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Judge allows new Fort Bend County legal department, but blocks transfer of county attorney staff, resources | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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A district judge in Fort Bend County has issued a split ruling Wednesday in a high-stakes power struggle between several members of Commissioners Court and County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson. In his ruling, Judge Mark Hanna of the 502nd District Court said that Commissioners Court can move forward with its plan to create a new civil legal department, but cannot strip the staff, funding and resources away from the county attorney's office. Smith-Lawson, an elected Democrat now serving her sec
Sugar Land adopts 3.6% property tax increase, adding about $59 a year for median homeowner | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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Sugar Land homeowners in the suburban Fort Bend County area will see a smaller property tax increase than they were originally facing after City Council approved a $541.5 million budget and lower tax rate this week. The 2027 tax rate has been set to $0.37 per $100 of valuation, a 3.6% increase from last year’s tax rate of $0.35. Residents were originally facing a $0.38 per $100 of valuation rate. The original proposal would have increased the city's property tax bill by over 6% percent from last
Fort Bend County approves budget, lower tax rate amid heated meeting as Democrats return to court | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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Amid uncertainty over whether Fort Bend County's two Democratic commissioners would return to Commissioners Court and provide the quorum needed to approve next year's budget and tax rate, both measures passed Thursday, including a tax rate lower than what was originally proposed. Their attendance meant the county did not have to fall back on the no-new-revenue tax rate, which finance officials said could have left Fort Bend County with roughly $21 million dollars less in revenue, forcing cuts to
Three suspects arrested in string of aggravated robberies across Houston region | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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Three men have been charged for their alleged role in at least seven aggravated robberies at businesses in the area, authorities said Tuesday. The suspects — 22-year-old Francisco Alexis Rosales-Puente, 21-year-old Wilfredo Perez and 19-year-old Ian Mohammed Dakkak — were arrested following a coordinated, multi-agency investigation, according to Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan. "Investigators later determined the incidents were connected to similar robberies under investigation by the Housto
Fort Bend commissioners vote to shift legal staff, funding from county attorney’s office | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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Fort Bend County commissioners voted Thursday to create a separate civil legal department under the authority of the commissioners court, shifting attorneys, support staff, funding and other resources away from the elected County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson's office. The Aug. 27 vote was approved by the two Republican Commissioners Vincent Morales and Andy Meyers and interim County Judge Daniel Wong. Both Democratic Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy remained absent amid their ong
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