A man who was mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail last weekend was arrested Thursday in Florida, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Fort Bend County sheriff's deputy has been terminated from his job after a grand jury indicted him on a criminal charge of sexual assault.
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The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority’s board voted Monday to reject a route proposed by Fairchilds residents, who do not want an extension of an existing toll road to pass through their town.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who was erroneously released from the Harris County Jail early Sunday. Troy Dugas, 36, was released despite being recently sentenced to state prison for convictions in two nearby counties.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office said Monday it was searching for Troy Dugas, 36, who was released early Sunday despite recent convictions of domestic violence and evading arrest in two other counties in the Houston area.
Thank you to Abigail’s Place for providing safe housing for single-mother families in crisis, and to Sparkle & Sip Boutique for hosting this impactful event on Aug. 25!
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The Fort Bend County Libraries website will be fully operational starting Sept. 2, roughly six months after a cyberattack, according to county officials.
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Prosecutors alleged in a court filing this week that Fort Bend County Judge KP George, who is facing two felony charges of money laundering, used campaign funds to pay for his personal property taxes as well as a down payment on a house.
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The county judge is facing two felony counts of money laundering and a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity for accusations that he worked with a staffer to fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media.
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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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.
Access to mental health services and prenatal care are among the top barriers facing Fort Bend County residents, according to a recent study.
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A recent study conducted by Rice University and UTHealth Houston, in partnership with the county, found that less than half of residents who said they needed mental health care could access those services during the past year.
Fort Bend County Pride will host its second annual festival this Sunday at the county fairgrounds in Rosenberg.
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