Bellville News

The Bellville, Texas City Council met on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm at the Bellville City Hall Council Chambers to discuss the business of the city. The following video is of that meeting...

A shooting in Bellville lands two in the Austin County Jail. Two individuals were involved in a verbal disturbance with a third when shots were fired with no one being injured...

Bellville ISD announced Ms. Holly Cox as their Director of Transportation, serving the students and staff getting to and from school, activities, and excursions safely...

Bellville ISD announced that Mrs. Kandis Krueger has been selected to serve as the Director of Inclusive Learning leading and serving the students and staff through their special programs...

BISD announced Ms. Tiffany Nipp is their newest team member, joining the O’Bryant Primary as it's Principal! Ms. Nipp comes with 15 years of experience as an elementary instructor and leader. Welcome Ms. Nipp to Austin County and the Bellville Brahma...

Austin County has issued a "Declaration of Disaster" banning certain types of fireworks.  This is due to the dry conditions that have resulted from long term drought that is affecting Texas.  The ban goes into effect at 5pm today.  The ban includes...

Corporal Rosales and Officer Solis were recently recognized in their volunteer efforts in assisting in the tragic shooting in Uvalde. Chief Smalley received a statewide e-mail request from the Texas Police Chiefs' Association, shortly after the...

The Bellville Police Department hosted a blood drive and had an excellent turnout. The blood drive was held at the Bellville Volunteer Fire Department and lasted from 1:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. . Everyone who participated and gave blood received a...

The Bellville ISD Safety Committee brought local leaders, teachers and Law Enforcement together to discuss the safety of the students.  The district released the following document "Efforts to Keep Students and Staff Safe in Bellville ISD" written by...

Bellville, TX celebrated its inaugural "Juneteenth: Parade & Celebration".  The event was kicked off with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in front of the Austin County Courthouse for the Austin County Juneteenth Association courtesy of the Bellville...

The Bellville Lions Club had its annual Grant Social. During this Lions year, the Lions gave out almost $100,000 to local organizations and other charities...

Bellville Police Chief, Jason Smalley held an inservice for the Bellville Medical Center on instruction concerning the prevention, reaction, and training related to an active shooter situation.  The Bellville Medical Center is Austin County's only...

The Bellville Police Department gave a heads up to the community to be on the lookout for the city's newest residents...

Filming for the new Medieval Horror movie "Devils Knight" has begun at Newman's Castle in Bellville, TX.  Newman's Castle was one of two filming locations selected for the film according to the film's Indiegogo Page. Filming will be conducted from...

The Bellville Police Department reported an incident that took place yesterday in the Briarwood Subdivision in Bellville, TX which resulted in a female victim being airlifted to Memorial Hermann from injuries sustained...

The Bellville City Council met on Friday to canvass the votes from the election for city council. Two winners were declared but, one of the races saw a dispute relating to the mail-in-ballots that were sent out for early voting...

The Austin County Republican Party hosted their final candidate forum for Texas State Representative. This candidate forum featured the run-off candidates current Texas House Rep. Phil Stephenson and challenger Stan Kitzman...

The candidates for Bellville City Council as well as Bellville ISD School Board were in attendance for a candidate forum held at the Faith Academy Gym at 6pm. Questions were fielded from the audience and candidates were given a chance to answer. This...

The Austin County Sheriff's Office released more information concerning the homicide that was reported on Wednesday March 23, 2022...

The Austin County Sheriff's Department is investigating what appears to be a possible homicide that happened yesterday at around 3:30 pm in Bellville, TX...

The Bellville Police Department reported on their social media page that at approximately 7:00 AM this morning, a 9 year old boy was standing near the train tracks in Bellville and was struck by a train. The juvenile sustained minor injuries and was...