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Angleton is a city in and the county seat [6] of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of State Highway 288 , State Highway 35 , and the Union Pacific Railroad .
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of Texas, established by the Republic of Texas in March 1836. Among its duties include running the Brazoria County Jail, located at 3602 County Road 45 in unincorporated central Brazoria County, north of Angleton. [18]
The former Angleton Times office became the Angleton office of the Brazosport Facts. In 2004 The Facts had an Angleton circulation of 4,000 while the Angleton Times had 1,100 subscribers; there were 730 people/entities who/which subscribed to both newspapers. [6] The newspaper led the move to consolidate the town of Velasco into Freeport in 1957.
111 E Locust St., Angleton, Texas Coordinates 29°10′03″N 95°25′51″W / 29.16750°N 95.43083°W / 29.16750; -95.43083 ( Old Brazoria County Courthouse
The Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Site is a historical site operated by the Texas Historical Commission. The site was the home of former Governor of Texas James S. Hogg and his family. The site is located outside West Columbia, in Brazoria County. [2]
The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is a 44,414-acre (179.74 km 2) [1] wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas (USA), east of the towns of Angleton and Lake Jackson, Texas. It borders Christmas Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Follet's Island.
Dec. 13, 1960: Angus Wynne, Jr., founder of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, points out where the LaSalle River Adventure ride will be built during a 1960 inspection tour.
The newspaper, initially based in Velasco, Texas, was established in 1892. Originally it was published five times per week. [1] The Houston Chronicle stated that the publication was established in Angleton in 1893, [2] and the Handbook of Texas stated that the publication moved to that city circa 1894. Its publication frequency became five ...