The teachers aren’t all right. For months now, school administrators and experts in districts across Fort Bend County and the country have talked about an exodus of teachers from the profession and how they might go about staunching the loss. All of it came to a head last week… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/schoolnews/fbisd-teachers-seek-higher-pay-more-security/article_c5f1fb58-ebf1-11ec-b055-db2d013229a5.html

A Fort Bend ISD student recently received recognition from the state’s board of education for service to the Fort Bend and FBISD communities. Last Friday, Dulles High School incoming senior Anvi Garyali was named a recipient of the 2022 Student Hero Award by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) District 4, according to a…

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo recently announced nearly 500 high school students from around the state who received scholarships from the organization’s educational program, and more than two dozen Fort Bend County students were among them. In total, 25 students from 19 different high schools in Fort Bend… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/schoolnews/fort-bend-students-earn-scholarships/article_7037230e-eb5c-11ec-9e23-730186aa3943.html

NEEDVILLE – Officials with the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s office says they were on scene Sunday afternoon in a neighborhood after a truck dumps 50 gallons of gasoline out. According to FBCFMO, the spillage happened on Highway 36 at Dolores Road. Fort Bend County Hazmat Response Team… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/12/truck-dumps-50-gallons-of-fuel-out-in-fort-bend-county-neighborhood/

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – As temperatures reach possibly record-breaking levels, Fort Bend County is offering residents in need several cooling centers across the area. Heat indices are expected to enter the triple digits this weekend, so Fort Bend Co. has a number of facilities as Emergency Cooling Centers Saturday and Sunday. Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/list-fort-bend-co-offering-these-cooling-centers-for-residents-trying-to-beat-the-heat

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A woman has been arrested and charged with a DWI after deputies say she rammed into a daycare after a night of drinking Thursday. According to deputies with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Maribel Altuntas was leaving a restaurant that was in the same shopping center as the…

The Fort Bend Federation of Teachers, a Fort Bend ISD affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers union that represents employees in the district, has called for safety and security and additional pay for its teachers. During a June 10 press conference on the front lawn of the FBISD administration… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2022/06/10/higher-pay-safety-security-among-calls-to-action-from-fort-bend-isd-teachers-union/

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Lawmakers in Fort Bend County held a town hall Thursday evening to discuss Texas gun laws. At the town hall, State Representative Ron Reynolds told the audience he wants Governor Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session following the school shooting in Uvalde. “Gun reform… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/lawmakers-in-fort-bend-county-hold-town-hall-discussing-gun-laws

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Judge K.P. George is the elected leader of more than 900,000, extremely diverse Fort Bend County residents and in his State of the County address pledged to push his community to the next level of economic prosperity. As proof of his administration’s performance, George points… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/state-of-fort-bend-county-address-discusses-current-prosperity-to-the-next-economic-level

Fort Bend County will conduct a public hearing June 14 at 1 p.m. at the county courthouse at 401 Jackson St., Richmond, as per the process for developing the fiscal year 2022 Consolidated Annual Action Plan for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding, said Carol Borrego, director of community development for the county.…