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- Nov. 21, 2025 - AG: County Attorney does not have exclusive authority in hiring outside counsel (Fort Bend Star)
- Nov. 19, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners can hire outside law firm for redistricting, Texas AG says (KPRC)
- Nov. 12, 2025 - Internet access is expanding in rural communities in Fort Bend County (Houston Public Media)
- Nov. 11, 2025 - Remembering history: African American Heritage Monument unveiled in Kendleton (Fort Bend Star)
- Nov. 11, 2025 - Fort Bend County invoked eminent domain for 3 mobility projects. Here's what that means. (Houston Chronicle)
- Nov. 8, 2025 - Fort Bend County approves new precinct maps ahead of 2026 election (Community Impact)
- Nov. 5, 2025 - Officials break ground on Black Cowboy Museum in Kendleton (Community Impact)
- Oct 28, 2025 - Fort Bend commissioners court hires law firm to evaluate county attorney's authority (Houston Public Media)
- Oct 27, 2025 - Fort Bend commissioners again spar over county attorney's role (Fort Bend Star)
- Oct 15, 2025 - Fort Bend commissioners approve new precinct map after heated meeting (Houston Chronicle)
- Oct 15, 2025 - Fort Bend County adopts new precinct map, sparking political tensions (Chron.com)
- Oct 14, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners pass new voter map after month of redistricting debate (Houston Public Media)
- Oct 14, 2025 - The African American Memorial Conservancy's [Heritage] Monument and Park in Kendleton, TX (KHOU 11)
- Oct 14, 2025 - In raucous meeting, commissioners pass new district map (Fort Bend Star)
- Oct 13, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners approve new precinct map after heated debate (KPRC 2)
- Oct 10, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners to vote on redistricted map on Monday (Houston Public Media)
- Sep 30, 2025 - 5 precinct maps will go before Fort Bend County commissioners in October for consideration (ABC13)
- Sep 30, 2025 - Redistricting committee votes to forward five maps to Commissioners Court (Fort Bend Star)
- Sep 25, 2025 - Harris County attorney condemns KP George's attempts to 'sideline' Fort Bend County attorney (Houston Public Media)
- Sep 23, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioner accuses Republicans of stripping [county] attorney's authority in 'power grab' (KPRC2)
- Sep 16, 2025 - New collaborative launched to fight child abuse in Fort Bend (Fort Bend Star)
- Aug 19, 2025 - Fort Bend Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy Presented a Proclamation to Ambassador of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly to Celebrate the Swearing-In of the Newly Appointed Honorary Consul in Houston (Fort Bend Herald)
- Aug 19, 2025 - Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority rejects Fairchilds residents' proposed route for tollway extension (Houston Public Media)
- Aug 13, 2025 - Attorney who has advised Fort Bend County on redistricting cautions against mid-decade redrawing of voter map (Houston Public Media)
- Aug 13, 2025 - McCoy: Republican county commissioners misleading public on redistricting efforts (Fort Bend Herald)
- July 24, 2025 - Commissioners battle over county attorney's role, appoint redistricting committee members (Fort Bend Star)
- July 23, 2025 - Fort Bend County Commissioners clash over redistricting, role of county attorney (Houston Public Media)
- July 22, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners discuss adding new precinct through redistricting - VIDEO (ABC 13)
- July 9, 2025 - Fort Bend County commissioners create committee, hire law firm for redistricting during contentious meeting
- June 26, 2025 - Fort Bend County authorizes Diwali fireworks sales for several years
- June 20, 2025 - 8-year old fights to save family's Richmond restaurant amid county construction project
- June 18, 2025 - Embattled Fort Bend County Judge KP George switches from Democratic to Republican Party
- June 3, 2025 - Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy's Statement Condemning Dishonest Redistricting Efforts, Calls for Honesty and Fairness
- May 28, 2025 - Fort Bend County Commissioners Court in deadlock over redistricting
- April 28, 2025 - Commissioners, county attorney spar over redistricting vote
- April 23, 2025 - Fort Bend County leaders clash over legal counsel to review voter precincts for redistricting
- April 15, 2025 - Houston-area residents call for Republican Congress members to host town halls
- April 14, 2025 - Reporter's notebook: George has a rough road ahead
- April 3, 2025 - Fort Bend County 311 committee shares plans for future phases
- March 28, 2025 - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke discuss Democrats' future at Houston-area event
- March 24, 2025 - McCoy asks Nehls to host townhall meeting
- March 20, 2025 - Fort Bend County scraps plan for transitional housing center after resistance, nonprofit challenges
- March 16, 2025 - Fort Bend County to consider adopting 311 non-emergency line
- March 12, 2025 - Library director acknowledges 'network disruption' of more than two weeks
- March 12, 2025 - Fort Bend commissioners restrict county-funded international travel
- March 5, 2025 - Tributes pour in after Sylvester Turner passes away
- February 26, 2025 - Fort Bend County to build vocational training center at juvenile detention facility
- January 14, 2025 - Fort Bend health department to partner with Sam Houston State University on internship program
- December 18, 2024 - Fort Bend County Commissioners pass legislative resolutions
- December 5, 2024 - Fort Bend legislative resolutions fail after debates over guns in libraries
- November 18, 2024 - T.W. Davis YMCA receives $2.5 million check for renovation project
- November 1, 2024 - Fort Bend County to partner with Comcast for broadband expansion – Houston Public Media
- October 17, 2024 - Black People in Politics Discuss Youth Voter Mobilization
- October 14, 2024 - Fort Bend County approves firework sales for Diwali season
- October 11, 2024 - Fort Bend County approves first-ever sale of fireworks for Diwali
- October 9, 2024 - Westpark Tollway, Grand Parkway connectors to open in October
- October 9, 2024 - Commissioners approve burn ban, sale of Diwali fireworks
- October 8, 2024 - Fort Bend County approves sale of fireworks for Diwali holiday
- October 2, 2024 - Westpark Tollway, Grand Parkway connectors to open in October
- September 28, 2024 - Kelsey - Seybold Clinic honored with a proclamation from Fort Bend County for 75 years of service
- August 26, 2024 - On sacred ground: Fort Bend breaks ground on historic African American Memorial
- August 26, 2024 - Making history: Groundbreaking held for African American Memorial
- August 19, 2024 - Groundbreaking ceremony for African American Memorial set for Saturday
- August 12, 2024 - 'This is history': Fort Bend County celebrates inaugural Pride festival
- August 9, 2024 - Celebrating culture, diversity and love | Fort Bend County set to host first Pride weekend
- August 8, 2024 - Following Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher's Advocacy, Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.6 Million to Replace Old Transit Buses in Fort Bend County
- August 7, 2024 - Fort Bend County commissioners approve building assessment for historic Cole Theater
- August 6, 2024 - Fort Bend County is expected to double in size by 2050. Is it going to be ready?
- July 25, 2024 - Fort Bend nonprofits present plan for center that would serve parents, young adults at risk of homelessness
- July 20, 2024 - Political leaders remember Houston icon U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
- July 2, 2024 - Fort Bend African-American Memorial to break ground in August
- June 27, 2024 - Houston area residents blast ‘disastrous’ METRO decision to shelve University Corridor rapid transit project
- June 19, 2024 - Fort Bend County has credit rating raised to AAA for first time ever
- June 19, 2024 - Historic Kendleton celebrates $10 million investment in Black history monument
- June 19, 2024 - ‘Like retribution’: Fort Bend County to honor area’s Black trailblazers with new memorial
- June 19, 2024 - Fort Bend County invests $4 million towards African American memorial in town founded by freed slaves
- June 17, 2024 - Fort Bend County to construct African American Memorial in historic Kendleton
- June 7, 2024 - Fort Bend County Pride nonprofit to host county’s first pride festival
- June 6, 2024 - Fort Bend County launches mobility bond project dashboard
- June 6, 2024 - New Fort Bend mobility dashboard gives power back to the tax payer
- May 31, 2024 - Report: Fort Bend residents want county budget to fund health, social services
- May 30, 2024 - Fort Bend County sees significant economic growth for businesses and residents
- May 22, 2024 - Fort Bend County commissioner working to educate public on how county spends its budget
- May 21, 2024 - Launch of first LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Fort Bend County mirrors its growth
- May 16, 2024 - New nonprofit to bring Pride events to Fort Bend County
- April 18, 2024 - Committee to study, make recommendations for 311 non-emergency service in Fort Bend County
- April 16, 2024 - Fort Bend County may create new 311 line for non-emergencies
- April 16, 2024 - Fort Bend County will soon introduce new 311 non-emergency service
- April 15, 2024 - Fort Bend County looks to launch 311 call line
- April 15, 2024 - CW39 Earth Day Celebrations and Strawberry Season
- April 13, 2024 - Fort Bend County Precinct 4 hosts Earth Day Celebration for the community
- April 8, 2024 - The Brazos River is washing this Houston-area family's home away. Here are the next steps to fix it.
- March 20, 2024 - Texas law enforcement agencies await final decision before deciding how to enforce SB 4
- March 18, 2024 - Fort Bend County increases sick leave days for full-time employees
- March 15, 2024 - Fort Bend Commissioners Court approves increased sick leave for employees
- March 12, 2024 - New health care partnership to bring medical students to Fort Bend County
- March 12, 2024 - Sam Houston medical training program aims to keep new physicians in Fort Bend
- March 11, 2024 - Volunteers return to restore dignity to graves of former slaves at Fort Bend Freedmen's Town site
- March 8, 2024 - Richmond held a Roundabout Party for its new traffic circle and let people ride bikes around it
- Feb. 22, 2024 - Historic Cole Theatre in downtown Rosenberg donated to Fort Bend County
- Feb. 20, 2024 - Developer gifts historic Cole Theater in Rosenberg to Fort Bend County
- Jan. 31, 2024 - Preserving Legacy: Black Cowboy Museum owner beats odds to dispel ‘whitewashed’ tale of cowboys
- Jan. 24, 2024 - Fort Bend adopts paid parental leave policy for county employees
- Jan. 29, 2024 - Fort Bend County employees now get 6 weeks of paid parental leave
- Jan. 14, 2024 - African-American Innovators Traveling Exhibit Visits Fort Bend During Black History Month
- Jan. 8, 2024 - African-American Pioneers Traveling Museum opens in FBC
- Jan. 8, 2024 - Detour route in downtown Richmond takes effect this week as Front Street construction begins
- Jan. 4, 2024 - Dora Olivo named Fort Bend County’s first Latina justice of the peace in over a decade
- Nov. 8, 2023 - Mass Grave Recalls Ugly Past of a Texas City Where 'Life Is Sweeter' (NY Times)
- July 30, 2023 - Houston Newsmakers: Fort Bend County Commissioner pushes for greater dignity (KPRC 2)