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U.S. Navy veteran and veteran journalist based in greater Houston, Texas. Member, Military Veterans in Journalism. Socials: linktr.ee/kenfountain
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DA: George attorney should be disqualified due to conflict of interest
Even as attorneys for Fort Bend County Judge KP George are doubling down on their allegations of prosecutorial misconduct against District Attorney Brian Middleton, prosecutors have filed motions of t...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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DA fires back at allegations of misconduct by George's attorneys
In court filings last week, the Fort Bend County District Attorney's office vociferously denies allegations by attorneys for County Judge KP George that District Attorney Brian Middleton acted out of
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November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Of deadlines and revolutions
The vagaries of print deadlines being what they are, I am writing this about a week before Thanksgiving but you're probably seeing it the day before or just afterward. Whichever
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November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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AG: County Attorney does not have exclusive authority in hiring outside counsel
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday issued an opinion stating that Fort Bend County County Attorney General Bridgette Smith-Lawson does not have exclusive authority over the hiring of outsi...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Remembering history: African American Heritage Monument unveiled in Kendleton (w/photos)
The sky was bright with a scattering of clouds on Saturday morning as hundreds of people gathered at Bates M. Allen Park in Kendleton to celebrate the dedication of the
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November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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New Black Cowboy Museum in Kendleton breaks ground (w/photos)
The early fall weather couldn't have been nicer November 4 as dozens of people gathered at Bates M. Allen Park in Fort Bend County's far southwestern edge for the groundbreaking
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November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Turner under investigation for using county employees to care for elderly mother
Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner is being investigated for allegations she directed county employees to provide care for her elderly mother while they were on the county's clock,
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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George's attorneys seek cases' dismissal based on 'prosecutorial misconduct'
In court filings late last week, attorneys for Fort Bend County Judge KP George are seeking dismissal of the several criminal charges he faces because of what they claim is
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November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Redistricting lawyer disputes county attorney's assertion that he shouldn't be paid
The outside attorney who advised Fort Bend County's citizens advisory committee in the recent, highly contentious redistricting effort is challenging County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson's assertion...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Fort Bend commissioners again spar over county attorney's role
The battle over the redistricting of Fort Bend County precinct lines may have ended – barring any future litigation – but a related skirmish continued last week as the Republican
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October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Review: 'Merchant of Venice' brings Vegas glitz to the George (w/photos)
In summer 2024, I wrote a column about my longtime love of the Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park and, during the 1990s, Fort Bend County
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October 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Sugar Land woman files new lawsuit against Fort Bend County medical examiner
Just a week after a federal magistrate dismissed a Sugar Land woman's federal lawsuit against the Fort Bend County medical examiner, filed a new one – with new allegations –
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October 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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In raucous meeting, commissioners pass new district map
In a meeting that was unmatched for drama during Fort Bend County Commissioners Court's months-long battle over redistricting precincts, a Republican majority on Monday passed a new map with two
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October 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Turning back the tide
"You don't have a First Amendment right here."
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September 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Fort Bend plaintiff in Ten Commandments lawsuit explains concerns
Few people in the United States – or indeed, in all the Western world – are unaware of the Ten Commandments, the laws given by God to Moses during the
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September 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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This is the second of two blog posts I wrote in the years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

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A walk in the Lower Ninth Ward
Last week, I took a long-awaited vacation to New Orleans, a city that has long figured in my imagination. In addition to covering a court hearing and doing some of the usual tourist stuff, I had an…
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August 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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This is the first of two blog posts I wrote in the years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

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A cab ride in the Crescent City
I hadn’t been in New Orleans since 2002, three years before Hurricane Katrina swept through and wrought havoc. Though I have several relatives in South Louisiana, most of my experiences here …
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August 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Prosecutors: George used campaign funds to make down payment on house, pay property taxes
In a court document filed on Wednesday, Fort Bend County prosecutors for the first time provide specific details in their felony charge of money laundering against County Judge KP George,
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August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Welcome to the Redistricting Games
Over the past few months, the big story in Fort Bend County has been the effort by Fort Bend County Republicans to do a rare, mid-decade redistricting of the county's
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July 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Commissioners battle over county attorney's role, appoint redistricting committee members
In yet the latest brouhaha over redistricting during a Fort Bend County Commissioner Court meeting, commissioners on Tuesday selected along party lines six members of a proposed 10-member citizens' re...
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July 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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In new film, is being 'good' the new cool?
So, I went to see the new "Superman" movie last week.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Trial pits social-media journalist against Fort Bend sheriff's office
Following a three-day bench trial, a federal judge is expected to rule in the next week or so in a case pitting a self-styled citizen journalist's right to report against
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July 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Commissioners vote along party lines to create citizens' redistricting committee
In the latest salvo in Fort Bend County's ongoing redistricting battle, county commissioners in a party-line vote last week approved a citizens' committee to recommend changes to the county's precinct
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July 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Judge denies George's request for outside judge in his cases
At the end of a nearly two-and-a-half hour hearing last week, a judge quickly dismissed the request of Fort Bend County Judge KP George's attorneys that his several misdemeanor and
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June 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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George announces party switch to Republican
In a move that many Fort Bend County political watchers had long anticipated, County Judge KP George – who is facing numerous criminal charges – announced Wednesday afternoon that he
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June 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM