On Tuesday, the Fort Bend County Attorney’s Office set new rules prohibiting massage parlors – but not massage establishments – in the county, according to attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson. The new rule states that these parlors are usually illegal businesses that promote crimes like human trafficking and prostitution. “These businesses exploit[Read More…]

Last week, Fort Bend County Judge KP George held a press conference where he addressed concerns over the passing of Senate Bill 1 and mail ballot application discrepancies.  According to Click2Houston, the judge was joined by Fort Bend County Elections Administrator John Oldham, Rep. Ron Reynolds and several other county[Read More…]

Last week, citizens of Fort Bend County were shocked at the sight of a dog being abused by its trainer on a video that went viral on social media.  In the viral video, the trainer can be seen picking up a dog by its leash and slamming it to the[Read More…]

Fort Bend County has been all blue since County Judge George made history in 2019, when he became the first person of color to lead the county. However, in these upcoming elections, the Republican Party is fighting to regain control and they just might achieve it, according to Mark Jones,[Read More…]

Fort Bend County recognizes the importance of testing sites, and in response to the growing demand of testing services – especially now that schools are opening again – Sugar Land inaugurated a mega drive-thru COVID-19 testing site.   Due to the highly transmissible omicron variant, Fort Bend County saw a 500[Read More…]

With Omicron surging the nation and kids returning to in-person classes, most districts are offering free testing for students and staff throughout the semester.  However, this is not the case in Fort Bend ISD where drive-thru testing was promised at Progressive High School, yet was canceled one day before it[Read More…]

Western Education Cities and states across the country have felt the pinch from the labor shortage as critical positions go unfilled. But these challenges are particularly sharp in areas that already have a wealth of natural beauty but highly dispersed populations. In Box Elder, Mont. one unique solution is being[Read More…]

This new pandemic year has been challenging for everyone but especially for teachers and administrators who have had to adapt to new teaching methods and more workload, all the while kids are more restless than ever before.  Beyond the fear of catching COVID-19, teachers are facing more discipline issues with[Read More…]

In 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared the first-ever Texas Character Education Week, November 15 through 21. 2021 would mark the third consecutive year this program will take place in partnership with the School of Science and Technology.  As the organizing partner of the Texas Character Education Week, the School[Read More…]