State Rep Matt MorganPlease see my conversation on the house floor on SB 1637 about added protections to peace officers in the state.
Houston Public MediaMore than 120,000 people work at the Texas Medical Center, with many commuting from Fort Bend County. The Houston-Galveston Area Council is studying ways to help them get there faster through new public transportation options.
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Fort Bend County could reallocate more than $6 million in unused federal funding for public safety, infrastructure and social services.
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Fort Bend County to repurpose $6.2 million in federal grant funds
The county southwest of Houston held a public hearing Monday to discuss projects funded by its Community Development Block Grants – money that is given to the county through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2022 and 2023, HUD found that the county’s community development department was not compliant with its timeliness requirements for spending the awarded funds.
Thirty years after abolishing its property tax, the city of Stafford could reallocate some of its economic development funds to pay for infrastructure, public safety and other city services.
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As early voting continues this week for the May 3 election, a group of nonprofits will host a forum Saturday for Fort Bend County's school board and city council candidates.
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Amidst the competing interests of Democrats and Republicans, Fort Bend County commissioners reached a deadlock over voter precincts after failing to pass two proposals to hire an outside law firm to advise the county on redistricting.
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Fort Bend County leaders clash over legal counsel to review voter precincts for redistricting
Republican Commissioner Andy Meyers and County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson, a Democrat, clashed on Tuesday over who had the authority to choose the law firm to help the county redraw its voter precincts. Some precincts don't meet the state's population requirements.
The mayor of a small town near Houston, accused of illegally raising the water rates of an RV park owner, has been removed from office under the conditions of a plea agreement.
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Hundreds of Houston-area residents gathered in two different locations Monday night to call for Republican members of Congress to host town hall meetings in their districts.
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Taral Patel, a Fort Bend County politician accused of impersonating people on social media and faking racist attacks against his own campaign, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor counts of misrepresentation of identity by a candidate.
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Fort Bend County politician Taral Patel pleads guilty in scheme involving fake racist attacks on social media
As part of a plea agreement, Patel signed an acknowledgment that he committed one of his offenses alongside Fort Bend County Judge KP George -- who has been accused of a similar crime. Patel worked on George’s campaign and also previously served as his chief of staff.
The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the county jail earlier this month.
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Fort Bend County Jail inmate found dead in cell
Tamion Kenon, 34, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon two days before his death. He was found alone in his cell, according to the district attorney's office, which says Kenon's cause of death is still under investigation.