Covering Fort Bend

07/19/2025

How is the rapidly growing Fort Bend County doing with Crime? Read what was revealed at yesterday's Fort Bend County Crime Summit.
https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/fort-bend-county-crime-statistics-presented-at-2025-criminal/

07/16/2025

The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) found evidence that Taral Patel, a former candidate for Fort Bend County commissioner, violated the state’s election code, but declined to administer civil penalties since the defendant pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges earlier this year.

This story is from The Texan News.

The commission investigated Patel’s use of faked racist social media posts to influence elections.

07/16/2025

Fort Bend Library System still rebuilding after Cyberattack. We have an update here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/fort-bend-county-library-system-still-rebuilding-after-cyber/

07/15/2025

We are posting the Fort Bend Star's report on this issue. https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/commissioners-vote-along-party-lines-to-create-citizens-redi/

07/14/2025

Keeping an eye on The Gulf.

Today’s post discusses today’s rain chances, and what kind of weather we can look forward to for the remainder of July. We also address the potential for a tropical disturbance to develop in the northern Gulf this week.

https://spacecityweather.com/houston-faces-warmer-than-normal-conditions-for-the-rest-of-july-and-is-a-tropical-disturbance-forming-in-the-gulf/

07/13/2025

This is from KPRC.

Source: Cinco Ranch HS Shortstop Lucas Franco has pulled his name out of the MLB Draft, and will play college ball at TCU.

Franco was considered a Top 100 MLB Draft Prospect.

(Also was one of our Athletes of the Week!)

07/13/2025

Fulshear may soon have a food truck park. Our story is posted here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fulshear/downtown-food-truck-park-proposed-for-fulshear/

07/12/2025

A newly designated stretch of Synott Road is being named "Union Corridor," honoring the remarkable concentration of religious and cultural diversity found along the nearly 1-mile stretch that connects Fort Bend County and the City of Houston, as it is part of both the county's Precinct 3 and the city's District F.

See the video below and read the story here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/unveiling-of-%E2%80%98union-corridor%E2%80%99-to-celebrate-unity-and-diversi/

07/11/2025

Fort Bend County residential property market stabilizes with many property values declining. Read our story here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/fort-bend-county-property-values-2025-overall-market-stabili/

07/10/2025

Looking for work? Katy ISD has numerous non-teaching jobs and they have an upcoming job fair. Read more here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/katy/katy-isd-hosting-operations-job-fair-this-weekend/

07/10/2025

An author from Richmond is releasing a new novel. Read more here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/richmond-author-continues-series-begun-by-legendary-author/

07/10/2025

Asian grocer H-Mart is coming to Sugar Land. Read more here: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/h-mart-to-open-fourth-greater-houston-store-in-sugar-land/