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Dec 28, 20222 min read

Fulshear Police Share Tips to Avoid Cybercriminals

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Fulshear Police Department has released tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of cybercriminals. “No one is...

Ft. Bend County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office Warning of Fraudulent CenterPoint Texts

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Dec 23, 20221 min read

Ft. Bend County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office Warning of Fraudulent CenterPoint Texts

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Fort Bend County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office is warning residents about a fraudulent text alert purporting to be...

FBC Office of Emergency Management Shares Tips for Thawing Out a Tankless Water Heater

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Dec 23, 20222 min read

FBC Office of Emergency Management Shares Tips for Thawing Out a Tankless Water Heater

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management has shared tips for thawing out a tankless water heater...

Boil Water Notice Issued for Fulshear MUD 3A

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Dec 23, 20221 min read

Boil Water Notice Issued for Fulshear MUD 3A

(FULSHEAR) - As a result of the extremely cold temperatures, the water plant in Willow Creek Farms Municipal Utility District was unable...

Boil Water Notice Issued in Willow Creek Farms Municipal Utility District

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Dec 23, 20221 min read

Boil Water Notice Issued in Willow Creek Farms Municipal Utility District

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Due to a drop in water pressure, the Willow Creek Farms Municipal Utility District has issued a boil water notice...

City of Katy Reminding Residents to Protect Their Pipes Ahead of Hard Freeze

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Dec 21, 20221 min read

City of Katy Reminding Residents to Protect Their Pipes Ahead of Hard Freeze

(KATY) – The City of Katy is reminding residents to protect their pipes ahead of a hard freeze expected to begin tomorrow, Dec. 22....

Convicted Child Molester Gets Life in Prison

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Dec 16, 20222 min read

Convicted Child Molester Gets Life in Prison

(RICHMOND) – A Kendleton man has been sentenced to life in prison by a Fort Bend County jury after he was found guilty of molesting a...

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office You Are Not Alone Now Accepting Donations

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Dec 12, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office You Are Not Alone Now Accepting Donations

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office You Are Not Alone is now accepting donations for the Sock it to Winter Drive....

Fort Bend County, Local Cities Team Up for Joint Animal Adoption Event

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Dec 7, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County, Local Cities Team Up for Joint Animal Adoption Event

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Fort Bend County and several local cities have teamed up to hold “Home for the Holidays” animal adoption event. The...

Missouri City Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2019 Murder

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Dec 2, 20222 min read

Missouri City Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2019 Murder

(RICHMOND) - A Fort Bend County jury sentenced Gregory Kennith Wise to life in prison the Wednesday before Thanksgiving after convicting...

COH Boil Water Notice Lifted, Fort Bend County Residents Reporting Erroneous ‘Test Boil Water’ Alert

Jamie Mock

Nov 29, 20221 min read

COH Boil Water Notice Lifted, Fort Bend County Residents Reporting Erroneous ‘Test Boil Water’ Alert

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Boil Water Notice for the City of Houston that affected a small portion of Fort Bend County, including several...

Portion of Fort Bend County Affected by City of Houston’s Boil Water Notice

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Nov 28, 20221 min read

Portion of Fort Bend County Affected by City of Houston’s Boil Water Notice

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The City of Houston has issued a boil water notice that affects Blue Ridge area in Fort Bend County. According to...

Fort Bend County Law Enforcement Implementing ‘No Refusal’ Weekend for the Thanksgiving Holiday

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Nov 24, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County Law Enforcement Implementing ‘No Refusal’ Weekend for the Thanksgiving Holiday

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - Once again, the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement are implementing a “No...

Fort Bend County Unofficial Election Results

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Nov 9, 20221 min read

Fort Bend County Unofficial Election Results

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Unofficial election results are in for the Nov. 8, 2022 midterm elections. Both Fort Bend ISD and Katy ISD failed to...

Habitual Offender Gets 25-Year Prison Sentence

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Nov 7, 20222 min read

Habitual Offender Gets 25-Year Prison Sentence

(RICHMOND) – Fort Bend County Judge Tameika Carter has sentenced a 44-year-old Simonton man to 25 years in prison as a habitual offender....

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Oct 28, 20223 min read

Profile: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – During his four years as the Comptroller for the State of Texas, Fort Bend County resident Glenn Hegar has watched...

Fort Bend County Targets Human Trafficking Operations, Multiple Charges Filed

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Oct 24, 20222 min read

Fort Bend County Targets Human Trafficking Operations, Multiple Charges Filed

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Thirty-one charges have been filed and 17 victims found after a multi-agency collaboration in Fort Bend County...

Early Voting: Polling Locations and Sample Ballots

Jamie Mock

Oct 24, 20222 min read

Early Voting: Polling Locations and Sample Ballots

Early Voting for the November 8 Election Runs October 24-November 4, 2022 Early voting polling locations: November-8-Early-Voting_1.pdf...

Jamie Mock

Oct 14, 20222 min read

Profile: Justice April Farris, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Justice April Farris was appointed as Justice of Texas’ 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4 in January of 2021 by Governor...

Jamie Mock

Oct 7, 20222 min read

Profile: District 26 State Representative Jacey Jetton

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – District 26 State Representative Jacey Jetton, who was first elected in 2020, says he thinks the biggest issues for...