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Two deputies on leave after shooting death of man accused in hit-and-run

By Matt deGrood MDEGROOD@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Two sheriff’s deputies are on administrative leave after law enforcement shot and killed a man accused of committing a hit-and-run just before the shooting, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.

Two deputies fired shots at Jacob Huerta, 37, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies Colin Godmintz and Joel Gloria have both been placed on administrative leave pending the result of a Texas Rangers investigation into the shooting.

One of the deputies was transported to a Houston hospital, where he was treated with nonlife-threatening injuries and released, according to Jacqueline Preston, spokesperson for the office. That deputy received a stab wound and a graze wound, according to the office.

Deputies on Feb. 26 responded to a non-fatal hit-and-run crash in the 8600 block of State Highway 59, on the southbound side, and found the car suspected of being involved in the incident had left the scene, according to the office.

Deputies shortly after found a vehicle matching the description and found Huerta in the driver’s seat, according to the office.

Deputies ordered Huerta to exit the vehicle, and he allegedly declined, according to the office.

Huerta eventually exited the vehicle and allegedly rushed toward the deputies, according to the office. A deputy fired his taser, but didn’t subdue Huerta, at which point Huerta allegedly stabbed a deputy, who shot him, according to the office.

The sheriff’s office declined to say how many times Huerta was struck by gunfire.

The sheriff’s office had not yet implemented a pending body camera program, so deputies were not wearing body cameras at the time, according to the office.

The Texas Rangers have taken over the investigation, according to the office. Investigators will continue to gather evidence, conduct interviews and take statements from witnesses, family, law enforcement and more, according to the office. The results of that investigation will then be presented to a Fort Bend County grand jury, according to the office.

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DeMerchant unseated in primary’s biggest surprise

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There may have been no bigger surprise in last week’s primary contests in Fort Bend County than the result for Ken DeMerchant, who failed to even make a runoff election to retain his Precinct

4 seat on the commissioners court.

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Sugar Land resident John Pankiewicz, who is of Ukrainian descent, displays the country's flag during the candlelight vigil for Ukraine last week at Sugar Land Town Square. (Photo by Landan Kuhlmann)

County’s population uniting in support of Ukraine

By Landan Kuhlmann LKUHLMANN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Meadows Place resident Roman Cherwonogrodzky has never physically called Ukraine home. But with parents who lived there and having visited relatives in the country numerous over the course of his life, he said it holds a place in his heart as a peace-loving nation that welcomes anyone.

“Ukraine is like Texas – it’s just one of those places that pulls you in,” said Cherwonogrodzky, who has lived in Meadows Place for more than 20 years. “You feel at home as soon as you’re there.”

But right now, the population is under attack, and Cherwonogrodzky is one of countless people with loved ones living in fear as they are left wondering what the future holds with the country enduring an

attack from Russian military forces.

According to a Feb. 18 story from The Guardian, Russia had amassed up to 190,000 troops on Ukrainian borders. A March 3 report from BBC News said Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the country “could not feel ‘safe, develop and exist" because of what he claimed was a constant threat from modern Ukraine” as grounds for

invading the country.

But the good news for the Ukrainian people, is that it appears they have nearly boundless support from Fort Bend County and around the country.

As Ukraine has come under attack from thousands of Russian forces over the last couple of weeks, local residents and elected officials have sprung into action to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people and help with their plight.

Just last week, New Territory resident Anna Lykoudis-Zafiris and a host of volunteers organized a candlelight vigil at Sugar Land Town Square on March 2. The event drew between 40-50 attendees, several of them proudly sporting Ukrainian flags.

“We wanted to do something to show them that

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Work begins on preserving historic Kendleton cemeteries

By Matt deGrood MDEGROOD@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

A little more than a week after a former Congressman and several residents began trying to raise awareness about a series of historic gravesites out in Kendleton, several Fort Bend County organizations are making progress on restoring the area to a better condition.

Members of the Ex-

change Club of Sugar Land joined Nick Landoski at Bates Allen Park last weekend to begin cleaning brush from an historic cemetery, called Oak Hill Cemetery, he said.

“As people are finding out about Benjamin Franklin Williams and his significant accomplishments in the Texas Legislature, we’re getting more interest just because of that,” Landoski said.

Former U.S. Rep. Pete

Olson first posted about the condition of grave markers in Kendleton during a recent visit to the site of Williams’ burial. Williams was a Republican lawmaker during Reconstruction who served three terms in the Texas Legislature, was one of the founders of the freedmen’s community in Kendleton and is the only Black man who has been nominated

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Nick Landoski stands with tools in the woods that have grown around Oak Hill Cemetery in Kendleton. (Contributed photo)

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Dozens were seen wearing “I Stand With Ukraine” t-shirts that were provided

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Community members hoist candles in the air while singing the Ukrainian national anthem during a March 2 candlelight vigil at Sugar Land Town Square. (Photo by Landan Kuhlmann)

ing at a grassroots level. A week earlier, on Feb. 25, County Judge KP George penned a letter to President Joe Biden, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to take additional steps in opposition to the Russian government.

His office is meeting with state and federal officials, George said, to help launch initiatives ranging from financial sanctions, cybersecurity protections, and more. He said he has also met with the Ukrainian Consul General in Houston about the interest of providing refuge and other resources to Ukrainians in need at the local level.

“We stand on the side of freedom and democracy,” George wrote. “War, violence, and chaos threatens the very foundations of our global economy and community. Our diversity makes us stronger, and that includes the thousands of Ukrainian Americans that call Fort Bend County and the greater Houston area home.”

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Lykoudis-Zafiris said she has even become friends with a neighbor in her New Territory neighborhood that has family and friends in Ukraine since organizing the vigil and had her eyes opened to what their struggle is.

“We have people in our community who have relatives there and are worried for them and are crying with them,” she said. “This shows them that even small-town America is with them.”

One such resident is Cherwonogrodzky, who said he has been on the phone with cousins and friends who still live in the country.

“The first couple of days they were scared and confused, then by the third day they were getting angry,” he said.

And through it all, he said his friends and family have spoken of resilience in their country as they attempt to withstand Russian attacks. While women and children have been evacuated in many cases, multiple media reports have said the country’s men are required to stay and fight.

“With time, they’re going to hold up,” he said.

“Their attitude is that this is their 1776, and the capital (Kyiv) is their Alamo.

Things are worrisome, but at the same time they have

hope. They’re very spiritual, very religious – so they know that if they persist, they’ll come out ahead eventually.”

But he said many of them, at least among his family and friends, would not have to be persuaded, for a simple reason. The country was ruled by Poland, Lithuania, Russia, and the Austro-Hungarian Empires over the course of hundreds of years, according to BBC News, and declared its independence in 1991.

“The Ukrainian population, they’re resilient – it’s their home,” said Cherwonogrodzky, who said he’s visited the country at least nine times in his adult life. “…Every man, woman, and child is going to defend it because they’ve had enough of that.”

Though that may be the case, George said that doesn’t mean residents of Fort Bend County – the most diverse county in the United States – should stand by idly. He encouraged residents to do anything they could, big or small, to help with relief efforts.

“They are in horror, and they don’t deserve it,” George said March 2. “We need to stand by the peaceloving people of Ukraine.

Let’s pray, and let’s take action so that they can live in their homes safely.”

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Reader feedback a strong reminder of the good journalism can do Matt deGrood MANAGING EDITOR

Over the weekend, I received a Facebook message from the owner of a restaurant that I recently reviewed, thanking me for my coverage.

This might sound strange, coming from someone who works in journalism, but I’ve always been a little uncomfortable with the idea that people read what I write. In college, I usually pretended that

I turned my essays in to a professor who would throw them away before actually reading them.

So, it came as a bit of a shock to hear from someone about a story I wrote, let alone someone who had been positively affected by a story.

There’s so much negativity going around in 2022, whether you’re just keeping an eye on the political polarization in our country, the pandemic or the ongoing war in Ukraine. Add that to life’s usual setbacks, and it’s easy to get sucked into the constant negative feedback we’re hearing these days.

I know personally how easy it is to feel like sometimes the work we do as journalists doesn’t amount to much at the

end of the day. Just take a look at the calls of fake news, and some of the calls we get being critical about stories we write, and it’s hard not to take those as indicative of a whole.

The weekend’s message, then, served as something of a wakeup call for me. Of course restaurant owners have a vested interest in what media and patrons say about them. And of course, a positive review might make a difference in convincing someone to visit or not.

All of this might seem obvious to someone with a passing knowledge of how media works, but it took that message to remind me of that fact.

The good journalism does isn’t limited to food

and culture reporting, either.

Take our reporting on the historic cemeteries in Kendleton that appeared for the first time in last week’s edition. Shortly after we wrote about the disrepair they’d fallen into, a group of Fort Bend County residents from the Exchange Club visited the site and began work on cleaning the graves and restoring them to their former grandeur.

Far be it for us to claim sole responsibility for that. Former U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, Nick Landoski and others claim a bigger share of ownership in bringing knowledge of the history to the public.

But I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed the

Fort Bend Star having a seat at the table, helping to bring knowledge about county history to our many readers.

Over the years, the Star and countless other newspapers like it have quietly helped positively change communities across the country – whether it’s pointing out bad policies on a municipal level or raising awareness about a community member dedicated to public good. The words we write have the potential to change lives.

I don’t write this as any sort of self-congratulatory note, but rather as a solemn reminder that we have a great responsibility to you, our readers, and everyone else living in Fort Bend

County who might not actually read our paper on a weekly basis.

As the interaction with the restaurant showed me last week, those effects can come in big or small packages, but that doesn’t make any of them more or less important than the others.

We here at the Fort Bend Star value your feedback – the good and the bad. Seeking to tell stories across Fort Bend County’s business, municipal, cultural and educational communities, it’s only through feedback that we can dive into places we might not have found by ourselves and tell stories with the authenticity and understanding that they demand.

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Memorial Hermann allowing more visitors

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In response to a declining number of coronavirus cases in the Houston region, the Memorial Hermann Health System announced March 2 that it was relaxing visitor restrictions at many facilities across the system.

That includes Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital at 17500 W.

Grand Parkway South.

Visiting hours are now from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at all facilities for approved visitors.

At all acute care facilities and TIRR Memorial Hermann facilities, patients are now allowed to have two visitors per day who are at least 12 years old. Those from 12-17 years old must be accompanied by an adult or guardian who is at least 18, according

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Pediatric, laboring or pre/post-partum patients can have two visitors per day, according to the hospital system. Laboring and pre/post-partum patients can have one visitor stay overnight, while pediatric patients are allowed two over-

night visitors. Visitors 12-17 years old for pediatric patients must be related to the patient and accompanied by an adult.

There have been more than 135,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Fort Bend County, according to its COVID response dashboard, with nearly 132,000 patients having recovered.

According to data from the county, 75 percent of its residents ages 5 and up have received at least

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Ridge Point softball sweeps through undefeated week

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Following a two-year absence from the top of the District 20-6A standings, the Ridge Point Lady Panthers are prowling for a return to District 20-6A domination.

They continued their blazing start to the season last week, taking down Austin by a score of 19-4 on March 1 before going 5-0 during their hosted tournament March 3-5 to improve to 15-3 overall.

McNeese State commit Grace Janik had a triple, a homer, and six RBIs against Austin, while Rylie Shipp went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs of her own.

Braelyn Daniels also went 4-for-4 with two triples and a double in the game, which saw six players pound out multiple hits. Daniels also hit her fifth home run of the season in an 11-3 win over Houston Heights on March 4.

Ridge Point has won nine games in a row since a Feb. 25 loss to Brazoswood, and was looking to keep the streak going entering a Tuesday night matchup with the Dulles Lady Vikings.

Other softball action The Elkins Lady Knights had a strong tournament showing last week, taking down Bush 16-0 on

March 1 before going 4-2 at the Victoria Tournament March 3-5. Mia Wong had three RBIs for Elkins (7-7, 2-0 district) against Bush, while McKenzie Williams and Jenna Tansiongco had two RBIs apiece. Madison Tansiongco homered in a 17-2 victory over Orange Grove on March 4, and UTSA commit Madison Lenton had a home run in the Lady Knights’ 10-2 win against Ellison that same day.

Dulles split a pair of games last week, taking down Clements 8-5 on March 1 before dropping a 7-6 decision to Houston Memorial on March 5. Hope Burford had four hits for the Lady Vikings (5-5, 1-0) in the win over Clements, while Maya Salinas had three hits of her own. The Lady Vikings lost against Memorial despite two homers from infielder Faith Martin and Salinas’ third homer of the season.

Maddox Darnell had two hits for the Lady Rangers (3-7) in the loss to Travis, while Jill Gilmore drove in two runs. Kiana Travis also hit her first homer of the season in a 15-4 win over Alief Elsik during the Lamar Consolidated ISD Tournament on March 3.

The Travis Lady Tigers had a tough week, going 0-5 during the Ridge Point tournament, but did pick up a district win prior to the

idge Point's race Janik gets into elding position during a ga e at the Lady Panthers' tourna ent last week he Lady Panthers went undefeated last week (Photo by Bob Calbert)

tournament with a 3-1 victory over George Ranch on March 2. Ariel Kowalewski had 13 strikeouts in the circle for the Lady Tigers (6-7, 2-0 district) against George Ranch, while Kennedy Clark had the tiebreaking two-run double and reached base twice.

Austin’s Lady Bulldogs also had a tough week in going winless during the Lamar Consolidated ISD tournament March 3-5, though Alyssa Carter hit her first home run of the season in a 10-2 loss to East Bernard on March 3.

Baseball The Travis Tigers continued their strong start to the season with an impressive showing at the Katy ISD Tournament last week, winning four of their five games. Devin Cummings and Maguire Gholson combined to throw a nohitter in Travis’ 9-1 win over A&M Consolidated on March 3, while Lathan Buzard, Micah Dean, and Parker Witte each had multiple hits and RBIs. Jaydan Blalack had two hits along with two RBIs in their 60 victory against Morton

Ranch that same day, and Dean also doubled and homered for the Tigers (121) in a 7-5 win over Cinco Ranch on March 4.

Dulles had a tough week at the Katy ISD Tournament, going just 1-4, but did pick up an 18-4 win over Lamar Consolidated on March 5. Camden Matamoras, Jake Hewett, and Cole Hodges each had three hits to pace the offensive attack for the Vikings (2-7) against Lamar Consolidated, while Marc Tisdel drove in four runs to lead the way.

Cruz Medina, Pedro Medina, and Charles Reyes each had two hits for the Bush Broncos (4-5) in a 4-3 loss to Rosenberg Terry on March 3.

Nathan Nafegar threw a complete game for the Clements Rangers (1-9) in a 2-1 loss to Tomball on March 5 while striking out six batters, and Griffin Culver had two hits including a double in their 3-2 loss to Crosby on March 4.

In Class 5A action, the Hightower Hurricanes also continued an impressive start to the season with four dominating wins last week.

Following an 18-4 win over Willowridge on March 1, the Hurricanes went 3-0 in tournament play with wins over Klein Forest (8-2), Houston Aldine (8-2), and Eisenhower (10-2).

Ricky Starnes had a double and three RBIs

for the Hurricanes (8-0-1) against Aldine, while Javon Thompson (3-for-4) and Christian Tilford (3 RBIs) were strong against Klein Forest. Ethan Brown and Braylen Kizzee each hit their first homers of the season against Eisenhower, while Jeremy Payne went 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs against Willowridge.

On the mound, Angel Gutierrez had a complete game with seven strikeouts against Aldine, while Dylan Evans struck out 12 in a complete game of his own against Willowridge and Samuel Cantu also threw a complete game against Klein Forest.

After dropping their first four contests, the Marshall Buffalos have now won three of their last four games following a 16-6 win over Houston Sterling on March 5. Donovan Jackson Jr. hit his second home run of the season against Sterling for the Buffalos, who are 3-5 overall on the season.

In Class 4A action, the Stafford Spartans dropped to 3-6 on the season with a 1-2 showing in tournament play, but still got some standout performances.

Gabriel Ibarra had two hits and an RBI in an 11-5 loss to Sealy on March 5, while Adrian Chavez and Angel Ponce each doubled.

Rangers’ storybook season Clements, Bush boys vying for District 20-6A soccer lead ends in regional semifinals As District 20-6A’s boys’ soccer race comes down to the wire, multiple teams are vying for the crown in a contested group of squads as the regular season enters its final week.

Two squads in particular have put themselves in prime position entering play this week.

The Clements Rangers scored a pair of victories last week, taking down Travis 3-2 on March 1 before defeating Austin 3-1 on March 5. With the two wins, the Rangers (10-7, 93 district) have taken sole control of first place over Bush with two matches to play as they seek their first district title since 2014.

Chris McMeans provided all of the scoring punch needed for the Rangers in the victory over Travis with a hat trick, giving him a team-leading 14 goals on the season. Ryan Booth, Maesum Brito, and Mohammed Rizvi each scored against Austin, while Julyen Broussard had an assist in both matches.

The Rangers will look to secure a district title this week, with scheduled matches against George Ranch on Tuesday and the regular season finale against the Broncos on Friday.

However, the Broncos (11-5-2, 8-3-1) kept pace with the Rangers courtesy of a 2-1 victory over George Ranch on March 4, and are seeking the program’s first district title in more than a decade.

Bush got goals from Segun Idowu David Estrada, as well as assists from Alexis Castellanos and Jocsan Castillo against George Ranch.

The Broncos had won six consecutive matches entering Tuesday’s matchup against Ridge Point.

Other boys action Kempner looks like it has designs on the program’s second District 20-6A championship in five seasons, and took a big step toward accomplishing that goal last week with a pair of victories. The Cougars grinded out a 2-1 victory over Rosenberg Terry on March 1, then defeated Marshall by a score of 81 on March 5, improving to 14-3 overall and 11-2 in District 24-5A. Six different players scored against the Buffalos, with Jason Fierro and Ethan Zurrita each finding

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the back of the net twice.

Zurrita also dished out two assists against Terry, while Joel Zelaya had four helpers against Marshall.

In Class 6A action, the Elkins Knights snapped a 14-match winless streak with a win over Dulles in penalty kicks on March 1 before dropping a 2-0 decision to Ridge Point on March 4. Zach Bowers scored the lone goal in regulation for the Knights (2-15-1, 1-11) in the win against Dulles, while goaltenders Jon Luke Harmeyer and Omar Elsaadi combined to stop 11 of the Vikings’ 12 shot attempts in regulation.

Girls On the heels of last season’s success, which resulted in the Kempner Lady Cougars’ first playoff win, they are on a mission to prove it was no fluke. The Lady Cougars had a pair of dominating victories last week over Rosenberg Terry and Marshall, improving to 14-7 overall and 11-3 in district play.

Elizabeth Werts had a goal and two assists in a 3-0 win over Rosenberg Terry on March 1, while Menya Bird and Dalia Ghazul also found the back of the net. Werts followed up that performance with three goals and three assists in a 100 win over Marshall on March 5, with Bird and Ghazal each scoring twice more. Goalie Madison Alexander was also superb in both matches, stopping all six total shots sent her way to help Kempner to its ninth and 10th shutout wins of the season.

In Class 6A action, the Clements Lady Rangers

are hot on the trail of another playoff appearance with two wins last week.

They beat Travis 3-0 on March 1 before taking down Austin 2-0 on March 4. Chloe Le had a goal and an assist for Clements (116-1, 8-3) against Travis, then scored again in the win over Austin. Isabelle Kent also had an assist in both matches.

Prior to the loss against Clements, Austin (11-8, 75) scored a 1-0 win over Bush on March 1 thanks to a goal by Solae Young.

The Elkins Lady Knights split a pair of games, winning 8-0 over Dulles before dropping a 4-0 decision to Ridge Point.

Amelia Olawu, Carter Ross, and Ellie Pitts each scored twice for Elkins (12-8, 6-6) against Dulles, while Ashley Arnold saved all three shots against her for the Lady Knights’ sixth shutout of the season.

Ridge Point’s Lady Panthers clinched their fourth consecutive District 206A crown – and seventh overall in the past eight seasons – with a 5-0 win over George Ranch on March 1 prior to the win over Elkins.

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Sometimes, Cinderella stories come true in sports.

Other times, however, they end in heartbreaking defeat.

The latter happened to the Clements boys’ basketball team last weekend, as the Rangers saw a historic season come to a close with a 61-54 loss to ninthranked Atascocita in the Region III-6A semifinals at the Berry Center in Cypress Friday night.

Clements held a slim 24-22 lead entering the halftime break against the Eagles, a perennial contender who has since advanced to the state tournament. However, the Rangers ran out of gas late in the game, and were unable to hold the lead.

Sophomore Bryce Mathews scored 20 points to pace the Rangers’ offensive attack, while Abdullah Olajuwon had a double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) to go along with four blocked shots. Divine Ugochukwu also had 14 points and five rebounds for Clements prior to fouling out of the game early in

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the fourth quarter.

It was the end of the road for the Rangers, closing the book on a historic season.

Clements finished the season with a 28-10 overall record, the program’s most wins in nearly two decades.

It was also the deepest playoff run in program history, as the Rangers made their first regional semifinal appearance, having never made it past the area round.

The Rangers will graduate six seniors from this year’s squad, including Olajuwon – the team’s leading

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H CEMETERY FROM PAGE 1 to be Texas Speaker of the House.

“I drove down to Kendleton this morning to pay my respects to this Texas hero,” Olson wrote on social media. “I left upset and angry.”

Williams’ final resting place sits a stone’s throw away from the nearby Oak Hill Cemetery, around which a literal forest has grown around about 4 acres of historic cemetery, with some markers containing people born as early as 1827.

Volunteers last weekend cut a path through the trees to give future groups easier access into and out of the area containing the grave sites, Landoski said.

Volunteers also found about five or six additional

headstones, bringing the total number identified up to about 15 to 20, he said.

There’s still much work to be done, and logistics to work through before the cemeteries can be preserved, Landoski said. He said he hopes organizers can talk with the county about receiving permission to clean up grave stones.

“This is a slow, methodical process,” Landoski said.

There is conf licting information about who owns the land that Oak Hill Cemetery sits on. A list of cemeteries in the county mentions that it is on private land, while another page doesn’t mention anything about it being on private property, according to Waymarking, a website for historic cemeteries.

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All bids must be accompanied by proposal guaranty in the form of a Certified or Cashier’s Check, or Bidders Bond drawn to the order of Fort Bend County MUD No. 25, and in the minimum amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of bids except with the approval of Owner. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid from any responsible person which will be most advantageous to it and result in the best and most economical completion of the Work. The successful bidder will be required to provide a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in full amount of the contract.

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FBISD decathlon students headed to national competition

By Landan Kuhlmann LKUHLMANN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Dozens of Fort Bend ISD students will have a chance to showcase their knowledge during the national Academic Decathlon competition next month.

The district announced March 1 that students from seven FBISD high schools qualified to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in April by way of their performance in the state competition late last month. There will be 75 students from Austin, Clements, Dulles, Elkins, Kempner, Ridge Point and Travis high schools representing FBISD during the conference in Atlanta, Georgia April 23-26.

Clements led the way with 49 individual qualifiers, while Ridge Point was second with eight individual qualifiers.

“DECA competitions give students an opportunity to showcase the skills they learn in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework including marketing, man-

H PRIMARY FROM PAGE 1 off election. The winner will face Ray Aguilar, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, in November’s general election.

Sane finished the primary with 3,171 votes, or 39.89 percent of the total, compared to McCoy’s 3,023 votes, or 38.03 percent, according to unofficial numbers from Fort Bend County.

DeMerchant finished in third place, with 1,140 votes, or about 14.34 percent of the total.

The March 1 primary results are unofficial until canvassed.

“I’m pleased and proud of our campaign,” Sane said. “We had the highest number of votes among four people. It’s an historic achieve-

agement, hospitality, finance, entrepreneurship, sales, human resources, travel and tourism, retail and accounting,” the district said in a news release.

The complete list of FBISD qualifiers is below, separated by school: Austin • Amynkhan Hashim – Quick Serve Restaurant • Nimishi Khiantani, Sheyan Lalmohammed, Aim Varma – School-Based Enterprise Clements • Reeba Abraham – Human Resources Management • Iayan Ali – Stock Market • Ausum Ali – Stock Market • Trisha Botcha – Start-Up Business Plan • Rohith Chemitiganti – Hotel and Lodging Management • Anish Cheraku – Principles of Finance • Karthik Chitta – Hotel and Lodging Management • Ariya Datta Principles of Marketing • Adit Dayal – Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making, Stock Market • Ronit Dhawan – Stock Market • Dev Dhruva – Stock Mar-

ket • Michael Frenkel – Stock Market • Sriram Gaddam – Stock Market • Saloni Gajwani – Stock Market • Nishil Gandhi – Business Services Marketing • Sheena Gupta – Entrepreneurship, Stock Market • Angelina Hu – Principles of Business Management and Administration • Anuhya Juturi – Stock Market • Riyan Khoja – Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making, Stock Market • Selina Lam – Principles of Marketing • Matthew Li – Principles of Finance • Lyle Link – Stock Market • Alishan Lokhandwalla – Stock Market • Saif Maredia – Stock Market

ment.”

McCoy, meanwhile, said given his campaign’s comparatively late start, he was optimistic he’d be able to make up the difference.

“The biggest thing for us is, I believe, what we saw was the enthusiasm behind the campaign,” he said.

Representatives for DeMerchant, meanwhile, did not respond to a request for comment about the loss as of late Monday afternoon.

More than anything, the Precinct 4 race shows just how much has changed in Fort Bend County in just a few years, said Shapnik Khan, a member of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party and a founder of the political action committee (PAC), Fort Bend United.

Khan, who campaigned for Sane this election cycle, told the Fort Bend Star that even as late as 2016, it was sometimes hard to find democratic candidates for positions in the county, he said.

But with the population growth and the increasing diversity of the county, it’s more important than ever that both parties show diversity among their candidate slates, he said.

DeMerchant, who won as part of a Democratic swing election in 2018, had taken for granted the diversity of his precinct, Khan said.

“You’re talking about a precinct that is 40 percent African-American and 30 percent AsianAmerican,” Khan said.

“Both candidates in the

• Mahira Mathur – Principles of Marketing • Neha Matlapudi – Stock Market • Aryan Mehta – Stock Market • Nikhil Mehta – Stock Market • Mohammed Memon – Stock Market • Sanjana Mittal – Restaurant and Food Service Management • Kent Nguyen – Stock Market • Sai Panthagani – Stock Market • Aidan Paradise – Stock Market • Rohan Parikh – Business Services Marketing, Stock Market • Kavi Patel – Stock Market • Dylan Pham – Stock Market • Francesca Pientropinto – Stock Market • Samyuktha Prabu –

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runoff worked so hard, knocking on doors.”

DeMerchant also faced a suddenly new district after Precinct 4 shifted its boundaries under the recent Fort Bend County redistricting effort.

DeMerchant’s Precinct 4 shifted from Sugar Land and Missouri City out toward Richmond and Rosenberg.

Sane, who previously served on Houston Community College’s board, said she faced similar shifts, having first declared her candidacy in July, before the redistricting took place, she said.

“When I first launched in July, it was a different district then,” she said.

“I remained committed, because my reason for running was to make

sure people are taken care of.”

McCoy, meanwhile, told the Star he feels he’s the one candidate who’s genuinely from the precinct in question, and that benefited him, he said.

The other contested county races included fewer surprises across the slate, with County Judge KP George handily winning his primary against Ferrel Bonner with 69.52 percent of the vote, and U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls claiming 91.9 percent of the vote in the Republican primary in District 22, according to unofficial county numbers.

In Khan’s mind, the day’s biggest surprise was simply a matter of a complacent candidate encountering a shifting county, he said.

“Fort Bend County voters are smart,” he said. “The county is changing and, at the end of the day, 10,000 to 15,000 can swing an entire election. Fort Bend County is just like Pennsylvania now. It can swing this way or that way.”

Fort Bend County Key Contested Primary Races REPUBLICAN U.S. District 7 representative

X-Johnny Teague, 9,019, 42.7 percent; X-Tim Stroud 6,225, 29.5 percent; Tina Blum Cohen, 1,768, 8.4 percent; Lance Stewart, 1,734, 8.2 percent; Rudy A. Atencio, 1,003, 4.7 percent; Laique Rehman, 959, 4.5 percent; Benson Gitau, 417, 2 percent

U.S. District 22 representative

Troy E. Nehls, 44,850, 89.3 percent; Gregory Jonathan Thorne, 5,348, 10.6 percent

State Rep. District 28

Gary Gates, 6,702, 75.6 percent; Robert Boettcher, 2,168, 24.4 percent

State Rep. District 76

Dan Mathews, 3,838, 51.6 percent; Ramesh Cherivirala, 1,975, 26.5 percent; Mike Khan, 1,626, 21.9 percent

State Rep. District 85

X-Phil Stephenson, 8,594, 40 percent; X-Stan Kitzman, 7,418, 34.5 percent; Fred Roberts, 3,373, 15.7 percent; Art Hernandez, 2,104, 9.8 percent

County judge

Trever Nehls, 38,516, 92.35 percent; I. Max-Alalibo, 3,189, 7.65 percent

District clerk

Annie Rebecca Elliott, 22,112, 62.5 percent; Martin John, 7,190, 20.3 percent; Gary Catalan, 6,063, 17.1 percent

Precinct 2 commissioner

Melissa M. Wilson, 4,111, 57.39 percent; Eric Ramirez, 3,052, 42.6 percent

JP Precinct 1

Kelly Crow, 8,633, 64.9 percent; John Minchew, 4,669, 35.1 percent

JP Precinct 2

Jaison Joseph, 4,328, 62 percent; Corrina Ruiz, 2,646, 37.9 percent

DEMOCRATIC State Sen. District 17

Titus Benton, 11,480; 50.6 percent; Miguel Gonzalez, 11,190, 49.4 percent

State Rep. District 26

Daniel Lee, 3,303, 63.2 percent; Lawrence Allen Jr., 1,925, 36.8 percent

State Rep. District 27

Ron Reynolds, 12,549, 83.5 percent; Rodrigo Carreon, 2,486, 16.5 percent

State Rep. District 76

X-Suleman Lalani, 3,216, 36.6 percent; X-Vanesia Johnson, 2,172, 24.7 percent; Sarah DeMerchant, 1,698, 19.3 percent; James Burnett, 1,694, 19.3 percent

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Surendran Patel, 19,197, 55 percent; Frank Fraley, 15,689, 44.9 percent

328th District Court judge

Monica Rawlins, 24,716, 71.1 percent; Jetty Abraham, 5,485, 15.7 percent; Blair Parker, 4,547, 13.1 percent

458th District Court judge

Stephen Longoria, 18,430, 56.1 percent; Robert Rolnick, 14,376, 43.8 percent

County judge

KP George, 25,352, 69.5 percent; Ferrel Bonner, 11,115, 30.4 percent

Court at Law No. 1

JaPaula Kemp, 21,038, 62 percent; Lewis White, 12,859, 37.9 percent

Court at Law No. 2

Tyra McCollum, 18,114, 51.7 percent; Oscar Telfair III, 10,579, 30.2 percent; Tony Wadhawan, 6,320, 18 percent

County clerk

Toni V. Smith, 24,616, 71.5 percent; Steve Okoroha, 9,801, 28.5 percent

County treasurer

X-Albert Tibbs, 12,828, 36.4 percent; X-Qaisar Imam, 12,314, 35 percent; Johnson Thomas, 10,038, 28.5 percent

Precinct 2 commissioner

Grady Prestage, 7,233, 50.3 percent; Larry Blackmon, 3,658, 25.4 percent; Geneane Hughes, 3,485, 24.2 percent

Precinct 4 commissioner

X-Neeta Sane, 3,171, 39.8 percent; X-Dexter McCoy, 3,023, 38 percent; Ken DeMerchant, 1,140, 14.3 percent; Travis Lemos, 616, 7.7 percent

JP 2

Roderick Garner, 7,295, 54.1 percent; Mark Gibson, 6,188, 45.8 percent

JP 3

X-Sonia Rash, 4,768, 48.3 percent; X-Husein Hadi, 3,249, 32.9 percent; Patricia David, 1,852, 18.7 percent

Democratic county chair

X-Cynthia Ginyard, 16,868, 49 percent; X-Allison Drew, 12,544, 36.4 percent; Morris ‘Skip’ Belt, 4,975, 14.4 percent

X - DENOTES CANDIDATES WHO WILL COMPETE IN MAY RUNOFF

Cangelosi Ditch Widening Early Notice and Public Review of Proposed Activity in Wetlands To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that The City of Missouri City, Texas has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Wetlands, to determine the potential affect that its activity in the wetland will have on the human environment for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) under grant #20-065-077-C219.

The purpose of this project is to provide additional drainage capacity for the surrounding infrastructure and reduce flood risk within the community. This ditch serves as the main drainage channel to Sims Bayou for storm drainage infrastructure servicing nearby schools, subdivisions, industrial sites, and commercial sites.

The proposed drainage improvement project consists of approximately 45,000 cubic yards (CY) of excavation, removal of an existing backslope swale system and the removal/replacement of existing corrugated metal pipe (CMP) outfalls. The proposed widening is benched, such that the impacts below the ordinary high-water mark (OHMW) of the ditch will be minimized to the greatest extent practicable. The bench will begin at a minimum of 1 foot above the OHWM. Side slopes are proposed at 3:1, and the backslope swale along the right overbank will be removed to maximize right-of-way (ROW) utilization.

Total impacts to aquatic resources include 0.156-acre (0.096-acres permanent, 0.060-acres temporary). No compensatory mitigation is required as a result of project implementation.

The Cangelosi Ditch Widening Project is located within the City of Missouri City, in Fort Bend County, Texas. The project commences southwest of the intersection of Beltway 8 and Fondren Road and extends southwest approximately 4,600 linear feet to Texas Parkway.

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in wetlands and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool.

The dissemination of information about wetlands can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in wetlands, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

Written comments must be received by The City of Missouri City at the following address on or before March 23, 2022: City of Missouri City Engineering Department, 1522 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489, or by email at Engineering@missouricitytx.gov. A full description of the project may also be reviewed from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the address above, or online at https:// www.missouricitytx.gov/87/Capital-Improvement-Program.

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Nibbles & Sips: Review: Sugar Land’s The Nines Health-focused eatery expanding to Sugar Land offers classic Thai food dishes

By Matt deGrood

By Landan Kuhlmann

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Everything about Sugar Land’s The Nines Thai Cuisine screams professionally-run business.

Working nearby, I first heard about the place through f lyers that looked designed by some glitzy ad agency.

And upon a visit to grab food, I was greeted with pristine signage outside and a sleek and modern interior that would fit in well in Austin or some cultural capital.

The server was equally proficient, with employees quickly checking me out and handing me my bag of food that had been carefully packaged for at-home consumption.

Given all that, I really wanted to love The Nines. And, while the food is certainly in the fine-to-solid range, my experience just didn’t quite match my expectations.

This week, I decided to try an old familiar favorite in pad see ew with chicken as well as venture into something new with the restaurant’s spicy plate.

Of the two, I found I favored the spicy plate with chicken. The f lavor was nice, and I enjoyed the variety of sensory experiences that came when I bit into a bit of chicken versus the crunch that came with a bite into the bamboo

A new health-focused restaurant could make its way to Fort Bend County later this year.

Clean Eatz is expanding its Houston-area presence with a new location in Sugar Land sometime this year according to a news release from the company However, a concrete opening date for the Sugar Land store in the New Territory area at 2705 Town Center Blvd. N. has not been set, and a follow-up email to a company representative was not immediately returned.

When it opens, it will be the first Houston-area location for the national brand, which has dozens of locations around the county.

According to its website, Clean Eatz in Sugar Land will offer health-centered options such as gluten-free boneless chicken wings and buffalo cauliflower. They also offer customers the chance to build their own bowl with their choice of protein, sauce, spice, and up to three vegetables.

Other offerings at Clean Eatz will include various types of wraps and flatbreads, according to the restaurant’s website, as well as burgers, salads, smoothies, and more.

The Crack Shack coming to Katy A California-based chicken restaurant will open in the county this spring.

Per a report from Community Impact, The Crack Shack will open a location at La Centerra in Katy at 3501 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Suite 140, this spring.

The Crack Shack’s website says its menu consists of of-

The spicy plate with chicken, left, and pad see ew are among the dishes offered at The Nines Thai Cuisine, 203 Century Square Blvd. Suite 150 in Sugar Land. (Photo by Matt deGrood)

shoots.

Pad see ew is my usual go-to when ordering from my neighborhood Thai restaurant on a Tuesday night (solid, reliable and hard to go wrong). The dish’s solidness remained true this time, but it’s the fact it didn’t rank among the better renditions I’ve had drove home the idea that something was lacking with the meal.

I don’t wish to be too critical. The zest of the spicy plate sated my insatiable need for spicy food, and also gave me some hope that there might be other gems

hiding on the menu to discover.

And I also think I might make at least a few more visits to the place, just given how close it is to our office.

More than anything, I can’t help but wonder if The Nines is a victim of high expectations.

With a professional staff, on-point graphics and design and a beautiful location to match, I went in expecting a top notch Thai experience.

Instead, I left with something more closely resembling the industry average.

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The Nines Thai Cuisine Address: 203 Century Square Blvd. Suite 150, Sugar Land Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 4:30-9 p.m. TuesdaySaturday Entrée prices: $10.95-$24.95 Kid-friendly: Yes Senior discount: No Alcohol: No Healthy options: Vegetable lover stir fry ($13.95) Star of the show: Spicy plate with chicken Rating:

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Clean Eatz will be debuting its newest location in Sugar Land sometime this year. (Photo from Facebook)

ferings such as its Jidori fried chicken that is available with a plethora of sauce options, as well as burgers, healthy bowls, and sweets such as cookies and shakes.

B.B. Italia to open in Sugar Land this spring There will soon be a new dining option for Italian food lovers in one of Sugar Land’s most bustling spots.

According to a March 1 news release from Berg Hospitality Group, B.B. Italia Bistro & Bar will be opening its new location in Sugar Land Town Square at 16250 City Walk Dr. later this year. Berg Hospitality Group spokesperson Amy Verbout said in an email that current plans call for the restaurant to open in late spring.

Once open, the release said the new B.B. Italia Bistro & Bar will bring comfort food dishes like whipped ricotta, chicken parmigiana, house-made pastas including a 20-layer lasagna, and New York-style pizzas to the table. B.B. Italia Bistro & Bar will offer inside dining as well as a patio area as part of its 6,770-square-foot space in Sugar Land.

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