The grant includes roughly $17.5 million in funding to tackle flooding and erosion in Fort Bend through three projects. For some residents of Fresno, flooding has been a generational problem. Commissioner Grady Prestage knows. He’s represented the area since 1991. “Families have had to live with some substandard conditions, to…

Fort Bend County budget season is underway with an expected adoption Sept. 10. (Community Impact staff) Fort Bend County is considering additional staffing requests for its fiscal year 2024-25 budget. In a nutshell. At a July 30 budget workshop, Fort Bend County staff recommended $720.61 million in expenditures for the…

According to court records, prosecutors believe they’ve found another alias they say Patel used to post racist comments on his own campaign page and attack his opponent. Prosecutors believe a Fort Bend politician accused of creating fake Facebook accounts also used an alias where he posed as a county employee.

19th Annual Fort Bend Spring Brunch raises nearly $47,000 in support of outreach to area families. The Fort Bend community came together in style to celebrate the 19th Annual Fort Bend Spring Brunch: Hats, Gloves, and Boutonnières, hosted by friends of the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center – A Very Special Project of Children’s Museum…

Fort Bend County Judge KP George will hold a press conference today to announce the awarding of Regional Mitigation Funds from the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. and will be live-streamed in this article. Fort Bend County has been deemed eligible for…

AUSTIN — FEMA is opening two Disaster Recovery Centers in Fort Bend County August 6 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl. 5000 Katy Mills Cir (parking lot) Katy, TX 77494. The centers operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Saturday, closed Sunday. Any…

Fort Bend County Judge KP George will hold a press conference today to announce the awarding of Regional Mitigation Funds from the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. and will be live-streamed in this article. Fort Bend County has been deemed eligible for…

Winners of Fort Bend County Libraries’ amateur photo contest, “We Are Fort Bend: Summer Splendor,” were announced on Saturday, August 3. All of the entries will be on display in the Bohachevsky Gallery at George Memorial Library in Richmond, as well as in a virtual gallery on the Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) website, through…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Daryl Evans’ family members are calling for upgraded charges against the woman accused of shooting and killing him earlier this year. They held a news conference on Monday outside the Fort Bend County Criminal Justice Center. They want the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge against 75-year-old Barbara Jean…

SUGAR LAND, TX (Covering Katy News)—The controversy over Fort Bend County Democrat Taral Patel, 30, continues to grow when more aliases were discovered while investigators were searching his laptops. Six search warrants became public last week, allowing investigators to investigate six laptop computers formerly used by Patel. The electronic…

Fort Bend ISD’s new Stopfinder bus software system requires students to use an identification badge to scan when boarding or exiting the bus. (Courtesy Pexels) Fort Bend ISD parents will be able to track their child’s location when riding the bus through an app on their smartphone in the upcoming 2024-25 school year.

A four-day summer camp recently introduced elementary-age students to horticulture, gardening and the environment in an atmosphere that fostered friendships and fun while they learned. The 14th annual EarthKind Kids Camp at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, July 22-25, was a hands-on experience organized and managed by the Youth Activities…

Winners of Fort Bend County Libraries’ amateur photo contest, “We Are Fort Bend: Summer Splendor,” were announced on Saturday, August 3. All of the entries will be on display in the Bohachevsky Gallery at George Memorial Library in Richmond, as well as in a virtual gallery on the Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) website, through…

Fort Bend County Libraries in August is offering several demonstrations of a new online resource designed to help job hunters improve their job-interview sills. The resource, called “Big Interview,” allows job seekers cultivate and improve key communication skills to help reduce their nervousness and gain confidence before the “real” interview.

More than 30 Fort Bend businesses have reported damage from the hurricane. Fort Bend County has recorded more than $20 million in damages from Hurricane Beryl and some local businesses say they’re still recovering from the storm about a month later. So far, the county has received reports of at…

Winners of Fort Bend County Libraries’ amateur photo contest, “We Are Fort Bend: Summer Splendor,” were announced on August 3. All of the entries will be on display in the Bohachevsky Gallery at George Memorial Library in Richmond, as well as in a virtual gallery on the Fort Bend County Libraries website through September 13.

Taral Patel, the Democratic candidate for Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Commissioner, is under investigation for a third allegation of felony online impersonation. Patel, 30, allegedly impersonated a former Fort Bend County Engineering Department employee, via both Facebook and email, Patel’s updated arrest warrant shows. Patel did not respond…

The home at 1726 Teal Brook Lane, Greatwood was sold on Aug. 2 by Christopher and Cathy Emert for $169,351. The buyer was Miintg Feng Zhang. The property tax paid for this property in 2020 was $3,973. This is 2.3% of the assessed value of the home. This property is…

AUSTIN – Two Disaster Recovery Centers in Fort Bend County will temporarily close at 6 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 3. These centers will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday Aug. 13. Any center can help with both Hurricane Beryl and the April 26-June 5 storms and flooding. To find the center location nearest you go…