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Fort Bend County News

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17 hrs ago | KHWB-TV Houston

Woman Found Guilty in Attempted Murder of Cop

A woman accused of trying to kill a local officer has been found guilty. Dash cam video from the June 2006 high-speed chase through Fort Bend County was compelling evidence for the jury.

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Yesterday | Houston Chronicle

Fort Bend detectives: Man killed wife, claimed suicide

A Fort Bend County man who told sheriff's deputies his wife had killed herself has been indicted on a murder charge after investigators took a closer look at the case.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Cinco Ranch, TX, Katy, TX, Galveston County, TX

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Click2Houston.com

Teacher Charged With Sex With Students

A Willowridge High School teacher is accused of having inappropriate sexual relationships with students, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Pearland, TX, Brazoria County, TX

Killeen Daily Herald

County approves electronic paperwork

By Justin Cox Killeen Daily Herald Bell County residents will soon have the ability to electronically file paperwork with the county, eliminating the hassle of a trip to Belton.

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Related Topix: Killeen Metro, Killeen, TX, Belton, TX, Bell County, TX

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Abc13.com

A farmer has been arrested, accused of shooting down a model airplane flying near his property

A farmer in Fort Bend County has been arrested, accused of shooting down a model airplane flying near his property.

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Related Topix: Rosenberg, TX

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Herald-Coaster

County looking for gas money

Rising gasoline prices aren't cutting just into your pocketbook. Governmental agencies are feeling the pinch, too.

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Related Topix: Richmond, TX

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Freerepublic.com

Native American beliefs clash with rural district's dress code

A small rural school district in Fort Bend County and a determined mother are tangled in a dispute over hair.

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Related Topix: Needville, TX, Education Etc.

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Fort Bend Sun

Republican Party of Fort Bend County gets new leadership

The Republican Party of Fort Bend elected a new slate of officials to serve for the next two years.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Is the air in Fort Bend County safe?

For Karen Coney's kids, sometimes the outdoors can be their biggest enemy. "Since I moved out here, their asthma has been much worse," Coney, a Missouri City resident, said.

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Related Topix: Missouri City, TX, Tomball, TX, Houston Metro

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Needville ISD upholds ban on boy with long hair

The school board of this rural Fort Bend County school district denied a request to let a 5-year-old boy with long hair attend kindergarten this fall.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Needville, TX

Tue Jul 15, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Deputy walks in on robbery at CVS, exchanges gunfire with suspect

An off-duty Fort Bend County deputy was forced to open fire Monday morning when he walked into a robbery at a CVS.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Officer.com

Robber, Off-Duty Houston Deputy Exchange Shots

An off-duty deputy constable and a robber exchanged gunfire early Monday, police told KPRC Local 2. Houston police said Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Deputy Constable E.K. Duncan was inside a CVS Pharmacy on ...

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Related Topix: Houston, TX

Houston Chronicle

Fort Bend deputies say arrest may clear many cases

Fort Bend County sheriff's deputies say they may have solved a lot more than just one case recently after arresting a man suspected of prowling in a neighborhood on the county's north side.

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Related Topix: Harris County, TX, Cinco Ranch, TX

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

'Sloppy' investigation leads to acquittal

Five years ago, Elizabeth Clark and her husband Randy were on a motorcycle at a Fort Bend County intersection when a suspected drunk driver came barreling through.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Tip leads to fugitive's arrest in Fort Bend County

A man on Texas' Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list was captured after police received a tip from Crime Stoppers that he would be at a Fourth of July family gathering.

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Related Topix: Gregg County, TX

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Sugar Land bust nets $1 M in cocaine

Authorities in Fort Bend County have seized 52 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $1 million.

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Related Topix: Sugar Land, TX

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Capital charge downgraded to murder in Fort Bend

A capital murder charge was downgraded to murder in a plea arrangement because of Fort Bend County prosecutors' concerns that the defendant's confession would be thrown out of court.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Abc13.com

A Rosenberg mother wants a school bus driver fired

A Rosenberg mother wants a school bus driver fired for putting her daughter through a traumatic experience.

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Related Topix: Rosenberg, TX, Beasley, TX

Mon Jul 07, 2008

KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

Court upholds "shopping" murder conviction

The conviction and sentence of a Texas man condemned for a fatal stabbing during what was described as a "shopping" trip to rob illegal immigrants was upheld Monday by a federal appeals court.

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Related Topix: El Campo, TX, US News, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Rosenberg, TX

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Abilene Reporter-News

Bloodless bullfight safe for bull, not for matador

Matador Enrique Delgado "El Cicion de Monterey" gets ready for the Bloodless bullfighting held in the Houston-area for the first time in more than two decades at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds on Saturday, ...

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Rosenberg, TX, Federal Detention Center, Houston, Federal Prisons

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