Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 7 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

The 2019 Austin County Fair kicked off officially with the opening day parade. A great turnout of people lined the streets to see the floats and bands. If you weren’t able to make it, don’t worry. We’ve got the entire parade for you!

PG&E Corp., California’s largest utility, began shutting off power Wednesday to an unprecedented 3 million people in Northern California in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires.

Kaley Kaspar scored two goals to help lead the Blinn College women’s soccer team (5-7, 3-6) to a 3-0 shutout over Jacksonville College on Sunday afternoon at Rankin Field.

The No. 16 Blinn College volleyball team (25-3, 1-2) fell to Panola College in the Kruse Center on Saturday afternoon, 3-0 (21-25, 21-25, 25-27).

No. 9 Blinn College football (4-2, 2-2) fell to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, 42-12, on the road Saturday night.  

Blinn College women’s soccer (4-7, 2-6) fell behind early against No. 2 Tyler Junior College and couldn’t recover in a 9-0 loss on Friday night at Rankin Field.

Although the No. 18 Blinn College men’s soccer team (7-3, 6-2) outshot No. 4 Tyler Junior College, 7-6, on Friday night at Rankin Field, the Apaches completed a late rally to defeat the Buccaneers 3-2.

Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 5 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

Brace yourself, because the average cost of employer-provided health coverage passed $20,000 for a family plan this year, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The protests that have consumed Hong Kong for more than three months started because of a proposed bill that would’ve made it easier for mainland China to extradite citizens from the semi-autonomous city, raising fears that Beijing’s central government would target political dissidents. Reason Magazine took time to produce a video that summarizes how the protests started, and why they continue to today.

Appalachian shale drillers are getting squeezed by low prices, and a supply glut may mean that there is little prospect of a pricing rebound anytime soon.

A new study released on Wednesday shows that abortion rates have fallen to their lowest level since the procedure was legalized in 1973.

The burn ban will continue despite rains that parts of the county have received. Commissioner Reichardt was in favor of lifting the ban for a 3 week interim and then revisit whether to put it back in place or not but, the other commissioners were not in favor of that.  The video of the discussion and vote can be seen in the article.

The 2019- 20 Austin County Tax rate was finalized at Commissioners Court at Mondays meeting.

Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 4 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

Walmart opened its first 10,000 square-foot “Walmart Health” center that features an array of primary medical services, dental care, and behavioral health services as part of a new model expected to eventually be replicated in other markets.

Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in several counties, including Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange and San Jacinto after the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Southeast Texas.  The floods prompted hundreds of water rescues and road closures as the powerful storm system drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago.

The unemployment rate is just 3.7 percent. Does that mean that 96 percent of Americans are going to work this morning? Not even close. BLS data are fallible measures that diagnose only part of our nation’s job market health.

We celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 but, let’s reflect on the significance of jury rights and the role they play in the defense of liberty.