Situated in Alvin, Texas, Alvin Community College (ACC) was established in 1948 as Alvin Junior College. ACC is a public community college that provides educational opportunities in workforce training, academics, technical fields, adult basic education, and personal development.
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Brazoria County Area Newspapers
Situated in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, Brazoria County has seen publication of some of the earliest newspapers published in Texas. One of the earliest titles in this collection, the Texas Gazette and Brazoria Commercial Advertiser, began publication in 1832 and documents Texas' history when it was still a part of the United Mexican States, in the state of Coahuila y Tejas.
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Bailey, Ammo.The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1914,
newspaper,
December 25, 1914;
Alvin, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1250214/:
accessed September 21, 2023),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Alvin Community College.