Brazoria News

Incumbent Milan Miller faces two challengers in the Republican race for Precinct 1, Place 2 justice of the peace - Brazoria real estate developer Jon Quick and Oyster Creek contractor Justin Mills.

Like children lining up for gym, educators might be spending some time in line this spring when each district begins the process of putting its teachers' fingerprints into a statewide database.

Brazosport College professor and entrepreneur Horace Lynn Buchanan takes on retired concrete contractor and former two-term commissioner Larry Stanley in next month's Republican race for Precinct 4 County Commissioner.

Across Brazoria County, the United States of America and the world, groups big and young and individuals - from small children to powerful politicians - are racing to do their part for the unprecedented human-aid crisis in Haiti.

After more than a month's delay, Harris County commissioners have finally voted to join neighboring coastal counties in long-range planning to defend against storm surges generated by tropical storms.

Aside from the regular wiggles, Wild Peach Elementary School students have stopped jumping around the classroom.

In other action, the court: Renewed contracts: With Dickens County to take as many as 400 of Harris County's inmates for $3.3 million and with Galveston County to take as many as 144 inmates for $1.2 million.

G.W. Durant, an Alvin resident, stated in 1887 that Brazoria County residents who opposed the movement to form a new county were simply misinformed.

A convenience store clerk suffered several cuts to her cheeks after a man kicked her in the face during a robbery Monday afternoon, police said.

Free H1N1 vaccinations are being offered to everyone in Fort Bend and Brazoria County, officials announced Thursday.

Within seconds, smoke begins to blanket the room and cloud visibility. The safest way to get out of the home is to stay low while trying to find an exit.

Ricky Jones knew he had to do something to assist Haitians after visiting the impoverished Caribbean nation more than six years ago.

Music filled the room as Brazoria County residents sang, clapped and listened to music from several different people and community organizations leading up to the presentation of the Martin Luther King Jr.

A woman returning home from a card game with relatives died early Saturday morning when her mobile home was destroyed by fire.

They say you are never too old to learn, and I guess you aren't. This next nice reader just told me something I had never heard of before about an ingredient to put on macaroni and cheese that I would not have thought of on my own in a hundred years or more.

As Adrian Revolair stood inside the incomplete Lake Jackson municipal court addition, it was clear he had prepared for a cold and windy day.

Golfers who braved the winter weather to play a round at the Freeport Municipal Golf Course this year have seen a small increase in fees, but the additional charges of $1 for 18 holes and $1 for cart rental hasn't dissuaded anybody from playing.

Investigators suspect a homemade pipe bomb damaged a bank's drive-through teller window early Monday, but told a bank official the explosion was in line with horseplay.

There are cold weather concerns in the Houston area as the forecast calls for even more frigid temperatures later in the week.

New WIC office offers increased options for clients West of the Brazos moms and young families in need of assistance now have improved access to healthy food and nutritional information.