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Tropical Storm Beta brought heavy rain and flooded roads across Fort Bend County and Greater Houston on Monday and through Tuesday morning, and more wet weather was expected.

As of press time Tuesday morning, Richmond had received 6.52 inches of rain within the last 48 hours, according to the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.

Sugar Land recorded 6.72 inches of rain, Missouri City saw 5.86 inches, Rosenberg posted 4.13 inches and Stafford registered 3.98 inches.

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In a time when peace may be a premium, a recent photo contest held in the area attempted to provide a semblance of tranquility.

On Sept. 18, the Cullinan Park Nature Conservancy announced the winners of its annual photo contest, which will be featured during the organization’s virtual “Skip-nic” fundraiser Oct. 14-16.

Cullinan Park Conservancy said it hosts the photo contest “to high-

light the diverse natural scenery and wide variety of plants and wildlife” at the 754-acre park located at 12414 Hwy. 6 South in Sugar Land.

Both adult photographers and youth photographers up to 18 years old from across the Houston region submitted more than 250 entries for the contest, which accepted submissions of wildlife, flora and scenery found at the nature park during June and August.

“Photographers shared their vision and experiences, many of which were captured as people turned

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Cullinan Park Conservancy called 2020 its most competitive year yet, and the winners of this year’s competition in each category are below. To see more winning photo contest entries and learn more about Cullinan Park and

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Missouri City showcases roadway enhancements

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With a tent providing a brief respite from the scorching afternoon sun, Missouri City mayor Yolanda Ford and a host of city officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first phase of a threepart beautification project Thursday at the intersection of Texas Parkway and Wrenway Drive.

The first phase cost $1 million and was funded by grants from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

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Pictured is the median along Texas Parkway in Missouri City, which recently completed the first phase of a citywide beautification project. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

Jones said the enhancements will “exuberate the pride that people have along (the Texas Parkway)

corridor.”

The project included enhancements on Texas Parkway going

The next two phases will be completed over the next two years.

“It’s a first step of many steps to encourage viability and the next level of development and safety along this corridor,” Jones said. “This project in itself will help not only to improve the safety mechanisms that work within the medians, but also to act as a beautification, which helps to encourage more investment, and more importantly, higher values of real estate along the corridor.”

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During the fair, participants will be able to see all employers in their virtual booths, apply directly to positions posted and ask employers questions about open positions. The fair can be accessed with either a mobile or desktop device.

“Fort Bend County is dedicated to helping the community at large during this

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In response to a rise in the unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Bend County will host a virtual job fair this week.

According to a news release from Precinct 4 Commissioner Ken DeMerchant, the county’s unemployment rate saw a spike of 9.5 percent between February and April.

The job fair, a partnership between the county and Texas Workforce Solutions, will

time when everyone has witnessed the impact brought on by the pandemic in some form or another, and I am always looking for opportunities to see how we can get through this together,” DeMerchant said. “I am excited that we are still able to find employers in our county and surrounding areas in great need of good individuals to hire.”

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Changes already in making as fall arrives As fall kicks off this week, it’s time to greet the smells of pumpkin spice and cooler temperatures in part affected by the rains of tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean making their way into the Gulf of Mexico.

They don’t stop there.

They also make it inland into places like Fort Bend County, which is about 70 miles away. Actually, the distance is closer as the crow flies.

In a little over a month, we’ll be turning our clocks back one hour since daylight savings time will have ended. And with the feel of fall, orange is everywhere.

We see that color on items in retail stores, now experiencing an upswing

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Jones said he planned to ask for city council’s support Tuesday with a measure proposing the city fund $503,000 worth of beautification and landscaping projects along Texas Parkway medians.

The council meeting was held after press time.

Shashi Kumar, the city engineer and public works director, said the city council’s vision for the planting

★ HOTSPOTS FROM PAGE 1 Sugar Land • University Branch Library 14010 University Blvd, Sugar Land • Mamie George Branch Library 320 Dulles Avenue, Stafford • Missouri City Branch Library 1560 Texas Parkway, Missouri City One of the main drivers behind the creation of the online map was the closing of some restaurants, cafes and coffee shops due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such businesses would normally be popular connectivity hubs for students or other members of the general pub-

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★ BETA FROM PAGE 1 During a news conference Monday, County Judge KP George advised residents to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary and to monitor the FBCOEM website and Transtar for road closures in neighboring Harris County.

“We are working, we are communicating 24/7,” George said. “We are prepared to deal with any situation Tropical Storm Beta brings our way.”

The northbound right lane of Highway 59 at FM 2919 in Kendleton was flooded as of early Tuesday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

Fort Bend County, Harris County, Waller County, Brazoria County, Galveston County and Montgomery County remained under a flood advisory that was set to expire at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

nately not outside Pier 1.

It’s closing and it even sold its display cases and fixtures along with regular merchandise. Pier 1 Imports is reportedly closing almost half of its stores due to struggles related to the coronavirus, which has resulted in a lack of customer shopping and online competition.

Stein Mart, too, one of my favorite stores, announced last month that it is closing all of its brickand-mortar stores in the 30 states where they were located. Reports say the nationwide chain is the latest to go bankrupt as the pandemic also messed with the retail sector. On a brighter note, personal purchases at the Stein

Mart at the Fountains in Stafford have been discounted generously. This has been bittersweet.

Elsewhere, shelves in some of our local stores are half-empty and some without merchandise. Before the pandemic, we did not see this sort of thing.

But our worldwide supply chains have been disrupted. Many of us went to digital commerce platforms online and it’s been convenient. But admittedly, I still miss going out and physically seeing and purchasing items at retail stores.

What is promising as we enter a new season is that we are no longer supporting the status quo as we knew it because it

no longer exists. We also expect a population influx into this area. Along these lines, Don Janssen, a principal with Planned Community Developers known for commercial and residential project land acquisitions, recently said that the landscape here will be changing.

Let's face it, no one is making more land. Janssen was on the First Colony development team launched in 1977 by global visionary Gerald Hines, who passed away last month.

In today’s world, we know our course has been changing and this means opportunities are abound for local economic development. Here's hoping for

a continuous supply chain of stuff. More than likely, this economic growth will be spearheaded by the city municipalities together with the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council. It boasts Fort Bend has more land, more access, more office, more industrial and more opportunity.

As human nature would have it, sometimes we need a crisis or a bombshell to see new opportunities. It’s like that proverbial shot in the arm. It hurts, but just momentarily and it becomes the impetus for encouragement.

It’s autumn… a time of maturity. It’s a time to learn and grow, and age has nothing to do with it.

Drive and Lexington Boulevard, the half-mile stretch will feature 12 new plazas, seven shade trees and 40 ornamental trees.

A new sidewalk will also be installed, including at the aforementioned intersections with Texas Parkway and at the intersection of Texas Parkway and Kenforest Drive.

Kumar said the $1 million grant from TxDOT was limited for use only in the road medians, so it was used for the first phase.

He also said Jones and

the city council have shown they are eager to improve the parts of the city that are in need of revitalization.

“Certainly anything you can do to attract mobility and people coming into the city will contribute to the

economic development,” Kumar said. “I think that is one of the visions laid out by the city council.

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Five additional monuments with digital reader signs that will display traffic and road closure alerts and city notices or events are the signature pieces of the second phase, which is already underway and scheduled to be completed next spring.

Construction on the third phase, the “Red Carpet Run,” as it is referred to in the city’s plan to extend the new landscaping to City Hall, will begin in 2021.

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Sandy Johnson, marketing and communications manager with Fort Bend County Libraries, said some locations have outdoor seating and others remain in their vehicle to access the WiFi. “If you’re close enough to the building, you can get WiFi,” Johnson said. “Our technology department is actually doing some studies right now to see about extending that out, to see if we can get even better coverage. It’s definitely a work in progress right now.”

In addition to using the drive-up WiFi, Johnson said she encourages people to check out mobile hotspots from their local library branch to use at home or on the go.

Any library cardholder can check out a hotspot from any of the county’s library branches, but they must be returned to the same location where the device was picked up.

Hotspots can be checked out for up to seven days on a first-come, first-served basis, so no holds are allowed.

The instructions for connecting to the device are included at curbside pickup and also accessible via the library website at fortbend.lib. tx.us. The library is also accepting online applications for library cards.

The map includes a breakdown of key information for users, including passwords (if applicable), parking locations, and the best spots to access the WiFi. For example, on the University of

Houston-Sugar Land campus, the description reads that the “best locations for WiFi outside are approximately 50 feet around the front main entrance area and up to 25 feet on the University of Houston side of the building, especially by the outside table furniture.”

Because most people have remained in their cars or remained spread apart outside, Johnson said visitors are able to safely socially distance while using the public WiFi. “Each building is going to have its own separate locations that would be ideal,” Johnson said. “We’ve seen quite a few people outside, but we haven’t seen any crowds. It’s not anything that’s become a problem at all for social distancing.”

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Local leaders react to death of former Fulshear mayor

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Viola Randle, a lifelong Fort Bend County resident and the first African American to serve as mayor of Fulshear, died Sept. 16. She was 96.

Randle, who served as mayor from 1993-98, was known for being a constant presence at city events and served on many committees and in local organizations, such as the Fulshear Historic Commission.

“She was a lifelong Fort Bend resident, mayor, community leader, small business owner and com-

munity activist to this day,” Fort Bend County Judge KP George wrote on Twitter.

“Please join me in praying for the Randle family.”

U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, who represents much of Fort Bend County in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District, also offered condolences to Randle and her family.

“Nancy and I were deeply sad to hear about the passing of former Fulshear Mayor Viola Randle,” Olson tweeted. “Our prayers are with her family and the Fulshear community. She was a Fulshear icon and her legacy will forever stand the test of time in #TX22.”

Randle was instrumental

in helping Fulshear incorporate in 1977. She grew up in a family of sharecroppers, picking cotton and growing vegetables, and went on to manage several businesses, including a Texaco gas station.

An outpouring of support and remembrances of the late Randle’s legacy could be found on various social media platforms after her passing.

“She was a living history book of Fulshear,” Terry Nestor wrote on Facebook.

“Imagine the changes she has seen in our little country town. May she rest In peace.”

Former Fulshear mayor

Tommy Kuykendall, who served from 2010-16, said he was grateful for Randle’s wisdom.

“She kept a close watch on the direction of the city and how any new ordinances and plans affected our original downtown area where she lived,” Kuykendall wrote on Facebook. “I valued our conversations and listened carefully to her advice.”

Susan Strickland of the Fulshear Historical Commission helped to place the significance of Randle’s long and eventful life as a public servant and community leader in context.

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During her tenure, the Fulshear population was 600, and it has since exploded.

In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Fulshear’s population was 13,914.

“To all of those who knew and admired her, she has left an indelible imprint on our lives and on our community,” Strickland

wrote on Facebook. “Comprising major economic and historical milestones that bear her signature, Viola Randle’s life provides a snapshot of a segregated Texas town that overcame racial conventions for the benefit of all who live here.

Her story also bears the unique stamp of how one woman can make a difference for her race and for her community.”

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Abbott loosens statewide pandemic-related restrictions with the Houston region being among the areas where restrictions are being eased. Hospitals could resume elective medical procedures last Thursday, while nursing homes and assistedlived centers can start allowing certain visitors this Thursday.

“As Governor Abbott loosens his statewide restrictions and shutdown measures, I encourage all Fort Bend residents to not let their guard down and continue to utilize the practices that have gone a long way in fighting COVID-19,” Fort Bend County Judge KP George said in a statement provided to the Star.

Abbott said the expanded

By Adam Zuvanich AZUVANICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that most businesses in most locales around the state can serve more customers at the same time.

The plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions was met with cautious optimism by the top elected official in Fort Bend County, where the number of new cases has dwindled compared to a month ago.

Abbott said most business in all but three regions of Texas could expand to 75 percent occupancy starting Monday,

reopening will apply to all restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, maintenance facilities, museums, libraries and exercise gyms, which could previously operate at 50 percent of their building occupancies.

He said bars will continue to remain closed to customers but added, “We are focused on finding ways to get them open.”

Abbott cited a steady decline in the rate of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations during the last two months as his reason for loosening restrictions in most areas of the state, with Laredo, Victoria and the Rio Grande Valley being the exceptions. And he pointed

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Those regions include the most populous metropolitan areas in Texas, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso.

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LEGALS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FY21 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT UTILITY PROJECT The City of Sugar Land seeks qualifications for performing all work required for the following projects in the City: RFQ 2020-26: FY21 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT UTILITY PROJECT 1) CSW2101 GROUNDWATER PLANT SURFACE WATER CONVERSION Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained by registering at Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed submittals, one (1) original, and one (1) electronic PDF copy, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 2:00 p.m. on October 22, 2020, at which time only names of the firms will be read via teleconference. Submittals received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

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Flu season is also coming.

“Personal vigilance is the best way to keep down the number of COVID-19 cases, the number of hospitalizations and the number of fatalities,” Abbott said.

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“I’m very proud of Fort Bend residents for taking the necessary steps like wearing masks, practicing physical distancing and following the CDC guidelines to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19,” George said. “Our community understands the need to be vigilant, so we can allow a gradual and safe reopening.”

Abbott also stressed the importance of individual responsibility at this stage of the pandemic, with a vaccine still unavailable. School has

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Pulling up to school and having to complete a health screening before even exiting the car may seem like something pulled from television or a movie.

But it’s a new normal for the area’s high school football players, many of whom are set to compete against other schools for the first time this year.

Checking to make sure they are not infected with COVID-19, which is a means of protecting their teammates, coaches and opponents, is something players have to do before they can even pull on the pads used for their own protection.

“There’s new norms, and things are different,” Dulles High School head coach Shane Byrd said.

Byrd and the Vikings are among multiple Fort Bend ISD schools that will be playing scrimmages later this week in preparation for the opening of the delayed regular season the week of Oct. 1 as the Houston

region continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Though coaches and players alike are relishing the chance to play again, Byrd knows they’re not out of the woods.

“They know what they’ve got to take care of off the field – who they’re around, being smart and masking up and all those little details so that we can play for real in a few weeks and try to get all 10 games in for our seniors,” he said. “That’s what we’re focused on.”

So, too, is Fort Bend Austin head coach Mike Arogbonlo, whose Bulldogs are scheduled to scrimmage Spring at 6 p.m.

Thursday at FBISD’s Mercer Stadium.

As of Monday, Fort Bend County health officials had reported 15,789 cases of COVID-19 among county residents.

At least 180 have died from the disease, and 14,719 patients have recovered, according to the county.

“Our kids and coaches are excited to be out here, but we can never get too excited,” Arogbonlo said. “Because if we do, we lose sight of what’s important

Dulles' Jason Garcia boots an extra point during a 2019 game against Clements. The Vikings will return to the playing field with a scrimmage on Thursday. (Photo by Landan Kuhlmann)

– which is all of these protocols that are in place to make sure we don’t lose (the season).”

In addition to answering questions about COVID-19 symptoms, players at both Dulles and Austin are temperature checked prior to entering the athletics fieldhouse and must bring their own water bottles to practice. If players are not actively involved in a play or drill, coaches are requiring players to wear masks.

Further, Arogbonlo said he and his staff send players to the

PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEST OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT AVISO PUBLICO DE PROBAR EL EQUIPO TABULAR AUTOMATICAMENTE Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the General Election to be held on November 3, 2020 and by local political subdivisions, for whom Fort Bend County is conducting elections, will be tested on September 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fort Bend County Elections Department, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg Texas. The purpose of the test is to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures being tabulated on behalf of those jurisdictions Por lo presente se da aviso que el equipo para tabular automáticamente que se usará en la Elección General el 3 de Noviembre de 2020, y por subdivisiones políticos para quien el Condado de Fort Bend está llevando a cabo las elecciones, se probara el 28 de Septiembre del 2020 a las 9:00 a.m. en el Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de Fort Bend, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg Texas. El propósito de la prueba es para determinar que contará con precisión los votos emitidos para todas las oficinas y sobre todas las medidas que se tabularon en nombre de aquellas jurisdicciones. /s/ John Oldham Fort Bend County Elections Administrator Administrador de Elecciones del Condado de Fort Bend

Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District # 066 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2020 on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM by teleconference at (210) 728-6937, Conference ID: 862 323 214 #.

Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property.

The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.

FOR the proposal:

Alex Hemleb, Louis Imbrogno, Robert Woodhouse, Micah Pogue, Christine Ortega

AGAINST the proposal: PRESENT AND NOT VOTING: ABSENT: The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.

Total Tax rate (Per $100 of Value) Difference in rates per $100 of value

Last Year

This Year

$1.19000 /$100 Adopted

$1.17000 /$100 Proposed

$$163,644.00

$178,717.00

General homestead exemptions available (excluding 65 years of age or older or disabled person’s exemptions)

$0.00

$0.00

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$178,717.00

$1,947.36

$2,090.99

Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)

$143.63

and percentage of increase (+/-)

7.38%

NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ELECTION TO REDUCE TAX RATE If the district adopts a combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate that would result in the taxes on the average residence homestead increasing by more than 8 percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the voter-approval tax rate under Section 49.23603, Water Code.

The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.

Should you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact the tax office at 281-482-0216.

Skeeters to show UFC event at Sugar Land baseball field

By Landan Kuhlmann LKUHLMANN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Mixed martial arts fans in Fort Bend County can get their fix at Constellation Field this Saturday.

The Sugar Land Skeeters announced last week that Constellation Field will air the UFC 253 event at 7 p.m. Saturday on the baseball stadium’s big screen.

The card features a main event of middleweight opponents Israel Adesanya and Paulo

Costa, with the co-main event featuring light heavyweight fighters Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz.

Per CDC guidelines, attendees will be so-

cially distanced in either field-level seats or on the grass. Each person will also be temperature checked at the gate prior to entry of the event.

Tickets are $20 per person.

Community members can purchase tickets by going to suga rla nd skeeter s.com/ tickets, calling the Skeeters ticket office at 281-240-4487 or by visiting the Skeeters ticket office at Constellation Field from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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the toughest challenge.”

Added Byrd: “The uncertainty day-to-day and week-to-week has just been new. You have to recreate plans and thoughts – the old way of doing things is kind of out the window.”

No matter the size of the crowd or necessary precautions, however, Byrd knows one thing as he prepares for Thursday’s scrimmage and their Oct. 2 regular season opener opposite Willowridge.

“It’s certainly going to be different no doubt, with smaller crowds and sorting everything out,” he said. “But our guys will be ready and focused.”

Ultimately, Arogbonlo said all he and his team can do is stay focused on what they can control day-to-day. That purpose is simply now twofold with football and the world of COVID-19 to make sure things break their way.

“Football is a lot like life – great things can happen, and some bad things are going to happen,” he said. “It’s our job as coaches to keep them focused and locked in on the fact that we have to do things right. Nothing is promised.”

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locker room in waves according to their position group so as to avoid having too many people together at one time, and sanitize equipment after each use.

He said players have not raised a fuss over the protocols, because they know their season could be at stake.

“They’re just happy to have the opportunity to be playing,” he said.

Byrd echoed the sentiment.

“For the most part, once you get through that and get out on the field it doesn’t feel much dif-

ferent. I know our players and coaches have appreciated that and thrived on simply being back out there,” he said. “… (The kids) can play the game that they love, they enjoy being able to get out here with one another.”

As the Bulldogs and Vikings prepare to kick off their season, they will also have to do so without fans, at least initially. Byrd, whose Vikings are looking to bounce back from a 2-8 campaign, said FBISD has prohibited fans from attending any scrimmages around the district this week in efforts to mitigate any potential spread of COVID-19 prior to the regular season.

Both coaches said the primary obstacles presented by the delayed start of training camp and regular season have not been so much physical, but mental as players and coaches suit up for the hopeful beginning of their 2020 campaign.

“We have a 10-game schedule, but I can’t promise anything as far as the games go,” said Arogbonlo, whose team finished with a 3-7 record last season. “That part of it – preparing and not knowing if you’ll get to it – has probably been

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Pictured is the spicy double cheeseburger from Tornado Burger in Stafford. The patties are made with garlic, jalapeno and onion. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

Review: Drive-through only Tornado Burger still Stafford icon

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Still holding its own in a crowded marketplace on Murphy Road, Tornado Burger remains an iconic Stafford institution — even if the COVID-19 pandemic has forced it to shut its doors to dine-in traffic.

A poster hanging outside the front of the restaurant boasts a review from the Houston Press calling it the “best cheeseburger in Texas.”

Tornado Burger prides itself on freshness and insists that no burger should touch the grill until you order it.

I wanted to find out if the place lived up to the hype.

And in my estimation, the folks at Tornado Burger delivered. The speedy service and the quality was an indicator to me that Tornado Burger is well-equipped to continue prospering through the duration of the era of socially-distanced takeout orders.

I ordered the No. 1, a spicy double cheeseburger ($6.10 for the sandwich, $7.75 for the combo). It has garlic, onion, jalapeño and other spices ground into the meat.

The bun is soft and plump, and the tomato, lettuce, grilled onions and mustard

enveloped the two 3-ounce patties with a nice blend of competing flavors and textures.

I’ve had plenty of burgers in my lifetime, many with spicy accoutrements or condiments. But never have I had one that packed the kind of internal heat and potent flavor that Tornado Burger’s signature sandwich does.

The single patty is $3.05 for the sandwich and $5.95 for the combo, and if you’re really hungry, the triple patty is $6.65 for the sandwich and $9.55 for the combo.

The rest of the menu is as classic as a vintage American burger stand gets, with chicken strips ($7.75 for six) and a Gyro combo ($9.35).

For the vegetarian crowd: You can get a Black Bean burger, ($3.50 for a sandwich, $6.40 for the combo) and a Mushroom Pita with tomato, onion, cucumber, tzatziki and feta cheese ($6.45 for the sandwich, $9.35 for the combo).

I personally don’t care for a ton of extra toppings on my fries ($1 for regular fries, $3 for large), but I’d be lying if I said the Tornado Burger selection didn’t at least make me strongly consider doing so in the future.

Your more conventional options start with cheese,

chili, and garlic parmesan, all $1 each. Spicy sauce or ranch is 50 cents each, and pickled or fresh jalapenos or grilled onions are 25 cents each.

Bacon, mushroom, and feta, which immediately jumped out at me, are also $1 each, and would seem to me to be your best bet if you’re looking to get a little something extra out of a traditional staple side dish.

If you’re stopping by on the way home from work, I’d suggest giving one of Tornado Burger’s frozen alcoholic beverages (16 ounces for $4.95, $8.95 for 32 ounces) a try.

On offer is the Margarita, Hurricane, Long Island, Strawberry Daiquiri and Piña Colada.

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DARE America donates computers to school districts

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and superintendents from Stafford Municipal School District, Aldine ISD, Houston ISD and Spring ISD announced last Thursday they had secured a donation of 1,000 computers to be distributed to school districts across Greater Houston.

The computers were donated

by DARE America, an education program based in California, and Strategic Financial Solutions in New York.

State Rep. Jarvis Johnson of District 139 organized a Zoom meeting with other state representatives from the Houston area, including Rep. Ron Reynolds of District 27, which includes Fort Bend County, Rep. Shawn Thierry of District 146 and Rep. Senfronia Thompson of District 141.

“We know — all of us know — that public education in Texas has been funded by ZIP codes so long,” Thompson said. “Until we move away from that and get the resources that our superintendents need, our children are not going to be able to succeed at the pace that we want them to succeed.”

Stafford MSD superintendent Robert Bostic was one of four school administrators on Thursday’s call, along with LaTonya M. Goffney of Aldine ISD, Grenita Lathan of Houston ISD and Mark Miranda of Spring ISD. Bostic echoed Thompson’s comments, emphasizing the need for an adaptable curriculum that is suitable for the variety of devices that will be used in students’ homes.

“Most kids and families have access to a smartphone, but they don’t have access to a tablet,” Bostic said. “Doing your homework on your mom or your dad or your

grandma’s cellphone is not as easy as doing it on a tablet.”

Reynolds, whose district includes Stafford, Meadows Place and Missouri City, said the Texas Legislative Black Caucus is committed to leveling the playing field for underprivileged children.

“The COVID-19 pandemic… has highlighted the disparities that exist between the haves and the have-nots,” Reynolds said. “On the ‘not’ side are the children of color: African-Americans, Hispanics, and other ethnicities that tend to be on the lower socio-economic end.

“This is a necessity so that children can learn. There shouldn’t be a privileged opportunity for children to learn and those who don’t have to suffer.”

Bostic said a recent survey of families in the district revealed some troubling results. He said many parents have sent emails expressing frustration at being overwhelmed by technology issues and requested additional assistance.

“More than 90 percent of our

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kids are on free and reduced lunch,” Bostic said. “More than 50 percent of our kids don’t have adequate technology, a device or internet access.”

Bostic pleaded with state lawmakers that they retain the same amount of passion they have displayed locally in advocating for improving access to educational technology when the legislative session resumes.

“I think this is going to be needed much further (than the

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“If we’re going to give our students access to the jobs and careers of today and the future, the first thing we have to do is provide a level playing field, just like (Reynolds) mentioned.”

Thierry said she is reminded regularly that several hard-working people across Greater Houston remain without the resources needed to properly facilitate virtual learning from home.

“I had a constituent call me and say, ‘Ms. Thierry, I did everything, I worked overtime, I bought an iPad for my child who’s in the first grade,’ “ Thierry said. “And then she went and bought another computer for a child in the fifth grade.

And then she had a 10th-grader.

And so she’s like, ‘I just don’t have any more resources.’ Our constituents are working hard. They’re not asking for a handout, just a helping hand.”

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OCTOBER 2 FT. BEND-HARRIS RETIRED EDUCATORS HOSTING AN ELECTION FORUM Of equal importance to our state election is the FBISD Board of Trustees election. The May 2 election had been moved to November 3 because of COVID-19. We will host a forum via zoom on Friday, October 2nd, at 1:00 p.m.

Each candidate will list his/her qualifications for FBISD Board of Trustees, and then be asked questions by our Legislative Chairman. As with our monthly meetings, only paid members will be invited by email. Needing any further information, contact cmduvall@aol.com.

OCTOBER 8 FORT BEND-HARRIS RETIRED EDUCATORS ZOOM MEETING Ft. Bend-Harris Retired Educators are Zooming into the fall, and hopefully cooler weather.

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