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Ferrel Bonner, a military veteran who challenged Fort Bend County Judge KP George in the 2022 Democratic primary, has announced plans to again run for the office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/07/10/526123/veteran-who-challenged-kp-george-in-2022-race-announces-bid-for-fort-bend-county-judge/

#Elections #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #2026DemocraticPrimary #DemocraticPrimary #FerellBonner #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyJudge #KpGeorge

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/

#FortBend #Houston #Local #News #Texas #Fulshear #HoustonPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #TexasPopulation #USCensusBureau

Fort Bend County could reallocate more than $6 million in unused federal funding for public safety, infrastructure and social services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/29/520036/fort-bend-county-to-reprogram-6-2-million-in-federal-grant-funds/

#FortBend #Housing #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant #FortBendCounty #HUD #USDepartmentOfHousingAndUrbanDevelopment

Education and child advocacy leaders are warning that a proposal to eliminate federal funding for Head Start could devastate Texas families, erasing decades of progress in early childhood education and worsening an ongoing child care crisis.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/28/519970/cutting-into-the-bone-houston-area-child-care-could-suffer-under-looming-head-start-cuts-advocates-say/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #ChildCare #ChildCareCrisis #ChildrenAtRisk #FederalFundingCuts #HeadStart #NationalHeadStartAssociation

Cooling centers are still open across the Houston region as more than 250,000 remain without electricity a week after Hurricane Beryl. Here's a list of places throughout the area, along with food-and-water distributions and other resources.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/07/15/493517/houston-area-storm-recovery-where-to-find-cooling-centers-food-water-other-resources-in-aftermath-of-hurricane-beryl/

#CityOfHouston #FortBend #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #PublicSafety #Weather #Beryl #CoolingCenters #FoodDistribution #HoustonShelters #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylAftermath

Houston-area residents who are without electricity and looking to escape the summer heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl can seek refuge at cooling centers and shelters across the region. Here's a list of locations.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/07/09/492978/houston-cooling-centers-shelters-hurricane-beryl-aftermath/

#CityOfHouston #FortBend #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #PublicSafety #Weather #Beryl #CoolingCenters #CoolingCentersInHarrisCounty #CoolingCentersInHouston #HoustonShelters #HurricaneBeryl