AG says Somerville non-compliant on finance auditing

The City of Somerville is one of 130 Texas cities cited by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for failure to comply with Senate Bill 1851, requiring financial auditing and transparency requirements.Somerville and the other cities will be prohibited from raising ad valorem property taxes above the no...

Somerville City Council members to be sworn in

The Somerville City Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 12, to formally canvass the May 2 city election results, to swear in the elected council members and to select a mayor pro tem.In the election, newcomer Cecily Young received the most votes with 75, followed by incumbents Jeff...

POSGCD to hold second Knife River permit hearing

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors was scheduled on Tuesday, May 12, to hold a second public hearing and to consider final approval for a request by Knife River Concrete of Rockdale for a water production permit.Knife River is seeking to produce 35 gallons...

Man charged in drug possession

An Austin man was arrested on Friday night, May 8, on a Caldwell police traffic stop along State Highway 21 West on two felony drug possession charges.Jesse Ramirez III, 23, was charged with possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Groups 1 and 2 and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and...

Man charged in unauthorized use

A 47-year-old Aubrey man was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, by Somerville police during a traffic stop on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a felon.Kevin Kelly Wright-Thomas was charged and is now free on $30,000 bond, according to the Burleson County...

Caldwell police make drug arrest

A Caldwell police officer arrested a man from Mexico on Sunday, May 10, on a felony drug possession charge after a traffic stop along State Highway 21 West.Roberto Lona Guerrero, 34, was charged with possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 2, 1-4 grams and remains in Burleson County...

Man charged in unauthorized use

A 17-year-old Caldwell area man was arrested on Sunday morning, May 10, on a felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge.Braylon Javon Knoxson was charged and remains in Burleson County custody on $2,500 bond, according to the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office.A woman reported to the sheriff...

Man charged in assault case

A Caldwell area man was arrested on Friday, May 8, on a felony charge of assault on a pregnant person.Joshua Allen Genzer, 42, was charged and is now free on $15,000 bond, according to the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office.A man got into a physical altercation with her on May 8 at a rural Caldwell...

TxDOT: Look twice for motorcycles to save lives

On busy roads, seeing what matters takes practice. By training your eyes to slow down and scan your surroundings, you can help keep yourself and fellow Texans safe.When a motorcycle crash happens, drivers often say the same thing: “I didn’t see them.”But motorcycles aren’t invisible.

Teens injured in golf cart accident off CR 328

A teen-aged girl was flown by helicopter to a Temple hospital on Saturday afternoon, May 9, and two other teens were transported by ambulance to a Bryan hospital after a golf cart accident in a pasture off County Road 328.Two other teens on the cart were examined by EMS crews at the scene and not...