Author: Claire Shoop

Fort Bend County Health & Human Services reported 2,865 coronavirus cases in the week from Aug. 14-20.

Child Advocates of Fort Bend CEO Ruthanne Mefford said the nonprofit is in need of the community’s support as demand for its services has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

FBISD’s Pandemic Management Plan includes a series of data-driven indicators that will help guide the district’s decision making on how and when to open and close schools for in-person instruction.

The incumbent mayor and at-large City Council members are running for re-election. They will each face at least one challenger.

Only Fort Bend ISD students are eligible to receive meals, and prices will be set using the student’s current meal status—free, reduced price or paid.

Paradigm at First Colony has had a total of 85 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 18 deaths, according to state data.

Of the 824 cases, the county attributes 650 or 78.5% to a backlog caused by a change in the tracking system used to report cases.

Advanced Centers are not staffed with full-time bankers. Instead, digital greeters assist customers with their transactions or connect them to banking specialists via video conference.

Jones said in his first few months as city manager he will work with the mayor, City Council and residents to better understand the direction they hope to move the city in.

Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre said the district is reaching out to special education teachers to ask them to return to their classrooms.