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Houstonians better brace for a longer commute as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced the postponement of the much-needed construction work on the Southwest Freeway bridge over the Brazos River, now set to commence next weekend. According to a FOX 26 Houston report, erosion has posed a significant threat to the bridge’s integrity,…

HOUSTON – Not only did Antonio Williams serve a prison sentence while on bond for murder, his bond was immediately reinstated after he got out of prison. That may have cost 33-year-old Myanda Thomas her life. How unusual is it for an inmate in prison to be on bond for…

A storm that hit the Greater Houston area in the early afternoon of May 28 has caused hundreds of thousands to lose power, echoing the power outages caused by a May 16 storm. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact) A storm that hit the Greater Houston area in the early afternoon of May…

Fort Bend ISD isn’t proposing a fiscal year 2024-25 budget shortfall like other Houston-area school districts. (Community Impact staff) Fort Bend ISD isn’t proposing a fiscal year 2024-25 budget shortfall like other Houston-area school districts, but it doesn’t mean the district isn’t facing financial challenges, district officials said.

HOUSTON (KIAH) – A man is dead after a deadly shooting in the Fort Bend part of Houston on Saturday night. Houston Police Department officers responded to a shooting at a Sunny’s food store at McHard Road and Quail Park around 10:45 p.m. Saturday night. Upon arrival, police found a 38-year-old man shot dead in…

Months after the news broke about a projected $136.2 million cost overrun for Fort Bend ISD’s record $1.26 billion bond program, a report of an outside investigation released Tuesday finds that the main culprits behind the overrun are the prior administration’s failure to account to new inflation costs while not incorporating changes in the scope…

Months after the news broke about a projected $136.2 million cost overrun for Fort Bend ISD’s record $1.26 billion bond program, a report of an outside investigation released Tuesday finds that the main culprits behind the overrun are the prior administration’s failure to account to new inflation costs while not incorporating changes in the scope…

A Fort Bend County jury on April 16 sentenced a Houston man to 45 years in prison after convicted him of murdering a friend of his estranged wife in 2018. Godson Olayiwola Akran, 44, was charged in the stabbing death of Taofeek Anifata during an argument in his wife’s Katy home, according to a news…

KATY, Texas — A 44-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 45 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder and decided his punishment. Godson Olayiwola Akran stabbed his wife’s friend to death in 2018. He will have to serve at least half of his sentence before he’s considered for parole.

HOUSTON – On the heels of the federal tax day, property tax appraisals have been arriving in millions of mailboxes, in recent weeks. The last few years have seen appraisals maxed-out for a lot of people, sending their property taxes soaring. In response, many will engage in the time-honored Texas tradition of lodging a protest,…

The Albert & Mamie George Building opened at the University of Houston at Sugar Land in 2002. (Courtesy of University of Houston at Sugar Land) The University of Houston at Sugar Land campus has been in Fort Bend County for 30 years bringing higher education to the community. Marking a…

HOUSTON (CW39) — A preview of Earth Day events kicked off over the weekend with activities in both Houston and Fort Bend County. Houston leaders and lawmakers invited families to join them at Grimes Park. Called “Cigna Sunday in the park” — it promotes health— by featuring activities for the whole family.

It’s no secret that metro areas in Texas have been drawing massive numbers of transplants in recent years, and new data from the Census Bureau suggests the trend is not slowing down. In fact, the Houston and Dallas areas added more new residents than any other metro in the country last year.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend Independent School District is faced with a lawsuit from a family who claimed their 7-year-old child was abused by staff at an elementary school. According to a lawsuit, the family claims their child who attends Oakland Elementary School, was restrained by staff, had a pillow put over her face, and would…

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A woman has been arrested and charged after authorities said she was attempting to lease property in both Harris and Fort Bend Counties using a stolen identity. Kalah Flowers is charged with two counts of tampering with a government document and one charge of fraudulent…

HOUSTON – Law enforcement officials in Texas may find themselves in a strange limbo following a back-and-forth between state and federal government regarding Senate Bill 4. State lawmakers initially approved SB 4, which allows law enforcement to arrest people they think are illegally crossing the Mexico border. Under this law, crossing the border illegally would…

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Fort Bend also offers rides to the Texas Medical Center as well as the Greenway and Galleria areas. Geetha Gopudi works as an IT professional in downtown Houston. She commutes three times a week and used to drive to a Houston METRO park and ride just outside Beltway 8. But Monday morning marked her first…

After a “soft opening” that offered free rides earlier this month, Fort Bend Transit this week officially launched its new Downtown Commuter Service on Monday. The new route travels from the AMC Theater Park and Ride location in Sugar Land to destinations in downtown Houston. The service, which uses a…

Summary: The weekend continues to look fairly wet, with early Sunday morning the time at which we’re most likely to see heavy rainfall and organized storms. As expected, storms on Friday brought some heavy rainfall and hail into the greater Houston region. The worst of this occurred in southern Fort Bend County, near Needville. Hail…

HOUSTON – After returning from Spring Break, Houston and Fort Bend Independent School District students will start preparing to take their state-mandated tests. Parents looking to get ahead should be aware of these key testing dates in their district:. April 9 – 19 Grades 3 – 8 Reading Language…

On March 5, a Fort Bend County jury convicted Timothy Eric Gulley for aggravated robbery and sentenced him to 50 years in prison, according to a press release from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. The 29-year-old Houston man was charged for his role in an armed robbery at…

A group of lawmakers and voting rights advocates came together recently to make the case for why voting today is more important than it has even been; especially in the face of growing voter apathy in communities of color. Houston made it through the March 5 primaries. But just barely….

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX — The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force arrested Anthony Sorel Haywood, 42, for the murder of a Houston woman. On Monday, February 19th, 2023, at approximately 3 am the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a deceased female at a residence at the 9300 block of…