FORT BEND COUNTY, TX (CW39) – Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy’s Office invites the community to join them on April 13, 2024, to celebrate Earth Day. The day’s activities serve as the office’s first official steps to engage residents in committing to environmental stewardship.

Fort Bend ISD staff have steadily reduced the May 2023 bond shortfall down to $77.3 million since it was first announced at the Feb. 28 board meeting. (Dave Manning/Community Impact) Fort Bend ISD staff have once again reduced the May 2023 bond shortfall by another roughly $26.2 million, down to…

Trustee Kristen Malone alleges fellow board members discussed and agreed to a leadership change outside of public meetings. A TEA complaint alleges that they violated the Texas Open Meetings Act while negotiating a separation agreement with the former superintendent. Fort Bend ISD trustees have responded to a Texas Education Agency…

A Texas man is suing a local Hindu temple, alleging it branded his son with a hot iron during a cultural ceremony. Vijay Cheruvu, of Fort Bend County, said he did not give his consent for his son to participate in the event in August, during which he alleges several children were branded in front…

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KIAH) — Parents, students and librarians in Fort Bend ISD are speaking out against a possible change to their library book policy. At Monday’s board of trustees meeting, school board members debated a change in policy that would allow the superintendent to make the call on what books would be allowed to…

Fort Bend ISD students spent the day learning about the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

When the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees voted in December to approve what was framed as a voluntary retirement agreement for then-Superintendent Christie Whitbeck, it set in motion a swift-moving and dramatic series of events that exposed deep rifts among board members. Details on exactly what led to Whitbeck’s sudden departure was scarce.

Participants will have their charges dropped after fulfilling the program’s requirements. When young adults are charged with a felony, Fort Bend Assistant District Attorney Stacie Carr evaluates their cases. While the district attorney’s office has several diversion programs, Carr has been tasked with overseeing a new felony court for…

In an agreement with Fort Bend County prosecutors, a Katy man was sentenced on March 26 to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson for setting fire to a county facility in April 2023. Andrew Huwar, 30, was also sentenced to the maximum 10 years on a felony stalking charge, after the court…

Fort Bend County facilities will see updates after approval at a March 26 Commissioners Court meeting. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact) Fort Bend County will spend $11.79 million on multiple development projects at county facilities, including county courtrooms and the construction of an elections building. Commissioners approved these four projects at the…

Fort Bend County has secured nearly 26 million for its Brazos River erosion project, according to Fort Bend County Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers. The Texas General Land Office granted the county approximately $25.8 million in funds to pay for two projects at the Simonton pinch point where the Brazos River’s erosion is happening.

The Indigo is “a place designed for humans—not cars, capital, or corporations.”

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Construction has begun on Indigo, a new 235-acre neighborhood in Fort Bend County with car-free zones and a 42-acre community farm. Meristem Communities, a Houston-based real estate development company, is set to introduce phase one of the project with 261 homes. Sales start in May. Upon completion, Indigo will…

A lawsuit filed in Fort Bend County against Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land and its parent organization seeks more than $1 million in damages. An attorney representing the boy’s family says he was one of about 100 people who were branded with hot iron rods during a religious ceremony last summer.

Christopher Dohse and Kimberly Pittard claim Oakland Elementary School staff left their daughter with bruises and failed to intervene when children bullied her. A Fort Bend family is suing the school district, alleging that Oakland Elementary School staff abused their disabled daughter and failed to stop other kids from bullying her.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A father who said his 11-year-old son was branded as part of a religious ceremony is suing a Hindu temple and its parent company. Vijay Cheruvu said his son was left with scars of a Hindu god. According to a lawsuit filed this week in Fort Bend County, it claims…

A Fort Bend ISD family is suing the school district after claiming their child was abused by educators. FOX 26 anchor Caroline Collins has a breakdown of the lawsuit.

April 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the heart of Fort Bend County, Texas, a poignant visual has emerged at the historic courthouse grounds, commanding attention, and driving a powerful message home. April in Fort Bend is marked by a sea of 2,192 stakes, each a sobering testament to the reported instances of child…