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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/

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Houston gained approximately 43,000 new residents between 2023 and 2024, with its increase ranking second only to New York City, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The nearby suburb of Fulshear ranked second nationally in growth by percentage.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/16/521610/houston-ranks-second-for-population-growth-in-u-s-according-to-census-data/

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Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels is facing uncertainty over federal funding that contributes more than a third of the agency’s annual budget.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/11/518501/fort-bend-seniors-meals-on-wheels-voices-concerns-over-federal-funding/

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Fort Bend is partnering with Comcast to expand high-speed internet access across rural parts of the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2024/11/01/504840/fort-bend-county-to-partner-with-comcast-for-broadband-expansion/

#FortBend #News #Technology #BroadbandAccess #Comcast #FortBendCommissionersCourt #FortBendCounty

A Houston-area man was sentenced to 95 months in federal prison this week for repeatedly stealing checks and other mail from post-office collection boxes, which he accessed using a special key meant for USPS workers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/07/03/492655/houston-area-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-stealing-checks-other-mail-from-usps-collection-boxes/

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The Houston region is growing much more rapidly on its outskirts than in its urban core. The pandemic has contributed to that, according to the Texas state demographer.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2023/12/08/471915/houston-area-suburbs-growing-much-faster-than-city-in-wake-of-pandemic/

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