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  • Shaquille O’Neal named honorary special deputy with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office

    Shaquille O’Neal named honorary special deputy with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office

    FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — As if Shaquille O’Neal didn’t already have a plethora of hobbies, you can now add Sheriff Shaq to the list. On Wednesday, the 7-foot basketball legend was named an honorary special deputy with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. And before you get too excited, no Shaq can’t give you…

    September 27, 2023
  • NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal honored as Fort Bend County special deputy

    NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal honored as Fort Bend County special deputy

    Fort Bend County – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office presented NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal with an honorary Special Deputy badge. As part of the honor, Shaq is recognized for supporting law enforcement agencies and communities nationwide. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple…

    September 27, 2023
  • Commissioners approve Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority budget, Grand Parkway improvements

    Commissioners approve Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority budget, Grand Parkway improvements

    Fort Bend County commissioners approved the toll road authority budget and Grand Parkway improvement plan at a meeting held Sept. 26. (Asia Armour/Community Impact) The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court convened Sept. 26, to review the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority’s upcoming annual budget and simultaneously approve an improvement plan for the Grand Parkway.

    September 27, 2023
  • Fort Bend County to prosecute first Texas person under new ‘crosswalk law’

    Fort Bend County to prosecute first Texas person under new ‘crosswalk law’

    The law was created after a man’s wife was killed at a crosswalk.

    September 27, 2023
  • Signorelli Co. breaks ground on 4,700-acre master-planned town

    Signorelli Co. breaks ground on 4,700-acre master-planned town

    The Signorelli Company, one of Texas’ largest and most innovative real estate developers, has started phase one of Austin Point, a regionally transformative 4,700-acre master-planned town in Fort Bend County, Texas. Upon completion, the town of Austin Point will encompass more than 14,000 residences and a planned 15 million…

    September 27, 2023
  • Texas special needs student who doesn’t know how to talk dropped off at wrong school

    Texas special needs student who doesn’t know how to talk dropped off at wrong school

    A Texas bus driver dropped off an autistic child at the wrong school. The driver returned to the school after the mistake was realized to take the boy to the correct campus.

    September 27, 2023
  • D.A. Middleton: Fatal accident to be prosecuted under new Crosswalk Law

    D.A. Middleton: Fatal accident to be prosecuted under new Crosswalk Law

    RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – A new law that makes it an offense when drivers don’t yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk will be prosecuted by the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office following a fatal accident in New Territory. Bao Giang was arrested…

    September 26, 2023
  • Get your boots on, baby! It’s almost time for the Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo

    Get your boots on, baby! It’s almost time for the Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo

    ROSENBERG, Texas — It’s that time of the year again! The Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo is back for its 87th year of fun, food and festivities. The 2023 fair at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg begins Friday, Sept. 29 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 8.

    September 26, 2023
  • The next great town in Texas, Austin Point, is born

    The next great town in Texas, Austin Point, is born

    The next great town in Texas, Austin Point, was born in Fort Bend County on Sept. 21, 2023 as The Signorelli Company unveiled the design of the 4,700-acre master planned community adjacent to the George Ranch, in the vicinity of the proposed Grand Parkway and Fort Bend Parkway toll road intersection.

    September 26, 2023
  • Richmond man charged in pedestrian death in crosswalk, in first application of new road safety law

    Richmond man charged in pedestrian death in crosswalk, in first application of new road safety law

    This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Fort Bend prosecutors filed criminal charges in a fatal pedestrian crash Friday, marking the first time a new law emanating from the county will make its way into a criminal courtroom related to negligently striking someone in a crosswalk.

    September 26, 2023
  • Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law

    Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law

    A Fort Bend man was arrested and charged Friday after striking and killing a pedestrian at a Sugar Land crosswalk. Bao Giang was charged and could be the first to face a prosecution under a new cross walk law, The Lisa Torry Smith Act, that finds a motor vehicle accident involving pedestrians within an area…

    September 26, 2023
  • Taral Patel calls out racist social media comments as he begins campaign for Fort Bend County commissioner

    Taral Patel calls out racist social media comments as he begins campaign for Fort Bend County commissioner

    The primary for Fort Bend County commissioners’ court is not until May, but one candidate said last week he has already received a stream of racist and xenophobic messages from the public. Taral Patel, vying for the Democratic nomination in next year’s election for the position of Precinct 3 commissioner,…

    September 26, 2023
  • Photos: Despite heat, fall events kick off in Fort Bend County

    Photos: Despite heat, fall events kick off in Fort Bend County

    While there was little break from the months-long heat wave on Saturday, the official start of fall, hundreds of people showed up at the Sugar Land Fall Fest at Sugar Land Town Square and the Missouri City’s Oktoberfest celebration at Quail Valley City Centre.

    September 26, 2023
  • Fort Bend County to prosecute first ‘Crosswalk Law’ case in Texas

    Fort Bend County to prosecute first ‘Crosswalk Law’ case in Texas

    FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A man who was arrested last week is believed to be the first to be prosecuted under Texas’ Lisa Torry Smith Act, which is commonly referred to as the Crosswalk Act. Bao Giang was arrested and charged on Friday. Authorities said Giang was driving…

    September 25, 2023
  • Photos: Despite heat, fall evets kick off in Fort Bend County

    Photos: Despite heat, fall evets kick off in Fort Bend County

    While there was little break from the months-long heat wave on Saturday, the official start of fall, hundreds of people showed up at the Sugar Land Fall Fest and the Missouri City.

    September 25, 2023
  • Fort Bend Symphony and Chorus to perform Western concert on Oct. 8

    Fort Bend Symphony and Chorus to perform Western concert on Oct. 8

    The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra will bring back its popular “Straight from the Soundtrack” movie music concert, this time focusing on Westerns, during a performance on October 8, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, Stafford. The concert will feature some of the best-known themes from…

    September 25, 2023
  • Man receives life in prison for attempting to solicit murder

    Man receives life in prison for attempting to solicit murder

    A Fort Bend County jury last week sentenced Andrew Christopher Burke to life in prison, after convicting him of solicitation to commit capital murder. Burke, a 36-year-old man from Massachusetts, was tried for planning and paying for another man to commit murder in 2022. According to Chief Special Crimes Prosecutor…

    September 25, 2023
  • Sugar Land man charged under new law in crosswalk pedestrian death

    Sugar Land man charged under new law in crosswalk pedestrian death

    A Sugar Land man has been arrested for striking a pedestrian with his car in a sidewalk, resulting in the victim’s death. According to a news release from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, it is believed to be the first arrest under the Lisa Torry Smith Act, commonly referred to as the Crosswalk…

    September 25, 2023
  • Community meetings for Fort Bend Couny bond election set

    Community meetings for Fort Bend Couny bond election set

    Fort Bend County Judge KP George will host a series of community meetings to inform residents about the 2023 Fort Bend County Bonds that will appear on the November 7 ballot. The bond propositions consist of 98 mobility projects for Proposition A for a total of $712.6 million and Proposition B related to parks projects…

    September 25, 2023
  • Community meetings for Fort Bend Couny bond elections set

    Community meetings for Fort Bend Couny bond elections set

    Fort Bend County Judge KP George will host a series of community meetings to inform residents about the 2023 Fort Bend County Bonds that will appear on the November 7 ballot. The bond propositions consist of 98 mobility projects for Proposition A for a total of $712.6 million and Proposition B related to parks projects…

    September 25, 2023
  • Coffee business owner gives and receives community support

    Coffee business owner gives and receives community support

    The tantalizing smell of recently roasted coffee greeted visitors who recently walked inside the Bean Here Coffee Lab and Studios, on McKeever Road in Arcola, the tiny east Fort Bend County city. Owner Mike Ouano smiled warmly and offered handshakes as if he were welcoming them inside his own home.

    September 25, 2023
  • Sheriff’s Office seeks missing man

    RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – Amit Mehta, 68, is missing and the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding him. Mehta was last seen on Friday, September 22, 2023, at around 1:30 p.m. in his 2010 Silver Toyota Corolla, TX, license plate CD3-W867. He wore a dark gray shirt…

    September 25, 2023
  • MISSING: 68-year-old man last seen in Richmond, Texas on Friday

    MISSING: 68-year-old man last seen in Richmond, Texas on Friday

    The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a 68-year-old man who’s been missing since Friday afternoon. Officials said Amit Mehta, 68, was last seen on N. Aliana Road, which is near W Bellfort Boulevard and FM 1464 in Richmond at around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. He was wearing…

    September 24, 2023
  • Amit Mehta, 68, missing out of Fort Bend County

    Amit Mehta, 68, missing out of Fort Bend County

    Richmond, Texas – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Amit Mehta, a 68-year-old individual who was reported missing from the 16900 block of N. Aliana Road in Richmond, Texas. Mehta was last seen on Friday, September 22, around 1:30 p.m., wearing…

    September 24, 2023
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