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Using funds from the American Rescue Plan, Austin County emergency officials broke ground on three new EMS buildings in Wallis, Bellville and Industry. “It is a big step forward in buildings. The EMS has always been the step-child for emergency services,” said Austin County Judge Tim Lapham. “We built the new station in Sealy and now we are building new ones in Wallis, Bellville and Industry.”

The Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site will host their annual meeting for Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at the San Felipe de Austin historic site, 22- 2nd Street in San Felipe with the program being held inside the Learning Hall at the front of the site.

Surrounded by their families and coworkers, three firefighters celebrated important milestones today, during Austin County Emergency Services District No. 2’s first badge pinning ceremony. The badge pinning ceremony has been a long-standing tradition in the fire service for many years. It is a recognition for either joining a department or a promotion to a higher rank. i.e., (Firefighter to Engineer or Engineer to Captain).

Austin County Commissioners Court approved the 2022-23 tax rate of the general fund at .3559556 FM and lateral at .0756686, the road and bridge special fund at .0779758 and the debt requirement at .0523640 for a total of .5619640.

Aubani Cormier and Gustavo Lara were crowned Brazos High School’s Homecoming Queen and King during halftime ceremonies last Friday night. See the full story on page 8. PHOTO BY JIMMY GALVAN

More than three-fourths of Texas teachers say they have seriously considered quitting the profession largely because of a perceived lack of respect and support, according to a new survey by the Charles Butt Foundation.