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Abbott, Paxton offer different District 85 endorsements

Governor Greg Abbott endorsed State Representative Stan Kitzman for re-election Jan. 17 during Kitzman’s campaign event at the Brookwood Cafe in Brookshire.

The governor made his first appearance at Brookwood in over seven years to support the Texas House District 85 representative’s re-election campaign, making it very clear when speaking at last Wednesday’s event that he was there for one reason and reason only.

The Austin County Crime Stoppers is now offering up to $1,000 reward for a tip that leads to the arrests of three suspects that executed a robbery at the Big 99 Cents Store Jan. 3.

Sealy’s Public Works advisor recommended adding “No Thru Truck” signs at another intersection to city council members Jan. 17, after an 18-wheeler caused a 12-inch water main break.

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Texas Well Owner Network in conjunction with the Mill Creek Watershed Partnership is hosting a “Well Educated” water well screening Feb. 5 in Bellville and Brenham to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened.

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On Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneer of the civil rights movement to end segregation in the 1950’s, was brought into the world unaware of the generational impact his life would come to have on Americans and people around the world.

A Bellville man was found guilty of threatening the lives of Austin County First Assistant District Attorney Brandy Robinson and Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Nystrom. An Austin County jury found Chad Edward Hultquist guilty of two felony counts of retaliation Jan.10.