The Governor says the state does not impose property taxes, but Waller County Judge Trey Duhon says the state certainly adds to the bill. Read our story here: https://t.co/PpOWmBAgBf
Why review the facts before making an accusation?
Newly obtained records show Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson accused Covering Katy of misrepresenting an Aug. 5 court hearing before her office obtained the official court transcript.
The transcript arrived the next morning — and confirmed the quotations Covering Katy reported.
Read about it here: https://t.co/wX6wXzFbEu
Texas needs more power. It needs more water. And a Texas company says advanced nuclear technology could help provide both — while also producing medical isotopes used in cancer treatment. Our story is posted here. https://t.co/7e65n4pL2d
Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong says the county has a spending problem — pointing to a more than $10 million monument project and concerns about the summer jobs program. He also discussed changes underway in the county’s Human Resources Department that he says will improve county operations. Our story is posted here:
https://t.co/LajZAV07VK
Ever wonder how they clean up after a train car overturns? Watch this video shot earlier today in Brookshire by Sherrel Rogers as crews turn the damaged rail car on its side and empty it by pulling it with two tractors which are just slightly off camera.
The incident damaged railroad tracks near FM 359 and Bains Street Wednesday morning, forcing the closure of several railroad crossings.
Read the full story at https://t.co/9WRgFkqpoD.
Katy is lowering its proposed tax rate. So why does the state-required notice call it a tax increase — and could your tax bill still go up?
It sounds complicated. We make it easy to understand.
Read our quick Covering Katy explainer on https://t.co/67Rb0PwNzt.
There’s more to the firing of Fulshear Police Chief Kenny Seymour than what happened Tuesday night.
Covering Katy went back through earlier council meetings and city records to put the pieces together — what the investigation found, Seymour’s defense, what council heard weeks earlier and why the normally private personnel proceeding unfolded in public.
Read our in-depth report on https://t.co/9WRgFkqpoD.
You’ve heard plenty about the fight over cutting three Fort Bend County associate judge positions. But there’s much more to the story.
A compromise was on the table that would have saved all three positions while asking the courts to meet performance benchmarks. But six of the county’s 10 district judges slammed the door on that compromise telling commissioners and Judge Daniel Wong to "stay in your lane."
And what does the court data actually show? How does Fort Bend compare with other fast-growing counties? And how much judicial capacity would really be lost?
The numbers may surprise you. Read the full Fort Bend Independent report here: https://t.co/cToJ45Eyfx
Photo Caption: Fort Bend County District Judge Surendran Pattel, one of six district judges who rejected a compromise that could have preserved three associate judge positions if they agreed to performance benchmarks. Pattel is seeking reelection in November. (Campaign photo)
A Fort Bend County woman thought she was about to be arrested for missing federal jury duty. Before she realized it was a scam, she had withdrawn $50,000 and deposited the money through a Bitcoin ATM. Here’s how the scam worked — and the warning signs authorities say you should know.
Read our story here: https://t.co/91tTBerQAk
Twenty-five years later, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the extraordinary courage of the first responders and everyday Americans who answered unimaginable tragedy with bravery and selflessness.
We remember the families whose lives were forever changed. We remember the heroes who ran toward danger. And we remember how, in the days that followed, Americans stood together as one nation.
Today and always, we remember. We honor. We will never forget.