After serving for eight years as a city council member in Missouri City, Jeffrey Boney is going for the top spot in the municipal government.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/20/533765/november-election-missouri-city-council-mayor-robin-elackatt-jeffrey-boney/

#Elections #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #2025NovemberElection #JeffreyBoney #MissouriCity #MissouriCityCouncil #MissouriCityMayor #RobinElackatt

Here is a list of more than a dozen "No Kings" protests scheduled to take place Saturday throughout the Houston area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/10/16/533569/no-kings-protest-houston-area-texas-president-donald-trump/

#CivilRights #FortBend #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #Politics #Protests #GovGregAbbott #NoKingsHouston #NoKingsProtests #PresidentDonaldTrump #TexasDepartmentOfPublicSafety #TexasNationalGuard

Katy Pride organizers are relocating multiple events this week after the Texas Typhoon water park said it would no longer host the LGBTQ+ celebration, citing security concerns.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/16/533561/katy-pride-typhoon-texas-lgbtq-events-school-board/

#Business #Education #FortBend #LGBTQ #Local #News #FortBendCounty #Katy #KatyIsd #KatyPride #LgbtqIssues #TyphoonTexas

Fort Bend County commissioners voted during a heated meeting Monday to approve a new voting precinct map after months of debate over a rare, mid-decade round of redistricting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/14/533304/fort-bend-county-commissioners-pass-new-voter-map-after-months-of-redistricting-debate/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #Voting #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCitizensRedistrictingAdvisoryCommittee #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Drought conditions across Texas have intensified since earlier this year. On Monday, Fort Bend County commissioners approved a burn ban for all unincorporated areas of the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/10/14/533310/texas-heat-and-drought-persist-into-fall-as-the-state-braces-for-wildfires/

#FortBend #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Drought #FortBendCounty #GregAbbott #TexasHeat #Wildfire

Fort Bend County Commissioners will choose a new, redistricted voter map on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/10/533136/fort-bend-county-commissioners-to-vote-on-redistricted-map-on-monday/

#FortBend #Local #News #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Thousands of Fort Bend County voter registrations – including new applications, cancellations and changes – are still pending.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/03/532531/more-than-20000-fort-bend-county-voter-registrations-pending-after-system-changes/

#Elections #FortBend #News #DepartmentOfPublicSafety #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyElections #TexasSecretaryOfState #VOTEC

The Fort Bend County Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee voted Monday to make its recommendations to the commissioners court, selecting its top five proposed voter maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/10/01/532313/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-to-recommend-five-voter-maps-to-commissioners/

#FortBend #News #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCitizensRedistrictingAdvisoryCommittee

Amidst a partisan redistricting battle in Fort Bend County, the Harris County Attorney denounced what he described as KP George’s attempts to undermine the authority of Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/09/25/531931/harris-county-attorney-condemns-kp-georges-attempts-to-sideline-fort-bend-county-attorney/

#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #BridgetteSmithLawson #ChristianMenefee #FortBendCountyAttorney #HarrisCountyAttorney #KpGeorge #REDISTRICTING

Fort Bend County commissioners passed a more than $760 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year, a roughly 3.9% increase from last year’s budget.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/24/531766/fort-bend-county-commissioners-pass-760-million-budget/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyBudget #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

A Fort Bend resident is seeking County Judge KP George’s removal, claiming in a recently filed lawsuit that the county's top elected official violated her First Amendment rights and is incompetent to hold office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/22/531531/fort-bend-county-resident-seeks-kp-georges-removal-from-office/

#Court #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CivilLawsuit #FirstAmendment #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge

Sugar Land Mayor Carol McCutcheon is asking the city manager to find about $1 million in cost savings, following backlash to a property tax rate increase.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/19/531371/sugar-land-looks-to-cut-1-million-from-budget-after-property-tax-backlash/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CityBudget #FortBendCounty #PropertyTaxIncrease #SugarLand #SugarLandCityCouncil

Fort Bend County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution affirming that the county’s redistricting committee is exempt from the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Public Information Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/17/531178/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-not-subject-to-open-meetings-records-laws-commissioners-say/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Fort Bend County will hold public hearing this weekend on five different potential new district maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/16/531021/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-approves-five-maps-for-public-hearings/

#FortBend #News #Politics #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty

Several Sugar Land residents spoke out against the city’s proposed property tax rate increase at a public hearing on Tuesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/10/530576/sugar-land-residents-speak-out-against-property-tax-increase/

#FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #PropertyTaxes #SugarLand

The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/09/09/530459/more-than-3300-people-are-homeless-in-the-houston-area-in-2025-according-to-newly-released-figures/

#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Housing #Houston #Local #News #CoalitionForTheHomeless #CoalitionForTheHomelessOfHoustonAndHarrisCounty #FortBendCounty #HoustonHomeless #HoustonHomelessness #MontgomeryCounty

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has voided an air quality permit for a concrete-crushing facility in Rosharon after more than a year of resistance from Fort Bend County residents and their elected officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/09/530355/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-rejects-permit-for-rosharon-concrete-crusher/

#Environment #FortBend #Local #News #AirPollution #ConcreteCrusher #FortBendCounty #Rosharon #Tceq

Sugar Land has entered a $2.5 million sponsorship agreement with the committee as the city looks to draw on tourism revenue generated by the major sporting event next summer.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/04/530064/sugar-land-enters-2-5-million-partnership-with-world-cup-host-committee/

#FortBend #News #Sports #WorldCup #2026FIFAWorldCup #2026WorldCup #FortBendCounty #SugarLand

Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan is calling for another round of raises for the county’s deputies after nearby agencies moved to substantially increase pay for their law enforcement officers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/04/530093/fort-bend-county-sheriff-eric-fagan-seeks-another-round-of-raises-for-deputies/

#FortBend #LawEnforcement #Local #News #PublicSafety #DeputyPay #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountySheriffSOffice #PoliceOfficerPay

Public transit users in the Houston area will ride for free every Friday throughout September as the transit agencies for Harris County, Fort Bend County, The Woodlands Township and Conroe offer “Free Fare Fridays” in an effort to boost ridership. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/04/530097/houston-area-public-transit-agencies-to-offer-free-fare-fridays-throughout-september/

#Environment #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Traffic #Transportation #ConroeConnection #FortBendCounty #FreeFareFridays #Metro #PublicTransit #TheWoodlandsTownship