The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court approved Tuesday a plat for a new Fort Bend ISD elementary school in Aliana and accepted a federal grant to help combat violent crimes against women. Commissioner Grady Prestage, representing precinct 2, was absent. New FBISD school approved The court approved a plat of 17.95 acres for the construction of a new FBISD elementary school in Aliana. The land is located between West Aliana Trace Drive and the Grand Parkway north of Oyster Creek, according to meeting documents. Federal grant to fight crimes against women accepted Court commissioners accepted $126,625 in federal funds from the Texas Governor’s Criminal Justice Division to be used to fight crimes committed against women. “It’s spent through our law enforcement agency in helping them cope with handling and addressing crimes [committed] against women,” county judge Robert Hebert said. It is a recurring grant, Hebert said. The county will contribute about $68,182, bringing the program’s total budget to $194,807. The money will be used to pay for the salaries and training of one investigator and one prosecutor to work for the Family Violence Division at the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s office, according to grant application documents. “We consider it a very important program,” Hebert said. Justice Center expansion project moves forward The commissioners court also approved a total of $3,718 to be used to furnish and outfit the newly added three-story office space in the Fort Bend County Justice Center. The contractor began the project in March, and the addition will provide another 98,692-square-foot space, said James Knight, the county’s director of facilities. It will provide office room for the district clerk, the district attorney, and the county clerk. When these officials move into the office space in late March next year, the county will work with contractors to expand the number of courtrooms in the justice center, Knight said. Radio tower to be acquired The court approved a collaborative agreement with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to install a180-foot radio tower at the Brazos Bend State Park to better broadcast information during times of need. The county will provide $55,377 to be used for this project, according to meeting documents. “That is for our emergency radio,” Hebert said. “We have an AM radio that broadcasts during declared emergencies, and we’re not getting good coverage out there because it’s sitting on a pole about six feet tall.” Hebert said this project is a necessity for the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management. This radio tower will allow for more effective communications during times of emergencies, he said.