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So, locally, we now have Flock abuse incidents in #HarrisCounty #Pasadena #Baytown #FortBendCounty #Houston #DeerPark #HTX

https://abc13.com/amp/post/3-deputies-access-flock-cameras-suspended-review-underway-harris-county-sheriffs-office-says/19679725

Don't forget to mark your calendars #Houston!
[Queer to Stay 4] #Pride Is a #Protest 🏳️‍🌈
🌈Sun 28 JUNE '26 11a - 2:30p (time extended to include a #march!) @ City Hall, 901 Bagby St #HTX 77002
https://htxcoalition.us
#SouthernLights #CAW #CommunitiesAtWork #50501Houston #50501Movement #HDSA #DSA #LGBTQ #vigil #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #FortBendCo #FortBendCounty #WallerCo #WallerCounty #MontgomeryCo #MontgomeryCounty #GalvestonCo #GalvestonCounty #Bellaire #Cypress #Katy #Pearland #Friendswood #Pasadena #GalenaPark #Humble #LeagueCity #Channelview #DeerPark #LaPorte #JacintoCity #JerseyVillage #Crosby #Baytown #BrooksideVillage #Conroe #Spring #MissouriCity #Stafford #Fresno #MeadowsPlace #SouthHouston #SugarLand #TheVillages #TheWoodlands #WestUniversiyPlace #TX #Texas

Join the Memorial Day #protest against #TX Gov. Greg #Abbott planned by the Ft. Bend Coalition for Justice on Monday May 25th 2026 @ 10:30am at the Sugar Land Memorial Park Entrance! #Texas #SugarLand #FortBend #FtBend #FortBendCounty #FtBendCounty #Houston #demonstration #rally #community #action

Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/

Updated! Greater #Houston: If you want to attend a #NoKings3 protest, you have options! Ping
#Kingwood #Cypress #LaPorte #ClearLake #TheWoodlands #Conroe #Katy #Pasadena #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #SugarLand #Pearland #HTX #TX #Texas #NoKings #NoKings2026 #protest #demonstration #rally #march!

Attention Greater #Houston: If you want to attend a #NoKings3 protest, you have options! Ping
#Kingwood #Cypress #LaPorte #ClearLake #TheWoodlands #Conroe #Katy #Pasadena #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #SugarLand #Pearland #HTX #TX #Texas #NoKings #NoKings2026 #protest #demonstration #rally #march!
#USpolitics #activism #USA

My heart is full after receiving these beautiful handmade ornaments from Katy ISD students. Their creativity and kindness made our District Office tree shine even brighter. Thank you for sharing your Christmas cheer—Merry Christmas! 🎄

#morgan4texas #fortbendcounty #HD26 #txlege

Honored to join the Fort Bend delegation panel at this year’s Inside Texas Politics. Grateful for the chance to share key wins from the 89th session and hear from the community and business leaders strengthening Fort Bend every day.

#morgan4texas #fortbendcounty #HD26 #txlege

Today, I’m deeply grateful for the brave men and women who’ve served our nation with courage and sacrifice. Because of you, we live in freedom, opportunity, and hope. Thank you, veterans! 🇺🇸

#morgan4texas #fortbendcounty #HD26 #txlege #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

Katy Pride organizers are relocating multiple events this week after the Texas Typhoon water park said it would no longer host the LGBTQ+ celebration, citing security concerns.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/16/533561/katy-pride-typhoon-texas-lgbtq-events-school-board/

#Business #Education #FortBend #LGBTQ #Local #News #FortBendCounty #Katy #KatyIsd #KatyPride #LgbtqIssues #TyphoonTexas

Fort Bend County commissioners voted during a heated meeting Monday to approve a new voting precinct map after months of debate over a rare, mid-decade round of redistricting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/14/533304/fort-bend-county-commissioners-pass-new-voter-map-after-months-of-redistricting-debate/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #Voting #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCitizensRedistrictingAdvisoryCommittee #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Drought conditions across Texas have intensified since earlier this year. On Monday, Fort Bend County commissioners approved a burn ban for all unincorporated areas of the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/10/14/533310/texas-heat-and-drought-persist-into-fall-as-the-state-braces-for-wildfires/

#FortBend #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Drought #FortBendCounty #GregAbbott #TexasHeat #Wildfire

With the November election less than a month away, there were over 21,000 Harris County voter registration applications still pending as of Thursday, according to the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/10/533146/more-than-21000-harris-county-voter-registration-applications-are-still-pending-ahead-of-november-election/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #BEXARCOUNTY #FortBendCounty #HarrisCountyClerkSOffice #HarrisCountyTaxAssessorCollector #TexasSecretaryOfStateSOffice

Fort Bend County Commissioners will choose a new, redistricted voter map on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/10/533136/fort-bend-county-commissioners-to-vote-on-redistricted-map-on-monday/

#FortBend #Local #News #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Thousands of Fort Bend County voter registrations – including new applications, cancellations and changes – are still pending.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/10/03/532531/more-than-20000-fort-bend-county-voter-registrations-pending-after-system-changes/

#Elections #FortBend #News #DepartmentOfPublicSafety #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyElections #TexasSecretaryOfState #VOTEC

The Fort Bend County Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee voted Monday to make its recommendations to the commissioners court, selecting its top five proposed voter maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/10/01/532313/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-to-recommend-five-voter-maps-to-commissioners/

#FortBend #News #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCitizensRedistrictingAdvisoryCommittee

Fort Bend County commissioners passed a more than $760 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year, a roughly 3.9% increase from last year’s budget.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/24/531766/fort-bend-county-commissioners-pass-760-million-budget/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyBudget #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

A Fort Bend resident is seeking County Judge KP George’s removal, claiming in a recently filed lawsuit that the county's top elected official violated her First Amendment rights and is incompetent to hold office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/22/531531/fort-bend-county-resident-seeks-kp-georges-removal-from-office/

#Court #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CivilLawsuit #FirstAmendment #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge

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/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CityBudget #FortBendCounty #PropertyTaxIncrease #SugarLand #SugarLandCityCouncil

Fort Bend County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution affirming that the county’s redistricting committee is exempt from the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Public Information Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/17/531178/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-not-subject-to-open-meetings-records-laws-commissioners-say/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt

Fort Bend County will hold public hearing this weekend on five different potential new district maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/16/531021/fort-bend-redistricting-committee-approves-five-maps-for-public-hearings/

#FortBend #News #Politics #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCounty

Several Sugar Land residents spoke out against the city’s proposed property tax rate increase at a public hearing on Tuesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/10/530576/sugar-land-residents-speak-out-against-property-tax-increase/

#FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #PropertyTaxes #SugarLand

The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/09/09/530459/more-than-3300-people-are-homeless-in-the-houston-area-in-2025-according-to-newly-released-figures/

#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Housing #Houston #Local #News #CoalitionForTheHomeless #CoalitionForTheHomelessOfHoustonAndHarrisCounty #FortBendCounty #HoustonHomeless #HoustonHomelessness #MontgomeryCounty

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has voided an air quality permit for a concrete-crushing facility in Rosharon after more than a year of resistance from Fort Bend County residents and their elected officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/09/530355/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-rejects-permit-for-rosharon-concrete-crusher/

#Environment #FortBend #Local #News #AirPollution #ConcreteCrusher #FortBendCounty #Rosharon #Tceq

Sugar Land has entered a $2.5 million sponsorship agreement with the committee as the city looks to draw on tourism revenue generated by the major sporting event next summer.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/04/530064/sugar-land-enters-2-5-million-partnership-with-world-cup-host-committee/

#FortBend #News #Sports #WorldCup #2026FIFAWorldCup #2026WorldCup #FortBendCounty #SugarLand

Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan is calling for another round of raises for the county’s deputies after nearby agencies moved to substantially increase pay for their law enforcement officers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/04/530093/fort-bend-county-sheriff-eric-fagan-seeks-another-round-of-raises-for-deputies/

#FortBend #LawEnforcement #Local #News #PublicSafety #DeputyPay #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountySheriffSOffice #PoliceOfficerPay

Public transit users in the Houston area will ride for free every Friday throughout September as the transit agencies for Harris County, Fort Bend County, The Woodlands Township and Conroe offer “Free Fare Fridays” in an effort to boost ridership. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/04/530097/houston-area-public-transit-agencies-to-offer-free-fare-fridays-throughout-september/

#Environment #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Traffic #Transportation #ConroeConnection #FortBendCounty #FreeFareFridays #Metro #PublicTransit #TheWoodlandsTownship

Two people are dead following an overnight standoff with police at a property in Stafford, southwest of Houston. An officer was struck by gunfire, but the bullet hit the police radio on his vest, saving him from any injuries.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/09/04/530054/two-dead-following-standoff-with-stafford-police-officer-shot-but-no-injuried/

#Crime #FortBend #Local #News #Police #CityOfStafford #FortBendCounty #PoliceStandoff #StaffordPolice #StaffordTexas

In a recent court filing, prosecutors allege Fort Bend County Judge KP George used county funds to pay former staffer Taral Patel for campaign work and made a down payment on a personal vehicle using campaign money.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/09/03/529962/prosecutors-say-fort-bend-county-judge-kp-george-used-county-money-for-campaign-work/

#Court #Crime #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge #KpGeorgeIndicted #TaralPatel

Fort Bend County commissioners on Tuesday appointed additional people to a redistricting advisory committee and voted to give themselves and other elected officials an annual raise.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/27/529593/fort-bend-commissioners-appoint-redistricting-committee-members-approve-raises/

#FortBend #News #Politics #CountyRedistricting #FortBendCommissionersCourt #FortBendCounty #REDISTRICTING

Two Katy ISD students are working to make tools such as electronics, camping gear and lawn equipment more accessible to their communities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/26/529534/it-reduces-the-barriers-to-access-katy-isd-seniors-launch-library-of-things-in-fort-bend/

#Education #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyLibraries #LibraryOfThings

Thank you to Abigail’s Place for providing safe housing for single-mother families in crisis, and to Sparkle & Sip Boutique for hosting this impactful event on Aug. 25!

#morgan4texas #HD26 #txlege #richmondtx #rosenbergtx #fortbendcounty

The Fort Bend County Libraries website will be fully operational starting Sept. 2, roughly six months after a cyberattack, according to county officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/15/528767/fort-bend-library-website-targeted-by-cyberattack-will-be-fully-restored-in-september/

#BooksLibraries #FortBend #Local #News #Cyberattack #Cybersecurity #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyLibraries

The Fort Bend County Libraries’ website may not be fully operational until late summer or early fall, following a cyberattack earlier this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/07/16/526509/fort-bend-county-library-catalog-accounts-could-remain-unavailable-until-late-summer-early-fall/

#BooksLibraries #FortBend #Local #News #Technology #Cyberattack #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyCommissionersCourt #FortBendCountyLibraries

The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the cyberattack on the county’s library system.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/03/26/516946/fort-bend-das-office-investigates-library-cyberattack/

#BooksLibraries #Crime #FortBend #Local #News #CyberAttack #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #FortBendCountyLibraries #FortBendCountyLibrary

The Fort Bend County Libraries system experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that caused a website outage. The cause of the attack remains under investigation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/03/12/515895/fort-bend-county-libraries-faces-website-outage-after-cybersecurity-incident/

#BooksLibraries #FortBend #Local #News #CyberAttack #Cybersecurity #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyLibraries #FortBendCountyLibrary