Fort Bend County Judge KP George will make an initial appearance May 19 in a Fort Bend County courtroom after being arrested Friday following his indictments on two counts of money laundering, a third-degree felony.
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The Fort Bend County Fair Association recently awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to deserving students from Fort Bend County.
The scholarship reception honored 50 students, many of whom are set to become future Aggies, Cougars, Raiders, Cowboys, Longhorns, Owls, and more. These scholarships, which will support students pursuing higher education, are made possible through the FBCFA’s year-round fundraising efforts, including various community events and the fair itself. Each scholarship, valued at $5,000, will help these future leaders embark on academic careers in fields such as nursing, welding, agricultural business, technology, and many others.
Many of the scholarship recipients have been active participants or volunteers in various FBCFA programs, including livestock shows, creative arts competitions, the parade, the Rodeo Sweethearts equestrian drill team, the Exceptional Rodeo, and the youth rodeo. These students were recognized not only for their academic achievements but also for their leadership skills and their commitment to making a positive difference in their community.
“We are thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement of awarding over $250,000 in scholarships to these talented and driven students,” Bobby Poncik, President of the Fort Bend County Fair Association, said in a news release. “Thanks to the unwavering support from our community, as well as the dedication of our committees and volunteers, these students are now equipped with the resources they need to pursue their dreams and make a lasting impact on Fort Bend County.”
Recipients: Joseph Bryan; Robert Fiser; Brooke Hydo; Cody King; Elisabeth Kubena; Alexandra Mueller; Raheem Murray; Abigail Navarre; Mindy Nguyen; Gabrielle Ridings; Luke Shivers; Samantha Skinner; Meadow Votis.
“The generous contributions made through our annual events, our committee’s fundraising efforts directly impact
Court documents show that a Fort Bend County grand jury handed down two indictments on March 31. They allege that between January 12, 2019 and April 22, 2019, George “knowingly” tampered with campaign finance reports to conduct transactions of between $30,000 and $150,000, and transferring the proceeds “with intent to defraud or harm.”
Each count carries a penalty range of two to 10 years in prison.
By Ken Fountain KFOUNTAIN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM
Just weeks after dealing with one hot-button culture-war issue, the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees delved into another at its agenda review meeting Monday when it took up a proposed policy dealing with gender fluidity.
In March, the board voted to purchase a sample set of materials from the so-called Bluebonnet curriculum, a state-approved elementary school curriculum that incorporates, among other sources, stories from the Bible. Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity at the expense of other religious traditions. The district administration is to review the sample curriculum before making a future recommendation to the board about whether to adopt the full curriculum.
On Monday, the board, meeting in the cafeteria of Stephen F. Austin High School as part of a “listening tour” at campuses across the district, delved into several policy proposals that will be voted on at its regular business meeting on April 14.
Among them was a proposal that, Position 7 trustee and board secretary David Hamilton said, would make official policy practices the district already has in its administrative proposals that deal with gender issues. Among them: how teachers, campus administrators and other personnel should handle a student’s desire to use alternative pronouns or names, whether students who identify has transgender should be able to use restrooms that, Hamilton said, don’t conform with their biological sex, and whether transgender females should be able to compete in girls’ sports.
The proposed policy, called Parent Rights and Responsibilities, would require employees to inform the parents of students who express the desire to
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently broke ground on a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Sugar Land, bringing a range of cancer services closer to those living in Southwest Houston and the surrounding areas. Anticipated to open in 2029, the five-story location will be MD Anderson’s largest Houston-area location to date. The facility will broaden services available at MD Anderson’s current Sugar Land location to include a
George, a Democrat and former Fort Bend ISD trustee, first ran for election for county judge in 2019, a campaign he won. He won reelection in 2022. George denied any wrongdoing in a written statement released Friday evening and in social media postings has called the new charges a “political witch hunt.”
Initial information available on the Fort Bend County Jail’s website showed that George was booked into the jail at 3:38 p.m. Friday. Each count carries a $10,000 bond, which George posted bond a short time later.
George is already facing a single count of misrepresentation of identity of a political candidate,
identify as transgender, such as in the use of pronouns. Hamilton, perhaps the board’s most vocally conservative board members, is chair of its three-member policy committee. But he is also an outgoing member, having chosen not to run for election next month at the end of his term after first being elected in 2022. One of two members of the public who spoke during the meeting against the policy proposal was Angie Wierzbicki, who is one of three people vying for Hamilton’s seat in the May 3 board elections.
“I’m here to speak in opposition to the proposed and inaccurately named Parent Rights and Responsibilities FFA Local policy,” Wierzbicki said. “It’s inaccurately named because parents’ rights and responsibilities in a school district for all parents, not just some or a specific set of parents.”
“It is the school district’s and the trustees’ job to ensure that all students feel safe and included,” she said. “This policy goes against that,” she said. “You are fooling yourself if you don’t think this policy doesn’t constitute bullying and harassment. In
fact, it will inspire it.” Wierzbicki asked why the district would create a policy that is not yet required by the Texas Legislature, even though there are currently bills dealing with gender fluidity issues in the Legislature’s current regular session.
When the proposed policy came up for discussion after a closed executive session, the discussion was extensive. Hamilton said that about a yearand-a-half ago, the district had
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He and his attorneys are appealing his indictment on that charge in a Houston appeals court.
Patel himself is facing several misdemeanor and felony charges stemming from the purported “fake hate” scheme during his own unsuccessful run for Precinct 2 Commissioner, which he lost overwhelmingly to longtime Republican incumbent Andy Meyers.
In a statement released shortly after the new charges became public, the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office said it “has continuously stated that the investigation was ongoing, and that investigation has now led to two 3rd-degree felony indictments for Money Laundering, which were made public today. These charges are unrelated
to the pending misdemeanor and are assigned to the 458th District Court.”
“Our office remains committed to the integrity our public deserves, and the ethics to which all prosecutors are sworn to. And our investigation remains ongoing,” the statement said.
Last Thursday, one day before the new charges were made public, George’s office sent out a notice that his “State of Fort Bend County” address, originally scheduled for May 8, had been indefinitely postponed. George has since indefinitely postponed a “Pathway to College” event that had been schedule for April 10.
“As an elected official, I have always operated with integrity and transparency,”
George wrote in his statement on Friday. “Let me be absolutely clear—there is nothing illegal about loaning personal funds to my own campaign and later repaying that loan. This is a standard and lawful practice,” George said in the statement.
“Unfortunately, this is a continued example of
Fort Bend County District Attorney’s office weaponizing the government with an obvious political witch hunt period. Allegations and accusations are being made without full context or disclosure of the facts –deliberately manipulating the narrative to tarnish my reputation and character,” he wrote.
“I have full confidence that the truth will prevail, in the meantime, I remain committed to serving and fighting for the people of Fort Bend County with the same passion and dedication as always,” George wrote.
Fort Bend District Attorney Brian Middleton, like George, is a Democrat.
George has said that he fully intends to run for a third term in 2026. Already, four men have announced they plan to run for his seat: 434th District Court Judge J. Christian Becerra, former Precinct 4 Constable Nabil Shike, and political consultant Muzzammil “Eddie” Sajjed, all Democrats; and former Texas Rep. Jacey Jetton of the 26th District, a Republican.
The Fort Bend County Fair Association recently awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to deserving students from Fort Bend County. Courtesy Fort Bend County Fair Association
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these students’ futures,” Poncik said. “By providing these scholarships, the FBCFA ensures that these
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suburban areas, expected to increase in population by more than 30 percent by 2030, the facility also will offer capacity for future growth to meet increasing demand.
“This facility comes at a pivotal moment as we strive to continue meeting the needs of our patients across Houston,” said Rosanna Morris, senior vice president and chief operating officer at MD Anderson.
young people are equipped with the tools they need to succeed and continue giving back to the community.”
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of a conservative-leaning board, offered a lengthy response to Hamilton. She also serves on the policy committee.
tribute to future scholarship funds, please visit fortbendcountyfair.com. The 2025 Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo will take place from September 26 to October 5 at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg.
ferent names or pronouns or otherwise engage in gender fluidity.
“This not only will help make our care more convenient for local patients, especially those undergoing frequent treatments like chemotherapy or radiation, but it also will help increase access to care outside of our Texas Medical Center Campus, potentially decreasing wait times for both local and regional patients.”
The Sugar Land facility will support MD Anderson’s sustainability goals through a design that will reduce energy consumption, optimize natural daylight, and minimize glare and heat gain.
Designed with access to nature and outdoor spaces, the building will prioritize the experience of both patients and employees, reinforcing MD Anderson’s commitment to creating a healing and supportive environment. Additionally, the Sugar Land Campus will feature a multisensory art environment aimed at inspiring hope, uplifting spirits and promoting
healing for cancer patients, their families and employees. This unique art experience will be integrated from the outset of construction, with close collaboration between architects and clinical experts to ensure a holistic and impactful environment.
“This new facility is a testament to our commitment to advancing exceptional patient care and to meeting the growing needs of our community,” said Kent Postma, vice president of clinical infrastructure development and growth at MD Anderson. “With its state-of-the-art design and focus on sustainability, this building will play a key role in enhancing the patient experience and supporting our mission to provide the highest quality care.”
instituted many of the parts of the proposed policy at the procedural level, overseen by the administration, but that board president Kristin Tassin asked that it should be more “public-facing” and made official board policy.
“Our teachers and our principles are dealing with these issues on a regular basis, and in the absence of a board policy, they have a little bit more pressure,” Hamilton said, adding that making the procedures a board policy gave them “more of a leg to stand on” in navigating those issues and bringing consistency throughout the district.
Hamilton said the proposed policy takes into account the rights and feelings of all students in the district.
He asserted that there have been instances when teachers or other employees have advised students, without their parents’ consent, on going about transitioning to another gender, although he said that these instances were very rare within the district.
“We have to consider the rights of all sides of these issues, and they’re very complex. I believe this policy protects the rights of parents and the rights of students in a way that I believe moves the district forward,” he said.
Position 1 Trustee Angie Hanan, who is perhaps the most vocally liberal member
Hanan said that the proposed policy affects a very small number of students, but that “all students do matter.” One of the things she said was of importance in the issue is that of the autonomy of school principals to handle these issues when it comes to their own campuses.
“Not all campuses are the same, not all students are the same, and their needs are not going to be the same,” she said.
Hanan said she had concerns over the implications for district staff because of the “subjectivity” of gender identification. She said she wanted to see a passage in the policy that said it should not lead to the “perpetuation of gender stereotypes,” which she said can lead to increased bullying of non-gender-conforming students.
She also took issue with a part of the policy stating that “gender fluidity content” would be excluded from classrooms, asking if that meant that teachers could not assign readings which include nonconforming characters, including in some of the plays of William Shakespeare.
In their own comments, Position 3 trustee and vicepresident Rick Garcia and Position 5 trustee Sonya Jones both strongly fell on the side of the district informing parents when their students express a desire to use dif-
Bringing the discussion to a close, Tassin spoke quite vociferously about the rights of parents. She noted that in the earlier discussion about the Bluebonnet curriculum, many speakers from the public spoke about not wanting the district to impose Christian-oriented members on their children.
“Education begins in the home,” Tassin said. “Parents send their children to us, and there are TEKS that tell us how we’re supposed to educate children in the classroom. That’s our job. Anything outside of that is not our job.”
“Nothing trumps parental autonomy,” she said. She said the idea that the policy could lead to bullying or harassment is “just ridiculous.”
“There are children in our classrooms and in our schools currently who are transgender, and live their lives with their parents’ knowledge and consent, and that’s all we’re saying,” she said. “As long as the parents have knowledge and consent, you’re good, that’s fine.”
“It is when the state, the government, which is what we are, steps in and decides I’m not going to tell a child’s parent about something, that’s when we have a problem,” she said. “And so this policy says you’re just not allowed to do that.” The board is expected to vote on the policy at its meeting next Monday.
THE STREET CORNER – There is a seedy-looking guy sitting on a garbage can, unshaven, hollow-eyed, holding a sign: “Will spy for food.” I ask: “What’s this all about and who are you?” He sighs. “My name iz Agent 007, but you can call me 0.” I reply: “I still don’t get it.” 0 takes a slug of vodka. “I used be top mole in Kremlin for CIA, but now I am FWA.” I inquire what is FWA? “Fraud, waste and abuse.” Gad, once again the South African Chain Saw Massacre has struck, firing, laying off, abolishing and tossing out the baby with the bathwater, the bathtub and the entire Water Department. As we know, President Donald Trump has anointed Elon Musk to fulfill the President’s campaign vow to do away with (all together now) fraud, waste and abuse. Be careful what you vote for. Musk and his staff of 19-yearolds in his Department of Government Efficiency are doing just that, we hope, along with kicking out FBI agents, IRS tax-cheat catchers and environmental watch dogs.
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When there is no one to warn us of impending hurricanes, we may have a problem. Keep your lifejacket handy – the one with the MAGA logo. Thus far about 100,000 federal employees have been let go. This includes vast numbers of national park rangers. Smokey the Bear, you’re fired. Also gone are Social Security clerks – “Take a chair, Grand Ma. We’ll be with you any day.” Research scientists have been canned. This last group’s dismissal has led to a reverse of the brain drain.
European universities and research labs are receiving inquiries from their fired colleagues in the U.S. looking for ways to continue their efforts to cure cancer, heart disease and Democrats’ depression. Here’s something that may concern southeast Texans:
The new EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, promises to shrink the Office of Research and Development’s budget by 65 percent. Remember that when you can’t find Pasadena.
Many have been shown the door, but it’s a revolving door. If you thought Musk would bring order and efficiency to our federal government, he’s off to a start like some of his exploding rockets. Many federal employees, or former employees, have been fired outright. Others have taken a buy-out or retired early. Yet others have been only put on “administrative leave.” They are staying at home watching Netflix or going fishing or trying unsuccessfully to visit Big Bend National Park while being paid by us. This is cutting down on waste?
The employee situation is a circus without a ringmaster. Then there are the court delays. Former workers are waiting in limbo while a lower court’s decision to block a Musk-ordered layoff is being challenged by a higher court which has issued a temporary restraining order to….AAGH! Obviously, some cutting and down-sizing are needed, but don’t touch my contract with the Pentagon. The Army still
needs white wigs and muzzle loaders.
If you wonder if all these attempts to streamline our federal workforce to make it a lean, mean bureaucratic machine are working, listen to Linda J. Bilmes. She is a member of a panel of experts at the Harvard Kennedy School which analyzed Musk’s DOGE actions one month into Trump’s second administration. “Rather than fostering innovation, his tenure has been defined by chaos,” she writes. “Musk has been wielding a sledgehammer and tearing down existing structures with little thought for what could replace them. A more strategic approach could have transformed DOGE into a force for genuine reform.”
Our health czar, Dr. Robert “Ear Worm” Kennedy, Jr., pushed out 10,000 doctors, pandemic researchers and lab rats, and now is firing another 10K. He is also cancelling $1 billion or so worth of contracts. These moves may concern you, so I called our own (formerly) world’s largest health complex to see if Kennedy’s chainsaw – or “sledgehammer” – downsizing had any effect on our health care. “Thank you for
calling the Texas Medical Center. Both of us are on a lunch break but will return your call…” It’s a good thing we don’t have something like a measles outbreak here in Texas. Where do we stand now?
The EPA will likely lay off 1,000 scientists and other employees. The IRS said it would cut about 18,000 employees – roughly 20 percent of its workforce. (Every additional dollar spent on auditing taxpayers in the top 10 percent of earners generates more than $12 in revenue for the government.)
The Department of Education has announced layoffs for more than 1,300 employees, and the Department of Veterans Affairs will also eliminate 80,000 jobs. DOGE said it has saved an estimated $130 billion or roughly $807 per taxpayer. If Musk really wants to abolish a useless government operation, how about Congress?
But investigations by the hated press have found some claimed savings have been massively inflated. Still we all are for eliminating fraud, waste and abuse which is beginning to sound like a law firm: Fraud, Waste & Abuse
LLC, along with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. I just don’t want Musk to cancel my agricultural tax rebate. Three pot plants qualify, don’t they? IRS agents, quit asking if I really do have 13 child dependents, and I like water I can chew. Back at the street corner, I spot 0 looking quite spiffy in a three-piece suit, top hat and cane. “Your life style has certainly changed. What happened?” I ask. “Bizness great. Ee-zee pickings.” He explains DOGE has fired hundreds of CIA and FBI agents who abruptly became broke, dispirited, even bitter at their government. “Putin could not believe luck. I now hire dim by scores. Oh, de secrets day brink. De codes.” 0 goes on to say he’s even hearing from our other moles in the Kremlin. “Took years to get dim in place. Day no longer get paid by U.S. Defecting to KGB. But now Putin muss pay bonus to employee for all de help.” I am puzzled. “Pay an employee a bonus for all the help? Who?’
“Donald Trump, of course.” Ashby is an artful DODGer at ashby2@comcast.net
Looking for culture in all the wrong places
I’ve visited Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, only twice in my life. The first time was on a school trip I took in the seventh grade, which I’ve mentioned before. Even then, I was something of a history nerd, and when the possibility of the trip came up, I remember I had to convince my parents to let me go. About 30 kids from my class went and stayed a few days, seeing many of the highlights including the U.S. Capitol, the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Archives, and Ford’s Theatre, where President Lincoln was assassinated. We saw the White House one night from the street outside, but alas didn’t take the public tour. Space geek that I was (and still am), I particularly enjoyed our visit to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.
The second time I visited D.C. was about a decadeand-a-half ago, when my then-girlfriend and I went to attend the wedding of friends of ours. The wedding was held in a suburban city in Maryland, and we stayed in nearby Bethesda. But we planned the trip so that we could spend nearly a full day at the National Mall, which she had never visited. It was a beautiful early autumn day, and we saw many of the sights mentioned before, as well as the monuments to the fallen of World War II, the Korean
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War, and the Vietnam War, which we both found incredibly moving.
We began that visit to the Mall by having lunch with three friends of hers who lived in D.C. at the restaurant in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, a beautiful building. Afterwards, we went (with some coaxing by me) to see Air and Space Museum, my second chance to see the Wright Brothers’ first airplane, Charles Lindberg’s “Spirit of Saint Louis,” Chuck Yeager’s X-1 supersonic test plane, and the Apollo 11 command module. If I have any regret about either of those trips, it’s that there wasn’t enough time to see more of what the massive Smithsonian Institution has to offer, much less the rest of the city. Maybe sometime. But I remain a dedicated museumgoer to this day.
As you may have heard, The Smithsonian – long revered as one of the most important repositories of art, culture and history in the world – has been in the news lately. In late March, President Donald Trump issued one in his flurry of executive orders called “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” In it, Trump says that over the
past decade, “Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth. This revisionist movement seeks to undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States by casting its founding principles and historical milestones in a negative light.”
In case you’re wondering, the ideology that the President is what many people have labeled “woke.”
“Rather than fostering unity and a deeper understanding of our shared past,” the order states, “the widespread effort to rewrite history deepens societal divides and fosters a sense of national shame, disregarding the progress America has made and the ideals that continue to inspire millions around the globe.”
In order to reverse this horrible state of affairs, Trump has appointed Vice President JD Vance as the head of the new head of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents, where he and other appointees will work to wring every last bit of wokeness out of the institution’s numerous programs.
This, of course, is just the latest salvo on the new Administration’s War on Woke.
Earlier, Trump appointed none other than himself as the president of the board of the Lincoln Center, the capital’s prestigious, seminal performing arts center. In remarks he made after presiding over his first meeting of that body, Trump said he thinks the center should
mount more productions of “Broadway hits,” although he said he wasn’t a fan of “Hamilton,” perhaps the most original Broadway hit of the past couple of decades.
We’ve already discussed how the Department of Defense, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, has removed an untold number of website pages devoted to notable members of the U.S. armed services from diverse backgrounds (some have been replaced). In the latest example of this scrubbing of references to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (a more bureaucratic way of saying “woke”), the Naval Academy has reportedly removed hundreds of titles from its library, including books about the Holocaust and esteemed Black author and poet Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which deals with her own troubled upbringing. As you know, I served in the Navy. Alas, I didn’t go to the Academy and went in as an enlisted man. But I do know its mission is to educate officers who will become leaders in the world’s most powerful navy. Apparently, these young people are too delicate to learn about some of the more unsavory aspects of our history.
The fallout from the Smithsonian order has been immediate. Reportedly, the director of the National Museum of African American History, has resigned, no doubt sensing that his institution’s mission won’t fit under the Administration’s new paradigm. It may only be a matter of time before the director of the National Museum of the American
Indian, where my girlfriend and I had lunch with friends, follows suit. Also in the Administration’s anti-woke crosshairs are the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, which have been vital supporters of arts and cultural institutions all across the county for six decades.
As mentioned, I’m a big fan of museums. When I was in the Navy, I often visited museums in the port cities my ship visited. When I returned to the Houston area, I made a point of learning more about the cultural scene here, taking in many of the things this multicultural metropolitan region has to offer but which I had been less aware of during my more callow youth. Just last weekend, I went to a Latin American jazz performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre put on by a local orchestra, who were joined onstage by a Grammy-winning flutist. I’d arrived in the Museum District a bit early, and so went to see an exhibit of European tapestries and armor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where I am a member.
Here in Fort Bend, we have our own growing and thriving cultural scene. Along with some fine regional museums, we have major venues like the Smart Financial Center in Sugar Land and the Stafford Centre, where I plan to take a family member next week for a performance of “Swan Lake” by the Grand Kyiv Ballet. Since taking this role at the Star, I’ve reviewed performances of the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra
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In Texas, we are experiencing a measles outbreak that has infected 223 people, hospitalized 29, and taken the life of an unvaccinated schoolaged child. This outbreak has taken a tremendous toll on the lives of Texans. One that
could have been prevented.
Three decades ago, measles hospitalized tens of thousands of Americans per year and killed hundreds more. But in 2000, the U.S. successfully eliminated the disease through widespread vaccination. In subsequent decades, as vaccine skepticism has grown and herd immunity dwindles, measles again threatens our communities.
The mumps-measlesrubella (MMR) vaccine has undergone the highest level of clinical testing. Developed in the 1960s, the vaccine has passed the full slate of clini-
cal trials, including phase III studies, observer-blinded studies, non-inferiority trials, and lot-to-lot consistency trials. With strong evidence backing its safety and efficacy, the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine in 1971.
Of course, as with any medical intervention, the MMR vaccine does have side effects. Most common are mild rashes and fever, but even the most serious side effect — severe allergic reaction — is extremely rare, occurring in less than two patients per one million doses administered.
In comparison, 1 out of 5 unvaccinated individuals will be hospitalized for measles.
The risks of not taking a measles vaccine far outweighs the risks. Widespread vaccination protects communities. But it also protects you.
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and Chorus and the recently revived Shakespeare-by-theBook festival at the George Memorial Library in Richmond. I’ve covered many festivals devoted to the enormous diversity we enjoy here. And those are just a few of the many cultural offerings we have in our fair county. Trump and his lieutenants seem to believe they can impose a new cultural ideology on the nation by mandate. This, of course, has been tried before by other regimes in other nations throughout history. That sometimes works in the short term, but never in the long term. Culture, in all of many forms, always emerges from the bottom up, not the other way around. People look to culture to see reflections of real life, although it doesn’t have to always seem “realistic.” They also look to culture for depictions of life in other places, or perhaps life as it is lived in very different circumstances than the ones to which they’re accustomed. That’s really the whole point. Sadly, I’ve never seen a full, professional performance of “Hamilton.” I did, however, once go to a karaoke bar where singers performed all of the songs from the play with varying levels of aptitude but all with a great deal of enthusiasm. It was highly entertaining. As long as there are people who are eager to learn more about the world around them, culture will find a way.
FYI: In my next column, I hope to address a less controversial topic. Tariffs, anyone?
Fountain takes his shot at KFountain@fortbendstar.com
Editors’ note: With the recent news of the first case of measles in Fort Bend County and the death from the disease of a second child in West Texas, the Fort Bend Star is rerunning this column by Texas Rep. Suleman Lalani, D-Sugar Land, a physician who represents Texas House District 76, which includes a portion of Fort Bend County. The Fort Bend Star welcomes opinion articles on matters of interest to Fort Bend County residents. Publication is at the discretion of the editor. Send submissions to editor@ fortbendstar.com.
Grand Kyiv Ballet to perform "Swan Lake" at the Stafford Centre
Courtesy Stafford Centre
Community Reports
The Grand Kyiv Ballet, comprised of dancers from the Ukrainian National Opera and Ballet Theater, will perform Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's classic ballet "Swan Lake" at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, on Thursday, April 17, begin-
ning at 7 p.m.
"Swan Lake:" is described on the company's website as "a ballet masterpiece that tells the story of a prince who falls in love with a beautiful swan princess under a spell. The ballet is renowned for its stunning choreography, intricate set design, and Tchaikovsky's captivating music. Its themes of love,
sacrifice, and redemption continue to resonate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, making it a timeless classic that has endured for more than a century."
The Grand Kyiv Ballet was formed by principal dancers Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov, who both hail from the
Missouri City library to host autism symposium on April 17
Community Reports
In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Fort Bend County Libraries will host an Autism Awareness Symposium at the Missouri City Branch Library on Thursday, April 17, from 2-4 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, located at1530 Texas Parkway. Families, caregivers, and others affected by autism will be inspired by hearing success stories of individuals with autism who have surpassed societal expectations.
A panel of experts and autism advocates will share their insight into therapy options, early intervention, education, community support,
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and advocacy. Hear about valuable resources, support systems, and community programs that are available for individuals with autism.
This event will also provide an opportunity for parents and caregivers to network, participate in small-group discussions, and explore essential resources together. A sensoryfriendly break with quiet activities will be available.
Part of Fort Bend County Libraries’ “You Belong” series, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www. fortbendlibraries.gov) or call the Missouri City Branch Library (281-238-2100).
National Opera of Ukraine.
The couple, who are married with two children, now call Seattle their home due to the conflict in Ukraine.
According to a press release, Kukhar was in Berlin with her students from the Kyiv State Ballet College for a competition, where they won medals for Ukraine, when the Russian-launched
war began more than three years ago. Meanwhile, Stoianov was in France, preparing for their final performance in Menton. The couple spent weeks helping to evacuate 30 dancers and their families from Ukraine, according to the release.
The Grand Kyiv Ballet donates a portion of the proceeds of its performance toward the restoration of cultural institutions in Ukraine.
The Stafford Center performance is the only Houston-area performance during the group's current tour. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at staffordcentre.com or by calling the Box Office at 281-208.-6900.
Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra to perform familyfriendly concert on April 12
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Fort Bend County Libraries will present a free, musical performance, “The Orchestra Games,” by the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond.
This family-friendly concert is a great way to foster a young child’s love of music. In “The Orchestra Games”, composed by Gregory Smith, the instruments and sections are presented in an Olympic Games format in preparation for their “events,” such as the low-note limbo, the glissando slide for life, the fast-note dash, the marathon, and many others.
In an encore performance – “Mr. Smith’s Bowl of Twelve Notes”, also by composer Gregory Smith – an intrepid narrator interrupts a concert to take the audience through the different periods of music history, all alike in using only 12 musical notes. In this wild ride through music history, he tells the story of how he came to be at the concert with music from all of the time periods, one note at a time.
After the performance, children are invited to get an up-close look and learn more about the different instruments during an instrument “petting zoo” in the Bohachevsky Gallery, on the lower level inside the library.
Guided by Music Director Dominique Røyem, the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra and Chorus has been serving the communi-
New development gains name: The George
Community Reports
Just weeks after breaking ground on a new 1,500-acre Fort Bend County master-planned community, Johnson Development recently announced the community’s name – The George. Announced at The George Ranch, the name honors the George family legacy and The George Ranch, a 20,000-acre working ranch founded in 1824.
“The George family built an extraordinary legacy in Fort Bend County, influencing its character and quality of life for over two centuries – first through the ranch and now through The George Foundation,” Derek Goff, vice president and general manager of The George, said in a press release. “Their story offers a powerful blueprint for how we envision the community evolving – into a place where families can shape their own lasting legacies for generations to come.”
Johnson Development acquired land for The George from the Foundation last year. The first phase of the community, located off FM 2977 at Koeblen Road, will encompass 319 homesites, with a mix of 40-, 45-, 50- and 60-foot homesites. Model homes are expected to open in 2026. Planning is ongoing for a 20-acre amenity center in the first phase.
Young residents will attend schools within the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, with land dedicated in The George master plan to on-site schools. There are three LCISD schools adjacent to The George – Steenbergen Middle School, Wright Junior High and Randle High School. The community master plan also includes property set aside for commercial use. In all, The George should encompass approximately 4,000 homes at completion.
The 80-year-old Foundation announced the decision to sell the tract of land early last year to fund its fiduciary responsibility of charitable distribution amounts required by the IRS. As a private foundation, IRS regulations require The George Foundation to distribute 5 percent of its total assets annually, which include the fair market value of the foundation’s vast land holdings. Since its inception in 1945, the Foundation has invested more than $300 million to support Fort Bend nonprofits and scholarship recipients. The Historic George Ranch will remain unaffected, continuing its mission to educate students through a hands-on learning experience and share the rich history of the region.
The George will be Johnson Development’s ninth community in Fort Bend County, marking a significant milestone during the company’s 50th anniversary celebration. With
ties of Fort Bend County for more than 25 years. FBSO is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that supports local community musicians and artists.
The performance will be presented in an outdoor amphitheater, and seating is concrete. Theater-goers are encouraged to bring cushions to sit on. Glass containers, alcoholic beverages, and popcorn are not allowed in the amphitheater.
Presented by the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, this performance is made possible by the Friends of George Memorial Library.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see the FBCL website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call George Memorial Library (281-342-4455) or the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734).
The Missouri City Branch Library will host a symposium on autism awareness on April
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The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Dominique Røyem (pictured) will perform a family-friendly concert at instrument “petting zoo” at the George Memorial Library on April 12.
Courtesy Fort Bend County Libraries
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Space Cowboys shut out by Durham in final game of series
Community Reports
DURHAM, NC
– The Sugar Land Space Cowboys were held off the board in a 6-0 defeat against the Durham Bulls in the final game of a four-game series on Sunday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Jesús Bastidas led off the game with a double but was stranded at second. Sugar Land got two runners on in the second thanks to walks to Brice Matthews and Zack Short before the duo executed a double steal with two outs. However, a groundout stranded both runners. The Space Cowboys were able to load up the bases on two walks and a single in the third but RHP Joe Boyle was able to navigate out of the jam for Durham.
The Bulls struck for two runs in the first thanks to a double and a walk with the bases loaded. An error extended the second, allowing an unearned run to score against RHP AJ Blubaugh (L, 1-1), who fired three innings on Sunday afternoon. Durham tacked on another run in the fourth after an error allowed Chandler Simpson to reach and the centerfielder scored on a double by Bob Seymour, who drove in three runs for Durham. A two-run homer by Dru Baker in the eighth gave the Bulls their final two runs.
NOTABLE: INF Brice Matthews stole two bases on Sunday, pushing his season total to seven, the most in the Pacific Coast League.
Collin Price recorded a multi-hit game, pushing his hitting streak to four games. In that stretch, Price is 5-for-13 (.385) with a double, a triple, a home run, two RBI, three runs scored and two walks.
RHP Nick Hernandez fired two perfect innings on Sunday afternoon, lowering his season ERA to 1.80 in five games (1 ER/5.0 IP).
The Space Cowboys have now gone 19.0 consecutive innings without scoring a run.
On Saturday night, six pitchers from the Cowboys combined to hold the Bulls to just one hit through the first 10 innings, but a walk-off single in the 11th handed the Space Cowboys a 2-1 defeat.
Sugar Land got out to the lead in the second when Collin Price laced a solo home run to center field, his first with Sugar Land, giving the Space Cowboys a 1-0 lead. LHP Brandon Walter sat down the first six batters he faced before giving up a solo home run to Kenny Piper, the first hit allowed in 5.0 innings for Walter, tying the game at 1-1. Walter issued a walk to Eloy Jimenez in the fourth but got a double play to cancel out the runner and worked around a hit by pitch to fire a scoreless fourth.
Walter got one out in the fifth before handing the ball to RHP Jayden Murray, who needed eight pitches to record two outs. Murray started a string of 19 straight batters retired by Space Cowboys relievers, with RHP Nick Robertson, RHP Logan
VanWey and RHP Miguel Castro each firing a perfect inning while LHP Bennet Sousa spun 2.0 perfect innings in the seventh and eighth.
Offensively, the Space Cowboys put a man in scoring position in the seventh when Luis Guillorme singled and Brice Matthews worked a two-out walk, but a strikeout stranded both runners.
In extra innings, Matthews began the 10th as the bonus runner and was sacrificed to third on a bunt by Kenedy Corona. Durham got a flyout for the second out, and Matthews was thrown out at home attempting to steal a run for the Space Cowboys. Sugar Land once again sacrificed the bonus runner to third in the 11th, however
RHP Eric Orze (W, 1-0) induced a groundout that kept the runner at third before a strikeout ended the threat. The Bulls then got just their second hit of the game when Tristan Peters singled to begin the bottom of the 11th, scoring Coco Montes from second just in front of a throw from Corona to win the game for Durham.
On Friday, the Space Cowboys saw the Durham Bulls hit six home runs as the Space Cowboys fell 15-1. Sugar Land was held without a baserunner through the first four frames. Brice Matthews singled with one out in the fifth with the Space Cowboys trailing 3-0 and stole second base. A César Salazar single moved Matthews to third before Salazar stole
second himself, and Collin Price earned a two-out walk to load the bases. However, RHP Logan Workman (W, 1-0) was able to get a groundout to leave the bases loaded.
The Space Cowboys scored their only run of the night in the eighth when Price tripled to center, his second extrabase hit in his last two games, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jesús Bastidas.
For Durham, catcher Tres Barrera hit three home runs off three different Space Cowboys hurlers, driving in six. The Bulls also got home runs from Eloy Jiminez, Bob Seymour and Tanner Murray as part of their 16-hit night.
On Thursday, strong pitching and six extra-base hits helped propel the Space Cowboys to a 7-1 victory over Bulls.
On the mound, LHP Colton Gordon (W, 1-0) got the start for Sugar Land. The lefty worked around an error in the first, getting a double play and a strikeout to hurl a scoreless frame before striking out two in a 1-2-3 second. Tommy Sacco Jr. provided an outfield assist behind Gordon when he cut down Kenny Piper at second as the catcher for Durham attempted to stretch a single off the wall into a double, and Gordon got another double play in the fourth to cancel out a lead-off walk.
Offensively, the Space Cowboys broke through against LHP Ian Seymour (L, 0-1) in the fifth when Luis Guillorme led off the inning with a single and scored on a triple to right-center field
by Brice Matthews, putting the Space Cowboys on the board. Shay Whitcomb added another run in the sixth when he launched a one-out homer to left, his first of the season. Matthews was then hit by a pitch to start the seventh, stole second, and scored on a ringing double from Collin Price, widening Sugar Land’s lead to 3-0. Whitcomb cracked a lead-off homer to begin the eighth, and after a Sacco single and a Price walk in the eighth, Jesús Bastidas cranked a homer to center on the first pitch he saw from RHP Jonathan Hernandez, pushing Sugar Land to a 7-0 lead. Gordon fired a 1-2-3 fifth, and after procuring the first out in the sixth walked Dru Baker, ending Gordon’s night. RHP Jayden Murray (H, 1) needed just one pitch to get two outs, inducing a double play to end the sixth before spinning a 1-2-3 seventh. RHP Nick Hernandez retired the side in order in the eighth with two strikeouts, and RHP Miguel Castro bounced back from a lead-off homer in the ninth to sit down the next three batter in order, including a strikeout of Eloy Jiminez to end the game.
Following an off day on Monday, Sugar Land returns to Constellation Field on Tuesday to start a sixgame series against the Albuquerque Isotopes. This article is by the marketing office of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, and is used by permission.
The Health Museum to host Global Teen Summit in July
Community Reports
The Health Museum is offering high school students the opportunity to explore modern-day health and bioscience challenges with experts from the Texas Medical Center at the annual Global Teen Medical Summit this summer from July 13-18, 2025. Registration is now open for students currently enrolled in 9th – 12th grade, ages 14-18, to attend and experience behind the scenes tours of hospitals and labs, groupbased challenges in ethical case studies, and an overnight dormitory experience at the University of Houston in Downtown Houston. Partnering with some of the brightest minds in medicine today, the Global Teen Medical Summit experience provides access to thought leaders in-
volved in cutting-edge medical research, clinical practice, policy, and entrepreneurship. Throughout the week, the team will work on a design concept with mentorship from renowned healthcare professionals, attend workshops, hear from leading speakers, and generate new ways of thinking about the most pressing medical issues of the day. Together with peers, they’ll define areas of opportunity and explore how to respond ethically to the issues and challenges, putting theory into practice within today’s healthcare landscape.
Attendees will have opportunities to visit the world-renowned Texas Medical Center to engage with critical care professionals at a Level 1 Trauma Hospital and see what it’s like to be a medical student with an exclusive
visit to a distinguished medical school.
The cost for the summit is $1650-$1750 and includes five science-filled days of exciting hands-on sessions with medical experts, medical center visits, dorm accommodation for four nights (4-person suites on the University of Houston campus), three meals per day, plus daily transportation to and from dorms, site visits, excursions, and team-building events.
Museum members (Family level & above) receive a $100 discount per registrant. Need-based scholarships are available and the deadline to apply is May 15, 2025.
For more information on the Global Teen Medical Summit and to register, visit: https:// thehealthmuseum.org/programs/teen-summit/ or call 713-337-8450.
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: PowerSecure, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of Proposed Air Quality Permit Number 177578, which would authorize construction of a compression ignition reciprocating internal combustion engine for non-emergency and emergency use at Target Store 2911 located at 12565 Arc Lane, Stafford, Fort Bend County, Texas 77477. Additional information concerning this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.
High school students interested in entering the medical field get to experience an emergency room setting as part of the Health Museum's Annual Global Teen Medical Summit. Contributed photo
Deadline is noon every Friday. Limit entries to the “5 Ws” Who, What, When, Where, and
ONGOING
CAR WASH FOR KIDS IS APRIL 27TH TEENS RAISE AWARENESS FOR AUTISTIC PEERS
Mark your calendars for an unforgettable day of fun and giving back! Car Wash for Kids is on April 27th and sponsored by Sugar Land Baptist Church and OCuSOFT. The event will take place at C & C Dental, 17003 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm Join Hope For Three Teen Huddle and over 100 energetic teen volunteers from around Fort Bend County as they rev up to celebrate Autism Awareness Month and promote acceptance. Student teens from local schools will hand wash your car with an eco-friendly solution—FREE! Donations are encouraged to support local families living with autism. Want to get involved? There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer, donate or sponsor! Come out for a day of community, fun, and making a difference. For more details or autism resources, visit www.hopeforthree.org/events, call 281-245-0640, email events@hopeforthree.org
EMMY-NOMINATED FORT BEND BOYS CHOIR HOLDING AUDITIONS
The Fort Bend Boys Choir is seeking talented young boys who like music and singing. If know of one, encourage him to audition for our award-winning and Emmy-Nominated Fort Bend Boys Choir! No experience is necessary and boys should be around eight years of age or older with an unchanged voice. Auditions are by special appointment at the First United Methodist Church Missouri City, 3900 Lexington Blvd., Missouri City, TX. Visit the Fort Bend Boys Choir’s webpage at www.fbbctx.org or call (281) 240-3800 for more details about auditions. Benefits as a choir member include greater self-esteem and self-confidence, better work ethic and a sense of belonging and community. A boy’s voice has an expiration date so it is important to audition when boys’ voices are still unchanged. Auditions are free!
AMERICAN LEGION POST 942
311 Ulrich Street, Sugar Land meets the fourth Tuesday of each Month at 7:00 pm. All Veterans are welcome.
LOVING FRIENDS IS A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS THAT MEET MONTHLY FOR LUNCH, FRIENDSHIP, AND SOCIALIZATION
Lunches. are planned for the fourth Tuesday of the month at various local restaurants. Please contact Bobbie Tomlin at {281} 967-0718 For more information about us and to learn about this month’s planned lunch. We hope to meet you soon.
QUAIL VALLEY GARDEN CLUB
The Quail Valley Garden Club is very busy, not only with meetings, but with some fun “stuff” for our members and the community. Please find our fall schedule of events that the QVGC will be involved with this fall leading up to the holidays.
FBJSL IS ACCEPTING CAF GRANT APPLICATIONS
We provide grants of up to $5,000.00 to charitable causes serving Fort Bend County with requests to fund a critical need, pilot a program, or expand a significant service to the community. If your agency or organization is interested in applying for a CAF grant, please visit the Request Support page of the FBJSL website (www.fbjsl.org/request-support). All applications should be submitted via e-mail to brccom@fbjsl.com.
THE SANCTUARY FOSTER CARE SERVICES
We are a child placing agency that provides wrap around care support for foster children and foster families. We provide free therapy services, 24 hr. crisis intervention, respite/alternative care services and community-based support. For more info, www.sanctuaryfostercare.org
ALIEF AARP CHAPTER 3264
Meets the first Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at Salvation Army Church, 7920 Cook Road, Houston, TX 77072. Educational Program/ Entertainment at each meeting. Bus Trips every month. Seniors 50 and above invited. Call 281-785-7372 for more information.
SUGAR LAND ROTARY CLUB
Sugar Land Rotary Club, the nation’s oldest community service organization, wants you to be its guest at a meeting that could turn out to be the best fit for getting involved with a local, non-political, humanitarian service organization with a global presence to satisfy your passion. We’re on a quest for new members! Call or email Dean Clark, 832-987-4193, dean7351@gmail.com We just started a new evening club also. Contact me for more info.
FT. BEND ACCORDION CLUB
Meets on the 4th Sunday of every month from 2:pm - 4:pm at: CHRIST CHURCH SUGAR LAND (in the Chapel) 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479 FREE and Open to the Public! We welcome everybody! If you play accordion, beginners to professional and would like to play Call, Text or email: Vince Ramos Cell: 281-204-7716 vincer.music@gmail.com.
LITERACY COUNCIL OF FORT BEND COUNTY
We enhance lives and strengthen communities by teaching adults to read. We need your help. Literacy Council is actively recruiting Volunteer Tutors to provide instruction for English as a Second Language (ESL) Levels 0-5, three hours a week. For more information, call 281-240-8181 or visit our website www.ftbendliteracy.org.
GIVE A GIFT OF HOPE
Give a Gift of Hope one-time or monthly. Your help provides access to therapies and services children with autism might otherwise go without. Please consider Hope For Three in your Estate, Planned, or Year-End Giving. Register now, or learn more about exciting events: www.hopeforthree.org/events.
DVD-BASED ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS WITH NO HOMEWORK REQUIRED Weekly class designed to help you understand and appreciate the Bible by giving you a better sense of the land and culture from which it sprang. The class meets at 9:30 am every Sunday at First Presbyterian of Sugar Land (502 Eldridge Rd.). For more information call 281-240-3195.
EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE, America’s Service Club, always welcomes guests and is in search of new members! Various Fort Bend clubs exist and can accommodate early morning (7 a.m.), noon and evening meeting time desires. For more info, contact Mike Reichek, Regional Vice President, 281-5751145 or mike@reichekfinancial.com We would love to have you join us and see what we are all about!
MISSOURI CITY AARP CHAPTER 3801
Meets the second Monday of every month at 11:30 a.m., at 2701 Cypress Point Dr., Missouri City Rec Center. Lunch, education, and entertainment. All seniors over 50 invited. For more information, call 713-8595920 or 281-499-3345.
MASTER GARDENERS OFFER KIDS CAMP
Youths entering grades 3-5 can have fun this summer learning about gardening by attending Earth Kind Kids Camp, sponsored by Fort Bend County Master Gardeners.
The July 21-24 day camp will cover the topics of gardening, horticulture and environmental science through different high-energy projects that help the youths learn about seeds, plants, rain and other topics between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. Registration is open for the camp, which will be in Building D at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, 4310 Texas 36 in Rosenberg. The camp is limited to the first 25 paid participants. Register at https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/2025earthkindkidscamp/ The fee is $85. Registration includes all materials, snacks and a T-shirt.
For more information, contact Brandy Rader at Brandy.Rader@ag.tamu. edu
Our orthopedic and sports medicine specialists can help keep your body in motion.
Whether you’re suffering from simple aches and pains or recovering from a complex injury, our board-certified specialists develop treatment plans tailored to your unique needs. From diagnosis and treatment through physical therapy and rehabilitation, we have the expertise to get you back on your feet and keep you moving.
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION (AVISO DE ELECCIÓN GENERAL)
To the registered voters Fort Bend County,Texas (A los votantes registrados del Condado de Fort Bend, Texas):
An Election is Ordered to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025 for voting in the Fort Bend Independent School District Trustee Election to elect one person for each position to serve the full terms of Positions 3 and 7. (Se ordena una elección que será el sábado 3 de mayo, 2025 para votar en la Elección de la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Bend para elegir una persona para que sirva los términos completos de las posiciones 3 y 7.)
Applications to vote by mail should be mailed to (Las solicitudes para votar por correo deben enviarse a):
Name of Early Voting Clerk: John Oldham, Fort Bend County Elections Administrator (Nombre del Secretario/a de la Votación Anticipada)
Address: 301JacksonSt.,Richmond,TX77469
(Dirección)
Telephone Number: 281-341-8670
(Número de teléfono)
Email Address vote@fortbendcounty.tx.gov
(Dirección de correo electrónico)
Early Voting Clerk’s Website fortbendvotes.org (Sitio web del Secretario/a de Votación Anticipada)
Fort Bend ISD Website: fortbendisd.com/boardelections (Sitio web del distrito escolar)
The last day to receive applications for Ballot by Mail is on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at close of business (El último día para recibir solicitudes de Boleta por Correo será el martes, 22 de abril, 2025 al cierre de operaciones)
The deadline for receiving Ballots by Mail is Saturday, May 3, 2025 no later than 7:00 p.m. (La fecha límite para recibir Boletas por Correo será el sábado, 3 de mayo, 2025 a las 7:00 p.m.)
Early Voting by Personal Appearance will be conducted as follows (La votación anticipada mediante comparecencia personal se llevará a cabo de la siguiente manera): Main Early Voting Site (Sitio principal de votación anticipada): FortBend ISD Administration Building,Lobby 16431 Lexington Boulevard Sugar Land,Texas77479
Fort Bend ISD elections are conducted pursuant to a Joint Election Agreement with Fort Bend County, which selects the location of early voting and Election Day voting centers. (Las elecciones del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Bend se llevan a cabo conforme con un Acuerdo de Elección Conjunta con el Condado de Fort Bend, quien selecciona la ubicación de los centros de votación anticipada y del día de las elecciones.)
Election Day polling place locations are included as Attachment A and shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Las ubicaciones de los centros de votación el día de las elecciones se incluyen enel Anexo A y estarán abiertos de 7:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m.)
Early Voting polling place locations and hours the polls will be open are included as Attachment B. (Las ubicaciones de los centros de votación anticipada y las horas en que estarán abiertos se incluyen en el Anexo B.) Issued this 3rd day of March,
storage and does not have to be available for the public. To receive the sign up form, please visit creators@creatorup.com.
LEGAL NOTICE
Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mixed Beverage Permit with a Food & Beverage Certificate (MB) by Flip ’n Patties DnA LLC, to be located at 5870 New Territory Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas. Partners of the corporation are Angelica and Donramon Jante.
NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Omer Malik
You are being sued in this Wayne County Circuit Business Court by the plaintiff, Digital Access, LLC, for breach of contract. You must file your answer or take other action permitted by law in this Court at the court address of 2 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48226 on or before April 16, 2025. If you fail to do so, a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case.
Debrah A. Miller, Esq. 1660 N. Telegraph Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128
