after online video showed unsafe patrol car driving.
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Sheriff Jimmy Fullen said the marked vehicle tailgated another car and blocked traffic from passing.
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And Houston Restaurant Week says preliminary results may make 2026 its most successful fundraiser yet.
Jimmy WestGUEST
They have a plane.
Jimmy WestGUEST
They spray for them, you know, and Galveston County does, too.
Doug PikeHOST
Fort Bend County sprayed all of Sugar Land for about three weeks by plane because we had some diseased mosquitoes show up.
Doug PikeHOST
They don't care how many, but you find one with West Nile virus or whatever, and they spray the whole town ten
KeishaHOST
You did that? I wasn't drunk drunk, but shit I couldn't see back then either.
KeishaHOST
And I would be a little bit tipsy, like I could probably pass the sobriety test, but I always felt a little bit more safer if I could find an 18-wheeler truck to drive behind and get me right on down to Galveston County.
KeishaHOST
Something big and bright you could follow.
KeishaHOST
Yes.
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