Fort Bend Star

01/13/2026

Fort Bend ISD is moving forward with the current round of rezoning – focusing on elementary schools – as the district this week releases an online survey to gather input

01/13/2026

01/12/2026

NOTE: This story has been updated with new information.

01/09/2026

First up: New York Times columnist David Brooks.

Fort Bend County Libraries is showcasing a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. The featured writers and thought leaders

01/09/2026

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening as an approaching cold front moves in.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may develop capable of producing gusty winds, hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

01/08/2026

Is Texas the exemplar of where America is now? In his latest, columnist-at-large Lynn Ashby takes a look.

“To Understand the U.S. in 2026, Travel to Texas.” “For better or worse, this year the state will be the prism through which much of the world experiences the complexities

01/08/2026

Cold lovers, please, just keep scrolling. You know what this is going to say, it will just make you mad. Look into Saturday's weather, you'll like it much more!
Okay, fans of the heat, here's the deal. Thursday looks a bit cloudier with even a handful of showers developing, so temps may not *quite* get as hot as recent days, but we're still expecting to end up right around records for the day in most places. Like past days, there may be some morning fog on the waters.

01/07/2026

With the arrival of 2026, the Fort Bend Star is delighted to introduce the county’s first New Year babies – tiny bundles of joy who arrived in the morning hours

01/07/2026

New eateries in the area.

Texas-based fast-food chain Layne’s Chicken Fingers has soft-opened a new location in Rosenberg ahead of an official ribbon-cutting scheduled for January 10, said franchise owner Masroor Fatany.

01/07/2026

CORRECTION: The trial has been reset to May 5, according to Second Assistant District Attorney Wesley Wittig. This story originally gave a different date. The Fort Bend Star regrets the