Fort Bend ISD’s Board of Trustees will send off Superintendent Christie Whitbeck tonight, after she and others alleged she was forced out. The board voted to approve Whitbeck’s early retirement at a contentious meeting last week. Trustee Kristen Davison Malone said last week that Whitbeck was being forced out because…

Clear your schedule for the high school basketball action taking place in Fort Bend County, Texas today. For a full list of the local high school games and how to watch them, keep reading. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or…

Editors’ note: This guest column is provided by officers of the Fort Bend Houston Super Neighborhood, including Regina Gardner, Willie Hightower and Gloria Hightower. This piece does not necessarily reflect the views of the Fort Bend Star or its staff. The Fort Bend Star welcomes opinion articles on matters of interest to Fort Bend County…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – For more than 100 years, Wilderness Branch Baptist Church has been a part of the community in Fort Bend County. The church, which started as a white building in 1902, has been home to generations of families throughout the Houston area. But with time…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – One person died in a fire at a home in Fort Bend County Sunday. The Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened at a home in the 6500 block of Cody Mountain Trail. Not much information has been released about…

Fort Bend ISD saw the exit of its tenth superintendent since the school district’s inception in 1959, when the school board accepted the “voluntary retirement” of Dr. Christie Whitbeck on Nov. 4, 2023. None of the four superintendents who served during the first three decades was fired….

On December 2, 2023, deputies from Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to a concerning situation in the 25900 block of the Tomball Parkway. The response was prompted by reports of a male individual found passed out in a vehicle, which was positioned in a lane of moving traffic. Upon…

A contentious board meeting resulting in the forced retirement of Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Christie Whitbeck has a lot of parents in Fort Bend County asking questions. So, what is going on?. This all stems from comments made by Sonya Jones during the portion of the meeting…

A contentious board meeting resulting in the forced retirement of Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Christie Whitbeck has a lot of parents in Fort Bend County asking questions. So, what is going on?. This all stems from comments made by Sonya Jones during the portion of the meeting…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Heads up, Fort Bend County residents!. All of the northbound and southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway will once again be closed this weekend from Highway 6 to Williams Trace. The closure will begin Friday at 10 p.m. and last until Monday at 5 a.m.

Fort Bend County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding between FBCHHS and UT Health Houston School of Public Health at the Dec. 5 meeting. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Fort Bend County Health and Human Services’s new collaboration with The University of Texas Health Science at Houston will allow the…

FBISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck will assume a transitional role as superintendent emeritus until June 30. (Courtesy FBISD) Despite having her contract extended through December 2026 and receiving a 2% raise in July, Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck will step down from the position Dec. 12. On Dec. 4, the…

Allen Bogard, former Sugar land City Manager, announced his candidacy for Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 3 and has placed his name on the ballot for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Bogard pledges to continue his lifelong dedication to public service and use his proven expertise in local government to…

The small city of Arcola, about 25 miles south of Houston, is in the midst of a legal dispute with Fort Bend County and a municipal management district. The dispute centers on an 83-acre tract of land off Fenn Road, west of Arcola, where a developer plans to build 350 single-family homes.