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View MoreFort Bend ISD redraws walk zones ahead of Aug. 11 first day of school
Fort Bend ISD has updated walk zone boundaries for 2026-27, potentially changing bus eligibility for families near Ridge Point, Elkins and Marshall high schools, with a bus registration deadline of Friday, Aug. 7 and school starting Tuesday, Aug. 11.
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View MoreStafford approves up to $4 million in refunding bonds, projecting at least $500K in savings
Stafford's City Council and SMSD Board of Trustees jointly authorized up to $4 million in Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, at their Aug. 11 workshop, with a minimum $500,000 gross savings requirement and a Sept. 15 closing date.
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View MoreStafford P&Z to weigh convenience store, fuel sales permit near Mula and Stafford Roads
Stafford'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.
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View MoreStafford council takes up charter election ordinance, cybersecurity plan at Aug. 5 meeting
Stafford 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.
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View MoreFort Bend County attorney asks court to pause her own case against interim judge Wong
Fort 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.
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View MorePending ruling on Fort Bend judge threatens Aug. 27 tax vote
A 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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