By LeaAnne Klentzman Over the holidays Precinct 4 Constable and a local alcohol distributor went together and posted some banners wishing the community a happy holiday season and asked that folks drink responsibly and have a designated driver. A very nice gesture. Well, the not so nice followed. Shortly after those banners were erected, after [...]
IT TAKES A VILLAGE… Fort Bend Star and Fort Bend Business Journal employees gathered to wish all of Fort Bend a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. (front, l-r) General Manager Michael Fredrickson, Publisher Bev Carter, Receptionist Millie Houser, (second row, l-r) reporter Elsa Malakoff-Maxey, Fort Bend Business Journal advertising director Mary Dotterl, Marketing Consultant [...]
The Toys for Tots Fort Bend campaign had a record year distributing toys and smiles to 3,500 children in the Fort Bend community this year. More than 50 volunteers were involved in the program. “With the help of our dedicated volunteers and support from local businesses, Toys for Tots Fort Bend was again a success,” [...]
By LeaAnne Klentzman New Territory resident and Red Light Camera activist takes issue with the City of Sugar Land and its current use of photo enforcement cameras in the city. According to H. F. Van Der Grinten, Founder of the Houston Coalition Against Red Light Cameras the use of red light photo enforcement is systematically [...]
A dispute between Katy neighbors ended last week when the aggressor was convicted of harassment in less than 30 minutes. According to the District Attorney’s Office, “Elisa Merrill Wilson was convicted of Harassment by a jury of her peers on December 16, 2011 after an intense four-day trial.” After 30 minutes of deliberation, the jury [...]
By Betsy Dolan Texas’ redistricting tug-of-war may be far from settled but the county’s field of candidates for the general election is now set. The December 19 filing deadline revealed an intriguing cast of experienced Republicans and Democrats. “The Fort Bend Star” will devote the next few weeks profiling these candidates. State Representative HD 26 [...]
Joint statement from both parties regarding 2012 General Primary Election A joint statement from the Texas Democratic Party and Republican Party of Texas has been issued for a unified primary set for April 3 relating to the 2012 general primary election. “We will cancel the candidate ballot drawing which was to be held on January [...]
Not only has the Texas Primary Election been delayed by litigation over political boundaries in Texas, so has the biannual mailing of voter registration certificates. According to Fort Bend County Election Administrator John Oldham, the same three judge panel sitting in San Antonio that ordered the Primary Election date moved to April 3 has also [...]
By LeaAnne Klentzman Gallery Furniture’s Christmas Giving program brightened the lives of four little boys and their grandmother near Needville. On November 12, 2011, Sapphira Kay Brown was killed by her husband at their near Needville home in front of her four sons. The boys range in age from 6 to 11 years old and [...]
Gala planning is active and under way for the ever popular Founder’s Ball, benefitting the Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation (SLCAF), on January 7, 2012 at Safari Texas Ranch at 6:30pm. The theme is “Taking the Stage!” “The SLCAF has enthusiastically hosted the Founder’s Ball since 2003. The sole purpose of this amazing gala is [...]
