Fort Bend County commissioners on Tuesday appointed additional people to a redistricting advisory committee and voted to give themselves and other elected officials an annual raise.

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Fort Bend commissioners appoint redistricting committee members, approve raises for themselves

Amidst a partisan battle over mid-decade redistricting, the Democrats on the court made their appointments to a redistricting committee. Commissioners also approved raises for themselves and other elected officials.

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An attorney who has advised Fort Bend County about redistricting since the 1990s said he would not recommend that the county redraw its voter map in the middle of the decade. It's the latest development in an ongoing partisan battle.

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Attorney who has advised Fort Bend County on redistricting cautions against mid-decade redrawing of voter map

At a time when Democrats and Republicans at the state and federal level are sparring over President Donald Trump's request that Texas lawmakers create up to five new GOP-held seats in Congress, Fort Bend commissioners began looking at the county's voter map after Republican state Rep. Matt Morgan sent a letter saying that Fort Bend's voter precincts did not meet the population requirements under state law.

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Fort Bend Commissioners Court allocates over $500,000 to fight opioid crisis

The money comes from settlements with companies accused of fueling narcotics addictions.

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Fort Bend County to partner with Comcast for broadband expansion

The agreement will bring a high speed internet provider to more rural parts of the county.

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