Washington County News

Officers from several law enforcement agencies scoured a couple of ponds in the Cypress area in hopes of solving a killing that occurred months ago, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

Starting next fall, Blinn College students will be paying a little extra to go to school.

The Washington County Sheriff's Department was in northwest Harris County Wednesday to investigate the murder of a Houston man.

As a native Midwesterner, I never understood why Texans are so crazy about Texas.

Hello one more time from the front porch of the old country house in Washington County, where we've been having some fine October weather here in the middle of November.

Any Texan will tell you that they are proud of being a Texan. They love their land and heritage.

A Houston couple accused of hitting a 74-year-old Washington County man with a bat and stealing his cell phone remained in jail Tuesday.

The ground search effort for missing Shannon Lea Dedrick resumed again at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 3rd, with over 50 search and rescue personnel from Liberty, Gulf and Bay County.

WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 2009 6 p.m. WHERE: Camp For All's beautiful grounds in the rolling hills of Washington County 6301 Rehburg Road Burton , Texas 77835 Individual tickets are $75 Tables for 10 start at $1,000 Camp For All will have shuttle buses available to and from the camp grounds.

A judge on Monday added four properties Rodney Miller Sr. owns in Texas to the list of assets the court has frozen pending the outcome of the former Schneider Regional Medical Center executive's criminal trial.

One of the most active exploration companies on the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation says it is using a water-recyling system it devised.

Hey, candidates! If you'd like your campaign events listed, send details to calendar@austinchronicle.com . Thursday01 CONCORDIA SPEAKER SERIES LUNCHEON Environment Texas' Luke Metzger discusses going green by initiating change in local and national government.

For the past six weeks at the old country house in Washington County, we've been sitting around griping about the heat and the drought.

Producers of an ABC television show are hoping to make a dream come true for a Bryan-College Station family.

Recent rainfall has helped reduce the fire danger in the Brazos Valley, prompting county officials to lift or consider lifting restrictions on outdoor burning.

Hello again from the old country place in Washington County, where the morning air is sweet and cool, and I'm finally back on the front porch.

State Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst officially announced her intention to seek re-election at a large reception held in her honor at Washington-on-the-Brazos Thursday night.

Heavy thunderstorms are pushing southeast towards I-10. Our attention shifts to moderate rain over Lee and Burleson counties.

The news item on KBTX in Bryan-College Station was one indignity too many for former Burleson County District Attorney Charles Sebesta.

Hello again from the old country house in Washington County, where the days are still way too hot to sit very long on the front porch.