Sienna Plantation Safe Evacuation Route

Residents in Sienna Plantation evacuating due to mandatory evacuation should take LJ Parkway to University Drive to US-59 South.

08/28/2017

Fort Bend County does not provide water or sewer services contact city or MUD

Fort Bend County does not provide water or sewer services. For issues concerning your home’s water system including quality of water, drainage, and retention concerns, or sewage back-up, contact your home’s city or MUD operator .

08/27/2017 3:00 PM

Mandatory Evacuation Order for Areas Near Brazos River in Fort Bend County / Orden de Evacuación Obligatoria para áreas cerca del Río Brazos

Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert has upgraded the voluntary evacuation order for certain residents in low-lying areas surrounding the Brazos River to a mandatory evacuation order./El Juez Robert Hebert ha actualizado la orden de evacuación voluntaria para algunos residentes en zonas bajas que alrededor del Río Brazos a una orden de evacuación obligatoria.

08/27/2017 1:45 PM

Advisory on Barker Reservoir Levels/ Advertencia de los Niveles de agua en el Barker Reservoir

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reported that the water levels within the Barker Reservoir in northeast Fort Bend County are beginning to impact residential roads within the reservoir in Fort Bend County./El U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ha reportado los niveles de agua en el Barker Reservoir en el noreste Condado de Fort Bend están empezando a afectar carreteras residenciales dentro de la área en Condado de Fort Bend.

08/27/2017 12:30 PM

Rumor vs Fact about the Jodie Stavinoha Bridge

There is a rumor floating around Fort Bend County that the Stavinoha Bridge over the Brazos River on the Grand Parkway (SH 99) will be closed this Sunday (August 27, 2017) morning. County Judge Bob Hebert says "There is no truth in the rumor."/Hay un rumor flotando alrededor del Condado de Fort Bend que el puente de Stavinoha sobre el Río Brazos en la Grand Parkway (SH 99) estará cerrado este domingo (27 de Agosto de 2017) por la mañana. El Juez del Condado Bob Hebert dice que "no hay verdad en el rumor".

08/27/2017 3:00 AM

Flooding and Tornado Concerns with Tropical Storm Harvey/Preocupanciones por Inundaciones y Tornados con La Tormenta Tropical Harvey

Harvey is now a Tropical Storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of 60 mph. Harvey has also begun to slow down, as it is currently moving to the east-northeast at only 2 mph./Harvey es ahora una tormenta tropical con velocidades máximas sostenidas del viento de 60 mph.

08/27/2017 2:30 AM

Blood Drive Canceled

The blood drive scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in the Justice Center parking lot has been canceled.

08/27/2017

Justice of the Peace, Pct.1-2 has canceled all of the dockets for Monday, August 28, 2017

Due to the predicted inclement weather, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1-2 has canceled all of the dockets for Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.

08/25/2017

District Clerk Office Closure

Due to anticipated hazardous weather conditions, the Office of the District Clerk has CLOSED her office Monday, August 28, 2017 and cancelled both AM and PM Jury duty for Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Additionally, County Judge Bob Hebert has determined that Fort Bend County offices will be CLOSED through Monday, September 4, 2017, because of the dangerous flood conditions.

08/25/2017

Animal Services Office Closure

Animal Services will be CLOSED to the public on Saturday, August 26, 2017.

08/25/2017

Libraries Closure

All Fort Bend County Libraries will be CLOSED Saturday and Sunday, August 26 & 27, because of dangerous weather conditions. Additionally, County Judge Bob Hebert has determined that Fort Bend County offices will be CLOSED through Monday, September 4, 2017, because of the dangerous flood conditions. Please note that the main library website (http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/) is temporarily off-line during the closure.

08/25/2017

District Attorney’s Office Closure

Due to anticipated hazardous weather conditions, the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s office will be CLOSED to the public and employees on Monday, August 28, 2017.

08/25/2017

Grand Jury Canceled

Per the instructions of District Court Judge James Shoemake, there will be no Grand Jury for Monday, August 28, 2017, due to the anticipated hazardous weather conditions.

08/25/2017

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3 has canceled all of the dockets for Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Due to the predicted inclement weather, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3 has canceled all of the dockets for Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.

08/24/2017

Immunization Clinics CLOSED

Due to the impending storm, Clinical Health Services has been mandated by the state to put their emergency plan into place. The immunization clinics will be CLOSED on August 24, 2017 until further notice.

08/23/2017 5:00 PM

Tropical Storm Harvey in the Gulf

According to the National Weather Service, remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey could reorganize and strengthen over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico as early as tomorrow, possibly making landfall in South Texas or Northeast Mexico as soon as Friday as a tropical storm or weak hurricane.

08/22/2017

Passport Day - September 23, 2017

08/17/2017

Phone Scam Alert

We are warning the public of scam phone calls where individuals are stating they are with the Fort Bend County Clerk’s Office and somehow using our number. The caller is telling people to “pay a debt or the police will come get them.” A representative from the Fort Bend County Clerk’s Office DOES NOT call to collect debts.

08/03/2017

DWI Arrest in 2013 Leads to Conviction Years Later

Jim Hooter Merrill, Jr. was convicted of Driving While Intoxicated with an Open Container on July 20, 2017 after the jury deliberated for approximately an hour. Presiding Judge Ron Cohen then sentenced the 48-year old Sugar Land man to a yearlong probation. Merrill was charged with the crime in 2013 after driving by a highway patrolman with a broken headlight.

07/26/2017

FB Historical Commission to host program focusing on area's early settlement

The story of Upper Buffalo Bayou and the San Felipe Trail as they existed west of Houston in the 19th Century will be the program topic for the Tuesday, Aug. 15 full membership meeting of the Fort Bend County Historical Commission.

07/24/2017