Archive for January, 2009

Peanut Corporation of America, blamed in a major salmonella outbreak, found salmonella in a dozen tests of its own peanut butter and paste over the past two years,

Fort Bend ISD Board Members Laurie Caldwell and Susan Hohnbaum sponsored a recent day-long leadership seminar about the Fort Bend County judicial system as

A final decision may come tonight on the controversial proposal by Cinco MUD 12 to build a series of eight monument signs marking major

When the Sugar Land Police Department begins to issue Taser devices later this year, each officer will receive training in the use of the

[caption id="attachment_35217" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="INSTANT FOREST - County employees plant hundreds of trees at Bates Allen Park near Kendleton. The live oak trees are from the first shipment

Fort Bend Independent School District administrators say that as of December, they’ve shaved more than $8 million off of the district’s $9.9 million budget deficit. Due to a reporting

Precinct 1 Commissioner Richard Morrison has formally requested an opinion from Fort Bend County Attorney Roy Cordes Jr. on the legality of staff briefings in which Commissioners Court

The Chief Financial Officer of Sugar Land-based CVR Energy has decided to step down rather than relocate to Sugar Land.

A 15-year-old Mission Bend boy was stabbed in the back during a fight with five other teenagers Monday evening. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said detectives are investigating

Horseplay with a BB gun may have cost a Missouri City teenager an eye, and also may have solved up to 25 criminal mischief cases. According to police reports,

Fort Bend Independent School District Board trustees voted to spend $100,000 to begin work on a "parent portal" that would allow parents to view their children's grades and

Parents and guardians of students who are new to Fort Bend ISD this semester and are eligible to enter first grade or above