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Eleven candidates are vying for the position of U.S. Representative for District 8 in the upcoming March primaries after incumbent Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced his retirement in April 2021. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:44 PM Feb 11, 2022 CST
Q&A: Republican candidates running for U.S. Rep. District 8 seat talk priorities
Tomball and Magnolia residents will be a part of new state and congressional districts for the first time in 10 years following the 2020 census and redistricting process this fall.
Houston
2:30 PM Dec 23, 2021 CST
Magnolia divided among three Senate districts; Tomball to be part of new 38th Congressional District
Fort Bend ISD unanimously rescinded its previously issued mask mandate during its Nov. 15 meeting. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
10:17 PM Nov 15, 2021 CST
Fort Bend ISD unanimously rescinds mask mandate, leaving masks optional in schools
Fort Bend County Commissioners approved significant changes to all four precincts. (Sierra Rozen/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
8:32 PM Nov 5, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend County approves new precinct maps
Graphics by Community Impact Newspaper staff
Houston
7:25 AM Nov 4, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend County has eighth-highest coronavirus vaccination rate in Texas, state data shows
On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott announced six appointees to the Texas Energy Reliability Council. (Courtesy The Texas Tribune)
Houston
3:57 PM Sep 29, 2021 CDT
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Fort Bend County sees COVID-19 cases decline; Abbott announces Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees, and more top stories
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Houston
6:31 PM Aug 29, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend ISD no longer requiring masks due to recent legal development
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Aug. 25 blocking any government entity in the state from mandating any COVID-19 vaccinations, a policy previously set in place by executive orders GA-35 and GA-38 that addressed COVID-19 vaccines under emergency use authorization. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
5:10 PM Aug 25, 2021 CDT
Gov. Abbott issues executive order blocking COVID-19 vaccine mandates, adds item to special session discussion
Maysum Syed, a senior at Travis High School, spoke before the board in favor of a mask mandate during the Aug. 23 meeting. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:57 AM Aug 24, 2021 CDT
UPDATED: Fort Bend ISD in-school mask mandate takes effect Aug. 26
Here is the latest on Fort Bend County's mask mandate. (Taylor Jackson Buchanan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
3:06 PM Aug 13, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend County mask mandate goes into effect; masks recommended in Fort Bend ISD schools
Thousands of Texans working in the accommodation and food services industry have claimed unemployment benefits since the start of the pandemic.
Houston
1:42 PM Aug 13, 2021 CDT
Sugar Land, Missouri City businesses, restaurants face staffing ‘pandemic’
This means students ages 2 or older along with staff, teachers and visitors must wear a mask indoors while on campuses and on buses, regardless of vaccination status. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
5:49 PM Aug 12, 2021 CDT
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issues mask mandate effective immediately for schools, child care centers in Harris County
Fort Bend County Judge KP George announced he was reinstating a mask mandate in all county buildings, including public schools—defying Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that prohibits local government entities from issuing mask mandates—during an Aug. 11 news conference. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
4:32 PM Aug 11, 2021 CDT
UPDATE: Fort Bend County Judge KP George announces mask mandate in public schools and county buildings, among other COVID-19 measures
Gov. Greg Abbott's office announced Aug. 9 the state has asked hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective medical procedures. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
12:08 PM Aug 10, 2021 CDT
Abbott pens letter asking hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective medical procedures
The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees unanimously approved its 2021-22 student code of conduct and dress code on Aug. 4. The dress code makes masks optional for the upcoming school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:48 PM Aug 6, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend ISD board of trustees approves dress code, code of conduct with masks optional
Fort Bend County Judge KP George announced the county was raising its coronavirus threat level from yellow to orange in a press conference Aug. 3. (Courtesy Fort Bend County)
Houston
4:33 PM Aug 3, 2021 CDT
Fort Bend County raises COVID-19 risk level as case numbers rise
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Venezuela native Jessy Amaya addresses the crowd at a migrants’ rights rally June 30 at Travis Park in San Antonio. At left is local community organizer Monica Sosa. Amaya and Sosa were among several speakers at the rally where attendees paid tribute to 53 migrants who died after being left to suffocate in a semitrailer found abandoned June 27 in southwest San Antonio. Candles were lit in memory of the deceased migrants. (Edmond Ortiz/Community Impact Newspaper)
San Antonio
12:58 PM
San Antonians rally for human rights after 53 die in human trafficking incident
Houston
4:43 PM
See what Cy-Fair ISD included in the 2022-23 budget
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Dallas - Fort Worth
12:52 PM
MP Materials set to open Alliance magnetics facility
The Prosper ISD Early Childhood Center will be located at 450 N. Luckenbach Drive, McKinney according to a permit registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. (Rendering courtesy Prosper ISD, Huckabee)
Dallas - Fort Worth
12:25 PM
Prosper ISD begins construction of $35 million Early Childhood Center in McKinney
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Austin
12:20 PM
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: What’s next for Texas?
county commissioners meeting
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:26 AM
Tarrant County commissioners encourage special legislative session for reforms to curb gun violence
Houston
10:05 AM
Cy-Fair ISD sees increase in calls to remove contentious books
Andrew Kim has served as superintendent for CISD for 10 years. His resignation is effective Sept. 30, and he will take personal leave until that date. (Courtesy Comal ISD)
Austin
4:42 PM
Andrew Kim announces resignation as Comal ISD superintendent after a decade in the role
Congress members have proposed three bills in 2022 that aim to reduce the cost of insulin to consumers. (Courtesy Peakpx)
Houston
2:30 PM
Insulin legislation aims to cap fluctuating prices nationwide
Woman gives speech at podium on safe storage of guns
Houston
5:50 PM
Harris County district attorney, law enforcement advocate for safe firearm storage with billboard campaign