Anger, Principles and the Tea Party Movement
There are those who say the Tea Party movement is driven by anger. As much as I hate to admit it, that well may be true.
There are many out there who have become very, very frustrated with what they view as a government that, at best, is out of touch with the people it supposedly [...]
Others In Sugar Land City Government Should Take A Lesson In Leadership From Mayor James Thompson
Monday, July 19, 2010
It was refreshing to see Sugar Land Mayor James Thompson sit down with FortBendNow reporter Jamie Mock recently and honestly and openly talk about Ms. Mock’s recent series over how the city was handling media and public information about crime in the city.
To his credit, Mayor Thompson fielded all of Ms. Mock’s questions and candidly [...]
Proposed Mental Health Budget Cuts Threatening Services At Texana Center
Monday, July 12, 2010
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The Department of State Health Services has proposed a nearly $ 90 million cut to the state’s 39 publicly supported community mental health centers, and the Texana Center may have to cut service to as many as 350 clients if those cuts go through.
Headquartered in Rosenberg, Texana Center is one of the state’s largest community [...]
Grand Mission Home Invasion Suspects May Also Be Involved In Series Of Robberies In West Houston Area
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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The team of home invasion robbers that hit a Grand Mission home Monday, leaving a woman and 15-yar-old boy tied up in the master bedroom, may also be involved in a series of robberies in Houston.
The Houston Police Department Robbery Division is asking for the public’s help in identifying a five-suspect robbery team that have [...]
Fort Bend Area Gasoline Prices Drop 3.5 Cents, Now Average $2.51 Per Gallon
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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After several weeks of creeping upward, average retail gasoline prices in Fort Bend have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the past week.
Gas prices in the Fort Bend area now average $2.51 per gallon following the July 4 weekend.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.9 cents per gallon in the last week [...]
Fort Bend Area Remains Under Flash Flood Watch, More Rain Expected Through Afternoon
Friday, July 2, 2010
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The Fort Bend area remains under a flash flood watch until 4 p.m. as moisture left over from Hurricane Alex continues to push in from the Gulf of Mexico.
Rain bands, some occasionally heavy, trained across the area during the morning commute, causing delays and a number of mostly minor accidents.
Several areas have experienced some flooding, [...]
Alex Poised To Strike Northern Mexico, Fort Bend Area To See Thundershowers
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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As Hurricane Alex continues to move toward an expected landfall in northern Mexico tonight or early tomorrow, the Fort Bend area is expected to see showers and thundershowers over the next several days as a result of Gulf moisture being pushed ashore across much of the Texas coast.
Early Wednesday morning, Alex was about 175 miles [...]
Local Gasoline Prices Drop For Third Straight Week, Now Average $2.56 Per Gallon
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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Average retail gasoline prices in the Fort Bend area have fallen for the third week in a row, dropping by another 3.1 cents per gallon last week.
The local average now stands at $2.56 per gallon as of yesterday.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.2 cents per gallon in the last week to [...]
Gasoline Prices Drop Another 4.5 Cents, Now Average $2.59 Cents Per Gallon
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Average retail gasoline prices in the Fort Bend County area have fallen another 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.59 per gallon yesterday.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.73 per gallon, according to gasoline price website HoustonGasPrices.com.
Including the drop in [...]
Four PediaCare Children’s Medications Recalled, FDA Says Manufacturing Plant Had ‘Serious Problems’
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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The manufacturer of PediaCare has recalled four brands of the popular over-the-counter children’s medication after federal inspectors found poor quality standards at the Johnson & Johnson plant where the medicine was manufactured.
Blacksmith Brands announced the recall of about 100,000 units of PediaCare sold nationwide under the brands PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold, PediaCare Long Acting Cough, PediaCare [...]
DPS Division Of Emergency Management Director Jack Colley Dies At 62
Monday, May 17, 2010
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Jack Colley, the man who led Texas’ response and recovery from disasters and emergencies for more than a decade, died yesterday in an Austin hospital.
Colley, 62, head of the DPS Texas Division of Emergency Management, suffered a heart attack in early May and died yesterday of complication from that attack.
DPS Director Steve McCraw called Colley [...]
Paul Disappointed By Senate’s Failure To Support Full Audit Of Federal Reserve Bank
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Katy-area Congressman Ron Paul (R-Lake Jackson) said he was “disappointed” with the Senate’s failure to pass an amendment sponsored by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) that included language similar to Paul’s “Audit the Fed” legislation.
For more than a year, Paul has been championing a bill requiring a full audit of the Federal Reserve. Paul’s legislation passed [...]
Disturbing New Details Emerge About Kempner High Senior Killed In Mexico
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Disturbing new details are emerging about the possible double life of a Kempner High School student found dead near Monterrey, Mexico last weekend.
Those dark details include the 18-year-old senior working as an exotic dancer, her expressed desire to learn about transporting illegal aliens and even possible involvement in drug trafficking.
Mexican authorities said Elisabeth Mandala of [...]
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