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
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
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
On Tuesday, August 25, I joined community leaders, transportation professionals, and members of the Fort Bend Regional Partnership for “Building Tomorrow: Mobility Bond Update,” an important discussion about the transportation projects shaping our county’s future. Fort Bend County Engineer Stacy Slawinski, P.E., and Assistant County Engineer Ike Akinwande Jr., P.E., Read more
I recently had the opportunity to attend the City of Needville’s “Future of Needville” presentation, and I came away impressed by the amount of thought being put into preparing this historic Fort Bend County community for what could be a period of significant change. The theme of the presentation “Honoring Read more
On August 5, 2026, I had the opportunity to attend the City of Fulshear’s Special Joint City Council Meeting with its Type A and Type B Economic Development Corporations at the Irene Stern Community Center. The meeting featured an in-depth program titled “Understanding the Economic Development Process,” presented by Alysia Read more
The Fort Bend Regional Business Council meeting at the Fort Bend Regional Partnership is always worth attending. Formerly known as the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, the Partnership rebranded to better reflect its expanding role in shaping policy, infrastructure, workforce, and economic opportunity across the region. This forum continues to Read more
As Fort Bend County Treasurer, I spend a lot of time thinking about what our growth means for the county’s finances, and the Fort Bend 2050 study gives the clearest picture I’ve seen of what’s ahead. Led by Dr. Jeronimo Cortina, the Senator Don Henderson Professor of Political Science and Read more