Austin County News

A burn ban is in effect for Austin County due to dry conditions in the area. Actions prohibited include burning any combustible material outside of an enclosure that contains all flames and sparks.

As Sealy council members spend coming days mulling over an ordinance that would allow bars inside the city limits to sell alcohol until 2 a.m., Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski acknowledged it might be time ...

Sealy residents are urging city council members to listen and decide with their hearts when it comes to an upcoming vote on whether or not to extend the hours in which a bar inside the Sealy city limits can ...

Residents of San Felipe will see two new faces patrolling town. The town council hired Brandal Jackson as the new chief of police and Taye Gillmore as a new police officer.

With the start of the new school year has come a testing period for the Sealy Independent School District's special education department, which is on its own for the first time after the Austin County ...

Life Flight was called to transport one individual injured in a fire at the Ranch Motel on highway 90 in Sealy Friday night.

A raid of a local nightclub by officers with the Bellville Police Department and Austin County Sheriff's Office ended with the arrest of three men and the seizure of over 35 bags of powder cocaine on Sept.

The public will be heard, but no action will be taken Thursday as the city council plans to let Sealy residents express their views on the debate over extended bar hours in the city limits.

An investigation into hundreds of cases of identity theft around the greater Houston area culminated in the arrest of 38 people.

Girls or boys ages 4-6. Junior Miss and Junior Mister pageants - Girls or boys ages 7-9. Junior Fair Queen Pageant - Girls ages 10-14. Participants must be a resident and/or attend school in Austin County.

In the days following the landfall of Hurricane Ike, ice has become a sought-after commodity, with many homes remaining without electricity.

The Austin County Fair Association has announced that candidates may register for the Queen Contest until Sept.

Just a few days after Hurricane Ike made landfall on the Gulf Coast, Austin County is assessing what damage there is.

As of Friday morning, Hurricane Ike continued to churn northwest, about 200 miles southeast of Galveston Island, with landfall expected near Galveston sometime in the early morning hours Saturday.

The National Weather Service extended more flash flood warnings for seven counties in and around the Houston area.

As the Gulf Coast awaits the possible onslaught of Hurricane Ike, the Austin County Commissioners Court met with emergency service personnel on Wednesday to outline response measures and make sure the area is ...

Houston and Galveston residents who plan to leave the area should proceed to emergency evacuation sites which include the following locations: Coming to the Houston area: You can go to the Red Cross hub located ...

Although Austin County is a next-door-neighbor to Houston, it still remains a rural area distanced from the noise - and pollution - of the big city.

It takes an hour to have lunch, an hour to run errands, even an hour to watch a favorite television program, but imagine what an hour with a student who needs that little bit of extra help can do.

The Austin County Commissioners Court will vote to approve the 2008-09 budget after a public hearing Sept.