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There were no reports of air quality concerns in the area, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - TxDOT reported a road washed out by flood waters in Polk County Saturday. According to a post from TxDOT Lufkin, FM 350 North between South Road and Meadows Creek in ...
The Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures of more than five days without its approval.
The effort is underway due to a wildfire that is spreading closer to the Polk and Tyler county lines. So far the fire has burned 50 acres of land.
The Houston First Corporation wants to sever a two-block section of the artery connecting the East End to downtown. According ...
The map is designed to help residents and tourist evacuees find shelter during an impending storm. Polk County has 47 hurricane shelters, including three for people with special needs.
A majority of the road work on Polk County's $55.6 million widening of West Pipkin Road could be completed by the end of March, though "the contract for the project is until May 2025," Polk County ...
Deputies arrested a man who they say pointed a gun at two men and threatened them during a road rage incident in Polk County on Friday.
See the latest charts and maps of virus hospitalizations, cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Polk County, Texas.
Polk County Emergency Management issued a shelter-in-place for Tuesday night for people living in the Crystal Lakes subdivision. Officials will evaluate the road's safety Wednesday morning.
In Fort Bend County, where Sugar Land is, your life expectancy is almost a decade longer than in Polk County. Money doesn't come easy to Polk County, Texas.