Fort Bend Area Gasoline Prices Up Again, Local Average Now At $2.64 Per Gallon
Average retail gasoline prices in Fort Bend County and the Houston region have risen once again, this time 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week.
The latest increase brings the average price per gallon up to $2.64 locally.
This compares with the national average that has increased 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to [...]
Fort Bend Under Wind Advisory Through Sunday Evening
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Fort Bend County area and throughout the Houston region effective Saturday afternoon through 7 p.m. Sunday.
Strong northwest winds will be developing in the wake of a line of showers and thunderstorms associated with a cold front. The weather service described the front as “potent.”
“Sustained [...]
Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers Issues Special Crime Alert For Sugar Land Home Invasion Robbery
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers has issued a “special crime alert” offering up to a $5,000 reward for information on a daring daylight Sugar Land home invasion robbery that left a homeowner and his caretaker terrorized.
The reward is being offered for information leading to the apprehension of the suspects involved in the home invasion on [...]
Rosenberg Police Make Arrest In Road Rage Incident
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Rosenberg Police have arrested a local man on aggravated assault and unlawfully carrying a firearm charges following a road rage incident.
Officers arrested Theodore Baines, 49 of Rosenberg, after he reportedly waved a gun at motorists along U.S. Hwy. 59.
Police received a call that a man waived a handgun at other drivers while driving along Hwy [...]
TelfairLife ‘Charity Of Your Choice’ Walk Launches New Website, Walk Slated For April 10
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Benefitting 14 Fort Bend area charities, the TelfairLife Charity of Your Choice Walk has launched a new website – www.CharityofYourChoiceWalk.com – where visitors can register online and have 100 percent of their registration fee go to their favorite charity.
This year’s 5K walk will take place Saturday April 10 at Telfair.
Registration fees are $25 for adults [...]
Gasoline Prices Jump Again Last Week, Now Average $2.78 Per Gallon
Monday, March 15, 2010
Average retail gasoline prices in Fort Bend County have risen another 6.8 cents per gallon over the past week, now averaging $2.62 per gallon.
This compares with the national average that has increased 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.78 per gallon, according to gasoline price website HoustonGasPrices.com.
Including the increases during the past [...]
It Won’t Be Long Until ‘Surf’s Up’ For Lamar Educational Awards Foundation
Monday, March 15, 2010
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If the trees are beginning to turn green, can “Surf’s Up” be far behind?
OakBend Medical Center is the title sponsor for the 2010 Surf’s Up School’s Out, with the Triumphs, benefitting the Lamar Educational Awards foundation.
The dinner, dance and auction will be May 7 at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Dinner is served from 6:30 [...]
TEA Revokes Accreditation Of Troubled Kendleton ISD, School To Close July 1
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The troubled Kendleton Independent School District has been notified by the Texas Education Agency it will have its state accreditation revoked due to continued substandard academic ratings.
The district was formally classified as “Not Accredited: Revoked,” according to an announcement from the TEA yesterday.
The revocation was not unexpected for the struggling one-school district in southern Fort [...]
Texas AG, 34 States Reach Settlement With LifeLock Over False Advertising Claims
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, attorneys general from 34 other states and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission yesterday reached a settlement agreement with a leading provider of identity theft protection services over its alleged use of unlawfully exaggerated marketing claims.
Under terms of the agreement, Arizona-based LifeLock Inc. agreed to more accurately describe its identity theft [...]
Gasoline Prices Jump Another 5.6 Cents Over Past Week, Now Average $2.55 Per Gallon
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Average retail gasoline prices in Houston and the Fort Bend County area have risen another 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week, now averaging $2.55 per gallon today.
This compares with the national average that increased 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.74 per gallon, according to gasoline price website HoustonGasPrices.com.
Last week’s [...]
Justice Department To Monitor Elections In Fort Bend County
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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The U.S. Justice Department yesterday announced Fort Bend County will be one of five counties in Texas federal authorities will monitor in today’s primary election for compliance with minority language requirements of federal voting rights laws.
In addition to Fort Bend, federal officials will monitor elections in Galveston, Gonzales, Williamson and Wilson counties.
The federal Voting Rights [...]
Sheriff’s Detectives Seize Computers From Newspaper, Former Sports Editor Under Investigation
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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Computers used by the former interim publisher and sports editor of a Katy newspaper have been seized by Fort Bend County sheriff’s detectives as part of an investigation into sexual online chats with underage girls
Last Thursday, sheriff’s detectives executed a search warrant issued by Judge Robert J. Kern of the 387th District Court at the [...]
Katy Mayor Endorses Graney In Congressional Bid, Calls Candidate ‘A True Republican’ In March 2 Primary
Monday, February 15, 2010
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GOP congressional candidate Tim Graney has picked up the endorsement of Katy’s mayor in his race to unseat veteran Rep. Ron Paul to represent Texas’ 14th Congressional District.
Mayor Don Elder announced yesterday his is endorsing Graney in the March 2 Republican primary.
The 14th Congressional District includes parts of the Katy area, including most of Cinco [...]
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