Bellville Police Department

08/31/2026

08/24/2026

🔥 BURN BAN IN EFFECT 🔥

The Austin County Burn Ban is currently in effect until further notice.

🚫 All outdoor burning is prohibited while the burn ban is active.

Please help protect our community, homes, property, and first responders by following the burn ban and refraining from any outdoor burning.

📍 Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Please share this information with friends, family, and neighbors.

08/21/2026

🚨 Habanero Hundred Race – Traffic Advisory 🌶️🏃

The Habanero Hundred Race will take place Saturday, August 22, 2026, starting in the City of Bellville.

🏁 Race Start:
The event will begin at 12:00 (noon) in front of 30 S. Holland Street, Bellville, TX.

🏃 Race Route:
Participants will travel south on Holland Street, continue onto Hacienda, then proceed toward Mill Creek and onto the 7IL Ranch.

⚠️ Traffic Advisory:
Motorists traveling through this area should expect increased pedestrian activity, runners along the roadway, and possible traffic delays during the event. Please slow down, use caution, and watch for race participants and event personnel.

We ask everyone to be patient and give runners plenty of room as they make their way through Bellville.

Thank you for helping us keep our community and race participants safe! 🇺🇸

08/11/2026

***Speed Limit Change***

We were notified by TXDOT today that the speed zone from the 1000 blk of S. Front (Hwy 36 and Haceinda) has decreased from 50 MPH to 45 MPH all the way past Faith Academy.

08/11/2026

It’s that time of the year again, Back to school time. Things will look a little different. We all know that the first week or so is always the most difficult time for traffic around the school, as students, parents, and staff are all getting back into the swing of it. Please watch the video of the drop off and pick up at the Bellville Junior High and O’Bryant Intermediate. We ask for patience, and to remember that traffic will be extra backed up in other areas of town due to school starting, and we expect the TXDOT roadwork on W. Main to have an affect on the traffic as well.

08/06/2026

Huge thank you to the Austin County DA Office for providing our officers with the most up to date Texas Offense Report Manuals. These are invaluable tools to help officers on the job everyday!

08/05/2026

Huge shout out to the South Creek HOA for inviting us out to their National Night Out event tonight!!! A good time was had with our brothers and sister from the Bellville Volunteer Fire Department, and Austin County Emergency Medical Service.

08/04/2026

***SCAM ALERT***

We have seen an uptick in scam related calls!!! Please be aware who you are speaking with before providing any information, and before sending any money.

If someone who represents themselves to you as a law enforcement agency and advises you that you have a warrant, ask them to provide their agency name and court you owe the money too. Then get the number for yourself and contact that court don’t use a number that they provide you, click any links that they send you, or enter any websites that they tell you to enter into your Internet browser.

If someone calls you and says they are a family member and you need to send them money, confirm that it is indeed that family before you send them any money. Maybe hang up and call the family member to see if they are indeed calling you for money.

One of the biggest tales is if you are being asked to wire money, or get some type of prepaid money card, but also asking for money via PayPal Cash App or other common used methods to get people to send money.

When something doesn’t seem right always take a second before you send the money and have someone that you trust look it over and help you decide.