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Get Advance Notice of New Titles with Libraries’ “Author Alerts” Feature
Library users can now get advance notice whenever a new title by a favorite author is added to Fort Bend County Libraries’ collection!. Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) has added an “Author Alerts” feature to the “Book Recommendations” section on the FBCL website. This service enables readers to be notified by email or text message…
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Fort Bend partners with groups on $2.5M center to aid homeless
Fort Bend County partners with nonprofits on $2.5M center for children experiencing homelessness. Fort Bend County has allocated $2.5 million in federal funds for a planned center in Rosenberg that will serve those who are experiencing or at risk for homelessness. Fort Bend commissioners on June 13 unanimously approved using…
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School Safety with Fort Bend County Superintendents
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Education Division will host School Safety with Fort Bend County Superintendents on Friday, August 4, 2023 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at the Chamber office. School Safety for the students, staff, and faculty in Fort Bend County is a priority for…
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Juneteenth volunteers celebration by cleaning historic Black Cemetery and taking part in Houston area events
FORT BEND COUNTY (KIAH) — This Juneteenth has been filled will activities, events and inspiring programs taking place around the Houston area. One in particularly involved a historic location, a cemetery, that volunteers made their mission to bring back its honor. For 3 hours Saturday, volunteers spent the morning…
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Photo essay: Juneteenth volunteers clean historic grave sites of former slaves
Volunteers spent Saturday morning cleaning up the neglected grave sites of at least 20 former enslaved people that were discovered in Fort Bend County last year. Independent photographer Annie Mulligan documented the group’s efforts over Juneteenth weekend.
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Fort Bend County Libraries to hold computer classes in July
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Adult Services staff will present a variety of free, introductory computer classes in July. The classes will consist of a hands-on introduction to basic skills for people who would like to learn more about using these computer and technology programs. The classes will take place in the Computer Labs of the…
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Missouri City branch library to host hip-hop dance performance on June 29
In conjunction with Fort Bend County Libraries’ 2023 Summer Reading Challenge, the Missouri City Branch Library will host a theatrical hip-hop dance performance by FLY Dance Company on Thursday, June 29, beginning at 2 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 1530 Texas Parkway. FLY Dance…
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Juneteenth 2023: Kendleton residents gather to celebrate federal holiday
KENDLETON, Texas – On Juneteenth, communities across the Greater Houston Area united to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. At a celebration in Kendleton, TX, located 47 miles southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County, residents gathered to celebrate the federal holiday. Mayor Darryl Humphrey’s family was…
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Stafford marks Juneteenth with inaugural festival
The City of Stafford held its inaugural Juneteenth Festival at the Stafford Centre on Sunday, marking the new national holiday with performances, family-friendly activities and art honoring the history of African-Americans throughout Texas history. Stafford’s celebration was only one of the events across Fort Bend County celebrating Juneteenth, which was…
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Richmond poised to show off its ‘brilliance,” mayor says in annual address
Richmond, the once-sleepy seat of Fort Bend County, is growing fast and is expected to grow even faster in the coming years, Mayor Becky Haas said in the annual “State of the City” address at the ornate Briscoe Manor last week. “I’ve been mayor for over two-and-a-half years now, and…
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Local Libraries Offering Volunteer-Service Hours Opportunities for Teens in July
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library and Mission Bend Branch Library offer programs specifically designed for high school-aged teens entering grades 9 through 12. The programs provide fun and challenging opportunities for these young adults, who are also encouraged to become active participants in designing and orchestrating new activities for teens in the…
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Volunteers clean up historic Black gravesites in Ft. Bend County
KENDLETON, Texas — On this Juneteenth weekend, volunteers in Fort Bend County are cleaning up historic Black gravesites. The sites, located in Bates Allen Park, hold the remains of former slaves who founded the City of Kendleton. The first Black state representative and the first African-American sheriff in the United States are among those buried…
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Sheriff Fagan to headline Katy Juneteenth festival and parade
CITY OF KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) – Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan is the Grand Marshall for Katy’s first Juneteenth parade and festival set for Monday morning, June 19, 2023. The Katy Texas African American Heritage Society, established in April 2022, is hosting the parade and festival.The parade…
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Fort Bend volunteers revitalize cemetery of formerly enslaved people in honor of Juneteenth
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Dozens of volunteers came together in the freedmen’s town of Kendleton on Saturday to clean gravestones at a historically Black cemetery in Bates Allen Park that serves at the final resting place for many former slaves who learned of their liberation 158 years ago.
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Mo. City library holds African-American genealogy program
Researching African-American family histories often presents special challenges due to the enslavement of Black people in America. The way families were ripped apart willie-nillie by kidnappers and human traffickers, casually labeled by many historians as “plantation owners,” presents Blacks who want to find their “people” with tremendous hurdles. So too does the spotty record-keeping on…
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Sheriff reports missing woman last seek in Katy area
RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating missing person who was last seen in the 6900 block of south Peek Road in Richmond, a short distance south of the Westpark Tollway. Carolyn Sanchez, 45, was was…
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Fort Bend murder: Man shot his wife to death in 1999, dodged authorities for 19 years
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – After nearly 24 years, one man is finally behind bars for the murder of his wife in 1999 in Fort Bend County, officials say. On Tuesday, 71-year-old Apolinar Tejeda from Houston was convicted of Murder and sentenced to life in prison by a Fort Bend County for the shooting death…
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ABC13 anchor Briana Conner’s mother among honorees at Juneteenth celebration in Fort Bend County
All this weekend, there are festivities across the area to celebrate Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston to announce the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed two years earlier. Monday will be 151 years since enslaved people in Texas learned they were free.
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The Grid development in Stafford transforming into innovation hub
In-N-Out Burger was one of the first flagship additions to The Grid development in Stafford. (Courtesy In-N-Out Burger) The Grid is poised to transform Fort Bend County’s landscape into a thriving innovation hub. With its mixed-use concept, the development is meant to connect the area’s legacy of innovation to a prosperous future.
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Man sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his wife in Stafford
Following a week-long trial, A Fort Bend County took less than an hour Tuesday to convict Apolinar Tejeda of murder and less than 30 minutes to sentence him to life in prison for the 1999 shooting death of his wife. The jury also assessed the maximum $10,000 fine. Jurors found…
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project (Project), proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco requests authorization to construct and operate one new 15,900-horsepower compressor…
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Houston police are looking for more potential victims following arrest in sexual assault cases
Houston police are looking for additional victims following the arrest of a Fort Bend County man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting three women. Investigators say 31-year-old Uffot Williams sexually assaulted at least three women between October 2021 and January 2022. Police believe Williams met the three women online and met up with them at…
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Community poll: Tell us about how rising property values are affecting you
Comments submitted in this survey may be used in upcoming print and online coverage. (Courtesy Pexels) A majority of residential properties in Fort Bend and Harris counties saw an increase in values year over year. Since the pandemic, the areas have seen an unprecedented rise in home prices, according to appraisal district officials.
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Libraries’ Amnesty Period Ends June 19 For Overdue Items
Outstanding fees that were assessed for items previously thought to be lost, but which have been found, will be waived if the item is returned to the library – either inside or in the outside book drop. Fines on overdue items returned PRIOR to this amnesty period, fees for…
