October 14, 2026 Fort Bend County continues to be one of the fastest-growing areas in the Houston region, and with that growth comes the responsibility to ensure our transportation infrastructure keeps pace with the needs of our residents and businesses. This morning, I had the opportunity to attend “Driving Fort Read more
October 10, 2026 | Missouri City, Texas One of the most rewarding aspects of serving our community is having the opportunity to meet with young people, hear about their aspirations, and encourage them to pursue their dreams. Today, I had that opportunity while participating in the 2026 STEAM Expo, held Read more
I extremely enjoyed attending the Stafford Municipal School District Community Breakfast on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Leonard Scarcella Administration Building. The morning gave community members an opportunity to see what Stafford students are learning and accomplishing, and to recognize the educators helping them succeed. The students made us Read more
On September 29, I attended the Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Building Fort Bend Breakfast at Safari Texas Ranch in Richmond. The presentations and panel discussion brought together people working in economic development, housing, retail and transportation. Their projects differed, but the conversation kept returning to the same practical question: how Read more
Fort Bend County may be standing at the threshold of one of the largest economic-development opportunities in its history. Tesla is considering southeastern Fort Bend County for Project Crystal Sun, a proposed solar-cell and solar-module manufacturing campus representing approximately $10.1 billion in capital investment. The proposed site encompasses portions of Read more
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, I joined friends and community supporters at FireHorse Saloon in Stafford for the Spazmatics fundraiser benefiting Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels. The music and colorful 1980s attire made for a fun evening, with a purpose that reaches into homes throughout Fort Bend and Waller Read more
Growing up in New Orleans, you learn early that history is never very far away. It is in the names of our streets, the architecture of our neighborhoods, the churches that anchor our communities, the traditions handed down through generations, and the monuments that quietly tell the stories of those Read more
Some of the most important safeguards in county government are not found in a single office, software system or financial policy. They are found in the way independently elected and appointed officials carry out their individual responsibilities while communicating and working together. That was the focus of one of the Read more
Texas is growing at an extraordinary pace, and some of the newest development arriving in our communities looks very different from the traditional subdivisions, shopping centers and industrial projects counties have dealt with for decades. Massive data centers, utility-scale solar projects, battery facilities and the power infrastructure necessary to support Read more
Transportation infrastructure is one of those areas where federal policy quickly becomes a local responsibility. That was the central theme of an especially timely session I attended at the 2026 Texas Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Austin: “Miles of Opportunity: Reauthorization, Federal Investment, and the Road Ahead for Texas Read more