/tags/brazoria-county Brazoria County en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:25:31 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-10/a-major-natural-gas-terminal-on-texas-coast-goes-offline-because-of-an-explosion An explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Freeport has left nearby residents rattled and is taking a substantial amount of the fuel off the market at a time when global demand is soaring. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:25:31 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-10/a-major-natural-gas-terminal-on-texas-coast-goes-offline-because-of-an-explosion Associated Press /texas-news/2020-12-02/texas-to-shutter-three-more-prisons-as-units-face-critical-staffing-shortages Three units across the state will be at least temporarily closed this month, according to the Texas prison system. The agency hopes it will help with dangerously low staffing levels. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:00:46 GMT /texas-news/2020-12-02/texas-to-shutter-three-more-prisons-as-units-face-critical-staffing-shortages Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune /news/2020-09-29/purging-lake-jackson-water-system-of-brain-eating-microbe-to-take-60-days The city’s water utility is trying to purge its system of any “old water” so the system can be disinfected and replaced with fresh water. Lake Jackson residents are still urged to boil their tap water before using it. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:00:30 GMT /news/2020-09-29/purging-lake-jackson-water-system-of-brain-eating-microbe-to-take-60-days Associated Press /news/2020-09-28/gov-greg-abbott-issues-brazoria-county-disaster-declaration-after-deadly-amoeba-found-in-lake-jacks The city is now under a boil water notice as of 10 p.m. Saturday, the governor and city officials said. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:00:14 GMT /news/2020-09-28/gov-greg-abbott-issues-brazoria-county-disaster-declaration-after-deadly-amoeba-found-in-lake-jacks Paul DeBenedetto | Houston Public Media /politics/2020-05-12/is-2020-the-year-texas-becomes-a-battleground-state Texas has voted for a Republican in every presidential election since 1980. But that decades-long hold may be eroding, according to some political… Tue, 12 May 2020 20:50:00 GMT /politics/2020-05-12/is-2020-the-year-texas-becomes-a-battleground-state Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /politics/2019-10-22/texas-house-speaker-dennis-bonnen-wont-seek-reelection-after-recording-scandal First-term Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday announced he will not seek reelection to the lower chamber in 2020 — completing a stunning fall… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:00:00 GMT /politics/2019-10-22/texas-house-speaker-dennis-bonnen-wont-seek-reelection-after-recording-scandal Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune