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A fatal workplace shooting left two dead after a woman employee at Ben E. Keith opened fire on her co-workers in the massive food warehouse around 2:30 a.m. Monday. According to the Missouri City police, she killed her manager and shot another colleague in the leg. Both the alleged shooter and her co-worker were taken to Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital, where the woman died as a result of her injury. The suspect, identified by police as employee Kristine Peralez, 29, shot two other employees at the facility. Peralez was apprehended and transported to Memorial Hermann to be treated for a
A Missouri City police car sits in front of the Ben E. Keith Distribution Center Monday morning following a fatal shooting that left two dead. (Submitted photo)
gunshot wound to her chest. The two victims were Manager Francisco Reyes and Fredencio Janas.
Reyes, 31, died on the scene and Janas is being treated at Southwest Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound to his leg.
Police Chief Mike Berezin said there were 20-25 employees in the warehouse at 1 Ben E. Keith Way near the 700 block of Cravens Road at the time of the shoot-out. He and his investigative team had not yet said what may have prompted the deadly shooting. Immediately after the shooting, it was unclear if Peralez died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or due to police gunfire in the parking lot. “When the call came in to the city’s dispatch center, our officers quickly responded with assistance from area law enforcement agencies who helped secure the scene,” Berezin said. Police arrived in the parking lot outside the warehouse and discovered
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Fort Bend Star shines brightly at 40
Special birthday bash draws crowd to museum to celebrate By Joe Southern JSOUTHERN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM
Roaming among the dinosaurs and gemstones, hundreds of guests turned out Saturday to help The Fort Bend Star celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special event at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land. Scattered among the exhibits were nearly 30 vendors with booths offering a variety of products and services. As a gift to guests, the Star gave away special T-shirts. There were also food trucks out front and bounce houses for children out back. As an unannounced bonus, U.S. Rep. Pete Olson appeared and delivered a Congressional proclamation commending the Star on its anniversary. It was 1978 when a “West Texas broad” named Beverly Carter published the first edition of a weekly newspaper called The Southwest Star. Today The Fort Bend Southwest Star, commonly called The Fort Bend Star, serves a community vastly different than the small towns that dotted Fort Bend County in 1978 when Carter set out on a mission to “provide news of local events, meetings, and honors, and to provide a media through which local businessmen and merchants can reach the consumer.” Sugar Land, Missouri C i t y, Stafford, and other communit ie s o f
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, right, stopped by the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land to deliver a Congressional proclamation commemorating the Fort Bend Star on its 40th anniversary during a party at the museum. Pictured from the left are Editor Joe Southern and Publisher Frank Vazquez. (Photo by Brooke Nance)
eastern Fort Bend County have grown and changed significantly since the launch of the Star, but the newspaper’s mission has never changed. “We pride ourselves on being a free publication. We love delivering a product to our readers and doing it for the sake of keeping our community informed,” said Jonathan McElvy, who, with Frank Vasquez, purchased the Star last year and have been publishing it since 2014. When Carter began printing the paper from an office at the corner of Murphy Road and Highway 90A, she began with a staff of 10, including herself, her children Michael Fredrickson and Sherry Nitsch, and seven other women, mostly former teachers and many of them Texas
The first edition of The Southwest Star, which is now the Fort Bend Southwest Star, published in 1978.
Tech alumna. “We hate to admit it, and it is probably not very professional to do so, but we feel it is our duty to inform you that the SOUTHWEST STAR is the latest in a long succession of hare-brained moneymaking schemes that the group pictured above has attempted. We only hope it will not be as ill fated as some of the others,” Carter wrote in her first opinion piece, written as an introduction of the staff. Eventually she penned a regular column called Bev’s Burner, where she kept the heat on local politicians and the pressing issues of the day. Carter passed away in 2013, recognized statewide as a pioneer for women in journalism with a reputation for her dogged pursuit of the truth and accountability in local
Landfill dispute raises stink in Pearland
government. “She was feisty, determined and unflappable in her quest to give the community a voice in their government. She started the newspaper by pounding the streets, council chambers, government offices and beer joints of Fort Bend to bring her readers some insight into their community through her fledgling newspaper,” the Star wrote in an obituary. As the Star rose in prominence in the community, Carter branched out. She started the Fort Bend Business Journal in 1982 and in the 1990s she launched the Fort Bend Community TV cable channel as well as Star Digital Studios, a video production company, which was operated by her daughter until her
The edition of The Fort Bend Southwest Star announcing the death of founder and publisher Bev Carter.
Redistricting plan going to Sugar Land council From staff reports
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Something stinks in Pearland, but the answer to the cause is different depending on whom you ask. For the homeowners in the Shadow Creek Ranch subdivision, a bricked enclave of six and seven-figure homes in the master-planned community bordering Fort Bend and Brazoria counties, the heavy sulfuric-smelling fumes come from the nearby 30-year-old Blue Ridge Landfill in Fort Bend County. Land developers created the sprawling Shadow Creek Ranch community in 2001 and as it grew the homes got closer to the landfill. Residents, however, didn’t notice obnoxious odors until about three years ago in 2015. As more residents com-
The City of Sugar Land’s Redistricting Advisory Committee unanimously approved a recommendation for revised single-member city council districts in Sugar Land. The recommendation will be presented to city council on Aug. 21. At-large city council members will not be affected by redistricting proposals, and redistricting decisions will have no impact on decisions regarding land use or any city services. City council is scheduled to hold a workshop on Aug. 28 to discuss the committee’s recommendations. The process will include a public hearing on Sept. 4 to provide citizens an opportunity to share comments.
This Google Maps image shows the Blue Ridge Landfill and the neighboring Shadow Creek Ranch.
plained to public officials and challenged authorities to do something, Republic Services, owners of the Blue Ridge Landfill which has been around since the early 1990s, said that since 2016, they put $7 million in infrastructure upgrades into the property to handle the odors. The smells persisted, so residents and governments
lawyered up with the city of Pearland and the state of Texas, acting through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and filed suit against the landfill company telling them to clean up their act. “It’s like a cheesecloth over a diaper genie,” said Ed
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untimely death from pneumonia in 2011. Carter and the Star won numerous state and national awards over the years, with the halls and walls of the former office on Techniplex Drive covered with plaques and certificates and numerous others stuffed in boxes and tucked into corners. “County residents have consistently been able to obtain in-depth reporting from the straight shooting Carter, along with her unique take on politics, policy, community, religion and virtually any other subject that intrigued her. Known for her strong sense of public integrity, Bev and her ‘Star’ reporters pounded the pavement in Fort Bend to bring their readers insightful and concise information about their community,” the newspaper wrote in Carter’s obituary. “News without spin was the norm from Carter, and her investigative reporting brought much notoriety to the small, community newspaper that grew into a staple of the Fort Bend community.” On occasion, Carter made the news, having been interviewed for the television shows “48 Hours” and “Nightline.” She also filmed a segment f o r SEE STAR, PAGE 8B Discove r y ID’s “Behind
Members of the public are allowed to submit plans to the city council for consideration. All plans must follow the criteria and guidelines established by the city council. Those criteria and guidelines are available at www.sugarlandtx.gov/Redistricting. Plans must be submitted in person at the city council meeting on Aug. 21. The redistricting website will also include the committee’s recommendation and future city council meeting dates and times. “As part of this open, transparent process, the public is invited to attend the meetings to learn more,” said Executive Director for Special Projects Jim Callaway. “We have created a project website with a variety of educational resources to help our residents better understand the process. There will
also be opportunities to share comments with city council. Redistricting has no impact on school district boundaries or precinct voting for county, state and federal elections. Only the city’s single-member council districts will be affected.” The committee was appointed by city council in June to make a recommendation on a redistricting plan for city council’s consideration. City council will ultimately decide which redistricting plan to approve. The annexation of Greatwood and New Territory increased the city’s population, requiring the city’s four single-member city council districts to be adjusted. Single-member council districts must be of substantially equal
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West Nile virus found in mosquito traps in Stafford From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
Fort Bend County Health and Human Services has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in a sample of trapped mosquitoes located near Staffordshire Road and 5th Street in Stafford. Last week, Fort Bend County Road and Bridge was notified of one sample of trapped mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Fort Bend County Road and Bridge began to spray the area for mosquitoes. The standard response to prevent mosquito breeding in an area with a positive sample of mosquitoes consists of increased spraying and larviciding in the area until trapped mosquitoes test negative for the virus. West Nile virus can cause a potentially serious illness that spreads when infected mosquitoes bite humans and other ani-
mals. Symptoms include high fever, headaches, neck stiffness, nausea, and vomiting. It is important to note that 80 percent of people infected with WNV will show no symptoms at all, and only 1 in 150 people infected with WNV will develop severe symptoms. Severe symptoms include fever, and may include unusually intense headaches or confusion. If these symptoms develop, seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms will appear 3-14 days after an infected mosquito has bitten a person. “All residents, regardless of their location, should protect themselves and their families against mosquito bites. Mosquitoes carry many diseases that can cause serious illnesses,” said Dr. desVignes-Kendrick, local health authority and director of Health and Human Services. All county residents are encouraged to practice the 4D’s:
Dusk/dawn are the times of day you should try to stay indoors. This is when infected mosquitoes are most active. Dress in long sleeves and pants when you are outside. For extra protection, you may want to spray thin clothing with repellent. DEET (N, N-diethyl-mtoluamide) is an ingredient to look for in your insect repellent. Follow label instructions, and always wear repellent when outdoors. Reapply as you would with sunscreen, after sweating and swimming. Drain standing water in your backyard and neighborhood – old tires, flowerpots, and clogged rain gutters. These are mosquito-breeding sites. Fort Bend County Health and Human Services will continue to monitor the number of mosquito samples testing positive for mosquito-borne diseases. For more information, visit www.fbchealth.org/ west-nile-virus/.
Two sentenced for organized criminal activity From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
Muhammad Haroon Rashid was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Aug. 10 by 458th District Court Judge Kenneth Cannata for engaging in organized criminal activity – and Rashid wasn’t even there. The 62-year old Houston man pled guilty in court on April 3, but failed to appear at a later court date in June. Rashid’s bond was forfeited and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The case was then reset for the sentencing hearing on Aug. 10 during which the court proceeded in Rashid’s absence. According to Fort Bend’s Chief Economic Crime Prosecutor, W. Scott Carpenter, Texas law authorized the legal proceeding to continue in Rashid’s absence because he appeared initially for the plea, through a process called “in absentia.” Gerald Dale Hendrix, also from Houston – and Rashid’s partner in crime, appeared for all court dates and was sentenced to six years in prison. The evidence revealed that Rashid and Hendrix preyed on the business community from 2003 to 2013 through a series of deceitful schemes.
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Arrest made in 1999 Stafford murder case From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
A man wanted for a murder committed in Stafford nearly 19 years ago was arrested last week in North Carolina and awaits extradition to Fort Bend County. Apolinar Tejeda, who is suspected in the shooting death of his wife, Rosa Liberato, was arrested Aug. 14 through a multi-agency manhunt that involved several agencies in North Carolina, including Homeland Security Investigations, Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, Kannapolis Police Department, and CharlotteMecklenburgPoliceDepartment. On Oct. 13, 1999, at approximately 7 a.m., the
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of death was multiple gunshot wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide. A lengthy and detailed investigation conducted by the Stafford Criminal Investigations Division developed Tejeda as a suspect, and led to the issuance of an arrest warrant in 2004, but it appeared that Tejeda fled the Houston area after his wife’s death. Tejeda is believed to have been traveling around the United States and Mexico using multiple aliases to hide his identity and avoid law enforcement. New information surfaced this month about the possible whereabouts of Tejeda led law enforcement agencies locate and arrest Tejeda in North Carolina.
Auditions open for Fort Bend Boys Choir From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
If a boy has a talent and desire to sing, he should audition for the Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas for its 37th concert season. Many opportunities exist for young boys with an unchanged voice to audition for this nonprofit boy choir organization. They need to be at least 8 years of age or going into the third grade.
Life change happens when boys participate in music. The Fort Bend Boys Choir offers a quality music education for young boys and currently, its is holding auditions by special appointment so parents are encouraged to fill out an online audition form on the website at www. fbbctx.org. Boys who pass the audition start the 2018 fall season in late August, with weekly rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:45 p.m. at the First
United Methodist Church in Missouri City, 3900 Lexington Blvd. Scholarships and payment plans are available as well as carpool assistance for choir families. Call the Fort Bend Boys Choir office at 281-2403800 for more information about the organization and to make a special audition appointment. For boys ages 6 and 7, inquire about the choir’s Music Magic program for young boys, starting at the beginning of October.
No charges in animal cruelty case From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
On Aug. 9, the Stafford Police Department received a report of animal cruelty that occurred in the 12700 block of South Kirkwood Street, where a dog was seen being dragged be-
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Fort Bend Star looking ahead after 40 years of service I remember turning 40. It seems like yesterday, but it was actually 13 years ago. This year the Fort Bend Star turned 40. If the newspaper were human, it would be having a midlife crisis and wanting to go out and buy a red convertible sports car or perhaps a fishing boat. It might even be eying that cute little fashion magazine a couple spots down the news rack. As newspapers go, the Star is actually pretty young. Most of the newspapers I’ve worked for prior to the Star are in their 100s. Some of the oldest ones in this country have crossed the bicentennial mark. The oldest papers in the world started publishing in the late 1600s. Yet at 40 years, the Star is the oldest weekly newspaper in Fort Bend County. I might be a little biased, but I think it’s the best. When I think back to
FAITH, FAMILY & FUN JOE SOUTHERN EDITOR
1978 when Bev Carter started the Star, I was 13 years old, living in Colorado, active in Boy Scouts, obsessed with this new movie called “Star Wars,” and living on a hobby farm with a couple cows, some sheep, pigs, ducks, chickens, two beehives, and a couple hundred rabbits. I could find Texas on a map, but I couldn’t locate a single city from memory. In fact, I was pushing 40 before I had ever heard of a place called Sugar Land. (Hey, don’t judge me, I bet you can’t find Niwot on a map without using
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Google!) So, what else was going on the year the Star was born? Let’s take a look: • Space Invaders started the computer video game craze; • The first test tube baby was born; • Cult leader Jim Jones convinced 900 of his followers to commit suicide; • The Susan B. Anthony dollar was minted; • Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz was sentenced to life in prison; and • Swedish scientists discovered the affect aerosol sprays were having on the ozone layer. • Top movies included “Grease,” “Saturday Night Fever,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Superman,” and “Halloween.” • Top songs included “Shadow Dancing,” Night Fever,” Stayin’ Alive,” “Kiss You All Over,” “Y.M.C.A.,” and half the songs from the “Grease” soundtrack.
While 40 may be young for a newspaper, it really isn’t for a mom-and-pop business, which this is. Most family businesses run their course after 40 or so years. Once the founders move into retirement mode, the business is either passed to the next generation, sold, or simply closed. Although Carter passed away in 2013, the Star has remained a family-owned paper with partners Jonathan McElvy and Frank Vasquez taking over management in 2014 and then buying it outright last year. They took ownership with the intent to see the Star shine for another 40 years and beyond. Despite the hard times that the newspaper industry has fallen on, the future looks bright for community papers. In a world discombobulated in a digital blitz of real and fake news, readers can continue to count on the
Star and other community newspapers to be reliable sources of local news and information that impact their lives. At this juncture of my career and the Star’s growth, I find it refreshing to be in such a wonderful place. I’ve spent many years working for daily newspapers and just getting burned out on the daily grind. Here I get to take the time to really dig into a good story and to meet some truly fascinating people. Fort Bend County, and Sugar Land in particular, is one of the nation’s fastest growing and most diverse communities. This area is rich in history and has a thriving economy, which continues to drive the community forward. Sitting on the edge of Houston affords many great opportunities and the advantages found in a metropolitan area, but
also the slower, city and country lifestyle that many of us enjoy. Our schools, despite their problems, are still among the best in the state and some of the finest I’ve been associated with. In the short time I’ve been here, Houston Community College, the University of Houston, Texas State Technical College, and Wharton County Junior College have all expanded their facilities and services in Fort Bend County. These are all signs of a robust economy and a great future for newspapers and most any other industry here. I’d say the Fort Bend Star doesn’t have to worry about a midlife crisis. I’d dare say in terms of longevity, it’s just reaching puberty. Thank you to all the Star’s readers and advertisers for 40 great years. We are certainly looking forward to the next 40 with great optimism.
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Missouri City needs new leadership Dear Editor, Missouri City government is nothing more than a large, disguised HOA making sure that the Quail Valley area is provided for and that a few council members get re-elected. There’s actually nothing new in this statement to even casual observers of how Missouri City government works. I’ve personally heard this joked about on many occasions. For instance, the $30-plus million city outlay for “Quail Valley recreational
amenities” is a typical HOA type expenditure. The purported “city purpose” for these disbursements was to upgrade the Cartwright/ Texas Parkway corridor. But, of course, this didn’t occur so the real purpose is now clear for all residents. The only “new” Cartwright/Texas Parkway development was by Missouri City or HCCS and all these did is raise our taxes. Pretty obviously then, the golf course expenditures were actually a clever
ruse to ensure some city council members would get re-elected. Sadly this has worked. Residents of Quail Valley on the council brought home the “bacon” and they can now hold their city council offices indefinitely. Quail Valley residents rightfully voted for the guys who did the most for their neighborhood. By the way, this isn’t the way Constitutional government is supposed to work because city council members should promote
projects that benefit the entire city. Additionally, these expenditures have significantly increased the city’s debt and crippled the city’s ability to deal with operating issues. Missouri City government doesn’t even act like a true Texas city would in the public relations area. They send out press releases about golf tournaments and tennis tournaments just like an HOA board would. This is the type of “news” that emanates from
Missouri City government. City press releases aren’t about the amazing new commercial initiative, or Town Centre addition, or Event Center performer because these types of things don’t exist and aren’t even contemplated due to budget restrictions. Nor do Missouri City council members act like true Texas politicians. When was the last time you heard a politician cause the stir that Missouri City councilmembers rou-
tinely create due to their lack of social skills and tact? In most Texas cities, city council members are elected based on their obvious management acumen, speaking skills, or business success but pretty obviously those aren’t the qualifiers for the Missouri City council. We very much need city council members who are interested in a balanced approach to expenditures and government. Howard E. Moline Missouri City
good guy, and white, found humor in the incident. After all, he was the one who went up to the police captain to
give him a description of who I was. He truly meant no harm, but he never understood the severity of the
incident and that I came
Sugar Land police need more sensitivity training Dear Editor, Mission Impossible star, Ving Rhames has carved out a pretty impressive movie career in Hollywood over the past couple of decades. With the success of the recently released sixth Installment of the Impossible Mission series, Rhames has been in the news a lot lately. But it has been a revelation that the bankable star made public that occurred a couple of year ago that regarding police that has stirred up a commotion involving him. Rhames was purportedly relaxing in the confines of his own home a few years ago enjoying Sports Center, when suddenly he heard a rather firm knock at his front door. Before he could get the door completely open, he noticed that there were several guns pointed directly at his grill. As any of us would be, the actor was in shock, not knowing exactly how to respond as a cadre of police shouted for him to put his arms in the air. But before he could utter a coherent response, one of the officers recognized him, not from one of the many roles he had played over the years, but because both men had sons who were on the same high school football team. Rhames was immediately given permission to relax and the high-powered weaponry was pulled back. The officers also apologized profusely and explained that their aggressive behavior was precipitated by a phone
call from one of Rhames’ neighbors, who reported that they thought that a “large and burly” black man was trying to break into their home. Although upset and discombobulated, Rhames didn’t cause a commotion in relation to his harsh treatment, but did present a thoughtful question to the officers. “What if this was my son who was home alone and opened the door with an object in his hand such as a remote control or something? Chances are, you would have shot him dead.” The incident left me with ruminating thoughts because of an eerily similar incident that occurred to me while at in my home in First Colony some years ago. Like Rhames, I was at home alone late afternoon. I was preparing to head out for my routine daily workout. But unlike Rhames, I didn’t receive a knock at the door, but instead, I was summoned from the street by a cavalcade of police officers communicating through a bullhorn. Almost incoherently, they were screaming for me to come out of the house and quickly get on the ground. As the father of a black teenage son, I incessantly talk to him about obeying orders and command if ever confronted by the police because it’s the safest and most prudent thing to do, even if he feels as though he’s not being treated fairly at the time. My mantra is
to do what it takes to keep things under control and live to fight another day. Don’t make their job more difficult than it already is. But on this day, I had decided not to do as asked for a few important reasons. First, the officers were not even at my door. They were standing in the street shouting through a bullhorn. Second, I didn’t feel safe. I had no idea what was going on. They appeared to be totally unorganized and out of control with the situation. After about a minute, I picked up the phone and dialed 911 to ask why the Sugar Land police was camped out full force and surrounding my home. The citizen responder hesitated, then calmly told me to just go to the door and that everything was fine. As I looked outside the window, I could see one of the officers coming up my walkway side-by-side with one of my neighbors, who was grinning ear-to-ear by the way. Now feeling safe, I slowly opened the front door to see if I could learn what the heck had just happened. Was this an episode of Punk’d gone wrong, I wondered at the time. The officer tried explaining to me that my next-door neighbor’s security alarm had gone off and that he and his team were responding. He then apologized for the inconvenience and rounded up the posse of about six additional officers (with rifles) and drove off. My neighbor at the time, who was a really
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HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH • 281-403-4994 2223 FM1092 • Missouri City, TX 77459 Ed Byrnes, Senior Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9:30 am • 6:00 pm Sunday Worship 10:45 am • 6:00 pm Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible Study / AWANA “A Place To Call Home” - www.hbctx.org METHODIST CHURCH
CHRIST CHURCH SUGAR LAND • 281-980-6888 A United Methodist Community 3300 Austin Parkway • Sugar Land, TX 77479 Sunday Worship in the Sanctuary Simple Service / Prayer & Communion: 8:15 am Contemporary: 9:30 am / Traditional: 10:55 am Sunday School for all ages available at 9:30 & 10:55 am. www.christchurchsl.org
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • 281-499-3502 3900 Lexington Blvd., Missouri City, TX 77459 8:00 am: Chapel Worship 9:15 am: Sunday School For All Ages 10:30 am: Open Skies Worship in the Fellowship Hall 10:30 am: Sanctuary Worship For more information, please visit www.fumcmc.org
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Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 26 Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 26 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on September 19, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at 3134 Cartwright Rd Misssouri City, Texas 77459. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. FOR the proposal:
DeMonica Johnson, Charles Benton, Kevin Wheeler, Fred Walker & Toxie Cockrell
The Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., at the offices of The Muller Law Group, PLCC, 202 Century Square Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas 77478. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value on all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. FOR the proposal:
K. Beckman & J.P. Richardson & T. Jones
AGAINST the proposal:
None
AGAINST the proposal:
None
PRESENT and not voting:
None
PRESENT and not voting:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSENT:
None
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 Value)
2017 LAST YEAR
2018 THIS YEAR
$ 0.8025/ $100 Adopted
$0.7832/ $100 Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value
-$0.0193/$100
Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-) Average appraised value
Total Tax rate (Per $100 Value)
LAST YEAR
THIS YEAR
$0.450 /$100 Adopted
$0.450 /$100 Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value
-2.40%
$0.000 /$100
Percentage increase in rates
$122,776
$134,847
$-
$-
Average taxable value
$122,776
$134,847
Tax on average residence homestead
$985.28
$1,056.12
General exemptions available (excluding senior citizen’s or disabled person’s exemptions)
The following table compares taxes on the average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
0.0000%
Average appraised value
$383,544
$383,382
$0.00
$0.00
Average taxable value
$383,544
$383,382
Tax on average residence homestead
$1,725.95
$1,725.22
General exemptions available (excluding senior citizen’s or disabled person’s exemptions)
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)
$70.84
Annual decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted
-$0.73
and percentage of increase (+/-)
7.19%
and percentage of decrease
-0.0423%
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight 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 rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code. Mike Arterburn, Tax Assessor-Collector (713) 688-3855
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight 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 rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code. Questions or comments regarding this notice can be directed to Esther Buentello Flores at the tax office at (281) 499-1223.
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WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE
The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 42 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on Monday, September 10, 2018, 12:00 p.m. at the offices of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston TX 77027. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
The FORT BEND COUNTY M.U.D. #49 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 12:00 noon at 6750 West Loop South, Suite 865, Bellaire, Texas. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
FOR the proposal:
Diane Mauricio, Clinton Chapman, E. Kent Hudson, David Gould, Cy Sanders
FOR the proposal:
Bill Quinn, Terry Sparks, Donna Kottwitz, Dennis Hurta and Karen Overton
AGAINST the proposal:
None
AGAINST the proposal:
None
PRESENT and not voting:
None
PRESENT and not voting:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSENT:
None
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 Value)
LAST YEAR
THIS YEAR
$0.3800/$100 Adopted
$0.3800/$100 Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value
$0.00000
Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-) Average appraised value
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 Value)
LAST YEAR
THIS YEAR
$0.61500/$100 Adopted
$0.61500/$100 Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value
$.00000/$100
Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-)
0.00%
0.00%
Average appraised residence homestead value
$220,272
$226,573
General homestead exemptions available (excluding 65 years of age or older or disabled person’s exemptions)
0
0
$ 286,306
$ 286,093
$0.00
$0.00
Average taxable value
$286,306
$286,093
Average residence homestead taxable value
$220,272
$226,573
Tax on average residence homestead
$1,087.96
$1,087.16
Tax on average residence homestead
$1,354.67
$ 1,393.42
General exemptions available (excluding senior citizen’s or disabled person’s exemptions)
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)
- $0.81
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)
$38.75
and percentage of increase (+/-)
- 0.07%
and percentage of increase (+/-)
2.86%
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight 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 rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code. Should you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact the tax office at 281-482-0216.
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight 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 rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS US 90A / HWY 59 HARDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for performing all work required for the following project in the City: BID NO. 2018-27:
US 90A / HWY 59 HARDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS BIDDER’S NAME, ADDRESS, AND DUE DATE
Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com. Sealed bids in triplicate, one (1) original and two (2) copies, 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 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered. For questions regarding this bid, please contact Jason Poscovsky CPPO, CPPB, Contracts Manager jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2018. The City will award the contract and give notice of award within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS STATE HIGHWAY 6 LANDSCAPE REHABILITATION
Sealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Stafford Economic Development Corporation, Stafford, Texas, Fort Bend County, will be received at City Hall, 2610 South Main St., Stafford, Texas 77477, until 3:00 P.M. Thursday, September 6, 2018, and then publicly opened and read immediately thereafter in the Council Chambers for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment and performing all work required for the construction of “HWY 59 & US90A Landscape Renovations”.
The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for performing all work required for the following project in the City:
BIDS will be submitted in sealed envelopes upon the blank forms provided and marked in the upper left hand corner “Bid for Construction of HWY 59 & US90A Landscape Renovations” to be opened at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, September 6, 2018. BIDS received after closing time will be returned unopened.
Sealed bids in triplicate, one (1) original and two (2) copies, 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 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered
All Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier’s or certified check upon a national or state bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price payable without recourse to the Stafford Economic Development Corporation, Stafford, Texas, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a Contract. The notice of award of Contract shall be given by the Owner within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids. Checks submitted as bid security will be returned to the respective bidders within ten (10) days after bids are opened, except checks, or bonds, which the Owner elects to hold until the successful bidder has executed the Contract. Thereafter, the remaining checks, including security of successful bidder, will be returned within five (5) days. Remaining bid bonds will not be returned unless requested by Bidder. The successful bidder must furnish Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond upon the forms which are attached hereto in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price within 15 days after receipt of the contract documents. Payment and performance bonds shall be issued from sureties with a minimum “A” or “A-” rating from Best’s Key Rating Guide and who are licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance to do business in Texas and to issue said bonds. The bonds must be signed by an authorized representative of the surety, and licensed by the State Board of Insurance. Specifications and bidding documents in electronic format may be secured from Route 5 Landscape Architecture by email jhendrixson@ route5landarch.com. Plans and/or Exhibits and Specifications may be examined at the following locations: Stafford Economic Development Corporation (281) 261-3900 City Hall 2610 South Main St. Stafford, TX 77477 In conformance with applicable statutes, the general prevailing wage rates in the locality in which the work is to be performed have been ascertained, and such rates shall be the minimum paid for labor employed upon this project. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in bidding. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in any bid, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. The award will be made to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest acceptable bid. A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for prospective bidders, suppliers, etc., will be held on Wednesday, August 30, 2018 at 10:00 A.M., at City Hall, 2610 South Main St., Stafford, Texas in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, Paragraph 21.
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BID NO. 2018-28:
STATE HIGHWAY 6 LANDSCAPE REHABILITATIONBIDDER’S NAME, ADDRESS, AND DUE DATE
Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.
For questions regarding this bid, please contact Jason Poscovsky CPPO, CPPB, Contracts Manager jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2018. The City will award the contract and give notice of award within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time.
Legal Notice is hereby given in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that: TX Hotel Concession Holdings III, L.L.C. d/b/a Hyatt Place Houston Sugar Land has filed application for a: Mixed Beverage Permit, Mixed Beverage Late Hours Permit, and a Beverage Cartage Permit. Said business to be conducted at 16730 Creek Bend Drive, Sugar Land, Texas 77478. TX Hotel Concession Holdings III, L.L.C., d/b/a Hyatt Place Houston Sugar Land Ruby Huang, sole member NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Benny Carl Avery, Deceased, were issued on July 30, 2018, in Cause No. 18-CPR-031858, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Fort Bend County, Texas, to: Kevin Carl Avery. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Kevin Carl Avery 11422 Brook Meadows Lane Meadows Place, Texas 77477 DATED the day of , 2018. Dean Zand Attorney for Kevin Carl Avery State Bar No.: 24058614 412 S 9th Street Richmond, TX 77469 Telephone: (281) 751-6466 Facsimile: (281) 305-0043 E-mail: info@zandlawfirm.com
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED REZONING OF 50.309 ACRES FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - FLUOR CORPORATION SUGAR LAND CAMPUS Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing: 6:30 p.m., September 11, 2018, City of Sugar Land City Council Chamber, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, to hear all persons interested in the proposed rezoning of approximately 50.309 acres from Planned Development (PD) District General Development Plan to Planned Development (PD) VICINITY MAP: District Final Development Plan for a corporate office campus project located along University Boulevard and Lexington Boulevard; further identified as being 50.309 acres of land located in the Alexander Hodge League, Abstract 32, Fort Bend County, and a portion of the residue of a called 326.826 acre tract conveyed to NNP-Keepsake, L.P. by an instrument of record under File Number 2003149525, Official Public Records of said Fort Bend County (F.B.C.O.P.R.) Details of the proposed rezoning may be obtained by contacting the City of Sugar Land Development Planning Office by email planning@sugarlandtx.gov or phone (281) 275-2218. The agenda item for this meeting will be placed on the City website at www.sugarlandtx.gov under “Meeting Agendas” Planning & Zoning Commission no later than Friday, September 7, 2018.
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H LETTER, FROM PAGE 5A very close to being shot and killed by the Sugar Land police, in my own home because of a misunderstanding, and a big part of it was because of the color of my skin. What the officer failed to explain to me that day was that since my neighbor’s alarm had somehow been triggered, it must have been me responsible. The reality was that the officers noticed me through my glass door and assumed the worst. I’ve never forgotten the incident. I am also cognizant that similar incidents do occasionally happen to non-minorities. Police work is difficult business. And I respect that. When I see in-
cidents unfold on the news that involve police and citizens, my first reaction is “did the citizen at least attempt to comply and do what he or she was initially told to do by the officer?” Once I know the answer to that important question, I usually then began to formulate a cogent opinion of the situation. We must all make it a priority to ensure that our kids unequivocally have respect for the law, even when at times the law doesn’t appear to act in our favor. My own brother was in law enforcement for 20 years. I know all that he endured from a sometimes-uncooperative public. People of all races sometimes do idiotic and cruel things. After the incident occurred, I elected to not walk around with chip on my shoulder or hold a grudge
against the SLPD. And as a taxpayer in the Sugar Land community, I continue to count on their support and professionalism to keep me and my family safe from truly bad guys out there. I honestly believe that as citizens of the Sugar Land area, we are in pretty good hands when it comes to law enforcement. But I would like to strongly encourage continued sensitively training within the force and hope that it continues its efforts to make better strides to operate with tact and decorum. This starts with on-going training. Some officers are good at doing police work but are not so good with dealing with people. Lives on both sides are at stake each day in society. Both sides must get better. Wil Smith Sugar Land
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Missouri City firefighter Chad Zinn carries a disabled girl from the fire truck after showing the vehicle to the girl and talking to her about fire safety. (Submitted photo)
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H SHOOTING, FROM PAGE 1 souri City employs 431 the shooter, who was not immediately identified, in the parking lot, where a brief shootout ensued. “Subsequently, a SWAT team conducted an extensive search of the large building and no additional suspects or victims were discovered,” Berezin said. “This is the first active shooter situation Missouri City has encountered and we want to assure the public that the shooting did not affect any area outside of the Ben E. Keith facility,” Berezin said. “The scene is completely contained.” The Ben E. Keith Food
workers, according to the Missouri City Police Records Supervisor Paula Bowman. Missouri City Police SWAT worked through the morning to clear the large building before workers could enter. Earlier morning reports said the facility would remain closed for the day. “MCPD has had zero work place homicides this year,” Bowman said. According to stats from 2011, an average of 33,000 workers are assaulted on the job and 14 are murdered each week in the United States. Worker-on-worker (or boss) violence accounts for only about 8 percent of
workplace homicides. More than half of all workplace homicides occur in retail or service settings such as conveniences stores, taxicab services, and gas stations with the majority of these homicides occurring during a robbery. That number went up in 2015, to 417 nationally. Ben E. Keith Food Distribution Center, a Texas-based company, is the eighth largest food service distributor c and fourth largest beverage distributor in the U.S. They opened the Missouri City location in 2013. The food division is a broadline distributor serving 14 states, with the beverage division serving 254 Texas counties.
Missouri City Firefighter Chad Zinn went above the call of duty during a smoke detector installation at a home in Missouri City. When the ladder truck arrived at the residence to install four smoke detectors, they were told that there were three children
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semble the wheelchair that one of her children needs and will take a lot of time. That’s when firefighter Chad Zinn stepped in and volunteered to carry her to the truck and let her sit in the lieutenant’s seat. He then picked her back up and carried her to the firefighter’s seat where he talked about fire safety along with his duties and responsibilities as a firefighter in Missouri City.
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H LANDFILL, FROM PAGE 1 Mears, one irate homeowner who lives two miles from the landfill. While feeling bad for the homeowners, the lawsuits caused other parties surrounding Fort Bend County to cry foul. “I don’t have a dog in this fight but I know that smaller cities are sometimes affected by what others do. I felt like there are towns that are gonna be pushed around and that’s not fair to Blue Ridge and not fair to the folks who contracted with them,” said Charles Jessup. Jessup is the mayor of Meadows Place, a one-square-mile community located about 23 miles away from Pearland. Jessup is one of three mayors who signed a letter to the editor supporting Blue Ridge’s right to operate the landfill. “This is an important business. They are doing a tremendous service and they have been unfairly burdened,” said Jessup. “They came in and built that (Shadow Creek Ranch community) and people started saying, why does it smell and why is there a buzzard on my roof? But the landfill was there before Shadow Creek was built,” said Jessup. Two other officials who added their names on the letter, Mayor Evalyn Moore of Richmond and Mayor Laurie Boudreaux of Simonton, leaders of the two small communities declined to comment. Richmond’s attorney said Moore was not speaking on behalf of the city when she signed the letter. The mayors noted in their February letter to the editor that, “as a result of community complaints, the landfill has agreed to a number of expensive modifications to reduce any odor emitted from the site over the past couple of years. However, Pearland has decided to take additional steps and pursue litigation to strip the landfill of their solid waste permit, which would effectively shut the operation down after three decades of business,” according to the letter. That letter of support for the landfill outraged Pearland homeowner Ed Mears who said he can smell the offensive and oppressive odors
and he lives two miles from the site. “You have SOME nerve, Mayor Boudreaux, Mayor Moore, and Mayor Jessup. If it were your residents in crisis, would you betray them also because you fear increased tipping fees? You could have used your voices to pressure Blue Ridge Landfill/Republic Services to clean up its act, but instead, you write a letter defending it. ... Or did Republic Services write this letter for you, too? It smacks of callousness and corruption,” Mears wrote. Of the three mayors, only Mayor Jessup responded to reporter queries. “I feel bad for those folks. But Blue Ridge started operating in the middle of nowhere. They should be held accountable and they should do anything they can to minimize the smell. But how come they build a house across from a landfill? I would be miffed if the realtor didn’t mention it. So I don’t understand the Pearland lawsuit,” Jessup said. The Arcola community leaders, only eight miles away from Pearland, also blasted the city for its lawsuit. “As members of Arcola’s City Council, it is puzzling to us as to why Pearland, in Brazoria County, is interfering with our community. We do not have all of the luxuries that Pearland may have, but we are hardworking, proud, and mind our own business. It is disconcerting that Pearland is attempting to shut down the Blue Ridge Landfill. Perhaps some are unaware, but the Blue Ridge Landfill provides a significant economic benefit to our community – one that we need. Now Pearland wants to try and shut it down over a minor nuisance. Every day our community deals with far worse,” stated the letter to the editor that was signed by the Arcola City Council and then-Mayor Mary Etta Anderson. Anderson lost her seat in May and the new mayor declined to address the concern. None of the council members who signed the letter returned phone calls. Anderson said their voices don’t matter. “No one wants to listen to what we have to say. It’s the
THE STAR big money communities who get their way and that’s all I have to say,” Anderson said. She declined to say more though given the opportunity to voice her opinion. “I can only speak for me,” said the mayor of Rosenberg, William Benton, “but the landfill has been there longer than the complainants and I think it’s gonna dramatically increase the price of disposal of trash for not just Rosenberg but the entire county. I don’t think there is adequate justification for closing it. But whatever their issues, I don’t believe there is anything that can’t be overcome.” One hauler, who declined to give his name, worried that he would have increased fees if forced to use another landfill further away. After being investigated by TCEQ, Blue Ridge entered an agreement with TCEQ in April to institute an odor control plan. That includes installing landfill gas wells to collect and control gas. In a prepared statement, Blue Ridge stated: “Blue Ridge Landfill is operated in a manner designed to protect public health and the environment. We regularly monitor and report our activities to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and we strive to meet or exceed all state and federal regulations. All waste is disposed of within the boundary of a constructed landfill area that has been engineered to protect the environment and meets all federal, state and local regulations. There are many environmental protection systems at Blue Ridge Landfill.” Jeff Wiley, President and CEO of the Greater Fort Bend Economic Council said they are “good corporate citizens.” “I would say I have only limited information about the issue but for what it is worth, I do know that Republic Services, the owner of the landfill is a good corporate citizen. They contribute to the community through tipping fees and many cities, communities and non-profits benefit as a result. No one wants a landfill in their back yard but unfortunately
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Businesses burglarized by same man From staff reports FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
Sugar Land police are looking for at least one man who spent the evening of Aug. 13 stealing. Police believe the man spent about 25 minutes at the office building located at 14100 Southwest Freeway before arriving at a second office building at 2245 Texas Drive just before 7 p.m. He was seen on video exiting the second office building at about 8:30 p.m. with a black backpack and other items. Police later found evidence of forced entry, and an employee of Retriever Communications reported missing electronics. Surveillance video confirms the man returned to the office building at 14100 Southwest Freeway at 8:53 p.m. He
Sugar Land police are seeking this man, seen here in surveillance video, in connection with burglaries that occurred Aug. 13. (Submitted photo)
was seen on video leaving the building with a backpack full of items at 10:40 p.m. Police found evidence of forced entry into several offices owned by different business on the third, fourth and fifth floors. Cash and electronics were missing. Surveillance videos at both locations show a black man with a backpack wearing blue jeans, a white polo shirt with stripes and a black Nike baseball cap. He was about 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 40-55 years old. Surveillance video is posted at www.sugarlandtx.gov/ burglary184395. Anyone with information should call the Sugar Land Police Department at 281-275-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE The Palmer Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. at the Quail Valley Utility District office, 3134 Cartwright Road, Missouri City, Texas 77459. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. FOR the proposal:
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The following table compares taxes on the average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
H COUNCIL, FROM PAGE 1 population with a maximum deviation no greater than 10 percent between the most populated and least populated council member district. Sugar Land’s citizen redistricting committee includes Chairman Randy Garbs, Councilmember Himesh Gandhi, Tina Gibson, Dr. Mary Harrell, Russell Jones, Louis Manuel, Apurva Parikh, Sapana Patel and Councilmember Bridget Yeung. Committee meetings were held from June 25 to Aug. 14. The committee’s work was guided by outside legal counsel, state and federal law, and guidelines adopted by city council. City council also approved resolution 18-19 that established criteria for use in the 2018 redistricting process, created a framework to guide redistricting plans and assisted city efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state laws.
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A recent international study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine analyzed data that shows that the use of corticosteroid medications may help speed up the recovery from severe pneumonia. Pneumonia is a respiratory condition characterized by the inflammation of the lungs leading to difficulty breathing on one’s own. The data showed that those with pneumonia, who were discharged one day early from the hospital, had less need for a ventilator while in the hospital than those who were not on steroids. In addition, the rate of death from pneumonia was reduced. Researchers did advise that more studies will be needed before hospitals routinely use corticosteroids in cases of pneumonia, to thoroughly examine all of the necessary details. Since corticosteroids are inexpensive medications, this research can also help with reducing healthcare costs. These results with the help of other studies may set a standard for further research in this area. Corticosteroids (prednisone, hydrocortisone, cortisone) are medications that help reduce inflammation or swelling in the body. Since these medications can suppress the immune system, they carry the possibility of many side effects such as high blood sugars, high blood pressure, and weight gain especially to the face and back of the neck, mood swings, increased appetite, and difficulty falling asleep. Steroids come in different dosage including injections, inhaler, pills, or as creams and lotions.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE The Palmer Plantation Municipal Utility District #2 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. at Lake Olympia Civic Association, 180 Island Boulevard, Missouri City, Texas 77459. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. FOR the proposal: AGAINST the proposal:
James Wagner, Jim Gasper, Larry Eaton, Bob Butzke, Lawrence Bell None
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The following table compares taxes on the average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
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$1,106.60
General exemptions available (excluding senior citizen’s or disabled person’s exemptions)
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NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight 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 rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code. Should you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact the tax office at 281-482-0216.
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League-leading Skeeters continue hot streak By Joe Southern JSOUTHERN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM
The wins just keep coming for the Sugar Land Skeeters as they have gone 7-3 in their last 10 games as of Sunday. After taking five of seven games from the Somerset Patriots during their last home stand, the Skeeters went on the road where they split two games against the Lancaster Barnstormers, only to have Sunday’s game rained out. A make up game will be announced later if necessary. As of now, the Skeeters are dominating the rest of the Atlantic League by such a big margin that it may not be needed. Sugar Land is 67-34 overall, eight games ahead of Freedom Division rival Lancaster, the next best team. The Skeeters won the first half of the season in the Freedom Division, earning a playoff spot. They lead the second half 26-12, five games over the Barnstormers. The Skeeters began last week with an 8-0 shutout of the Patriots on Monday. Yasutomo Kubo earned his third win of the season as a Skeeter, getting some offensive help from Matt Chavez who belted a tworun homer. Dallas Beeler picked up his seventh win of the season for the Skeeters on Tuesday with a 6-4 win. Juan Silverio went 3-4 with a run-batted-in and scoring two runs. The Patriots came back on Wednesday
Alvaro Rondon drops his bat after getting a hit Thursday in the Skeeters 3-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots. (Photo by Joe Southern)
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W L GB Sugar Land Skeeters 26 12 0 Lancaster Barnstormers 19 15 5 York Revolution 18 19 7.5 S. Maryland Blue Crabs 16 21 9.5 Liberty Division W L GB Long Island Ducks 23 15 0 Somerset Patriots 22 17 1.5 New Britain Bees 18 19 4.5 Road Warriors 7 31 16
with a 2-0 victory over Sugar Land. Vince Molesky got
the win and Konner Wade took the loss. Silverio was 2-4 at the plate. The final game of the series saw the Skeeters bounce back with a 3-2 win behind Chavez’s 10th inning walk-off homer. Kraig Sitton got his third win of the season. The Skeeters got a rough start to their road trip, falling to the Barnstormers 4-1 on Friday. Vicente Campos was tagged with the loss. Barrett Barnes was 1-4 with the run-batted-in for the Skeeters. Saturday’s game was intense, with the
Skeeters pulling off a 5-4 win in the 11th inning. Austin Adams got his third and final win for the Skeeters. The next day his contract was purchased by the Minnesota Twins for AA assignment. Felipe Paulino earned his 26th save of the season. Silverio was 2-4 at the plate, scoring two runs. Schedule Following a day off on Monday, the Skeeters have three games at Somerset before returning home for three games with the New Britain Bees. They get an-
Juan Silverio, who was named the Fort Bend Star’s Skeeter of the Week, catches a ball during Thursday’s game against the Somerset Patriots. (Photo by Joe Southern)
other Monday break and then take on Southern Maryland for three games and Lancaster for three. Friday’s game will be followed by fireworks and country singer Jack Ingram will perform after Saturday’s game. Transactions The Skeeters signed Daniel Robertson on Aug. 14 and picked up Lucas Irvine in a trade from outside the league on Aug. 17. Simon Castro was released on Aug. 17. Pitcher Austin
Adams had his contract purchased by the Minnesota Twins (AA) on Aug. 19. Skeeter of the Week Juan Silverio has been providing many of the heroics for the team last week. Through his first 27 games with the Skeeters, Silverio has hit .333/.375/.533 with five home runs and 19 RBIs. Silverio has driven in a run in six of his last nine games, while also going on a ninegame hitting streak, and has gone 16-for-36 (.444) with 11 RBIs over that span.
Foster edges Travis in playoff atmosphere By Bill McCaughey FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
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The Travis Tigers volleyball team came up just a few points short last Tuesday against the visiting Foster Falcons. With the scored tied 14-14 in the fifth set, the Falcons scored the next two points to claim the win, 3-2. Foster started out fast as they won the first two sets, 25-12 and 25-17. In the third set, Travis jumped out to a 10-6 lead, but Foster tied it up at 16. Travis’ coach Nicole Hitt then called a timeout. “I think they just realized they weren’t playing their best and they didn’t want to go out that way,” Hitt said. “We just stepped it up and focused on talking more and bring up our energy more. We were just able to turn it around.” From then on, only a point would separate the two teams until the Tigers went ahead 24-22. Foster scored to make it 24-23 but Travis scored the final point to win the set, 25-23. With the win, the Travis fans suddenly came to life, led by cheering from the junior varsity team. Foster’s junior varsity team was not to be outdone, and by the time the fourth set began, the noise level was deafen-
Travis’s Emily Deleon waits for the ball to clear the net against Foster. (Photo by Bill McCaughey)
ing. “The loud noise really helped with our intensity level,” Hitt said. “It really helped bring up our level of play.” The fourth set saw the teams tied at 13-13. Travis then grabbed a three-point lead and held on to it until Foster crept to within one at 21-20. Travis then closed it out with a 25-22 win. The fifth set was close the entire set. With the score tied 14-14 and everyone in the gym standing, Foster was able to score the final two points to win the set and the match.
“This type of match really helps us prepare for our district play and the playoffs,” Foster coach Morgan Hunter said. “You don’t get to play many five-set matches, so we want to learn from them. We just didn’t give up tonight.” While disappointed with the loss, Travis coach Hitt was pleased with her team’s effort. “They showed some fight and that is good. We just have to set the bar a little higher,” Hitt said. “That’s our goal, to get just a little better every game.”
Texans stun 49ers in second preseason game By Bill McCaughey FOR THE FORT BEND STAR
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The Houston Texans beat the San Francisco 49ers 16-13 last Saturday night at NRG Stadium. It was the second preseason game for both teams and to real football fans, its only significance came in the three drives in the first quarter by two of the best quarterbacks in the league. Deshaun Watson played only on the Texans’ first drive, but he led the Texans on an 11-play, 79-yard drive to the end zone. Watson completed five of eight passes for 73 yards for a quarterback rating of 131.8. The key play was a 37-yard pass to Bruce Ellington. “Deshaun (Watson) hit me on a slant. He hit me on the run, so the rest was me just going out there and just doing what I do. A couple of plays later, he hit me in the end zone,” Ellington said. Watson also had a 22-yard pass to Ryan Griffin. The touchdown came on a fourth down and goal from the one-yard line, where Watson found Ellington
Chris Reid of Missouri City (in face paint) congratulates Houston Texans receiver Bruce Ellington, who leaped into the stands after scoring a touchdown on the Texans opening drive in Saturday’s preseason game at home against the San Francisco 49ers. The Texans won the game 16-13. (Photo by Joe Southern)
in the end zone. “Yeah, we wanted to start fast. I thought he (Watson) did a nice job of that. He went down the field. I guess he was 5-for-8, but I think he had three drops on the drive. So, I thought he did some nice things,” Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien said. “We were able to play at a pretty
good tempo and get in the end zone. So, that was good.” The 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo, the long-time backup to Tom Brady in New England, had two drives in the first quarter. The first drive ended with a Garop-
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polo two-yard pass to Trent Taylor for a touchdown. “They played man. They had good coverage down there. Trent (Taylor) was later in my progression and everything, so he had a little longer to get open. He kept running across the back of the end zone. I am assuming he ran a great route off the bat, I didn’t really see it. He does a great job down there getting open,” Garoppolo said. “Every day Trent seems to get more and more comfortable for sure. There’s little things here and there that you can still see are not 100 percent with him, but those will only get better as time goes.” Garoppolo’s last drive ended when the Texans’ Johnson Bademosi intercepted the ball on the Houston 17-yard line. In those two drives, Garoppolo completed 10 of 12 passes for 136-yards for a quarterback rating of 106.9. For those fans that stayed for the entire game, they saw the Texans win the game on a 41-yard pass from Joe Webb III to Vyncint Smith for a touchdown with 34 seconds to go in the game to
H LANDFILL, FROM PAGE 2B they are necessary. Without landfills proximate to population centers, the number of trucks, road maintenance and cost of disposal would surely increase as would the rates charged to consumers. Hopefully the parties will be able to reach solutions that
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give the Texans a 16-13 lead and the game. “I just read the defense and ran down the middle of the field and read which way I should go. I kept my eyes on Joe (Webb III) and he stepped up and made a good throw,” Smith said. “It was very special to get my first touchdown, second catch and it’s the biggest play of my NFL career, so far. I’m enjoying it either way.” For the game, San Francisco had 305 passing yards to 250 for the Texans, and the 49ers outrushed the Texans 83 to 72. The 49ers also had five turnovers, while the Texans had two turnovers. For the most part, O’Brien was pleased with the team’s performance at home, particularly Watson’s. “We talked a lot about playing at home. With this being our first home game and wanting to go out and play well in front of the Houston fans, it was good to get off to a good start and it was good to finish the game like that. I thought Joe (Webb III) did a nice job on that last drive,” O’Brien said. The Texans are now 2-0 in the preseason. This Saturday they travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams at 3 p.m. Quan Bray makes a diving fingertip catch for the Houston Texans while Emmanuel Moseley defends for Houston Texans quarterback Joe Webb III gats a pass off the San Francisco over San Francisco 49ers defender Jeremiah Attaochu dur49ers. (Photo by Joe ing Saturday’s preseason game at NRG Stadium. The TexSouthern) ans won 16-13. (Photo by Joe Southern)
Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel reacts as he is hit by a pitch by Colorado Rockies pitcher German Marquez during the Aug. 14 game at Minute Maid Park. The Rockies won the game 5-1. The next night, the Astros pounded the Rockies 12-1. As of Sunday, the defending World Series champions were leading the American League West with a 75-49 record. (Photo by Joe Southern)
make coexistence manageable,” said Wiley. The question isn’t whether they have a right to be there, say homeowners affected by the odor. Some say this is an example of what happens when the state of Texas wants to be business friendly at the expense of its citizens. “This is a great state to do business in. You are given a lot of leeway. But the state
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of Texas is not exercising strong enough controls,” Mears said. According to Mears, the state essentially told the garbage company, “we don’t need the high cost of permits and inspectors. We trust you to moderate yourself.” There is a reason Republic Service has the cheapest rates, said Mears. After thousands of com-
plaints from residents about the smells, an enforcement team from the state capital of Austin investigated. He said TCEQ “only looked back a year and a half, and every single quarter of self-monitoring, the landfill failed every single event. They violated federal rules,” said Mears. They were fined thousands of dollars. For Mears, the question isn’t should homes be near the
landfill. “If you are a business, you don’t have the right to pollute land next to it. You don’t have the right to pollute your neighbor’s house.” In filing suit against the landfill owners, the city of Pearland said it wants the organization to fix the mess next door. They said they are not trying to close down the business.
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They violated federal rules,” said Mears, claiming they were fined thousands of dollars. For Mears, the question isn’t should homes be near the landfill. “If you are a business, you don’t have the right to pollute land next to it. You don’t have the right to pollute your neigh-
bor’s house.” In filing suit against the landfill owners, the city of Pearland said it wants the organization to fix the mess next door. They said they are not trying to close down the business. “The City of Pearland requests this court to issue a temporary restraining order,
a temporary injunction and a permanent injunction, ordering BRL to immediately cease and desist all of its illegal activity described herein, and mandating BRL to immediately correct the defects in design and operation of the site that have allowed the nuisance odor to persist unabated.”
The Fort Bend Star thanks Adrienne Barker, Director and Chief Development Officer, and Drayton Dupree, Visitor Services and Operations Manager, and their team at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences at Sugar Land for their service during the Star’s 40th anniversary event.
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The University Branch Library will host the games, 7-8 p.m., at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land. Board games, Wii video games, cards, LEGOs, and puzzles will be available, families are welcome to bring their own games. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281633-5100 or 281-633-4734.
SPORTING CLAYS TOURNAMENT
The Kick Off Reception for the Boys and Girls Clubs tournament will take place at OCuSoft, 3044 Southwest Fwy, Rosenberg, beginning at 8 p.m. Learn more about the Fort Bend Boys and Girls Clubs and sign up for the tournament. For more information and to RSVP, email lrenaud@ bgcgh.org.
THURSDAY, AUG. 23 IS YOUR RETIREMENT AT RISK WORKSHOP
St. Catherine of Sienna Episcopal Church 4747 Sienna Parkway, Missouri City, is hosting the session, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Speakers will provide insights on how to be prepared in retirement and to manage retirement savings. Free and open to the community. For more information, contact melinda@siennachurch.org or call 281-778-2046.
SATURDAY, AUG. 25 TEXAS TALKS: TEXAS AND THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA, POST CIVIL WAR
The George Memorial Library will host the history program, 1:30 to 3 p.m., at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Dr. Nicholas Cox, a professor of Texas and U.S. History, will discuss the military, political, and social changes in Texas after the American Civil War (1860-1880s), with a focus on Fort Bend County. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281342-4455 or 281-633-4734.
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY: EVERYTHING YOUR NEED TO KNOW
First Colony Branch Library will present the program, 2-4 p.m., at 2121 Austin Parkway in Sugar Land. Learn about the equipment needed, where to buy it, the average cost of the equipment, and how to build certain components. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-238-2800 or 281-633-4734.
THE HARVEY EXPERIENCE: ONE YEAR LATER
Fort Bend Recovers…With Creativity presents works of art submitted by Hurricane Harvey victims. Visit this free exhibit to see original interpretations of the event. Constellation Field, noon to 2 p.m. For more information visit fortbendrecovers.org/with-creativity.
SUNDAY, AUG. 26 FORT BEND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMANCE
At the George Memorial Library, 2-3 p.m., in the meeting room of the library at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-342-4455 or 281-633-4734.
HURRICANE HARVEY - 1 YEAR LATER
Take a look back at one of the most devastating hurricanes that deeply impacted the North Rosenberg and Cummings Road area. Where we were, where we are and where we are going, as a community. Brazos Park 2-6 p.m. Free food, family fun, and games.
THURSDAY, AUG. 30 GUARDIANSHIP AND ALTERNATIVES
Brazos Bend Guardianship Services is hosting the event at the George Memorial Library 1001 Golfview in Richmond, 6:30-8:30p.m. Receive information on obtaining legal guardianship of an incapacitated loved one. Open to the public. RSVP to: 281-232-7701 or by e-mail: kmonroe@ brazosbendguardianship.org or visit www.brazosbendguardianship.org.
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Join us at the Fort Bend New Team Kick Off Party, 6-7 p.m., Safari Texas Ranch, 11627 FM 1464, Richmond. For more information, call 800-2723900 or visit https://fortbendkickoff2018.eventbrite.com to reserve a spot. Join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/alztexFortBend.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 KIDS YOGA
An introductory class will take place at the Sugar Land Branch Library for children in grades kindergarten through 5, 10:30 a.m., at 550 Eldridge. Children attending will learn basic movements and how to stay physically fit with regular exercise. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-238-2140 or 281-633-4734.
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COLOR YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
A membership meeting will be held at 11 a.m. at Gallery Furniture Atrium, 7227 West Grand Parkway South, Richmond. Attendees are encouraged to bring a guest to learn about the important work of women to help keep Texas red. Everyone is welcome, including all elected officials and those who are candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot. Lunch is $15. RSVP to MarilynDavis17@gmail.com by Friday, Sept. 21.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 OUTRUN HUNGER 5K
Pollinators and Pollinator Gardens, 6:30 p.m., Rosenberg Civic Center, 3825 Texas 36 South, Rosenberg. Without honeybees and native pollinators, our tables would be bare of fruit and many vegetables. Bee Harmony Director Ed Erwin will share his passion for pollinators and the native plant gardens that encourage them. Free and open to the Public. For more information, call 281.633.7033 or email mmcdowell@ag.tamu. edu.
MONDAY, SEPT. 10 PECAN GROVE WOMEN’S CLUB
The group will meet at the Pecan Grove Plantation Country Club at 9:30 a.m. The fall program offers a fabulous quilt show. The quilts will be presented by members. Make reservation by contacting Kay at 281-2384002 kkmcninch@yahoo.com or Linda at 281-342-8575 lindasaad@gmail. com. Reservation deadline is Sept.6.
MOM’S MINGLE; HONORING MOMS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Hope For Three, Therapy and Beyond, and United in Autism are hosting the evening of eats, gifts, networking and laughs featuring comedian Kirk Smith from 6-9 p.m. The event is free for the first 100 pre-registered mom’s. Visit HopeForThree.org/event/moms-mingle or call 281-245-0640; email contact@hopeforthree.org.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Sugar Land Branch Library will host the information session, 6-8 p.m., 550 Eldridge. Learn positive financial habits. Free and open to the public, registration is required. Call 281-238-2140 to register.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 AND WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 JOB-SEARCH SURVIVAL WORKSHOP
The First Colony Branch Library will present the workshop from 5:308:30 p.m, at 2121 Austin Parkway in Sugar Land. The two-part series is designed to help all job-hunters. Free and open to the public, registration is required by calling 281-238-2800.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 FIST FULL OF DOLLARS
The Exchange Club of Missouri City presents the dinner and dance with a live auction and raffle benefiting local scholarships. Quail Valley City Centre, 2880 La Quinta Dr., Missouri City 77459, 6:30-11 p.m. Visit: www. exchangeclubmc.org for more information about sponsorships and tickets, or call 281-499-7199.
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Take a bite out of hunger with a brisk walk or 5K run at the inaugural OutRun Hunger 5k Family Walk/Run. Registration is now open, proceeds will benefit the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry. A kids’ run begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 5K race at 9 a.m. These events start and finish at the Harvest Green Farmhouse, 3400 Harvest Corner Drive. A DJ, bounce houses, food trucks and more await at the finish line. Register online at www.signmeup.com/outrunhunger5k. Attendees are asked to bring canned food items to donate. Visit https://www. harvestgreentexas.com for more information.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 FRIENDS OF CHILD ADVOCATES FALL COFFEE
The public is invited to attend and join us for the fall coffee social in the home of Cathy Stubbs, at 10 a.m. Help support a variety of activities benefiting the children served by Child Advocates of Fort Bend and the volunteers who help them. For more information on the friends group, the location, and to RSVP for the event, call Kristin at 713-384-8096.
ONGOING RICHMOND-ROSENBERG ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP
Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias are invited to attend the first Thursday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 400 Jackson Street in Richmond, across from the historic Fort Bend County Courthouse. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 713-314-1313 or 1-800-272-3900.
QUAIL VALLEY WINE SOCIETY
Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month for education of wines, food pairings and fellowship at the Quail Valley City Centre, 2880 LaQuinta, Missouri City. For more information, call 281-437-6798 or jackipauley@ comcast.net
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Pregnancy Resource Medical Center has moved to 4411 Avenue N in Rosenberg across from Navarro Middle School. Volunteers are needed on a continual basis. For information on volunteering or supporting the PRMC in other ways, email info@prmcfortbend.org.
4-H, FOOD & NUTRITION
Fort Bend 4-H is looking for input from the community on how it can better serve the public. To learn more about 4-H projects, join 4-H at 7 p.m. at the University Library ( 14010 University Blvd Sugar Land), visit fortbend4h.eventbrite.com or call 281-342-3034.
STORY SPINNERS WRITING CLUB
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12 AND MONDAY, SEPT. 17 JOB SEARCH SURVIVAL WORKSHOP
The Sienna Branch Library will present the workshop from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd, Missouri City. The two-part series is designed to help all job-hunters. Free and open to the public, registration is required by calling 281-238-2900.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 HURRICANE PREPARATION SEMINAR
Save the date to attend a presentation by Mike Stone at Christ Church Sugar Land, 3300 Austin Parkway. Stone is the general manager of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2. Email janr@ christchurchsl.org or call 281-690-4773 for more information.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 PICNIC AND FUN RUN
Dream4Adoption will sponsor their second annual run at Memorial Park in Sugar Land. The walk/run begins at 9 a.m., followed by the picnic. Each adult registered will have a chance in the mystery box give away. T-shirts given to paid registered guests signed up before Sept. 9. Visit dream4adoption.org to register.
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Hosted by the George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond. 5:30 to 8 p.m. All levels welcome to write, share, learn and support. Free and open to the public. The program meets on the third Thursday of every month. For more information, call 281-342-4455 or 281-633-4734.
ADOPT A SHELTER CAT
Fort Bend Pets Alive is partnering with Half Price Books in Sugar Land to find homes for shelter cats and to promote literacy among young readers. School aged children are invited to come read to a cat, receive an “I read to a cat” bookmark and be eligible to adopt a cat for 50 perecent off that day. Held 1:30- 4:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at 3203 Hwy 6 S, Sugar Land.
FORT BEND RECOVERS HURRICANE HARVEY HELP
Those needing help with a recovery plan for home repairs, or any unmet needs, Fort Bend Recovers is here to help. Call one of these Helplines today: Case Management Helpline 281-207-2555, Spiritual/Emotional Helpline: 281-207-2505, Lone Star Legal Aid 866-659-0666. A case manager will contact you and get you started on your road to recovery. Visit www.fortbendrecovers.org for more information and to donate.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
The Sienna Branch Library, 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd in Missouri City presents a variety of programs every month. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-238-2900 or 281-633-4734.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 24 FORT BEND REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Celebrate the weekend with a splash of color at Harvest Green, The Farmhouse, 3400 Harvest Drive. Free artistic activities include an art market and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, a tie-dye station (bring your own t-shirt), live music, food trucks and more. Sunday is Community Coloring Day from noon to 4 p.m. The public can sketch and color with free supplies as well as contribute to a community painting. For more information, visit www.harvestgreentexas.com/coloryourweekend.
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