BRAZORIA COUNTY

The Coast Guard has ended the search for a kayaker who disappeared near Galveston Island after a man’s body was recovered.

Texas hunters found the skeletal remains of a man who's been missing since 2005, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.

A man is currently recovering from burns after setting fire to his pickup truck outside of a Buc-ee's in Freeport.

Texas police are working with law enforcement Louisiana after a missing teacher's vehicle was found in New Orleans.

A dolphin that was stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers tried to swim with it and ride it, according to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

Brazoria County is diversifying fast, but its top elected officials are all white. Brazoria County is diversifying fast, but its top elected officials are all white.

Authorities in Brazoria County are searching for a man accused of posing as a truancy officer before abducting an Alvin High School student and sexually assaulting her.

The first defendant to request a new trial because of Rhonda Barchak’s system had a hearing last week.

Brazoria County district clerk Rhonda Barchak sorted jurors by race and geography. Her attorney says the method was harmless, but the Texas Rangers are investigating.

Margaret Lorrain Smith is a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and police are seeking information from the public that leads to her arrest.

A Houston-area man is recovering in the hospital after he contracted flesh-eating bacteria while fishing at a Texas beach last week.

A woman who was charged in the slaying of her husband and added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list was last seen in San Antonio.

The body of a U.S. Air Force member who was pulled by a rip current on a Southeast Texas beach was found by his father after a nearly 48-hour search.

As with virtually every other endeavor of that era, women and minorities had to fight their way into the workforce.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas. – A disaster declaration was issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday for Brazoria County after Naeglera Fowleri, a deadly amoeba, was found in the city of Lake Jackson’s water supply, according to the governor’s office. “The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support the communities whose water systems have been impacted by this amoeba,” said Governor Abbott. RELATED: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for final Texas city