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Houston Public MediaOct 20

After serving for eight years as a city council member in Missouri City, Jeffrey Boney is going for the top spot in the municipal government.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/20/533765/november-election-missouri-city-council-mayor-robin-elackatt-jeffrey-boney/

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Longtime Missouri City council member challenging mayor in November election

Jeffrey Boney, the city council representative for District B, is taking on Mayor Robin Elackatt. Some city council races also are on the ballot in the Houston-area suburb.

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Houston Public MediaOct 16

Here is a list of more than a dozen "No Kings" protests scheduled to take place Saturday throughout the Houston area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/10/16/533569/no-kings-protest-houston-area-texas-president-donald-trump/

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More than a dozen ‘No Kings’ protests are planned in the Houston area

Saturday's demonstrations, in opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies, will mark the third such nationwide protests organized by the 50501 movement to take place in Houston this year.

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Houston Public MediaOct 16

Katy Pride organizers are relocating multiple events this week after the Texas Typhoon water park said it would no longer host the LGBTQ+ celebration, citing security concerns.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/16/533561/katy-pride-typhoon-texas-lgbtq-events-school-board/

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Katy Pride to relocate celebration after Typhoon Texas cancels, citing security concerns

Some conservative leaders in the Houston-area suburb took to social media to criticize the event, including a Katy ISD trustee who encouraged people to contact the businesses that were involved.

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Houston Public MediaOct 14

Fort Bend County commissioners voted during a heated meeting Monday to approve a new voting precinct map after months of debate over a rare, mid-decade round of redistricting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/14/533304/fort-bend-county-commissioners-pass-new-voter-map-after-months-of-redistricting-debate/

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Fort Bend County commissioners pass new voter map after months of redistricting debate

The new voter map passed 3-2 along party lines, with Republican members of the commissioners court voting in favor of it.

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Houston Public MediaOct 14

Drought conditions across Texas have intensified since earlier this year. On Monday, Fort Bend County commissioners approved a burn ban for all unincorporated areas of the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/10/14/533310/texas-heat-and-drought-persist-into-fall-as-the-state-braces-for-wildfires/

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Texas heat and drought persist into fall as the state braces for wildfires

Drought conditions across Texas have intensified since earlier this year. On Monday, Fort Bend County commissioners approved a burn ban for all unincorporated areas of the county.

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Houston Public MediaOct 10

Fort Bend County Commissioners will choose a new, redistricted voter map on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/10/533136/fort-bend-county-commissioners-to-vote-on-redistricted-map-on-monday/

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Fort Bend County commissioners to vote on redistricted map on Monday

Members of the county's Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee shared their recommended maps with commissioners on Thursday.

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Houston Public MediaOct 3, 2025

Thousands of Fort Bend County voter registrations – including new applications, cancellations and changes – are still pending.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/03/532531/more-than-20000-fort-bend-county-voter-registrations-pending-after-system-changes/

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More than 20,000 Fort Bend County voter registrations pending after system changes

The backlog comes after the company that ran the county’s voter registration system abruptly shut down and the state overhauled its own voter registration system.

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Houston Public MediaOct 1, 2025

The Fort Bend County Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee voted Monday to make its recommendations to the commissioners court, selecting its top five proposed voter maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/10/01/532313/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-to-recommend-five-voter-maps-to-commissioners/

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Fort Bend redistricting committee to recommend five voter maps to commissioners

All of the maps contain at least one competitive precinct where neither political party has a strong majority.

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Houston Public MediaSep 25, 2025

Amidst a partisan redistricting battle in Fort Bend County, the Harris County Attorney denounced what he described as KP George’s attempts to undermine the authority of Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/09/25/531931/harris-county-attorney-condemns-kp-georges-attempts-to-sideline-fort-bend-county-attorney/

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Harris County attorney condemns KP George’s attempts to ‘sideline’ Fort Bend County attorney

Christian Menefee, a Democrat in neighboring Harris County, says the Republican county judge in Fort Bend is trying to undermine the authority of Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson, a Democrat, after attempts by George to hire outside legal counsel for commissioners as they undertake mid-decade redistricting.

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