FBISD Holds Job Fair to Fill Career and Technical Education, Special Education, Early Literacy and Elementary Positions

Fort Bend ISD’s Human Resources Department will host a job fair to fill positions for the 2019-20 school year in the following areas: Career and Technical Education, Special Education, Early Literacy and its newest elementary – Yousafzai Elementary. The job fair will take place Saturday, February...

Dancing With The Stars: Live! Hits The Road This Winter Dancing Across America Performing Live At Smart Financial Centre on February 8th

TV’s biggest dance show returns on tour this winter with Dancing with the Stars: Live! The show will feature fan favorite professional and troupe dancers in a brand-new production showcasing every type of dance style as seen on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars, ranging from ballroom and jazz to...

Fort Bend County Libraries Announces Grand Opening of Mission Bend Branch Library

The grand-opening ceremony of Fort Bend County Libraries’ Mission Bend Branch Library will take place on Saturday, February 9th, beginning at 10 am, at the new library, located at 8421 Addicks Clodine Road in Houston. The grand opening will be officiated by Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Commissioner Grady...

Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation “Platinum Jubilee” Gala Set for January 19th

Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation (SLCAF), Momentum Luxury Motors and Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land are pleased to invite art lovers of Fort Bend County to the 2019 Platinum Jubilee on January 19th at Safari Texas. This year’s theme will celebrate the 20tth anniversary of Sugar Land Cultural Arts....

KaBOOM! and the Rebuild Texas Fund Provide New Play Opportunity for Kids Impacted by Hurricane Harvey

Volunteers from Fort Bend Women’s Center (FBWC) and the community joined Kaboom! on December 15th to transform an empty site into a kid-designed, state-of-the-art playground in just six hours at Fort Bend Women’s Center The new playground will help make play the easy choice for kids and families in the...

“For the Kids We Love” Autism Awareness Luncheon on February 14th

Valentine’s Day, a day where “love is in the air,” goes into overdrive for both the young and seasoned at heart. However, on February 14th, during the annual Hope For Three Luncheon at Safari Texas Ranch, autism advocates, caregivers and so many who champion the organization’s cause will celebrate...

Dance the Night Away with the Fort Bend Education Foundation’s 26th Annual Gala “Disco Fever!”

The Fort Bend Education Foundation’s Gala “Disco Fever!”, presented by Purdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP, celebrates the golden age of disco where you are invited to catch the fever, move your feet, get down and boogie to the beat.  The Gala will occur on March 2nd at the Sugar Land...

Johnson Development Communities Gift $25,000 to Six Fort Bend Schools

The three communities of Johnson Development Corp. served by FBISD have donated more than $25,000 to fund a broad wish list of items including iPads, specialty software and new library books. A request to fund additional crushed granite to help refurbish and improve the safety of a middle school running...

Fort Bend Resident Plays Unique Role in Encouraging Students to Discover and Honor the Teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fort Bend resident and Foley Gardere Partner Claude Treece will once again serve as event chair of the 23rd Annual Foley Gardere Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Competition January 18th at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ in Houston. Treece has served as the event chair since its inception 23...

Social Security and Medicare Presentation at Sugar Land Branch Library

Andrew Hardwick, a Metropolitan Public Affairs Specialist for the Social Security Administration, will present a “Social Security/Medicare Workshop” on Monday, January 14th, from 6:30  to 8 pm, in the Meeting Room at the Sugar Land Branch Library, located at 550 Eldridge. Hardwick will provide an...

Fort Bend ISD Names Elementary 51 in Honor of Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

During a Board Meeting on December 17, the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees voted to name the District’s 51st elementary school Malala Yousafzai Elementary School. The school is named in honor of Malala Yousafzai, an international advocate for education and the youngest person to be named a Nobel Prize...

H‑E‑B Brings Holiday Meal and Good Cheer with Feast of Sharing to Local Seniors 

On December 4th, 2018, H-E-B presented their Feast of Sharing at Fort Bend Seniors (FBS) Meals on Wheels for nearly 200 seniors across Fort Bend and Waller counties. The celebration was held at R.L. “Bud” O’Shieles Community Center at 1330 Band Road in Rosenberg from 10 am-12:30 pm. “The holiday...

Three Hundred Chinese Books Donated to Stafford Msd

Stafford resident Alice Chen remembers the day she decided to donate books to Stafford Municipal School District. She was at home and heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. It was the collapse of her bookcase from the multitude of books she had accumulated through the years. Chen soon decided to...

Family Musical for the Holidays at Inspiration Stage

Sugar Land’s national award-winning community theatre, Inspiration Stage, offers a family-friendly show for the holidays at the historic Sugar Land Auditorium, located at 226 Lakeview Dr. In cooperation with and at the special invitation of iTheatrics and Music Theatre International (MTI), Inspiration...

Fort Bend ISD Voters Approve $992.6 Million Bond Referendum

Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) voters approved a $992.6 million bond package Tuesday, amounting to the largest bond program in the growing District’s history. According to the unofficial results, 74 percent of Fort Bend ISD voters supported the bond proposal. Projects included in the bond...