Clute News

As a group of men, women and children dressed casually Thursday in jeans and jackets solemnly walked from one home to the next, singing Christmas carols by candlelight, passers-by in cars paused and watched the procession, wondering what was happening.

They're pissing on the library books in Clute. KTRK reports that vandals have been hitting the library recently, and residents are scratching their heads about it all.

While West Columbia's Blue Santa program delivered toys and gifts for 29 families early Monday morning, for the first time it also delivered turkeys and other goods to provide some needy families with a Christmas meal.

When 7-year-old Stossie Fuller opened the door for Clute police officers, he knew he was getting some presents, but the look on his face said he didn't know about the bike that soon rolled in.

A stressed-out student sits in the back of the class, thinking about how he can't stand his classmates.

Lake Jackson, Clute, Freeport and Angleton traditionally have been the Brazosport cities to watch for hotel and business development in Brazoria County, but lately Richwood is making a move.

"Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer?' It might not have made for the holiday get-together the family planned, but it did inspire a memorable Christmas song.

Clute Library employees want a better security system after they found library books urinated on while on the shelves, holes in their front door and broken beer bottles and used condoms on the porch and behind the building.

After a two-month investigation including surveillance and undercover buys, Clute police arrested a man in Angleton early Thursday in what they said was a major drug bust.

After an officer shot and injured an aggressive pit bull this month, later finding several tied up in the backyard of a vacant home, city officials will look at an ordinance limiting the number of dogs per home.

A child on one arm and a box on the other, Sandra Felan made her way Tuesday through a short line at the Angleton Post Office to send gifts to family members in Utah.

With people walking out of stores all over Brazoria County laden with gifts and cash, then taking them home, police say it's not surprising robberies have been on the rise.

A Brazosport Water Authority board member said the water provider is costing taxpayers money by not following its contract with member cities, a claim disputed by other board members and the authority's lawyer.

Donations to the Blue Santa programs in Clute and Lake Jackson are lagging, especially for older children.

Charlie and Therese Condon smile broadly as a little girl runs from a shopping cart to place a pair of $1 bills into a red Salvation Army kettle.

As city officials field a few phone calls and e-mail messages from residents concerned about Clute Officer Scott Morton's wreck and disciplinary action, Morton refused to comment.

Though Christmas in the Park coordinators had hoped for a little snowy precipitation to fall during this year's event, it is the heavy rains that are putting the annual festival on ice, at least temporarily.

Putting up a Christmas tree often is the symbolic kick-off for Christmas decorating, and with about 30 Christmas trees likely to be lit at the Clute Municipal Park, the holiday season truly can begin.

Clute Police Department Officer Scott Morton was driving at least 20 mph over the posted limit and getting right behind another Clute officer when he lost control of his car, skidded across three lanes and hit a guardrail, according to police.

The main Brazoria County Precinct 1 office of Commissioner Donald 'Dude' Payne was damaged extensively when an indoor faucet apparently was left on overnight.