The city’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year includes a 3.5 percent cost of living raise for most personnel, and a net loss of $173,000 from last year, officials said.

ANGLETON — During his opening prayer, Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta acknowledged industry is what moves the county forward. The luncheon program that followed offered insight from four guest speakers into each of their companies and how business is going.

School district leaders revised the district’s grade point average and class rank calculation policy a month ago. On Tuesday, they revisited and further refined the policy.

In case of emergencies, the Velasco Drainage District Board of Supervisors raised the voter approval tax rate ceiling to 8 percent from 3.5 percent.

CLUTE — As heavy rains washed away soil, a resident found a strange device near the intersection of Stratton Ridge Road and Mimosa Street.

Although Summer Jamboree camp counselor Elizabeth Madrid is always tired at the end of the day, she always looks forward to coming back to hang out with the kids.

When detectives notified Darrell Anthony Adell Jr. the mother of his child was found dead, he replied with a monotone "you're kidding."

February 21, 2019 at 5:38 p.m. Lake Jackson Police Department got the call that Trisha Rodriguez was found unresponsive in her bathtub of her home. On Wednesday, the opening trial for the murder of Rodriguez started under the authority of Judge Terri Holder. The defendant is Darrell Anthony Adell Jr. is being accused of murdering ex-girlfriend and mother of his child roughly 2 a.m. on February 21, 2019

To help make heavy trash disposal easier for residents, the City of Lake Jackson has opened its customer convenience center at the mulch site off Canna Lane.

Going around the country to raise funds for different shelters, Jordan’s Way has raised $1.5 million since January 10 for shelters all across the country. In state 29 out of 50, founder Kris Rotonda stopped at the Angleton Animal Services Adoption Center.

It’s the Camp Hope way to learn to love others as God does, and campers are learning that lesson again this year.

An 18-year-old Clute man is accused of holding a woman against her will after she told him she no longer wanted to date him, court documents states.

Following the July 13 meeting of the Surfside Beach Village Council, council met with Police Chief Gary Phillips to discuss his recommendation for potential action against Sgt. Robert Heckler.

As part of Homeland Preparedness Project's mission, volunteers spent a few hours Saturday morning filling bags provided by Ready Houston with a variety of items to help give local residents the tools they need to protect their important information or even their lives. 

The Dow Chemical Company is passionate about diversity inclusion, and continues to find ways to partner with the community to make a positive impact, including through a health webinar Wednesday.

The Coastal Conservation Association is encouraging the practice of catch and release fishing for the remainder of the summer to help with the recovery process of speckled trout after February’s freeze.

Attendees at the annual Santa Ana Ball took a step back in time Saturday evening as they celebrated the successes of the Brazoria Heritage Foundation from the past year and looked to raise funds for new projects to protect the area's history.

No one was inside a house in the 20 block of Ranch House Loop which caught fire Sunday afternoon, and there were no injuries, but there was help from the neighbors, who called 911 and began watering down the blaze themselves.

Rescheduled from its original June date, Saturday's sand castle and sculpture challenge took advantage of clean sand, bright sunshine and clear blue skies.

The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office and three constables requested additional personnel during Brazoria County Commissioners’ Court’s third budget workshop, but will reevaluate to try to minimize those needs.

The Summer Art Camp run by Brazosport Art League was a two-section camp from Monday to Friday. First through third graders were in the morning session and fourth through sixth graders were in the afternoon session. 

Beginning July 12th the Salvation Army will be closed for renovations to the shelter after receiving a grant from the Commissioner’s Court

District students’ scores for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness confirmed what educators already knew: the lack of a normal learning experience from March 2020 throughout the entire school year created learning gaps, which were reflected in significant drops in performance across some grade levels and subjects.

Alvin Community College and Brazosport College will return to face-to-face classes this upcoming semester

For law enforcement officers, fitness is just as important as any of the equipment carried on their belt or in their car. And thanks to a donation from Brazosport ISD, achieving the goal of having fit officers was made a little easier for the Lake Jackson Police Department.

The man, 69-year-old Rodney Kellison, was reported missing around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Jackson Police Sgt. Roy Welch said. His body was recovered from the creek around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday near the Old Angleton Road bridge.

Surfside Beach is in the process of securing a new engineering firm to evaluate the system and provide insight on how the city's AirVac sewage system can be either repaired or replaced.

While he was in the Navy, Sample said he made promises to God that if he got out alive, that he would make positive changes in his life. After a few years, Sample said he started to struggle with his faith and he knew he needed to do something to get back to being active in the church.

ANGLETON — The city plans to spend more than a quarter-million on three major projects and spend $80,000 on equipment upgrades for the police department as part of its 2021-22 budget, Finance Director Chris Hill said.

WEST COLUMBIA — A potential 40-acre, 133-home subdivision off Highway 36 is moving forward again after city leaders received a “nice refresher” on the project.