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Judge Orders City To Turn Over Communications Of Mayor Owen In Record Eminent Domain Case In FBC Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 11:48

Get the full story at: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/07/15/39007

"...there was no required “public necessity” for condemning the property, an act it has called “merely a pretext to confer a private benefit on particular private parties, including the mayor and a number of city council members.” (Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen and councilors Jerry Wyatt, Brent Holaja and Buddy Jimerson all live in Quail Valley)...."

 
FBN: Fort Bend County Ranks As Most Taxed In Texas Print E-mail
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Thursday, 29 January 2009 10:16

Tax Foundation Study Again Hits Fort Bend County Hard For High Property Taxes
January 29th, 2009  |  by Bob Dunn, Fortbendnow

The Tax Foundation has released new Census Bureau data showing Fort Bend County standing alone among a sea of New York counties, all painted as having the nation’s highest property taxes.

The list, titled “Top 20 Counties in Median Real Estate Taxes as a Percentage of Median Home Value, includes Fort Bend at No. 11. Every other county is from New York.

 
County Makes Controversial Selection For Official Newspaper Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 December 2008 04:53

Fort Bend's New Official Newspaper Raises Publisher's Hackles
by Bob Dunn, FortBendNow.com

As of Tuesday, Fort Bend County's official newspaper of record is the India Herald - much to the consternation of the publisher of the Fort Bend Star.

A few weeks ago, county officials rejected all four bids for the county's legal classified business, which along with ancillary legal notices from attorneys and other entities conceivably could be worth in the neighborhood of $75,000 per year.

 


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