FORT BEND COUNTY – The November Election is right around the corner and voters in Fort Bend County will decide on a $1.72 billion bond package that will make major improvements at Lamar Consolidated ISD. “Lamar is now the fastest growing school district in the state of Texas,” Dr…. Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/09/01/lamar-consolidated-isd-approves-billion-dollar-bond-package-that-will-make-major-improvements-to-the-district/

School has been in session for three weeks, but Fort Bend ISD still needs drivers for nearly one-third of its bus routes. Why it matters: Bus drivers ensure students get to and from school safely and on time. Driving the news: FBISD has 111 bus driver vacancies. Full-time staff members,… Original Article: https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2022/08/31/bus-driver-shortage

Fort Bend ISD administrators must fully explain what circumstances led to a $47 million budget deficit and why asking residents to pay more taxes is the best solution if they want voters to approve a higher tax rate in November, argues one state legislator representing the county. Questions are swirling… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/schoolnews/residents-legislators-raise-questions-about-fbisd-tax-rate-election/article_69e4d548-2872-11ed-b392-43dff594aa0b.html

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, a Houston-based group practice, has plans to construct a 135,000-square-foot facility next to an existing clinic as part of an effort to construct a central campus in Fort Bend County. The construction project, which is tentatively set to finish in late 2023, is part of Kelsey-Seybold’s rapid expansion… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/health/kelsey-seybold-to-develop-new-campus-in-sugar-land/article_b576b09e-2872-11ed-ac69-b3b5b4457496.html

HOUSTON (CW39) – Harris County Public Health officials confirming that 2 area students have Monkeypox. One in North Houston. Another in Fort Bend County. The Health Department making that announcement this week. One case of monkeypox was reported at the IDEA Hardy campus at 1930 Little York Road north of Houston. Original Article: https://www.cenlanow.com/monkeypox/monkeypox-cases-on-several-houston-area-school-campuses/

A statewide branch of charter schools is making inroads in Fort Bend County with the opening of two new high schools. Sugar Land and Katy-area Harmony Public Schools have opened this year with plans to serve more than 1,600 students, according to a series of news releases. Harmony School of… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/schoolnews/charter-school-group-opens-two-campuses-in-county/article_d779d702-2868-11ed-b3dd-1fa125943cda.html

Voters this November will decide whether or not to approve five ballot propositions totaling $1.72 billion that would allow one of Fort Bend County’s school districts to build additional schools and facilities in a bid to keep pace with a growing student population. The Lamar Consolidated ISD board of… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/schoolnews/lcisd-places-1-72-billion-in-bond-propositions-on-november-ballot/article_2487c5b2-286a-11ed-853e-3348f18737a5.html

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend Independent School District reported a high school student has a confirmed case of monkeypox. The announcement was made Monday on the district’s website. The student attends Ridge Point High School, officials said. Families and employees of the high school have been notified. Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/fort-bend-isd-monkeypox/285-9a6dfeee-c208-4c6b-8015-bf85794a8083

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend Independent School District reported a high school student has a confirmed case of monkeypox. The announcement was made Monday on the district’s website. The student attends Ridge Point High School, officials said. Families and employees of the high school have been notified. Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/fort-bend-isd-monkeypox/285-9a6dfeee-c208-4c6b-8015-bf85794a8083

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – School officials with the Fort Bend Independent School District say a monkeypox case was confirmed at one high school campus on Monday. According to a release, the student attended Ridge Point High School. Officials added Fort Bend County Health and Human Services is investigating the… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/monkeypox-case-confirmed-at-fort-bend-isd-high-school-campus

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Fort Bend Independent School District officials say a student has tested positive for monkeypox. According to FBISD’s website, a student at Ridge Point High School has a confirmed case of the virus. All families and employees of the school were notified of the case… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/08/30/monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-student-at-fort-bend-isd-high-school-officials-say/

The opening week of football is always exciting, and even more so when the contest is between two teams with some familiarity. There were a couple of Fort Bend area non-district clashes highlighting the Class 6A slate last week, as Richmond Foster toppled George Ranch 49-20 and Rosenberg Terry took down Clements 35-20. Original Article:…

NEEDVILLE, Texas – A custom headstone business in Fort Bend County is asking for the public’s help after their company pickup and thousands of dollars worth of headstones were stolen Friday morning. “It’s very heartbreaking because the headstone is the last tangible item on earth that you can… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/08/28/headstones-compnay-truck-stolen-from-monuments-business-in-needville/

FORT BEND COUNTY – We’re nearly two months away from the November election, and Saturday morning, Texas Governor Greg Abbott kicked off his re-election campaign in Fort Bend County. Abbott went around a Richmond neighborhood knocking on doors and asking for votes. “The best way we can do that is… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-governor-greg-abbott-kicks-off-his-re-election-campaign

Following a tax rate vote by the Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees, Representative Jacey Jetton condemns the board for the decision to raise property taxes in the midst of record high inflation and declining economy. The average family in Fort Bend ISD can expect to pay significantly more in property taxes next…