The state’s top education officials are leaving it up to local public school districts how they’ll respond to the governor lifting the state’s COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandate.
Even with declining active COVD-19 infections and rising vaccination rates, the number of people dying from COVID-related illnesses continues to grow.
Five more people died from COVID-19 related illnesses in Brazoria County.
A significant number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccines were allocated to Brazoria County and nearby hubs this week.
Brazoria County officials reported five deaths, 132 new COVID-19 cases and 641 recoveries Tuesday.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking Wednesday evening in a rare statewide televised address, sought to reassure Texans that the state was moving aggressively to get to the bottom of the power grid failure that left millions of them in the cold and dark last week.
Several Brazoria County communities lifted their boil-water advisories, but repairs at residences will remain an ongoing issue.
Two more cities lift boil orders, Sweeny still waiting on test results.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas lawmakers are promising relief for Texans hit with massive electric bills after a winter storm bludgeoned the state’s power grid, leaving millions of residents freezing without electricity.
For the second day in a row, more than half of the new COVID-19 cases reported are actually old cases, from test samples taken more than two weeks ago. County officials reported 336 cases of the virus Sunday, of which 206 are linked to old tests.
The city of Clute lifted their boil notice Sunday afternoon, and Brazoria County officials continue to distribute water to local municipalities to be given to residents, with more water on the way.
After a low case count Friday which county officials attributed to communication limitations linked to the recent power outages, officials reported 300 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, along with 130 recoveries.
ANGLETON — County clinics are set to restart second dose appointments scheduled for today and begin administering new vaccinations as soon as last week’s shipment enters county refrigerators.
ANGLETON — With so many of its students dependent on Angleton ISD for its meals each day, the district started up its daily meal distribution to ensure children missing in-person classes because of the electricity crisis still get something nutritious to eat.
The Facts lost power and internet capability again at 5 p.m. Wednesday. With many staffers without connectivity as well, bringing you the news will be a struggle until that is restored.
ANGLETON — With power out across large areas of Brazoria County during a period of historically cold temperatures, phone service failed across the networks of major providers.
Darlene Sargent and her husband were safe inside their Lake Jackson home with power and a fireplace, but friends and family haven’t been as fortunate, she said.
LAKE JACKSON — The residents and staff of Elmcroft at Lake Jackson will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine first shot, if they haven’t already, under a program rolled out by the community’s parent company, Eclipse Senior Living.
With a good number of Brazoria County residents being transplants from places such as Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania — where sub-freezing temperatures, snow and sleet aren’t headline-making weather conditions — they know what a lot of Texas natives likely do not about what we are expe…
County residents should expect continual power outages throughout the day Monday as the agency that manages the state's power grid attempts to meet the skyrocketing demand caused by the ice storm and temperatures that dropped below 20 degrees.
ANGLETON — Eight local clinics are set to receive a combined 10,500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week, the Department of State Health Services announced.
ANGLETON — Brazoria County is now averaging 38.9 daily cases per 100,000 residents — the county’s lowest mark since Dec. 15, according to COVID Act Now.
ANGLETON — Weekly case counts have decreased nearly a third since last week, with an average of 135 new patients added each day.
Precautions are being made to keep people from having to head outside during the historic cold snap expected to arrive Sunday night and continue through much of the week. This list will be updated as new information becomes available.
LAKE JACKSON — A bomb threatat the Brazos Mall’s Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park proved unfounded by the Lake Jackson Police Department, Sgt. Roy Welch said in a news release.
Video released of a Lake Jackson woman tackling a man accused of looking into her windows went viral following a television news report Wednesday night.
The county has a new website feature allowing residents to see where vaccine appointments are available. Three more deaths are reported
If the current forecast holds true, production and delivery of The Facts newspaper will be affected, editor and publisher Yvonne Mintz said in a letter to readers.
The 2012 party primary elections in Texas were held May 29 instead of March 6 that year — the result of litigation over new political maps drawn to fit the 2010 census.
FREEPORT — An emergency warming center will be available at the Freeport Recreation Center, 803 North Front St., to accommodate 40 people needing to escape the frigid weather conditions forecast for coming days.
LAKE JACKSON — The news of a respected local pediatrician’s struggle with severe effects from COVID-19 drew an outpouring of prayers and concern this week.
As supplies of first-shot COVID-19 vaccine to Southern Brazoria County continue to be difficult to obtain, the best options for people may be hubs already operating in neighboring counties.
Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta will continue to push for substantial COVID-19 vaccine allocations for the county, according to a news release from county spokeswoman Sharon Trower Monday afternoon. Officials reported 150 new confirmed and 14 probable cases and 377 recoveries Monday.
The number of Texans presently hospitalized dropped below 10,000 for the first time in more than a month.
This shipment of first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Texas for the week of Feb. 8 is 401,750, but only 2,400 of those are for certain coming to Brazoria County.
RICHWOOD — One person is dead and another is in police custody following a shooting Saturday night.
The ubiquitous Texas grocer set up the COVID-19 vaccination registration process at vaccine.heb.com/scheduler. Availability of appointment slots can change hour-to-hour, however, as is the case with every other vaccine provider in the state.
ANGLETON — Residents can now register on UTMB Health’s waitlist at utmbhealth.com/vaccine to possibly receive one of the next round of doses, spokeswoman Tonya Visor said.
AARP and the United Way of Brazoria County are offering residents free assistance for anyone having trouble filing their taxes.
An expanded COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan announced by the White House and retail pharmacies is expected to make obtaining the vaccine easier in some states — including Texas.
Brazosport Cares joins Brazos Mall and Texas Roadhouse is a twist of the typical Souper Bowl of Caring. Residents can now donate via drive-thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and eat at the restaurant to have 10 percent of their bill donated to the food pantry.
ANGLETON — Brazoria County has started to receive its 10,000 vaccines allocated from state officials this week.
It’s always easiest to lead the Texas Legislature by going where lawmakers already wanted to go, and there’s a fresh example in the “emergency” list for legislators laid out Monday in Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State address.
With Brazoria County officials reporting three deaths, 226 new cases and 605 new recoveries Monday, the rate of recovery among those with COVID-19 continues to be fairly high.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday unveiled a legislative agenda centered on the state’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and a series of more politically charged issues such as police funding and "election integrity."
The Brazoria County Health Department announced Tuesday afternoon COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at the four clinics.
Of Sunday’s 207 new COVID-19 cases, 28 are probable and two are from tests more than two weeks old. Zero recoveries were reported in Sunday’s county-provided data.
Hundreds of cars were waiting in line, all in an orderly fashion. There appeared to be little confusion and almost a rhythm as each encounter and vaccination occured.
The COVID-19 vaccine doses are here and ready to go for 400 people who registered with the Community Health Network for its latest drive-thru mass vaccination, which is set to begin and end Saturday morning at the Brazoria County Fairgrounds.
A Republican who has led the Texas Legislature’s House Committee on Corrections for years is asking the state to rename prisons that honor slave owners and those tied to convict leasing, a system where Black people were funneled into the prison system then leased out to private industries fo…
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