Archive for May, 2009
Fort Bend ISD Facilities Employees Concerned Over Cell Phone, GPS Order
Some Fort Bend ISD Facilities Department employees are expressing concern over having been issued cell phones with GPS tracking capabilities and orders to have them “turned on and working at all times,” including during off-duty hours. The employees are …
Fort Bend, Harris And Five Other Counties Tap Art Storey To Come Up With Grand Parkway Plan
Art Storey has been given the task of trying to figure out how seven counties, including Fort Bend, can build and pay for a giant regional highway ring
Tax Protest Brewing In Fulshear Area, Skyrocketing Appraisals Cited
After seeing their tax appraisals increase by as much as 2300 percent, a group of Fulshear area residents is organizing to fight what they
Work Begins On Fort Bend County Courts Complex
[caption id="attachment_38052" align="alignright" width="285" caption="COUNTY CONSTRUCTION - Work has begun on a parking garage that will serve Fort Bend County\'s new courts complex on Ransom Road. The county
Cute Toddlers
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CAD Appraisals Jump 10.8% From Last Year, Sparking Fulshear Tax Protest Group
Despite the national real estate crunch, a preliminary valuation of all Fort Bend County property by the county Central Appraisal District shows a total of $42.2 billion -
Whittington Named Foster High Valedictorian, Martin Will Be Salutatorian
Garrett Whittington will be the Valedictorian for the Foster High School Class of 2009, while Michael Martin will be the salutatorian.
Did Same Man Commit Back-to-Back Bank Robberies?
Sheriff's detectives are looking for a slim Middle Eastern man in is mid-40s, who robbed Houston Community Bank branch near Sugar Land on Monday afternoon. The description of the
McMeans Jr. High Principal Defends Withholding Notification On Sexual Assault
Katy ISD officials are still releasing little information about a reported sexual attack on a McMeans Junior High student more than a week
Missouri City Receives $5,000 From State Farm For Child Safety Seats
In an effort to help parents safely transport their children, the Missouri City Police Department plans to purchase child safety seats and give
MoCity Detective Honored By Quail Valley Exchange Club As Officer Of The Year
Missouri City Police Detective Russell Terry, whose work led to solving two high-profile crimes last year, has been recognized by the Quail Valley Exchange
Missouri City Detective Honored
[caption id="attachment_38014" align="alignnone" width="285" caption="OFFICER OF THE YEAR – Missouri City Police Capt. Lance Bothell, Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos, MCPD Detective Russell Terry and Missouri City
Sugar Land To Host First City-Sponsored Memorial Day Ceremony
Sugar Land will honor those who have served their nation through military service during the first city-sponsored Memorial Day ceremony at Sugar
