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Fracas between constable and judge erupt
Battle lines drawn in Needville between
Ft Bend County officials
Allegations that Precinct 1 Constable A.J. Dorr’s wife, Sandra, is not putting in the hours she is paid for surfaced last week and Dorr is now threatening to sue Precinct 1, Place 1, Justice of the Peace Gary “Ike” Fredrickson and his staff, according to
Precinct 1 Commissioner Tom Stavinoha, who says there could be lawsuits filed against Dorr by “the other side.”
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Record management study authorized
No one seems to know exactly what records
to manage and how to do it
Confusion seemed prevalent when Fort Bend County Commissioners discussed implementing a new policy for the county’s record management system.
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Fort Bend ISD trustees opt for
employee raises over balanced budget
Fort Bend ISD trustees were presented with the option of adopting a balanced budget or giving their 8,000 plus employees a raise.
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recommendation on one employee pay raise
Gives promoted Sheriff’s Captain
23% increase in pay
Fort Bend County Commissioners voted to give a salary hike of 23% to a sheriff’s lieutenant being promoted to captain, completely disregarding the recommendations of the county’s own Human Resources officials.
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T-shacks rile nearby E.A. Jones residents
Temporary classrooms, commonly called t-shacks, are trailers that school districts use as auxiliary classrooms at various campuses when a school is going to have more students than its permanent classrooms can hold.
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Fort Bend ISD rated ‘acceptable’ again
53% of schools are exemplary or recognized
The Texas Education Agency has released the 2008 school district accountability ratings and Fort Bend ISD retained its “acceptable” rating.
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Local cardio vascular specialist
helps two passengers during flight
Meadows Place resident and cardio vascular specialist, Dr. Zakir Hossain, was on a flight from his hometown of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Houston via Dubai when a passenger suddenly needed medical help.
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Proposes to lower tax rate
Rosenberg sets public hearing
for August 26 on budget
Rosenberg city officials set public hearings on the city’s proposed tax rate, which could be lowered slightly, for Aug. 26 and Sept. 2.
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County proposes slight decrease
in tax rate, increase in budget
Fort Bend County Commissioners are proposing a decrease in the property tax rate of 1.7 percent but area taxpayers will still feel the pain with an increase in valuations on their property.
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What’s a couple of rounds between friends?
So, when was the last time anyone thought they could roll through Mo City crank’n off a few rounds, run’n over gas pumps and not be caught?
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Safari Texas’ salute to Fort
Bend now in 7th year
Safari Texas, 11627 FM 1464 in Richmond, will present its 7th Annual Salute to Fort Bend as a Celebration Breakfast on Friday, Sept.5.
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Fort Bend cities look to
providing family entertainment
Missouri City considering bond
referendum on QV golf course
Whether or not to have a bond referendum for Missouri City parks on the November ballot will be decided over the next 60 days.
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Fort Bend cities look to
providing family entertainment
Sugar Land voters to decide
on cultural entertainment district
Now that east side Fort Bend County towns have their necessities in place, they either already have added cultural and entertainment venues or are planning such.
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Burned body equals murder charge
Missouri City police were dispatched to a fire and discover a grisly homicide.
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Federal lawsuit filed to stop
Weston Lakes incorporation
A group of 19 landowners in the newly incorporated town of Weston Lakes have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to rescind the voter’s approval of the incorporation.
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Special meeting to be held
Thursday to set tax rate
No increase expected in Fort
Bend County tax rate
Fort Bend County will hold a special meeting this Thursday, August 14, at 8 a.m. to vote on the 2008 tax rate and set public hearings on the proposed rate.
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Running for mayor costly in Sugar Land
There was a time prior to 2002 when it didn’t cost a terribly great amount of money to run for the mayor of Sugar Land.
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Candidates may be restrained from running
Weston Lakes is a brand new little city in northwest Fort Bend County.
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Lamar CISD will most likely keep current tax rate
As with all local taxing entities, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District officials are grappling with the task of budgeting for the forthcoming fiscal year without full knowledge of what the final certified values will be.
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Proposed zoning additions slowly
progressing in Stafford
Zoning has always been problematic for Stafford. Land owners want to do what they want to do without few rules or regs or costs to their business.
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The 72nd Annual Ft. Bend
County Fair debuts event
Here we grow again! For over 70 years, the Fort Bend County Fair has evolved with the times, and this year, the Fair is making some groundbreaking transitions to ensure that their mission of benefiting youth, promoting agriculture and supporting
education remains at the forefront of this nine day community event.
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Fort Bend bucks national trend
Fort Bend gets first place ranking for
job growth among 329 largest U.S. counties
Apparently bucking the national trend, Fort Bend County earned a first place ranking for job growth by the U.S. Department of Labor in a report issued last week.
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DA can’t add but Ethics
Commission tallies up fines
District Attorney John Healey says
he accepts full responsibility for errors
District Attorney John Healey was fined $1,500 by the Texas Ethics Commission for violations stemming from a complaint by a member of the public.
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FBISD dilemma: raises and deficit
budget or balanced budget and no raises
The Fort Bend ISD board is between a rock and a hard place.
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Wife and three children need help
Friends of Richmond drowning victim seek funds for surviving family
Friends of a Richmond family, left mourning the loss of their 36-year-old husband and father, have established a fund to aid in this tragic time.
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Richmond’s Moore Park to be dedicated Oct. 3
The Historic Richmond Association (HRA) is constructing a park, adjacent to city hall, that will forever memorialize Richmond Mayor Hilmar Moore.
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Soaring gas prices prompt Lamar School
District to ask for early bus registration
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is asking parents of students scheduled to attend the fall session to register those youngsters for bus service as soon as possible.
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SMSD rated acceptable by TEA
‘Unacceptable’ middle school
rating to be appealed
Last year the Stafford Municipal School District had two “academically recognized” and three “academically acceptable” schools but for 2008 two are recognized, two are acceptable and the middle school is “academically unacceptable.”
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You’d have thought...
Last week was tough on the County Mounties.
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New Precinct 1 facility to open August 4
Commissioner Stavinoha
won’t be packing his bags
The much touted new Precinct 1 facility on Ransom Road will open its doors Monday but don’t look for Precinct 1 Commissioner Tom Stavinoha. >
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Fort Bend property appraisal protests
to CAD way up this year
Tax appraisals for Fort Bend had a net increase of 15.99 percent this year over last, and protests have swamped the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District (CAD).
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Katy woman gets life in crime spree
Meadows Place officer shot in arm during pursuit
A Katy woman is going to have the next 30 or so years to ponder what exactly motivated her to rob a man and shoot at pursuing law enforcement officials.
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No change in tax rate
Sugar Land proposed ’09 budget at $169.2 million
On July 22 Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard filed the proposed 2008-09 city budget of $169.2 million, which is up 12.7% over last year's.
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Quail Valley Country Club now a
wait and see issue
Now that Missouri City has proceeded with eminent domain, deposited the $3.1 million property value amount set by three commissioners, taken over Quail Valley Country Club’s 400 acres.
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Town Center Lakeside granted tax Abatement
Saying the Sugar Land Town Center has been “one of the crown jewels of Fort Bend County,” Commissioners unanimously approved a tax abatement agreement with Town Center Lakeside last week.
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Fort Bend Theatre’s production of
My Fair Lady begins Aug. 1
Wouldn’t it be Loverly to go to the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, and remember how you Could Have Danced All Night with Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle?
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90A update includes RR quiet zones
Stafford Engineer Pam Madrigal updated city council and planning and zoning commission members at their joint meeting about numerous mobility improvements going on in their city.
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Political controversy, goodie, goodie, goodie!
Ya just gotta love idealistic banter.
Seems a couple of subdivision neighbors encountered one another as they traveled the streets of Sweet City last week off Dulles Avenue.
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Katy woman gets life in crime spree
Meadows Place officer shot in arm during pursuit
A Katy woman is going to have the next 30 or so years to ponder what exactly motivated her to rob a man and shoot at pursuing law enforcement officials.
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Minnesota singing the praises of the
Fort
Bend Boys Choir
The 32 members of the Fort Bend Boys Tour Choir recently returned from a two week performance tour to Minnesota where they wowed the crowds with their music.
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Fiscal year ends in two months
County vehicle maintenance
division seeks $600,000 for fuel
Fort Bend County’s Vehicle Maintenance division is in dire straits because of the rising gasoline prices.
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Fort Bend County gets more time
from FEMA on flood data remapping
Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert and U.S. Representative, District 22, Nick Lampson, successfully lobbied the Federal Emergency Management Administration for a deadline extension.
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Quail Valley Fund gives $150,000
towards costs of QVCC cleanup
Since Missouri City took over the Quail Valley Country Club property on June 27 via eminent domain.
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Sugar Land finds no fiscal or ethical
problems at fire department
Union says city review
inadequate, not independent
Sugar Land has concluded it’s internal review of allegations made against its fire department administration.
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Fort Bend ISD board’s top two officers must now have two years experience
Fort Bend ISD trustees at their July 14 meeting changed their operating procedures in an effort not to repeat the recent past.
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Sugar Land City Council opposes
mandatory flood insurance
In an effort to keep higher insurance costs off the backs of Sugar Land home and business owners.
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K-6 program to start at 10 FBISD
elementary schools in August
When Fort Bend ISD announced it was going to make some elementary schools K-6, they caught flak from parents, students and some teachers but that was a year ago and today it’s ready to be rolled out.
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Stafford donates dollars to International Festival to be held October 4
After a lengthy meeting with the Stafford Planning & Zoning Commission last Wednesday, city council moved on to their regular agenda.
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Renaissance Golf files appeal
to city taking QVCC
Lawyers for Renaissance Golf Group filed an appeal to Missouri City’s eminent domain proceedings and the $3.1 million that special commissioners valued the property at.
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Sweet streets just got sweeter
Being stuck on the streets of ‘Sweet City’ got a whole new meaning last week.
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Tipping fees will be used for
study of senior facility in Fresno/Arcola area
Fort Bend County will be voting on an agenda item that will, if approved, provide $50,000 in funding.
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Voss Road completed and groundbreaking
on new Tax Assessor facility announced
Fort Bend County is moving forth with a number of bond election projects. Two weeks ago the county celebrated the opening of Voss Road.
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane?...Nope, it’s a crime
A farmer with incredible aim and some dumb luck now faces charges of criminal mischief after he pinged a remote controlled airplane as it flew near his field.
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