Law enforcement agencies are reevaluating their use of license plate reader technology due to a funding pause. A state decision has forced them to consider alternative payment methods. Communities have been questioning the use of this technology, leading some cities to end their contracts with the provider.
Further details are available about the impact of this decision on specific agencies. A statement from the governor's office mentions a trend of cities canceling contracts, affecting the use of these cameras statewide.
Homeowners in a Montgomery County community are pushing back against a new community-wide internet plan that will eventually add $75 a month to their HOA assessments, with some residents questioning why they should have to pay for a service they say they did not choose. The Woodl...
The mother of one of two people charged in the firebombing of a Montgomery County Buddhist temple is now facing federal charges herself. FBI Houston Civil Rights agents arrested Gertrude “Trudy” Thompson, 58, on charges including conspiracy to commit arson, use of an explosive, a...
Earlier this year, more than 270,000 students across Texas applied for the state’s new school voucher program, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or TEFA. A district-level report released by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, which oversees the program, identified 92,728 awa...
Montgomery County commissioners will discuss temporary office and courtroom operations for the 523rd District Court among several items slated on the Sept. 17 agenda. Revisions to several amendments to the county’s Drainage Criteria Manual and the Thoroughfare Plan will also be r...
In November, construction is scheduled to kick off on the first phase of the East Montgomery County Improvement District ’s multi-phase park project, which will be built on a 200-acre plot of land in New Caney, according to a Sept. 14 news release from the district . What’s happe...
Texas’ new school choice program has awarded funds to about 118,440 students, but as families begin using the funds, families raise questions about what the money can actually pay for and how the state-funded accounts interact with financial assistance offered by private schools....
Conroe could look to put itself in the running for the newly proposed U.S. Space Academy, with two City Council members asking staff to research whether the city has a realistic shot at hosting the federal institution. During council member inquiry time at the Sept. 10 meeting, C...
