Brazoria County News

When I moved here in 2005 to work for the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, I soon found that Brazoria County is a decidedly hawk-friendly area.

A random call to go to another area on Fort Hood pulled Angleton soldier Sgt. Michael Easterling away from where officials say an Army officer opened fire and killed 13 people.

The non-profit group Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County carefully create care packages for our troops stationed all over the world.

A warrant has been issued in Brazoria County charging a woman with fradulent use of ID.

A Brazoria County inmate is now a suspect in the summer murder of an 18-year-old whose body was found at a southwest Houston apartment complex, a Houston Police Department spokesperson said.

No one likes being punished for something they didn't do. Even more so when the punishment is a series of deadly bullet wounds.

The Sweeny Library recently announced the winner of its drawing for a quilt based on the theme of the 2009 summer reading program, 'Libraries: Deep in the Heart of Texas.' The name of Kinsi Cook was drawn from those of all the children who participated in the program at the Sweeny Library.

In a county known for cherishing its impressive history, it was heartening to see the 14-year effort to refurbish and reopen the Columbia Rosenwald School building finally come to fruition.

Jimmy Miller was standing off CR 227 in July 2008, trying to talk to a man who said he wanted to kill himself.

People in Freeport, Brazoria County, had just a few hours to evacuate Tuesday night before repairs were to begin on a leaking pipeline, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Freeport officials have called for the evacuation of several dozen homes near a Dow Chemical facility after a leaky pipe was found on company property.

Lake Jackson author looking ahead to new history project. There are history buffs, and then there are history buffs.

Howdy! Nov. 1 is a special day along the Texas Gulf Coast because it is opening day of oyster season.

Cody Bates has entered animals in the Brazoria County Fair since he was 8 years old and hadn't taken first place a single time.

The H1N1 death toll in the Houston area is now up to 13, FOX 26 News has learned.

In a tongue-in-cheek article called 'Boom Comes to Town,' printed in the nationally distributed weekly Collier's magazine for Dec.

This year's drought led to the shoulders of county roads shrinking. The economy has the budget to fix the problems shrinking.

Two Rosharon men have been jailed in Brazoria County following on an October seizure of almost $2 million worth of marijuana and hashish.

Officials say H1N1 deaths have jumped to eleven, nine more people in the Houston area than previously publicized.

Thanks to the reader who sent the link to this report in the Houston Chronicle : Houston-area swine flu deaths jump to 11 .