Austin County News

The 31st Annual Gulf Coast Winegrowers Watson Field Day offered a full day of presentations, wine tastings, and networking opportunities for grape growers and winemakers from across the state...

A terminally ill 10-year-old boy's dream of becoming a police officer comes true when he is sworn in as an honorary deputy with the Austin County Sheriff's Office...

The Austin County Fair Board of Directors recognizes and celebrates the service of its long-standing members and makes charitable donations to the American Cancer Society...

Tesla has signed a lease on a 1 million-square-foot industrial facility in Brookshire, Texas, expanding the company's presence in the state and potentially using it for battery production or storage...

Take a trip down memory lane as the city of Columbus, Texas unveils the contents of a 50-year-old time capsule, buried by students in 1973, during the COLUMBUS 200 Bicentennial Celebration...

MidCoast Health System (MCHS) has announced a new partnership with the Bellville Hospital District, which will see the addition of MidCoast Medical Center-Bellville (previously known as Bellville Medical Center) and Tri County ER to their expanding...

The Austin County Fair Association was well-represented at the Texas Association of Fairs & Events Convention and took home several awards for excellence in marketing and communications. The fair, which promotes the agricultural lifestyle and...

Austin County businesses gathered at Emery's Buffalo Creek Winery Weddings & Event Venue for a networking event organized by the Greater Sealy Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Bellville Chamber of Commerce, featuring delicious party...

Residents of Austin County are being warned about a scam involving phone calls purporting to be from the Austin County Sheriff's Office. According to reports, an individual or group of individuals have been calling residents and claiming to be...

Experts provide tips on how to protect plants, pipes and pets...

The Austin County Commissioners Court rescinded the burn ban at yesterdays meeting...

It's election day here in Austin County and you can now go to any location to cast your vote since Austin County now has Vote Centers.  Vote Centers, also known as the Countywide Polling Place Program, enables any registered voter in the county to...

The citizens of Wallis heard more about the housing facility for unaccompanied children that is being put in place on Hwy 60 in Wallis, TX. The facility is due to open the second week in November according to Wallis Police Chief David Moseley. The...

The Waller County Sheriff's Office posted on their social media about a drug deal between juveniles and umpires at a local baseball park. ...

The Austin County Commissioners Court took the first steps this morning to transfer ownership of the old county jail in Sealy, located at 240 Main Street, to the Sealy Area Historical Society.  The historical society plans to renovate the building...

The Austin County Commissioners Court instituted a burn ban on the county due to increasingly dry conditions...

Austin County officially started the countdown to the opening of three new EMS stations for the county.  Groundbreaking ceremonies were held at the Wallis location, Bellville location and Industry location. ...

Sealy Police Department working with taskforce officers made a traffic stop at 2949 interstate 10 frontage road. The traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Ricardo Alfredo Galindo (24) from Houston. During the course of the traffic stop, Galindo was...

A beautiful canvas mural of Austin County now hangs in the newly constructed Austin County Justice Center thanks to the hard work and dedication of many volunteers who gave of their time to bring this masterpiece to life!  This Artwork is a 7 ft x 7...

The Friends of the Sealy American Legion made another round of donations to local community organizations.  This time the recipients were:  Sealy Tiger Sports Network, Sealy Chamber of Commerce Diamond Sponsorship for the Golf Tournament, Wallis...

The County has suspended the burn ban for right now.  The official lift of the burn ban legally has to happen at commissioners court.  County Judge Tim Lapham released a "Stay of Order Restricting Outdoor Burning" today...