Pearland Archives

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, attends a bill enrollment ceremony for the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2021.

Politics & Policy |

February 18, 2022

Brazoria County Is Poised to Elect Its First Black Congressman. Not Everyone Is Happy About It.

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

By Michael Hardy

Jury Tampering Brazoria County Clerk Rhonda Barchak

News & Politics |

October 9, 2021

Texas Law Says Jury Panels Must Be Chosen Randomly. A Brazoria County Official Had a Different Idea.

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.

By Michael Hardy

Politics & Policy |

October 19, 2020

A Houston Suburb’s Mayoral Race Has Become a Texas Bellwether

The campaign to lead city hall in rapidly diversifying Pearland has been injected with national partisan politics, as Donald Trump claims Democrats want to “demolish” the suburbs.

By Mike Snyder

Meanwhile in Texas |

January 22, 2020

Meanwhile, in Texas: Two Therapy Dogs Got Married in a Ceremony at a Mansfield Hospital

Plus, a woman goes to a pharmacy and discovers she's dead!

By Leif Reigstad