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Jul 15, 20221 min read

Weekend Closure Scheduled for Westpark Tollway

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - From Friday, July 15, at 9 p.m. to Monday, July 17, at 5 a.m., Westpark Tollway westbound main lanes will be closed...

First Probable Cases of Monkeypox Reported in Fort Bend County

Jamie Mock

Jul 15, 20222 min read

First Probable Cases of Monkeypox Reported in Fort Bend County

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Fort Bend County Health and Human Services is investigating the first probable cases of monkeypox in Fort Bend...

ERCOT Issues Another Conservation Appeal to Texans and Businesses

Staff Writer

Jul 13, 20222 min read

ERCOT Issues Another Conservation Appeal to Texans and Businesses

(AUSTIN) - As extreme hot weather continues driving record power demand across Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is...

Stafford PD Receives “Accredited Law Enforcement Agency”

Jamie Mock

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Stafford PD Receives “Accredited Law Enforcement Agency”

(STAFFORD) - The Stafford Police Department has received the award of “Accredited Law Enforcement Agency” from the Texas Police Chiefs...

Rosenberg Initiates Stage 1 of Drought Contingency Plan, Asks for Water Conservation from Residents

Jamie Mock

Jul 12, 20222 min read

Rosenberg Initiates Stage 1 of Drought Contingency Plan, Asks for Water Conservation from Residents

(ROSENBERG) - The City of Rosenberg has entered Stage 1 Voluntary Water Conservation of the city’s Drought Contingency Plan effective...

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal to Texans and Texas Businesses

Jamie Mock

Jul 11, 20221 min read

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal to Texans and Texas Businesses

(AUSTIN) - With extreme hot weather driving record power demand across Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is issuing a...

Local Municipalities and FBCOEM Warning of Extreme Heat This Weekend

Jamie Mock

Jul 8, 20221 min read

Local Municipalities and FBCOEM Warning of Extreme Heat This Weekend

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management and local municipalities are warning of extreme heat today, July...

Pipeline Explosion Reported in Fort Bend County

Jamie Mock

Jul 7, 20221 min read

Pipeline Explosion Reported in Fort Bend County

UPDATE (Noon, July 7) – According to the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management the pipeline company is enroute to the site of a...

Wayne Dolcefino ‘Not Done’ After Charges Dismissed Against Harris County Judge by Fort Bend DA

Jamie Mock

Jul 5, 20222 min read

Wayne Dolcefino ‘Not Done’ After Charges Dismissed Against Harris County Judge by Fort Bend DA

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Media consultant and former television journalist Wayne Dolcefino plans today to request records from the Fort Bend...

Missouri City Non-Emergency City Offices to Close on Monday, July 4, Festival Begins at 4 p.m.

Staff Writer

Jul 1, 20221 min read

Missouri City Non-Emergency City Offices to Close on Monday, July 4, Festival Begins at 4 p.m.

(MISSOURI CITY) - All Missouri City non-emergency city offices will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day. This includes: City...

Flash Flood Watch Issued for Fort Bend County

Staff Writer

Jun 30, 20221 min read

Flash Flood Watch Issued for Fort Bend County

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – A flash flood watch has been issues for parts of Southeast Texas, including Fort Bend County. The flood watch is in...

Fort Bend County Implementing No Refusal Weekend for Fourth of July

Staff Writer

Jun 29, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County Implementing No Refusal Weekend for Fourth of July

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement are implementing a “No Refusal” weekend...

Nationwide Search Begins for Next Sugar Land Police Chief

Staff Writer

Jun 28, 20221 min read

Nationwide Search Begins for Next Sugar Land Police Chief

(SUGAR LAND) - The City of Sugar Land has hired Baker Tilly to conduct a nationwide recruitment for a chief of police. The new chief will...

Local Authorities Warning Residents About Scammers Posing as CenterPoint Energy

Jamie Mock

Jun 27, 20221 min read

Local Authorities Warning Residents About Scammers Posing as CenterPoint Energy

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Both the Sugar Land and Fulshear police departments are warning residents that scammers are posing as CenterPoint...

Missouri City Council Approves Homestead Exemption for All Residents

Jamie Mock

Jun 23, 20222 min read

Missouri City Council Approves Homestead Exemption for All Residents

(MISSOURI CITY) – Missouri City City Council has approved an ordinance providing a tax exemption of $25,000 for seniors 65 and older,...

Jamie Mock

Jun 21, 20221 min read

Burn Ban Issued for Fort Bend County

FORT BEND COUNTY) - A burn ban has been issued in Fort Bend County due to “severe drought conditions, above average heat, low humidity,...

Fulshear Launches New Mass Notification System

Staff Writer

Jun 16, 20221 min read

Fulshear Launches New Mass Notification System

(FULSHEAR) - The City of Fulshear has launched a new mass notification system, Everbridge, that notifies registered users of critical...

Fort Bend County Opens Emergency Operations Center

Jamie Mock

Jun 16, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County Opens Emergency Operations Center

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - Fort Bend County Judge KP George and the Office of Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency...

Sugar Land Drainage Project Funds Aimed to Save Taxpayers $14.4 Million

Staff Writer

Jun 6, 20222 min read

Sugar Land Drainage Project Funds Aimed to Save Taxpayers $14.4 Million

(SUGAR LAND) - The Texas Water Development Board recently approved a $27.5 million loan from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for a Sugar...

Missouri City Celebrates Fire Station No. 6 & Fire Administration Building Grand Opening

Jamie Mock

Jun 2, 20222 min read

Missouri City Celebrates Fire Station No. 6 & Fire Administration Building Grand Opening

(MISSOURI CITY) - Council, staff and residents of Missouri City came together recently to officially open Fire Station No. 6 and Fire...