Wallis, Industry, New Ulm, San Felipe News

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...

Construction on a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station in Wallis, Texas has begun with the pouring of the slab. The new station, set to be completed in 12 months, will provide a comfortable home for the dedicated EMS crews who serve the area...

The Wallis Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Christmas Parade last night.  This years theme was "The Joy of Christmas".  Residents gathered along Hwy 36 to watch the festivities.  The following video is of the parade...

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...

Wallis Texas is mourning the loss of their mayor, Dennis Louis Diggs, who passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022.  Mayor Diggs had continued to serve in the position of Mayor until recently when health issues forced him to pull back from his duties...

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...

The Wallis EDC approved an economic grant in the amount of $35,000 for reimbursements for renovations of one of the historical buildings in Downtown Wallis.  The building under renovation/restoration is located at 6503 Commerce St., but, locally it...

Congratulations to Kady Schneider on her Grand Champion Senior Showmanship win at the Big Creek 4H Show in Needville.  Kady has been working hard all summer and making major progress with her market lamb project!  She now looks forward to getting...

The Brazos FFA Officers and Advisors worked hard as they took part in a Texas A&M ChallengeWorks Program. The program provides a sequence of games and low and high challenges designed to plant seeds of awareness about team effectiveness...

The Wallis Economic Development Corporation met on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 to discuss the economic business of the city. The following video is of that meeting...

Members of the Brazos High School debate team begin preparation for debate summer camp...

The Wallis EDC met on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 6:30 pm to discuss the business of the city. The following video is of that meeting...

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...

The Wallis EDC met on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 6:30 at the Wallis City Hall to discuss the business of the city. The following video is of that meeting...

A routine traffic stop on December 4, 2021 in Wallis, TX resulted in a drug arrest and impoundment of Marijuana, Methamphetamines, Hydrocodone and Xanax as well as a stolen handgun...

The San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site (SHS), operated by the Texas Historical Commission, will open a new outdoor exhibit the weekend of November 13th and 14th...

The San Felipe De Austin State Historic site is preparing to open their newest outdoor exhibit:  Villa de Austin.  The exhibit will present stories from San Felipe de Austin's business district and will open on the weekend of November 13th and 14th...

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. ...

A total of 666 new laws will take effect Sept. 1. Here are 9 that could effect us here at home...

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...