Navasota, Texas - Contemporary Navasota

Contemporary Navasota

Today, Navasota has a population of 7,558. The industrial sector of the community now boasts 23 companies and over 1200 jobs. In 2009, Navasota was selected as a "Visionairies in Preservation" city by the Texas Historical Commission to protect the numerous historical structures in the city. A new municipal building was completed in 2011 and continued downtown improvements are under construction with completion scheduled in 2013.

Also in 2012, Navasota Municipal Airport completed an expansion to 5000' long X 75' wide, now allowing jets on the runway.

Area resident become fearful of more violence and drugs being flown in. This fear was based on the infamous Navasota area/Mexico drug flights and Federal law enforcement arrests of the 1980's. Later local Jimmy Brown published a book Texas Greed on the Navasota area drug trade and South American drug trade connections in the area.Smith, Rosemary (2 February 2011). "Jimmy Brown writes book about drug history in Grimes County". The Navasota Examiner. http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/news/article_b7538a92-2eea-11e0-94d8-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 25 September 2012.

The City of Navasota earned a 2011 Gold Leadership Award from the Texas Comptroller's Office for efforts in transparency. Its application scored 17 of 20 points. The City of Navasota was one of 70 (out of over a thousand) cities in Texas to receive the Gold status.

In October 2011, the Navasota Housing Authority received a zero HUD rating - The new Navasota Housing Authority Executive Director, Karen Larue, informed the Navasota city council the received a troubling zero rating on a federal audit. The Audit showed missing funds records and other paper work. Later it was found out that no policy checks had been done for years by the city.