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Originally published on Feb. 21, 2023, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/2z99tzhj. By Roy Kent Staff writer With tax receipts on the rise across the state, cities in Fort Bend County showed mixed results in the latest report from the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he is sending “cities, counties,…
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Originally published Jan. 2, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/3hbjr8nv. By Roy Kent Staff writer Much of what made 2021 memorable was a continuation of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues today. However, there were some positive highlights that included the success of area Olympic athletes, a rebounding business environment, new schools and…
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Originally published Aug. 3, 2016, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/yhbnc9c7. By Roy Kent Staff writer Anyone who has driven the route knows that the flow of traffic from Houston to Austin is a 24-hour endeavor. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night, you will see cars along the way. Once you…
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Originally published Oct 22, 2020, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/3nvrakk5. By Roy Kent Staff writer The fate of the Jaybird-Woodpecker War monument has been decided with the controversial monument moving from the grounds of Richmond City Hall. The Richmond City Commission decided on Monday to approve an agreement with Fort Bend County to relocate the monument…