Austin County News

A 19 year old Austin County Teen was shot in his mother’s home early January 1, 2015.  The Victim’s name was Austin Burger.  He resided with his mother at 16335 Evelyn Ln. Cat Spring.  At the time of the shooting Tiffany and Garen Goebel were present...

On Thursday January 1, 2014 Austin County Commissioner’s Court convened at the Austin County Courthouse to swear in the new Austin County Officials.  First to be sworn in was Austin County Judge Tim Lapham.  He was sworn in by retiring Austin County...

Governor Rick Perry ordered a special election to be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in Texas House of Representatives District No. 13, for the purpose of electing a representative to fill the vacancy in the seat previously held by The Honorable...

AUSTIN - Today at noon, Lois W. Kolkhorst took the oath to become officially sworn in as Senator for District 18. The ceremony took place in the Senate Chamber of the Texas Capitol in front of a packed gallery of over 400 supporters. The oath of...

Lois Kolkhorst will be representing Texas Senate District 18 when the Texas Legislature convenes.  In the overall race, Kolkorst won by a fair margin netting 21,833 out of the 39,200 total votes cast.  The next largest vote taker was Gary Gates with...

In the special election that will determine the new State Senate seat for District 18 the ballot will include Democrat Cindy Dratek, Republican Lois Kolkhorst, Republican Gary Gates, Republican Charles Gregory and Democrat Christian E. Hawkins. The...

The turkey and dressing are in the refrigerator and the crowds gather to begin the holiday season. At the Sealy Walmart shoppers rush to get the best deals of the season on Gray Thursday.  Some of the deals included laptops, TV's, tablets, smart...

Pictured Left to Right:  Sheriff Jack Brandes, Adrian L. Holmes, Benita Holmes, Ima Holmes and Charles Holmes   The Sheriff’s Association of Texas presented a $500.00 scholarship to Adrian L. Holmes, who is the son of Austin County Sheriff’s...

Austin County, nestled along the Brazos River, is so rich in the history that made Texas what it is today.  Many authors have tried to capture the history of this area.  Paul N. Spellman a Texas History Professor at Wharton Jr. College has done just...

Many Austin County drivers have been breathing a sigh of relief as the price of gas has been dropping at the pump giving their wallets a much needed break. This, however, is not a local phenomenon.  Nationwide, the price of gas has been falling.  Gas...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into Austin County Jail Friday, October 31, 2014 – Thursday, November 06, 2014.  This list is obtained from the Austin County Sheriff’s Department. Thaddeus Kelvin Kesee was arrested 10/31 by ACSO...

Austin County News Online would like to thank our viewers. On June 24, 2014 Austin County News Online went live with its first video report. Ranching Accident ends with Life Flight. Since that day Austin County News Online has grown from hundreds of...

Just before the holiday rush, scamsters are working overtime trying to get your money in a continuing phone scam.  The Internal Revenue Service reports sophisticated IRS impostors are calling people and demanding immediate payment.  In some cases...

As the polls closed Tuesday night 30.52% of the 18,562 registered voters in Austin County returned the following results: Governor: Greg Abbott, Republican Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick Rothfuss, Republican U.S. Senator: John Cornyn, Republican S...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into Austin County Jail Friday, October 24, 2014 - Thursday, October 30, 2014.  This list is obtained from the Austin County Sheriff’s Department. Cynthia Navarro was arrested 10/27 by Wallis PD for...

The Austin County Sheriff’s Office received three Ford Police Pursuit Vehicles on November 4, 2014 which will be placed on the street for patrol deputies to drive. These three new vehicles are 2015 year models, all wheel drive, complete with all...

PRESS RELEASE FROM AUSTIN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT On this day, October 31, 2014, Sheriff Brandes was contacted by Tommy Johnson and Rosemary Rodriguez with information concerning the location of Jose Haro.  They informed Sheriff Brandes that Jose...

Dear Citizens of Austin County, The Austin County Sheriff’s Office has received phone calls from citizens informing us of phone calls they have received informing them that a warrant of arrest has been issued for them and if they don’t pay money...

Monday October 27, 2014 was the deadline to submit someone's address for consideration for our Halloween Decorating Contest.  We then went out to look at the houses and determine our finalists.  What was our criteria? You had to be nominated by...

On 10/30/2014, at approx. 10:07 AM, a male person reported to the Austin County Court house in Bellville TX to attend a hearing concerning his probation status for a misdemeanor crime. When the male person was advised that a warrant for arrest was...

We put the names in a hat and pulled out this weeks winners!!! Aaron Hartt & Claudia Janecek These lucky people have won 2 tickets for the Pirate Adventure Weekend of the Texas Renaissance Festival for Sunday November 2, 2014. We’ve emailed them...