Fort Bend
Committee to study, make recommendations for 311 non-emergency service in Fort Bend County
A committee has been charged with recommending the implementation of a 311 system in Fort Bend County. Read more
Apr. 18, 2024
Five Day Mulch Fire is Now Extinguished
A large mulch fire that's been burning since Friday, March 29, in Richmond is now fully extinguished. Read more
Apr. 03, 2024
Andy Meyers Secures Nearly $26 Million for Brazos River Erosion Control
Fort Bend County will receive $25.8 million from the Texas General Land Office for its Brazos River erosion project. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the funding on Monday. Read more
Apr. 03, 2024
Katy Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to his Probation Office
A man from Katy agreed to a 14 years prison sentence for destroying a Fort Bend County building by setting it on fire in April of 2023. Read more
Apr. 02, 2024
Frank's Nursery mulch fire will continue burning for a few more days
The Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office expects it'll be several more days before firefighters are able to extinguish a mulch fire at Frank's Nursery in Richmond. Read more
Mar. 31, 2024
The George Foundation Sells 1500 acres for development
In a historic first for the 80-year-old The George Foundation, its Board of Trustees this week announced that it has selected Johnson Development as the buyer of the first significant parcel of land the nonprofit has ever sold. Read more
Mar. 24, 2024
Obituary: Rob Cook - Retired Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable
Robert "Rob" Wayne Cook, 74, of Richmond, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2024. Rob was born on February 10, 1950 to M.C. Cook Jr. and Billie Cook in Lubbock, Texas. After Rob graduated from Lockney High School, he went on to study Kinesiology..... Read more
Mar. 16, 2024
Retired Constable Rob Cook had Died - Arrangements Announced
Rob Cook, a twenty-nine-year Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable, has died. Cook was a fifth-generation native Texan. He served as Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable from 1988 to 2017 and was a lifelong Republican. Read more
Mar. 15, 2024
Two Lamar teachers die in apparent murder suicide
The deceased are Alba Marina Garcia and her husband, Gene Mark Hudgson-Sjogreen. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Deputies investigators believe Alba was shot by her husband Gene. Both were 34 years old. Read more
Mar. 13, 2024