Decision still pending on whether to seek death in Bellville slaying, a costly prospect

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Oct. 4, 2009, 12:17AM

Less than an hour's drive from downtown Houston, rural Austin County prides itself on bucolic charm. Progressive Farmer magazine cites it as "one of the absolute best" places to live, and, with a population of only 27,000 scattered over 656 square miles, visitors are as likely to encounter grazing cattle as human inhabitants.