Property taxes on small acreages can now be lowered by keeping bees on the property.  Texas law allows bees and beehives to qualify for reducing property taxes on plots ranging from 5 to 20 acres similar to livestock or raising hay. Dennis Herbert drafted the original legislation for the current bee law that allows small …

BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE PRESENTS Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST February 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM February 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM February 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM February 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM Brenham High School Auditorium Tickets are $10 https://cubcompany.booktix.com/ A tale as old as time….the story of “beauty” and her “beast” has …

The Multi-County New Landowner Education program is a series of 7 informational meetings, seminars, and field days designed to make new landowners in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, & Washington Counties aware …

The Arts Council of Brazos Valley, through the generous support of local donors, awards multiple scholarships each year to deserving young artists in the Brazos Valley. Available scholarships are located …

Winedale’s upcoming quilt show, “Connecting Threads: New Acquisitions in the Winedale Quilt Collection,” will be open the weekends of Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 25-27. In this exhibition, five new acquisitions engage in conversation with previously acquired pieces from the Winedale Quilt Collection. Highlighted in this display are quilts from the Briscoe Center’s third and largest …

With help from local artists, Main Street Brenham will again bring art to the streets of Downtown Brenham. Professional, amateur and student artists may participate. Entry forms are available online at https://cityofbrenham.online/springeggs. Entry forms can also be picked up at the Washington County Visitor Center (115 West Main). Completed entry forms for the Spring Eggs …

Beating the Mid-Winder Blahs ... A Free ... Dinner & Movie series showing the 6 episodes of The Chosen.  This series is hosted by VFW Post 4692 ("No One Does More For Veterans") and Home Away From Home TX LLC ("#1 Choice For Assisted Living") at the VFW in Bryan, TX.  The series starts Friday …

The Brenham Heritage Museum invites the public to attend their new Freedom Colonies exhibit at the Bus Depot Gallery.  The exhibit entitled “Freedom Colonies: Tracing Historic Black Settlements of Washington County” explores the stories of former slaves and descendants who established entire local communities following their Emancipation.  Little is known about much of the African-American …