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🌱 Brenham lifts boil water notice: What customers should do next

Brenham, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Brenham! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brenham lifts boil water notice: What customers should do next
  • Brenham museum gala raises $132,000 to support local history
  • Meet Blinn football's three first-team all-conference honorees

Also on today's calendar: Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 50.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brenham lifts boil water notice (kbtx.com) — Brenham water customers no longer need to boil drinking water after laboratory tests confirmed it was safe as of Nov. 10. The city recommends flushing cold-water taps for at least five minutes and hot-water lines for 15 to 30 minutes, then discarding stored ice and replacing water filters.
   

2. Brenham Heritage Museum's ‘Cisterns and Secrets' gala tops $100K (southtexasnews.com) — The Brenham Heritage Museum's fall gala raised $132,000 for preservation work and community exhibits, drawing about 175 guests to its “Cisterns and Secrets” celebration. Local history became part of the fundraising itself when a walking cane Donald Ahrens crafted from salvaged Brenham post office wood sold for $1,500.
   

3. Blinn earns 13 SWJCFC all-conference selections (southtexasnews.com) — Thirteen Blinn College football players earned all-conference recognition after the 2026 season, including three first-team selections: Markel Terry, Jude Hernandez and Pierce Ling. Hernandez led the Buccaneers with 77 tackles, while Terry helped anchor an offense averaging 187 rushing yards per game. Four teammates earned second-team honors and six received honorable mentions.
   

4. Commissioners appoint committee to negotiate contract with Waldrop Construction (brownwoodnews.com) — Brown County commissioners appointed a committee to negotiate with Waldrop Construction for three county office remodeling projects, after also hearing a presentation from Brenham's Shellback Construction. The proposed work would reorganize offices across a former broadcasting building, the courthouse annex and part of the courthouse.
   

5. Dickens on the Strand wins statewide award (galvnews.com) — Brenham's Texas Arts & Music Festival was among six finalists for statewide downtown promotion honors, with Galveston's Dickens on the Strand taking the award. The Victorian-themed holiday festival won recognition through the Texas Downtown President's Awards as organizers prepare for its return to Galveston's historic Strand district.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • **FB - BI DISTRICT PLAYOFF
    BELLVILLE ISD Bellville, TX 77418
  • Food as Medicine Conference →
    Blackwood Educational Land Institute, 27144 Rock Island Road, Hempstead
    9:00 am
  • JH Girls & Boys Basketball hosting Iola
    SNOOK ISD Somerville, TX 77879
    4:30 pm
    • Friday November 13
  • Pesticide Applicator Training →
    Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County, 800 E Wendt St, Bellville
    1:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • **VB - STATE SEMIFINAL
    BELLVILLE ISD Bellville, TX 77418

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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