This morning a suspicious package was found chained to the Justice of the Peace Pct 4 door in Wallis, TX on Birch St. Fearing an incendiary device the HPD Bomb Squad was contacted. The Austin County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the matter.

Those who have been following the record surge in US public debt (excluding the roughly $100 trillion in off-balance sheet obligations), which exploded by $3 trillion in the three months following the covid shutdowns and which just hit an all time high $27.1 trillion this week, will be all too aware that the US budget deficit this year – and every year after – will be staggering.

This week, the IMF presented its 2020 World Economic Outlook providing an overview of the global economy and the challenges ahead. The most inconvenient fact in the Report is one Americans don’t want to hear; China has now displaced the U.S. to become the largest economy in the world.

Austin County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a local man Tuesday afternoon after a two day manhunt in Austin and Colorado Counties.

Civil rights groups and voting advocates had argued the restriction would disproportionately impact low-income voters, voters with disabilities, older voters and voters of color in Democratic counties.

International cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program is taking a step forward today with the signing of the Artemis Accords between NASA and several partner countries.

There are three candidates running for the position of Constable for precinct 3 here in Austin County:  Tobey Baggerly, Ronnie Griffin, and Robert Campbell.  You can view their interviews in our candidate forum in this article.

Judge Lapham announced in todays Commissioners Court meeting that Austin County’s COVID-19 numbers have fallen to a level that the governor’s mask mandate will no longer apply.  The exemption happens when the county COVID-19 numbers fall below 20 or less new cases in the last 14 days.

Rocket League defeats Southern Mississippi University, Super Smash Bros. team wins season opener

The Sealy Mayoral Candidate forum was streamed on Sunday at 7pm. You can watch the video in this article.

The Blinn College women’s soccer program recently received a Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches as recognition of exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2019-20 academic year.

Blinn College’s Valorant esports team opened its season Wednesday night with 2-0 win over Wayland Baptist University.

The Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1 million to help agricultural producers in rural Texas increase production of value-added goods.

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

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order to open bars and similar establishments at up to 50% capacity in conjunction with county officials.

Students in the Blinn College Vocational Nursing Program’s online-blended format faced unique challenges when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all face-to-face classes last March.

The Blinn College esports team remained unbeaten in Overwatch competition this season with a 3-0 win over Coker University on Monday.

Richard Reese was presented with the “Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the week” Award on Wednesday by Ryan Ford’s Ryan Kirkpatrick.   Reese ran for 345 yards on 24 carries in a 54-41 win over Cameron Yoe.

Lower income coupled with higher spending in a time when the vast majority of Americans were looking forward to more stimulus meant that US consumers rapidly burned through savings. At the same time, the personal savings rate collapsed by 17.7%. This means that a whopping 60% of the personal savings built up in the aftermath of the COVID fiscal stimulus tide have now been used up. So, unless a new fiscal deal is in place, US consumption will crater unless somehow the millions of unemployed workers who still desperately rely on government stimulus find a job.

The Blinn College esports team kicked off its inaugural season Monday, winning an Overwatch match with Brewton-Parker College of Georgia.