tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149576102012-01-15T12:35:21.313-08:00responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-26452350430010668932011-05-25T05:33:00.000-07:002011-05-25T06:03:04.082-07:00

This site, after nearly 7 years, is being archived. It will be available for searches and historical background information on the area of Missouri City, Texas...Suggested alternative sites for following some of the areas local characters & their politricks: ">http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_195822643783611&ap=1http://myfortbend.net/orhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ISupportFBISDorg/

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-62091440104013115872011-05-24T10:09:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:45:14.309-07:00

Numerous speakers during the public comments section of the FBISD BOT meeting Monday night congratulated the newly elected members of the board of trustees. Dr. Patsy Taylor and Bruce Albright officially took their seats and joined a coalition in voting in an entirely new board president, vice president and secretary as their first order of business....Update: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/05/

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Click the title link...

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Updates and full election results: http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/upload/images/elections_administration/election_results/er110514_01.pdf

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UPDATE on voter request for state election monitors:http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/fort_bend/news/article_0ee69c23-48f0-5e89-999a-5926b6aee992.html FB Sunhttp://www.fortbendstar.com/?p=2579 FB Star

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-26516499889813525982011-05-09T06:30:00.000-07:002011-05-09T06:31:55.057-07:00

See: http://www.myfortbend.net/news/local/politics/1373-fbw-request-reportedly-made-to-state-to-monitor-local-elections

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-50266787985225557382011-05-02T18:35:00.000-07:002011-05-02T18:36:11.364-07:00

Click the title link above for the full release...

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-43957120172447005162011-04-20T13:04:00.001-07:002011-04-20T13:06:02.498-07:00

--The Johnson Development Co. is the one and the same that pushed up to 2700 school zoning buster apartments on Sienna, hundreds more on Riverstone and now up to 1600 on the SL Imperial Sugar Project.......--click the title link above for more--

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-50050658416472856782011-04-19T05:15:00.000-07:002011-04-19T05:18:36.608-07:00

Click the title link above for the full article....

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-25699053960637139422011-04-13T13:40:00.001-07:002011-04-13T13:40:45.823-07:00

See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/04/13/51343"First, why did the Board reward Dr. Jenney with a new 5-year contract? It has become painfully clear that he is masterful at manipulation and that democracy is not evident on this board. Board meeting after board meeting I have watched him whisper to the board president. She listens attentively to the Superintendent, then begins to maneuver the

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-44815219422342010682011-04-10T17:59:00.001-07:002011-04-10T18:00:10.149-07:00

See: http://www.fortbendstar.com/?p=727

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-41371030356199752742011-04-08T14:36:00.000-07:002011-04-08T14:39:53.057-07:00

Developers Use Home Owner Associations (HOAs) to Hide behind The Mantra of “Protecting Property Values” While They Streamline The Utter Destruction of Property and Community.How is this crime perpetrated? Easily, it is a game of homeowner diversion and ego stroking, with developer control of the political process and community spending. In the end, communities are “finished off” (ambiguity

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-34730065440662504112011-04-07T10:25:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:45:21.485-07:00

Click the title link above for more...Related: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/fort_bend/news/article_bd4883c3-da5a-5007-9a52-8d87eb0ff4cd.html

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-69799091387178545052011-04-06T07:41:00.000-07:002011-04-06T07:44:35.539-07:00

MCC comment: Will these further exacerbate school zoning problems and over-crowding like the ones in Sienna & Riverstone by the same development company...? Currently at BMS in Sienna students, because of over-crowding, are being bussed out of the neighborhood...stay tuned!

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-2781380682666292732011-04-05T05:53:00.000-07:002011-04-05T05:54:40.244-07:00

See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/04/04/51196MCC comment: This will be the 4th out of 5 years that the current district leadership has been unable to balance the budget and had maintained record bond debt at over 1.5 billion dollars. Don't be fooled by the finger pointing...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-82636091810587727852011-04-02T14:47:00.000-07:002011-04-02T14:49:18.472-07:00

MCC question: Just how many property tax busting, school over-crowding apts does that make it for this one company in MC and Sugar Land???

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-63347196357154883642011-04-01T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-01T04:30:38.889-07:00

See: http://fbindependent.com/fbisd-candidates-spell-out-their-platforms-p3530-1.htm

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-22174236735212344942011-03-29T04:17:00.001-07:002011-03-30T07:31:22.208-07:00

The FBISD teacher association is sponsoring a candidates forum this Thursday evening at 7pm at the Sugar Land Marriot in the town square. Pre-event questions were sent out to all candidates. This should prove to be an interesting event and one of just a few forums available to the public prior to these all important elections. Please attend if you can...the district has been running consecutive

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This is the frontlines in the contemporary property rights battle...

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Click the title link for more...

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>>>With School Over-crowding In Some Areas Of FBISD Already A Problem We Have Houston Development Companies Pushing More High Density Apartments Into Sugar Land....here is an editorial by the president of PCD (if you read between the lines I think you will find this very interesting). Also visit the petition drive site which has kept the public informed on these and other such developments being

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-80046176025142562472011-03-21T18:23:00.000-07:002011-03-21T18:24:58.828-07:00

Just in from the "FBISD Concerns" Facebook Page:Wade WatassekFort Bend ISD Board of Trustees Candidate—Position 1As a candidate for Fort Bend ISD’s Board of Trustees in Position 1, I would like to take this time to introduce myself. Both my wife and I grew up in Quail Valley and graduated from Dulles High School. I earned both a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Houston. For the past 10

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-33235522612024992462011-03-16T08:17:00.000-07:002011-03-19T08:18:22.180-07:00

Home Owner Associations Face Increasing OppositionFrom Homeowners to End “Transfer Fees” Homeowners and Realtors have fought for years to end the controversial Home Owners Associations (HOA) and Freehold Capital Partners private transfer fees charged each time a home sells. Representatives with the Business & Industry Committee will hear House Bill 8 later this week or next. The bill is an

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http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/03/15/50877--Apparently there is some filing confusion in the position 4 race....we will update it when it is corrected.UPDATE 3-15-11 http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/03/15/50889MC filing. Two seats being challenged:--http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/03/15/50883

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Click the title link for more...

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More on the way?

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Click the title link above for the full report--http://www.myfortbend.net/news/education/fbisd/1366-fbisd-announces-yet-another-qfinancial-emergencyq-under-superintendent-jenneyhttp://www.ultimatefortbend.com/stories/236235-fort-bend-isd-declares-financial-emergency-amid-state-cuts

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-62882375094274296132011-03-07T09:13:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:14:57.073-08:00

Did over-spending and over-development lead to the current 4 budget deficits that FBISD is facing???

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Click the title link for access-

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-4781450151748432812011-02-28T13:38:00.000-08:002011-02-28T13:43:43.949-08:00

Click the title link for more...Also see open meeting on this at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y1-TiinaJ4MCC comment: Virtually the same arguments being utilized during the 2005 apartment controversy in Sienna Plantation....Post by Chris Calvin

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Related:http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/02/28/50631

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Apparently in this video Sienna Plantation students are being bussed because of over-crowding to First Colony schools...if you look closely you won't see the superintendent in attendance or any of the current school board members, which wasn't missed by the audience.--click the title link above--

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Click the title link for the full story...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-65705952409363711452011-02-18T12:56:00.001-08:002011-02-21T06:40:10.448-08:00

Update (2-21-11): ">http://fbindependent.com/parents-take-fbisd-zoning-protest-to-the-streets-p3410-1.htmSee: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/02/18/50502MCC comment: Why don't any of the currently seated city council members speak up for these neighborhoods???

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-57700789058177737242011-02-14T11:29:00.000-08:002011-02-16T06:18:39.526-08:00

“The sentences imposed today on Mr. Hill, his wife and his plan commission appointee hopefully will serve as a powerful reminder to all public officials and those who work with them, that seeking to personally profit by abusing the power given them by the voters can and will result in a long prison sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Jacks. “Public corruption is one of the most insidious crimes

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-72353934835511234682011-02-13T13:09:00.000-08:002011-02-16T06:19:31.515-08:00

Just-in from the Houston chronicle fort bend section:(HJR 79 sponsored by Charlie Howard)Rodrigo CarreonFresno, TX As a long time resident of fort bend county, and community activist, I have long been criticized for my attempts to go before local taxing entities and bring to the attention of the public issues related to “taxpayer abuse”. Normally I’m not speaking of the large Houston development

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-62431883670455871102011-02-08T12:46:00.000-08:002011-02-08T12:49:00.551-08:00

“If this administration wants to espouse a hyper-technical enforcement of the Open Records Act, then what they are saying is that we reserve the right to spoon feed our school board and spoon feed our public information that should be readily available when it is completed,” Scott told Fort Bend Now. George Scott--Click the link above for the full article...

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Related: http://pages.prodigy.net/hoadata/http://hoareformcoalition.org/about-us/

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-64928907448564491942011-01-26T04:51:00.000-08:002011-01-26T04:52:16.683-08:00

See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/01/25/50078

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-80338021356034239222011-01-22T06:41:00.000-08:002011-01-27T04:37:51.272-08:00

Update: http://www.fortbendstar.com/012611/n_FBISDDitches.htmFBISD Board Scraps Plan For Global Science CenterBy: Jamie Mock on Fri, Jan 21, 2011News Citing “economic challenges” and several other concerns, the Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees has scraped the controversial plans to build a Global Science and Technology Center...(click above for more)

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Related: http://www.fortbendstar.com/011911/n_FBISDSuperintendent.htm

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-82615961197795957082011-01-17T04:14:00.000-08:002011-01-17T04:15:15.806-08:00

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-84119395763846086892011-01-11T04:16:00.001-08:002011-01-11T04:17:15.232-08:00

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-5889628089663411542011-01-10T13:32:00.001-08:002011-01-11T07:27:30.684-08:00

Click the link above for the full release.....This opinion piece showed up on FBN from a local city council member and long-time conservative reformer Tom Hilton:"It’s about time that some of these fat cats get their just desserts.DeLay (mis)appropriated $500,000 of our taxpayer monies to pay for a sham of a “Feasibility Study” back in 2003 to look at the supposed feasibility of Fort Bend County

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-6050496327034136122011-01-01T07:39:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:10:03.125-08:00

What to watch for in 2011:-The continued hoarding of S20-30 million dollars of the FBISD budget for the planned non-campus based Global Science Museum at the district central office while the district deals with yet another possible record budget deficit (remember they have raised our taxes several times over the last 3-4 years to supposedly deal with this). All while discussing the possible

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-25131141067866436092010-12-20T09:41:00.001-08:002010-12-20T09:42:01.449-08:00

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-4303452676999333722010-12-17T04:21:00.000-08:002010-12-17T04:24:24.710-08:00

Nomination Of FBISD Trustee’s Husband Raises Questions For Some In The DistrictBy: Jamie Mock on Thu, Dec 16, 2010NewsThe nomination of Albert Glover to fill a vacant seat on the Fort Bend County Appraisal District board has resulted in at least one Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees member being “inundated” with phone calls and e-mails from concerned residents. The board

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-1227723016080528682010-12-13T04:21:00.001-08:002010-12-13T09:13:10.543-08:00

See related for a list of lawyers that engage in defending this industry and writing the property code to protect their profits:http://pages.prodigy.net/hoadata/

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-89854923627995279622010-12-07T11:42:00.000-08:002010-12-07T11:43:43.583-08:00

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-88389522932707138762010-12-01T09:40:00.000-08:002010-12-03T08:40:28.729-08:00

Apparently the city believes it is ok to lower their crime rate by including areas not directly in the city limits (but in the ETJ areas). Some of these areas have rather large populations and are serviced by the Sheriffs office and not city police. If they are including these residents, it would tend to lower the rate of crime by inflating the base population numbers used. One other interesting

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& http://www.fortbendstar.com/120110/n_Residents.htmorhttp://www.hcnonline.com/fort_bend/news/article_1aca32f8-34c4-5d1f-a643-df3a51333f72.html

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/texas-tap-water-contaminated-radiation-independent-tests-find/Related background:http://www.nowpublic.com/does_texas_state_agency_tceq_really_work_protect_public

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-81425842816633454712010-11-07T07:42:00.000-08:002010-11-07T07:43:46.387-08:00

Just in from the FB Star:The hubris of leadership....I am often astonished by the arrogance of some of our appointed and elected officials.For example, I recently was informed that FBISD’s global center for science and technology was still on the drawing boards. I thought everyone agreed that in the economic climate of today, the science center was a program we did not have to have.The global

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-640719756182697042010-11-05T04:37:00.001-07:002010-11-05T05:32:37.910-07:00

http://www.click2houston.com/education/25637916/detail.html?taf=houhttp://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7765621&syndicate=syndicate&sectionhttp://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/11/03/48791http://www.fortbendstar.com/110310/n_Campaign.htmhttp://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/11/05/fort_bend_sun/news/sws-_telfair_schools.txt"The school district said there is one major problem -- there's no money to

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responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-34545570388563691062010-11-01T14:12:00.000-07:002010-11-01T14:14:10.689-07:00

Click the title link for more...Nov. 2nd is election day!

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See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/10/26/48587

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-37385240731667310932010-10-22T04:14:00.001-07:002010-10-22T04:15:47.639-07:00

MCC Question: Why Is The FBISD Administration Attempting To Investigate The Missouri City- Marshall High School "Embezzlement" Scandal Internally? Wouldn't it be better handled by an outside agency? Will our reluctant D.A. get involved?http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/10/15/48405Stay tuned for more...

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Click the title link for more...

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County, state and federal mid-term elections early voting starts Monday the 18th...Get more info: http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getsitepage.asp?sitepage=3230

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-35056660541543123622010-10-14T11:35:00.000-07:002010-10-14T11:39:33.391-07:00

"....District 27 State Representative candidate Ron Reynolds says it was a shock when he was confronted this week by a Libertarian candidate questioning Reynolds’ use of the term “representative elect.”Reynolds, a Democrat, was speaking to the Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce when Libertarian candidate Derek Grayson introduced himself.“It was the first I ever heard of him,” said Reynolds, who

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-55327462284103829502010-10-13T13:40:00.001-07:002010-10-13T13:41:32.532-07:00

FBN: Babb Abstains From Voting On FBISD’s Legislative Agenda"Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees member Jim Babb abstained from voting on a legislative agenda at Monday night’s board meeting after expressing concerns about a portion of the document that requested school districts have the right to raise taxes without voter approval..."Click the link above for more...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-52401591283543084212010-10-12T14:32:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:33:48.189-07:00

This bond committee is made up of district vendors (many involved with FBISD) and elected officials...get more...follow the link above.

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-Interesting factoid from the chronicle...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-6840214522286769792010-10-05T19:05:00.000-07:002010-10-05T19:12:52.261-07:00

“...One of the problems when we look at this, if you drive around and look at some of these shopping centers, they are almost totally empty and all that is in there is a daycare center,” said Councilman Jerry Wyatt. “And you wonder why no one else is going in there.”Elackatt said there were two brand-new centers on Hwy. 6 that are virtually empty, and neither has a daycare center.“I am just not

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-72759359673233308162010-10-02T07:19:00.001-07:002010-10-02T07:20:42.479-07:00

http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/stories/216500-state-representative-candidate-fined-11-500Derek Grayson, a constitutional and fiscal conservative, is facing Mr. Reynolds in the TXHD 27 November race. Candidate Reynolds also just finished serving duel sanctions imposed by the Texas Bar Association in 2009 for conduct involving several ex-legal clients.

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-14246564290467479392010-09-28T14:27:00.000-07:002010-09-28T14:30:32.510-07:00

"People are saying, ‘We don't like what we have, we're going to throw them out and we're going to trust that they're going to read the signals right and do something different,'" said Stanford University professor Morris Fiorina. FBH

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-16958685038347973112010-09-23T15:37:00.000-07:002010-09-23T15:41:05.425-07:00

Missouri City council members on Monday officially approved the property tax rate for 2010-11, which will be 52.84 cents per $100 of valuation.While the overall rate remains the same as last year's, it includes a slight increase in the part of the tax rate that goes for city maintenance and operations.Council members stuck with this tax rate despite final appraisal numbers from Fort Bend and

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-78822196431420553962010-09-21T08:13:00.000-07:002010-09-27T04:12:48.820-07:00

Find out which lawyers and management groups control and feed off this industry and your property equity:http://pages.prodigy.net/hoadata/

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-21881151324609210312010-09-14T07:43:00.000-07:002010-09-14T07:44:36.295-07:00

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-41526283142501788622010-09-13T20:57:00.001-07:002010-09-13T21:02:15.739-07:00

Higher tax rate expected in FBISDSeptember 13, 2010 4:26 pm Zen T.C. Zheng, Houston ChronicleIn a few hours, the Fort Bend school district board of trustees is expected to approve a 3.5 cent tax rate increase for 2010-11.The increase would occur on the debt service portion of the property tax rate while the maintenance and operation portion of the rate has been frozen at $1.04 per $100 assessed

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-37861949240610251452010-09-07T14:03:00.000-07:002010-09-09T15:57:21.637-07:00

See: http://www.fortbendstar.com/090110/n_SchoolDays.htmRecent transportation concerns hit home too (remember the supt cut over $20 million from the transportation budget last year after running consecutive record budget deficits for 3 years while increasing our taxes over the same time period)...http://www.fortbendstar.com/090810/n_Parents.htm-Plans are still in the works for the "Global Taj

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-66512606009138387312010-08-30T07:56:00.000-07:002010-08-30T07:58:19.779-07:00

Also see:http://www.ahrc.se/new/index.php/src/news/sub/reporthttp://pages.prodigy.net/hoadata/

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-71422197963332043842010-08-27T04:43:00.000-07:002010-08-27T04:44:47.959-07:00

Interesting facebook release of local school board member...click the title link above.

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-21461809639002495982010-08-21T11:16:00.000-07:002010-08-21T11:26:08.715-07:00

UPDATE ON TEXAS EDUCATION (LOWV Houston Area Education Fund)ACCOUNTABILITY: TEXAS PROJECTION MEASURETPM: The TPM is part of the accountability system that awards schools credit for students who have actually failed state-mandated tests, but who are expected to pass sometime in the future. Texas state Rep. Scott Hochberg, a Houston area representative and chairman of an appropriations subcommittee

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-53009055431071832922010-08-17T14:42:00.001-07:002010-08-17T14:42:47.272-07:00

See: http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/2010/08/district-bus-drivers-dont-get-paid-sick-leave

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-12994753861626192872010-08-14T08:52:00.000-07:002010-08-14T09:31:33.472-07:00

Enjoy the break...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-36113306322292278892010-08-10T11:50:00.001-07:002010-08-10T11:50:33.807-07:00

See this link for more:http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/2010/08/minimum-policy-halts-practice-may-not#comment-8415MCC comment: How much did the district legal vendor and consultants make off this legal challenge to common sense?

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-39383512543479035242010-08-04T08:02:00.001-07:002010-08-08T19:53:35.207-07:00

FBN: Home Owner Associations Growing In Power While With Little Oversight Or TransparencyWed, Aug 4, 2010By, Nancy HentschelHome Owner Association (HOA) and Property Owner Association (POA) living is advertised to promote sales and to manage the homeowner population, but these “corporations” are specifically designed to disenfranchise most if not all the homeowners in the subdivision.The HOA

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-40305733165265282812010-08-02T14:11:00.000-07:002010-08-05T15:39:09.830-07:00

FBN Update 8-3-10: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/08/03/47124Fort Bend Sun Update 8-3-10: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/08/03/fort_bend_sun/news/sws_-_landfill_83.txtGroup wants reversal of state permit on landfillAugust 2, 2010 3:25 pm Zen T.C. Zheng,Despite an agreement reached between a landfill operator and leaders of a resident coalition opposed to that landfill’s expansion in east

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-90086764253998283912010-08-02T13:55:00.000-07:002010-08-02T16:35:51.317-07:00

See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/08/02/47108Post note: According to the FBISD release from 1:30p. this afternoon the district scores improved by over 15% from last years and apparently without the use of the Texas Projection Measure (TPM) or at least the FBISD release says so...Fact ck-Well we called two separate contacts at the TEA and asked for confirmation that FBISD did in fact NOT use

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-28017338946779981642010-07-28T12:41:00.000-07:002010-08-01T15:14:50.217-07:00

FBN Editorial: Fort Bend County Municipalities Need More TransparencyWed, Jul 28, 2010Howard MolineI appreciate the series that Ms. Mock and the rest of (the FortBendNow) staff put together to shed some light on the status of crime reporting for the City of Sugar Land. Those of us in other cities within Fort Bend County would like to see the same type of bright light put on this issue in our own

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-39757600221095702632010-07-26T02:53:00.000-07:002010-07-26T02:54:26.661-07:00

See the above link for more local news and commentary...

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-20553893512156693212010-07-22T11:55:00.000-07:002010-07-22T12:04:15.963-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISSOURICITYCHATTER! Yes it has been 5 years since this site was launched and challenged by a Houston development firm in an attempt to silence community members protesting 2700 additional apartment units coming to the Sienna Plantation community in Missouri City, TX. Since that time we have continued to cover many other land use and politically related issues that may impact the

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-9872212812882332802010-07-19T09:53:00.001-07:002010-07-19T10:05:57.250-07:00

According to the Fort Bend Sun (July 15th, 2010) the ongoing conflict between homeowners in Missouri City living in the Meadowcreek neighborhood of over 700 homes has voted to remove the Holoway Jones Law Firm as legal representative after decades of involvement. As you remember Russell Jones, one of the owners, is a seated Sugar Land and former Missouri City city council member. In recent years

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-58066420196104766772010-07-19T06:37:00.000-07:002010-07-19T06:38:11.854-07:00

Federation makes push for step pay increases and information for membersBy DIANE TEZENOUpdated: 07.16.10The Fort Bend Employee Federation held a recent press conference to announce plans to issue several challenges to the Fort Bend Independent School District.Among the issues are step pay increases for teachers, access to information used to terminate employees in the recent reduction in force

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-70052899325301777662010-07-13T11:32:00.000-07:002010-07-13T11:34:33.375-07:00

One local city council member, Russell Jones, has been reported to be involved in over-turning the Texas Open Meetings Act along with the Texas Municipal League (a municipal government lobby group).

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-89741872423016718322010-07-10T14:21:00.000-07:002010-07-11T09:27:17.665-07:00

BREAKING NEWS on lawsuit in the meadowcreek case coming next...Here it is: SPECIAL MEETING UPDATE ON MEADOWCREEK HOA ABUSE CASE...FBS blurb on FCCA abuses:Something doesn’t smell right.....It’s hard to understand why a civic organization like First Colony Community Association would continue with its plans to fill in five neighborhood pools with dirt for a cost of $1 million and leave them as

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-78905323016350719502010-07-08T07:27:00.000-07:002010-07-08T07:30:54.283-07:00

Get this full story on a dispute that has gone to the courts here in Fort Bend County between hundreds of homeowners and the FCCA HOA that runs the First Colony neighborhood that covers parts of Missouri City and Sugar Land....

responsible_dvlpmntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14957610.post-14511867783816761972010-07-06T15:44:00.000-07:002010-07-06T15:45:51.894-07:00

See: http://myfortbend.net/ (Formerly fortbendweb.com)

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