Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Cadet Christian Ramon Grado, son of Margaret and Ramon Grado of Sugar Land, completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy. Grado entered West Point on Reception Day, June 29, and has successfully completed six weeks of CBT. Areas of instruction included first aid; mountaineering; hand grenades; rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological and chemical training.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Rosenberg will begin the 2009-10 fiscal year Oct. 1 with what city officials call a “very conservative” $46.7 million budget, and a property tax rate that is more than 2 cents lower than last year.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
As Joe Coleman strode up to the gate protecting the house's front door, he pushed a thumb against the cracked doorbell button. When no one answered, he stuck his hand through the fence and knocked loudly on the white wall.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
The Fort Bend Independent School District school board narrowly rejected a developer's land-swap proposal with the school district on Sept. 28.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
To ease traffic backup at the intersection of FM 1093 and FM 359 in Fulshear, the state plans to rebuild that crossing so that FM 1093 is reconnected from both sides of FM 359 as a straight path.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
The Fort Bend Poets Group will hold its next poetry reading at Fill Your Cup 1410 East Highway 90A, Richmond, at 10 a.m. Sept. 26. The featured poet will be Sandi Stromberg.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Meadows Place City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 22 to approve a proclamation to recognize Dulles High School as one of the top high schools in the nation.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Jesse Muhammad of Missouri City was surprised to hear that his blog received three awards in the 2009 annual Black Weblog Awards on Sept. 4. The results were based on popular vote. He won “Blog of the Year,” “Best Personal Blog” and “Best Twitter Microblog.”
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
The city of Weston Lakes officials have pulled the names of the candidates for seven municipal positions from the Nov. 3 ballot as all incumbents are running unopposed.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
A woman had her purse stolen Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store in Sugar Land, but the suspected thief was caught a short time later. Sugar Land spokeswoman Pat Pollicoff said the 26-year-old woman was in the parking lot of the store at 345 Texas 6 near U.S. 90A when a man came up to her and stole her purse at 3:45 p.m.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is offering a parenting class at George Junior High, 4601 Airport Road in Rosenberg. The class will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for six consecutive Thursdays, beginning Oct. 8 and ending Nov. 12.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
When Richmond Mayor Hilmar G. Moore first took office, he did so because no one else wanted the job. He was selected to fill an unexpired two-year mayoral term on Sept. 22, 1949. Tuesday marked the 60-year anniversary of that moment.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
The Coastal Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program will present “Prairie Heritage Day” in cooperation with Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
City Council members in Missouri City have scheduled an Oct. 5 vote on a proposed 1-cent increase in the 2009-10 property tax rate, trading additional cuts in city spending to allow for quicker action on capital construction projects.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Fort Bend County's property tax rate for next year will likely remain at the current year's level although county officials anticipate expenditures could increase by nearly 3 percent. County officials have set a series of public hearings on the tax-rate and budget proposals in October before their adoption on Oct. 20.
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