Missouri City and Stafford — your local wire
Missouri City and Stafford — your local wire
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government
View MoreStafford's Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 11 on a Specific Use Permit for a convenience store with fuel sales at the southwest corner of Mula and Stafford Roads, a corridor where a similar application was denied 7-0 by City Council in November 2025.

Local Government
View MoreStafford City Council considered an ordinance calling a special election on 14 Home Rule Charter amendments at its Aug. 5 meeting, alongside a new cyber incident response plan, a license plate reader agreement, an SEDC-funded park project and a GFL solid waste contract amendment.

Local Government
View MoreFort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson filed a motion to temporarily pause her own quo warranto case against interim County Judge Daniel Wong, asking him instead to seek a new court order with proper state representation, while the ongoing quorum standoff threatens the county's ability to adopt a tax rate by Sept. 10.

Local Government
View MoreA visiting judge's decision to take the Fort Bend County judge dispute under advisement leaves the county without a clear path to its Aug. 27 tax-rate vote, putting Missouri City and Stafford homeowners in limbo as Democratic commissioners continue boycotting meetings.
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