🌱 How Dickinson’s eight-liner ban fits into a wider county crackdown
Dickinson, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Dickinson! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dickinson’s eight-liner ban fits into a wider county crackdown
- Which WCWS star once roamed the outfield at Dickinson High School?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 76.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nine charged after game-room raids in La Marque, Alvin (galvnews.com) — Law enforcement raids on suspected illegal game rooms in La Marque and Alvin come as Dickinson and Kemah city councils have already banned eight-liner machines within their city limits after a recent appellate court ruling. The crackdown highlights how game rooms once generated major revenue but also drew complaints about crime, leaving Dickinson residents watching how enforcement and state guidance will shape what happens next. 
• WCWS championship: Where Texas, Texas Tech stars played in high school (usatodayhss.com) — A standout Texas Longhorns outfielder, Kayden Henry, is highlighted as a Dickinson High School alum, putting Dickinson directly on the map in this year’s Women’s College World Series championship. The piece lists where every Texas and Texas Tech softball player went to high school, emphasizing how many stars came from Texas programs, including Dickinson.
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💬 Chatter
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- Please help return our cat home.
If anyone has brought in a big wonderful squishy black-and-white cat with no front claws within the last month and a half, we are willing to do… (Nextdoor Dickinson) - Is this your dog?
He was running around , by the first stop sign off of 646 and cross colony Seems well taken care of. He would not come to me or the other lady… (Nextdoor Bay Colony Meadows West)
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I-1 in Dickinson. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Dickinson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dickinson here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- 7042 Salt Dome Dr, League City, TX 77546 (zillow.com)
- League City case leads to arrests in $260K retail theft spree (galvnews.com)
- Town Lane, Arcole Partners Acquire 186-Unit Grand Living at Tuscan Lakes in League City (cremarketbeat.com)
Santa Fe
- Road 590106 390 Lucia Way, Cleveland, TX 77327 (realtor.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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