Tag: Houston

Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) is the latest Houston-based developer expanding into the booming build-to-rent sector. Houston-based CJ Development sold 16 acres of Grand Center at Long Meadow Farms to Camden for the single-family for-rent community. It will have between 180 and 200 two-story detached homes and duplexes with garages, according to CJ Development. Original…

After a year in which they led their respective teams to soaring regular season heights, a couple of Fort Bend’s brightest boys’ basketball stars are on the short list for one of the Houston area’s premiere honors. Earlier this month, Elkins’ Chris Johnson and Marshall’s Jaland Lowe… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/sports/county-hoops-stars-among-guy-v-lewis-finalists/article_3c031d1e-ae43-11ec-bcd4-3b442d252d87.html

HOUSTON — The threat of severe weather continues through Tuesday morning so some schools are starting late. The KHOU 11 Weather Team says flash flooding is possible early Tuesday into the rush hour. A Tornado Warning is in effect for Chambers and Galveston counties until 10 a.m. Check back… Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/school-closings-late-starts-houston/285-2acfb6d1-68df-479e-975b-903fe5c479f6

HOUSTON — The threat for severe weather across Southeast Texas will continue this morning. It’s bringing the possibility of tornadoes, hail and flash flooding. Most of the Houston area has been dropped from the Tornado Watch except for Chambers and Galveston counties. It remains in effect until 10 a.m. Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/weather/houston-texas-weather/285-83fb5be6-60fe-40ef-be75-163e081db27c

The residential cleaning company is working to positively impact Houston with their new mission-based Heroes First initiative and mother of four Eden Rule is receiving a free cleaning. Since the day residential cleaning brand Home Clean Heroes opened its doors, the company has been on a mission to help others… Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2022/03/17/home-clean-heroes-partners-with-first-responders-childrens-foundation-in-houston-to-help-widow-of-fort-bend-county-police-officer/

The Coalition for the Homeless’ annual homelessness count conducted Jan. 24 suggests pandemic response efforts may have helped keep rates of homelessness down in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. A March 16 news release from the coalition reported more than 3,200 people were experiencing homelessness during the January… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/government/2022/03/16/houston-homelessness-sees-19-spike-in-2022-coalition-cites-housing-programs-for-overall-decline-during-pandemic/

Unhoused people in the Houston area are being placed in permanent housing at an increased rate after the city of Houston and Harris County invested nearly $200 million to reduce homelessness in the area, according to an annual count of the region’s homeless population. The Coalition for the Homeless of… Original Article: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2022/03/16/421190/houstons-unhoused-population-dropped-due-to-a-200-million-investment-a-new-report-says/

Unhoused people in the Houston area are being placed in permanent housing at an increased rate after the city of Houston and Harris County invested nearly $200 million to reduce homelessness in the area, according to an annual count of the region’s homeless population. The Coalition for the Homeless of… Original Article: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2022/03/16/421190/houstons-unhoused-population-dropped-due-to-a-200-million-investment-a-new-report-says/

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Infrastructure Planning Division will host an informative panel discussion titled “Funding Opportunities from the Infrastructure Bill” on Thursday, March 31st from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Fort Bend Chamber with the District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Houston, Tim Jeffcoat. Jeffcoat will provide detail on…

Swing by museums, parks and more for family-friendly fun all week long during Spring Break, from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 20, 2022. If you’re in need of some family fun while the kids are out of school, we’ve got you covered with some of the best happenings from corner to corner of Greater…

Fort Bend Houston, a neighborhood located between South Sam Houston Tollway and McHardRoad, is serving as the site for a project looking to redevelop a shopping center built in the late 1970s and early 1980s into a catalyst for community revitalization. Called The Edison Center, the 12.5 acre, $18.8million redevelopment… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/development/2022/03/09/redevelopment-project-looks-to-transform-rundown-shopping-center-into-community-multi-use-destination/

Three Fort Bend area standouts are among the ten finalists for the prestigious Guy V. Lewis Award, honoring the top boys high school basketball player in Greater Houston. Elkins junior Chris Johnson, Marshall junior Jaland Lowe and Foster senior Chancellor White made the elite cut, remaining in the running for the award to be announced…

HOUSTON – These are the 18 reported officer-involved shootings in the Houston area since the start of 2022. Read more about the circumstances of each case in the reports below. March 2, 2022. Houston police are investigating after a suspect was shot and killed by an officer at an… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/03/08/list-these-are-the-reported-law-enforcement-involved-shootings-in-the-houston-area-since-start-of-2022/

Houston performing artist Vince King will pay tribute to Elvis Presley at 7 p.m. on March 10 at Main Street Crossing in Tomball. Tickets start at $27. King, who grew up in Fort Bend County and who frequently performs as Elvis Presley, has a commanding stage presence and a faithful delivery. As Elvis Presley, King…

In response to a declining number of coronavirus cases in the Houston region, the Memorial Hermann Health System announced March 2 that it is relaxing visitor restrictions at many facilities across the system. That includes Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital at 17500 W. Grand Parkway South, and visiting hours will… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/health/memorial-hermann-allowing-more-visitors/article_94661db2-9e8f-11ec-82ec-27a419dc7ef6.html

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 480,000 Americans die each year from smoking-related diseases. Smokers who want to quit can join a free virtual program this spring through Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, per a news release. On HoustonChronicle.com: Ukraine vigil unites Fort Bend County… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Houston-Methodist-Sugar-Land-Hospital-helping-16978509.php

First Daughter Ashley Biden joined with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) and Texas Southern University (TSU) in addressing gun violence at two events on the TSU campus on Feb. 26: the “Champions for Change” breakfast and Be the Change You Want 2 See, a teen-led, anti-gun violence town hall supported by…

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Here’s what you missed on Eyewitness News at 9 here on CW39 Houston. Fort Bend County deputy shoots driver, another accidentally shoots self. A Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputy who accidentally shot himself is now recovering at home. The sheriff’s office says deputies responded… Original Article: https://cw39.com/news/local/icymi-fort-bend-deputy-recovers-from-shooting-self-rapper-found-dead-near-ditch-bun-b-preps-for-hlsr-concert/

HOUSTON (KIAH) — A Missouri City man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting two security guards with an assault rifle outside a club in southwest Houston while free on bond in 2019, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Saturday. According to prosecutors, Landon Kenrie “Ken”… Original Article: https://cw39.com/news/local/da-gunman-who-was-free-on-bond-gets-45-years-for-shooting-two-security-guards/

Republican Texas Rep. Gary Gates of Fort Bend County stated online for years that he “lives about half his time in Crested Butte, Colorado,” the mountainous snow-skiing town where he owns a house. But here in the last full week of his contested GOP primary campaign in the… Original Article: https://www.reformaustin.org/elections/rep-gary-gates-erases-his-residency-claim-in-wake-of-reform-austin-report/

HOUSTON – Time is money. That’s one reason many drivers pay to travel on toll roads in the Greater Houston area. But if you’re not watching your statements, you may not realize rates are rising and they’re going up much faster on some roads than others. Our KPRC 2 Investigates team is checking out what…

It has always been strange that a member of the Texas House admits he spends half his time in Crested Butte, the ski town in Colorado. Yet that’s what Republican Gary Gates tells us as he represents part of Fort Bend County in the Houston area. Stranger still is… Original Article: https://www.reformaustin.org/houston/aging-renters-in-historically-black-neighborhood-suspect-a-gary-gates-snow-job/

Some Pleasantville residents are protesting a Fort Bend politician’s purchase of a senior community in the historically Black neighborhood, arguing the takeover will force out longtime renters who may not be able to afford planned increases in rent. Rep. Gary Gates’ real estate company, Gatesco, purchased the Pleasant Village… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Pleasantville-residents-fight-rent-hikes-after-16915261.php

Some Pleasantville residents are protesting a Fort Bend politician’s purchase of a senior community in the historically Black neighborhood, arguing the takeover will force out longtime renters who may not be able to afford planned increases in rent. Rep. Gary Gates’ real estate company, Gatesco, purchased the Pleasant Village… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Pleasantville-residents-fight-rent-hikes-after-16915261.php