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LIBRARY PRESENTS INTRODUCTORY CELL-PHONE CLASS FOR SENIORS
Fort Bend County Libraries will present an introductory class, “Cell Phones for Seniors,” on Wednesday, December 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, in the Computer Lab at George Memorial Library in Richmond. This class is specifically for senior citizens who would like to learn more about how to… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/library-presents-introductory-cell-phone-class-for-seniors/article_a4f49211-e973-500e-92ba-a4400c15e80e.html
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LIBRARIES HOST HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSES & PERFORMANCES
Families with children of all ages are invited to relax, unwind, and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays with music, refreshments, and fun at Fort Bend County Libraries’ holiday open houses!. Special, festive activities are planned at several library locations. Books on holiday entertaining,… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/libraries-host-holiday-open-houses-performances/article_7e632bd6-2b3b-5b7b-a818-431a520c0abd.html
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The Search is On!
FBJSL is now accepting applications from local qualifying 501c3 organizations to be considered as a Core or Event Placement for our 2023-2025 league years. This process occurs every 2 years. Fort Bend Junior Service League serves Fort Bend County and its people through volunteerism and charitable fundraising. Application and position statement may be found at…
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Sugar Land man sentenced to 65 years for continuous sexual abuse of a young child
On November 18, a Fort Bend County jury found a Sugar Land man guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and sentenced him on November 21 to 65 years in prison without the possibility of parole, the Fort Bend County District Attorney announced in a press release Monday. Carlos Alexander Castillo Crespo, 27,…
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At Brazos Bend, counting alligators is a family affair
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Seated in an elevated captain’s chair with a 500 horsepower engine inches behind his head, Barry Eversole eases forward on the accelerator as the engine roars to life, plunging the airboat into the water. The pistol on his right hip pushes into the seat…
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At Brazos Bend, counting alligators is a family affair for one Rice University professor
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Seated in an elevated captain’s chair with a 500 horsepower engine inches behind his head, Barry Eversole eases forward on the accelerator as the engine roars to life, plunging the airboat into the water. The pistol on his right hip pushes into the seat…
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Houston-based team known for residential farming business to build master-planned community in Fort Bend County
Scott Snodgrass and Clayton Garrett are also the owners of Agmenity, which develops and manages agricultural amenities inside residential communities. Their first master-planned community, Indigo, will be built on 235 acres between the cities of Richmond and Sugar Land in Fort Bend County. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY. Continue… Original Article: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/11/28/meristem-communities-to-develop-indigo-fort-bend.html
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Texas Bar Foundation awards $10,000 grant to Child Advocates of Fort Bend
The Texas Bar Foundation recently awarded Child Advocates of Fort Bend a $10,000 grant to support its work in court advocacy for children and youth met with child abuse or neglect, CAFB announced in a press release. CAFB provides court advocacy for child victims in sex abuse and criminal cases… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/community/texas-bar-foundation-awards-10-000-grant-to-child-advocates-of-fort-bend/article_ec21cd2c-6f2b-11ed-8ae2-f750b42fafbd.html
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Events highlight Fort Bend County’s incredible diversity
Last week in this space, I discussed Fort Bend County’s incredible diversity, which has gained notice from near and far. As I noted, Fort Bend may be the single most diverse county in the United States, with the four major racial groups at near parity, the result of demographic trends that have played out over…
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Boil water notice issued for large part of Harris County, Houston area
HOUSTON – The City of Houston has issued a boil water notice for the City’s main water system. According to the notice, the water pressure dropped below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s required minimum of 20 PSI during a power outage at the East Water Purification Plan around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/boil-water-notice-issued-for-large-part-of-houston-area-harris-county.amp
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Report: Boil water notice issued for parts of Fort Bend County
A Boil Water Notice was issued by the City of Houston Public Works Department Sunday that includes a portion of Fort Bend County, according to a news release, KPRC Channel 2 is reporting. “According to Houston Public Works, the affected area is in the Blue Ridge area that is serviced… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/report-boil-water-notice-issued-for-parts-of-fort-bend-county/article_282b2ce8-6f16-11ed-8d4d-db12f7af5dac.html
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Boil Water Notice issued for parts Fort Bend County, Houston Public Works says
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A Boil Water Notice was issued by the City of Houston Public Works Department Sunday that includes a portion of Fort Bend County, according to a news release. According to Houston Public Works, the affected area is in the Blue Ridge area that is… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/11/28/boil-water-notice-issued-for-parts-fort-bend-couny-houston-public-works-says/
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Boil Water Notice issued for parts Fort Bend Couny, Houston Public Works says
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A Boil Water Notice was issued by the City of Houston Public Works Department Sunday that includes a portion of Fort Bend County, according to a news release. According to Houston Public Works, the affected area is in the Blue Ridge area that is… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/11/28/boil-water-notice-issued-for-parts-fort-bend-couny-houston-public-works-says/
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First-ever Muslims elected to Texas House reflect on their wins: ‘A very proud moment.’
SUGAR LAND — As early voting began this year, Democratic Texas House candidate Dr. Suleman Lalani wasn’t facing attacks from his opponent’s campaign based on his politics or policy preferences, nor any dug-up dirty laundry or past statements. The vitriol was tied to Lalani’s religion. Republican Dan Mathews’… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/First-ever-Muslims-elected-to-Texas-House-reflect-17603981.php
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Jury Gives Child Molester Maximum Sentence
A Fort Bend County jury has convicted Thi Nguyen of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. After a week of testimony, the jury found the 50-year-old Sugar Land man guilty in under 25 minutes. Evidence presented by Assistant District Attorneys Charann Thompson and Alycia Curtis revealed… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/jury-gives-child-molester-maximum-sentence/article_27b21843-28d5-5a1d-a366-54779d126b48.html
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Fort Bend County DA, local law enforcement, implementing no refusal weekend
Once again, the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement are implementing a “No Refusal” weekend for the Thanksgiving holiday to increase patrols looking for drivers who are impaired by alcohol or other substances. Spanning Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, law enforcement will focus… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/opinion/fort-bend-county-da-local-law-enforcement-implementing-no-refusal-weekend/article_4d487289-2300-5cf0-a8d4-c2a65ad1fb3e.html
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Richmond celebrates 7th Annual Pecan Harvest Festival
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. In Fort Bend County, the run-up to the holidays abounds with craft fairs and holiday gift markets, but the Pecan Harvest Festival is an annual highlight. The seventh annual event on Nov. 20 drew nearly 5,000 people to historic… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/fort-bend/article/Richmond-celebrates-7th-Annual-Pecan-Harvest-17610863.php
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ABBREVIATED SCHEDULE OF CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS AT ALBERT GEORGE BRANCH LIBRARY IN DECEMBER
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Albert George Branch Library, 9230 Gene Street in Needville, presents a variety of free children’s programs each month. Because of the holidays, the schedule of children’s programs will be abbreviated in December. Family Story Time takes place on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/abbreviated-schedule-of-children-s-programs-at-albert-george-branch-library-in-december/article_34e8edbb-a9c4-5d36-9879-cebe87cc3af4.html
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Cinco Ranch Branch Library Launches Monthly Group For Aspiring Writers
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library invites aspiring authors to join a new monthly group, the Prose Pros Writing Group, which will meet monthly starting on Monday, December 5, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, in the Conference Classroom of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2022/11/24/cinco-ranch-branch-library-launches-monthly-group-for-aspiring-writers/
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Arcola JJAEP to host groundbreaking ceremony for new classroom, vocational shop
A new expansion to the Arcola Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program center is planned for the first of December. (Asia Armour/Community Impact) A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for an expansion to the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program center in Arcola on Dec. 1 at 10:30 a.m. The JJAEP expansion will… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2022/11/24/arcola-jjaep-to-host-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-new-classroom-vocational-shop/
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston seventh annual Sporting Clays Tournament raises a record $200,000 for programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston’s seventh annual Sporting Clays Tournament on Nov. 18 raised a record $200,000 to support 23 Clubs in a five-county area around Houston. Photo credit: Brian Aparicio. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston’s (BGCGH) seventh annual Sporting Clays Tournament on Nov. 18,… Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2022/11/24/boys-girls-clubs-of-greater-houston-seventh-annual-sporting-clays-tournament-raises-a-record-200000-for-programs/
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Texas Bar Foundation is Making a Big Impact Toward Justice for Youth
With a mission that includes enhancing the rule of law and system of justice in Texas, especially for programs that relate to the administration of justice for the underserved, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) a grant to support its work in court advocacy for children and youth met with…
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Memorial Hermann Sugar Land announces $231 million expansion
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital this week announced that is expanding its campus to meet the growing needs of the region, with Fort Bend County’s population expected to reach 1 million by 2027. Through a recently announced $231 million investment, the expansion project will include a large build-out of one… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/business_real_estate/memorial-hermann-sugar-land-announces-231-million-expansion/article_64d905bc-6c04-11ed-9502-cf826eadc3bb.html
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Katy-area at legislators discuss priorities for upcoming session
Area state legislators said they will focus on keeping property taxes under control and improving public education in a Nov. 15 panel discussion at the Katy Area Economic Development Council. State Reps. Jacey Jetton, Gary Gates, Mike Schofield and Jon Rosenthal were the panelists. All represent a different part of… Original Article: http://katytimes.com/stories/katy-area-at-legislators-discuss-priorities-for-upcoming-session,16050
