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News | Despite some children only returning to school online, parents are still exploring affordable options at consignment, thrift and resale sho… Read more |
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 | Wednesday's count included 129 cases — the highest total since Friday — along with two more deaths. Since the beginning of August, Brazoria County has announced 14 deaths in 12 days caused by COVID-19. Read more |
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 | West Columbia council approved the city's proposed no new revenue rate of 73.7 cents per $100. Mayor Laurie Kincannon said it was the first rate she has been in office that has hit in the 70s. Council will look to adopt the new rate during the next meeting. Read more |
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In a process that began more than two years ago and already went through two different surveys, the people of Angleton once again will be able to cast votes to decide what sort of branding they want for their city. Read more |
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 | The Sweeny ISD Board of Trustees approved incentive pay for district staff, approved pay adjustments for computer technicians and cafeteria managers and scheduled a budget meeting for two weeks out, during their regular meeting Tuesday. Read more |
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 | You can weigh in on plans to clean up the Chocolate Bay Watershed, Oakwood Shores is closer to drivable roads, bigger buses are a sign of things to come and Brazoria promises to keep an important drainage ditch cleared. Read more |
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 | The Brazoria County Narcotics Task Force believes they arrested three people who were distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in the Brazosport area after a bust at a hotel Wednesday morning. Read more |
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Five horses are dead in a series of area killings that, according to police, involved the butchering of the animals on the property where they lived and the harvesting of body parts. Read more |
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 | When the port of Laredo passed Los Angeles to become the busiest trade hub in the country in February, optimism was high in Texas. Read more |
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Sports | The Lady Bulldogs opened up their season against East Bernard on Tuesday evening, in which they lost. Read more |
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 | A year into his soccer experiment across the pond at Elite Union Academy at Richard American University in Europe, Bryce Hoffman will be returning for his second season. Read more |
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The Columbia Lady Necks opened its 2020 season in a Tri-match with Boling and Sealy on Tuesday going 1-1. Read more |
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OpinionThe discussions in Freeport over a proposal to increase utility rates by about $7 a month for the average user sets up a familiar argument taxpayers have with themselves — demanding improvements and better services while at the same time fighting measures intended to pay for them. Read more |
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Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York and other major cities are experiencing a breakdown of order — violence and conf… Read more |
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