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City officials are getting ready to feel the brunt of residents’ anger as gas bills are starting to arrive with higher bills caused by usage during Winter Storm Uri in mid-February. In social media posts, Sealy residents are venting their frustrations over the city’s handling of the gas usage and now bills for that usage during the winter storm.

Texans aged 16 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). As of the beginning of the week, DSHS had a record of 1,678 total confirmed cases in Austin County, 34 fatalities and an estimated 1,924 recovered cases.

Children of all ages hit Mark A. Chapman park last Sunday to hunt for thousands of Easter eggs across the four baseball fields at the 10th annual Easter Eggstravaganza hosted by First United Methodist Church of Sealy. A special guest also made an appearance to put the icing on the cake.

During March’s regular meeting of the Sealy ISD Board of Trustees, Special Programs Director Mary Gajewski gave a presentation related to COVID-19 and relayed survey results from parents, staff and students.

Texans who spent up to 80 hours freezing their homes without electricity during the historic freeze last month now burn with anger to learn that the changes state leaders promised to stabilize the power grid are likely to be purely cosmetic.