Tag: Houston

While the university has its own private shuttle between campuses, it restricts who is allowed to take the bus due to heavy demand. Fort Bend County is now offering a bus service for University of Houston students commuting into the city. The county has added a new stop to its…

This week, Fort Bend County Transit and the University of Houston begin an expansion of the existing Downtown Commuter Service tailored to benefit students in the Fort Bend County area. The new partnership introduces a drop-off point at the UH Main campus in Houston, providing students with easer access to the campus.

These bars and restaurants led alcohol sales in Houston’s suburbs in July, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Open for just one month, Little Woodrow’s newest location in First Colony Mall has already claimed the top spot for alcohol sales in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County.

GCSW alumna Ursela Knox leverages her knowledge gained as a GLOBE student and her passion for her native Fort Bend County to ensure the elevation and honoring of the lives and stories of the Sugar Land 95. Serving as a super volunteer for the Society of Justice & Equality for the People of Sugar Land…

Ingeteam announced it has supplied central inverters for two Acciona Energy projects located in Wharton and Fort Bend counties outside of Houston, Texas. The first project, with a capacity of 317 MWAC, consists of 48 transformer stations equipped with 185 Ingeteam central inverters. This is the first large-scale project to be installed and commissioned by…

On Tuesday’s show: Two school boards on Greater Houston’s west side have passed new library book policies. We learn what was decided at Fort Bend ISD and Katy ISD. On Tuesday’s show: Two school boards on Greater Houston’s west side have passed new library book policies. We learn what was decided at Fort Bend ISD…

HOUSTON — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Japanese developer Daiwa House has broken ground on Blue Ridge Commerce Center, a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial project in southwest Houston. The site spans 92 acres at the northwest corner of the Fort Bend Parkway and McHard Road, and the development will consist of five…

HOUSTON – Heads up Fort Bend County!. We’ve got multiple road closures happening this weekend. Roadwork on the Northeast side will also impact your drive if you plan to ride on the Beltway. Fort Bend Co. Closures. Due to the Fort Bend County I-69 Brazos River Bridge project,…

The manicured lawns and candy-colored playgrounds of Fort Bend’s developing suburbs promised fresh air for many homebuyers now angry over plans for a concrete crushing plant in their midst. Hundreds of concerned residents flooded a local community town hall in Rosharon on Tuesday to ask that the Texas Commission…

Gathered around the microphones in one of KPFT’s Houston studios, Weston Twardowski, Haley Schultz and Alondra Torres discussed the impact of the coal-powered W.A. Parish plant in Fort Bend County for episode 42 of “Gulf Streams.”. “Because the Center for Environmental Studies (CES), where I’m based, has really…

A mother in Houston is speaking out after she says her three children were dropped off at the wrong bus stop. Ebony Jordan shared with a local station that her three children ages six, seven and nine, didn’t come home at their scheduled time. Jordan then said she received a…

HOUSTON — Sitting next to an attorney discussing criminal charges is something 75-year-old Barbara Blue told us she never would have imagined. “Never in my wildest dreams,” Blue said. “It’s been traumatic.”. The former nurse who also served in the Marines as a young woman said she’s now…

Editor’s Note: In its “Economy at a Glance” report for August, the Greater Houston Partnership – the regional chamber of commerce – outlines many of the most important impacts of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on January 8 and cut a destructive path through the Houston region, including Fort Bend County. The main body of…

More than a million greater Houston households are one car problem or medical emergency away from serious financial trouble. Additionally, 13% of these households are living below the federal poverty level, and a much larger percentage, 31%, are experiencing ALICE. This means that they are asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE). People who are experiencing ALICE may…

Editor’s Note: In its “Economy at a Glance” report for August, the Greater Houston Partnership – the regional chamber of commerce – outlines many of the most important impacts of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on January 8 and cut a destructive path through the Houston region, including Fort Bend County. The main body of…

Seniors make up 75% of Hurricane Beryl’s death toll after CenterPoint’s outage forced millions to deal with sweltering heat. Governor Abbott demands answers from the company. A resident at Scott Street Lofts Apartments, a senior complex in East Downtown, not only lost power after Hurricane Beryl, but her…

Seniors make up 75% of Hurricane Beryl’s death toll after CenterPoint’s outage forced millions to deal with sweltering heat. Governor Abbott demands answers from the company. A resident at Scott Street Lofts Apartments, a senior complex in East Downtown, not only lost power after Hurricane Beryl, but her…

The youngest death due to the hurricane included a 5-year-old, whereas the oldest was a 110-year-old woman. The Hurricane Beryl death toll has spiked to at least 36 people around Houston, including a 5-year-old who drowned in a hurricane-swollen bayou in Fort Bend County, officials said. Medical officials Tuesday confirmed…

HOUSTON — The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left without air conditioning during sweltering heat. The medical examiner’s office…

HOUSTON – Flood warnings and watches continue to be in effect for Houston-area counties on Friday as heavy rain rolls across the area. According to the National Weather Service, a Flash Flood Warning was issued for Northeastern Polk County until 12:45 p.m. The warning was extended for Northeastern Fort Bend…

HOUSTON – Flood warnings and watches continue to be in effect for Houston-area counties on Friday as heavy rain rolls across the area. According to the National Weather Service, a Flash Flood Warning was extended for Northeastern Fort Bend County, Harris County, and Southeastern Montgomery County until 11:30 a.m. A warning is also in effect…