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Texas Attorney General Reps Ask Austin County To Join Opioid Settlement [VIDEO]
Representatives from the Texas Attorney General's office attended and spoke at Monday's Commissioners Court Meeting. They asked for Austin County To consider joining with other counties and municipalities in the state as part of a...
Mark Chesnutt Out At Austin County Fair Due To Extended Recovery After Back Surgery
Mark Chesnutt will not be featured at the Austin County Fair this year. The singer had to cancel the remainder of his tours due to needing prolonged recovery after back surgery. ...
Austin County Area Remembers 9/11
Saturday marked the anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 and around Austin County that event was remembered...
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site To Be Featured On “Texas Country Reporter” Show
The 50th season of Texas Country Reporter will launch this Saturday, 9/11. The San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site will be featured in the season premiere along with the Town of San Felipe. ...
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Keaton Cattle Company in Sealy Seeks Communities Help After Theft [VIDEO]
A local business is asking the community for help after suffering a theft from their property last night. Keaton Cattle Company, located at 4267 Hwy 36 in Sealy, put out a plea for help to the area on their social media after having two of their...
Leman To Not Seek Re-Election
Texas House Rep. Ben Leman will not be seeking re-election...
Austin County EMS Lays To Rest One Of Their Own
The Austin County EMS shared the sad news of the passing of one of their own, Paramedic Michael Dodd...
Austin County Reaches Zero Active COVID Cases
Austin County has finally reached Zero active cases of COVID according to a social media post by County Judge, Tim Lapham. The news comes via the Texas Department of State Health Services...
Austin County Receives $45.8 million Grant by Texas GLO for Historic Disaster Mitigation Projects
Funds to improve wastewater and drainage infrastructure approved for Austin County, the Town of San Felipe and City of Wallis...
Election Results 2021
Election 2021 happened and here are the unofficial results that we have. Remember, the results are not official until the following meeting when the votes are canvassed...
Vehicle Title & Registration Waiver Ends April 14, 2021
Austin County residents must take care of overdue transactions...
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San Felipe De Austin Museum Building Fire [VIDEO]
One of the San Felipe De Austin Museum buildings caught fire and "burned to the ground" according to a a local resident who posted the event to his Facebook Page...
Austin County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Assistance In Animal Cruelty Case
The Austin County Sheriff's Department put out the following press release relating to the animal cruelty of a horse in Austin County...
Austin County Fair Association Honors Directors for Length of Service at February Board Meeting
The Austin County Fair Association honored their Directors for length of service at the February Board Meeting for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 years of service...
Sealy Mayor Issues State of Disaster for Sealy, TX
The Sealy Mayor, Carolyn Bilski, issued a state of disaster order for the City of Sealy yesterday and posted the notice to the city's Facebook Page...
Medical Clinics Of Sealy Rolls Out Latest Covid Treatment: Monoclonal Antibody Treatment [VIDEO]
The Medical Clinics of Sealy has a new weapon in the fight against COVID-19; Monoclonal Antibody Treatment...
State Representative Ben Leman Files Legislation to Keep Austin County Sherriff Appointee on Emergency Communication District
State Representative Ben Leman filed House Bill 1228, which will allow Austin County to keep a peace officer on the board of managers for the Austin County Emergency Communications District...
Commissioners Court Approves Purchase of Two COVID-19 Testing Machines For Bellville Medical [VIDEO]
The Austin County Commissioners Court authorized the purchase of a Cepheid GeneXpert machine for the Bellville General Medical Center as well as a smaller version for their ER in Sealy...
Austin County Crime Stoppers Looking for Suspect After New Ulm Burglary
The Austin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary that took place in New Ulm, TX on November 28 at 2am when a male subject cut a locked gate, entering property in New Ulm off of FM 109...
2020 Election Results for Austin County Elections
Here are the election results for Austin County for the 2020 Election. ...
Suspicious Package Chained To Austin County JP4 Office Causes Bomb Scare
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...