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Sugar Land closes 6 mountain bike trails for debris cleanup
The cities of Missouri City and Sugar Land continue in Hurricane Beryl debris cleanup, including launching new reporting portals and closing biking trails. (Courtesy city of Sugar Land) Hurricane debris pickup continues throughout Fort Bend County nearly 1 1/2 months after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on July 8. What residents...
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Fort Bend County August 20
AUSTIN — FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Fort Bend County Aug. 20 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl. A second Disaster Recovery Center in Fort Bend County will reopen on Aug. 20. Center location:. Mustang Community Center. 4521 FM-521 Fresno, TX 77545.
Fort Bend DA’s Office creates initiative to encourage safety on crosswalks
HOUSTON (KIAH)–The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office is cracking down on safety. Through a crosswalk initiative that started last week, it’s an effort to keep pedestrians safe and help drivers stick to safe driving habits. Through this initiative, investigators took to several schools like Schiff Elementary...
Fort Bend residents fighting back against new concrete plant
Members of a residential Fort Bend neighborhood are mobilizing to block a concrete and rock-crushing facility from opening near their community. Julpit Inc. is seeking a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to begin construction at 8611 FM 521 Road, near Southern Colony and Sienna Point neighborhoods. The agency will hold public comment on the proposal in Fort Bend County on Tuesday night.
‘Critical knowledge’: Weekly radio show deconstructs local, global environmental concerns
Gathered around the microphones in one of KPFT’s Houston studios, Weston Twardowski, Haley Schultz and Alondra Torres discussed the impact of the coal-powered W.A. Parish plant in Fort Bend County for episode 42 of “Gulf Streams.”. “Because the Center for Environmental Studies (CES), where I’m based, has really...
TSTC students look forward to careers after graduation
(ROSENBERG, Texas) – The summer semester is coming to a close at Texas State Technical College. Students work hard in their labs and programs, finishing up their final projects and assignments. And some anticipate the end of their classroom studies — and graduation. Such is the case for...
Martial arts instructor with Chuck Norris' nonprofit faces child sex assault charge in Fort Bend Co.
A contracted martial arts instructor faces two felony counts after a monthslong investigation by the Fort Bend Independent School District Police Department.Investigators accuse Dona Pettway of sexually assaulting a minor and child pornography possession. Prosecutors believe this occurred while he was a contracted instructor at Quail Valley Middle School.Pettway worked as an instructor for Kickstart Kids, the nonprofit founded by actor Chuck Norris that places martial arts teachers inside public schools across Texas. Since the allegations surfaced, he's been fired from the nonprofit and removed from Quail Valley.Pettway showcases his workout routines on his personal social media pages and posts...
Fort Bend County to receive $17.54M for erosion, flood mitigation
Fort Bend County will receive a $17.54 million grant from the Texas General Land Office to begin three more erosion and flood mitigation projects along the Brazos River. Other erosion-control projects, including one at Memorial Park in Sugar Land, are already in the design phase. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact) Fort Bend...
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