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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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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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28.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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21.10.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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21.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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
16.10.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turning back the tide "You don't have a First Amendment right here."
24.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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
04.09.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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…

This is the second of two blog posts I wrote in the years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

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28.08.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 …

This is the first of two blog posts I wrote in the years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

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28.08.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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,
15.08.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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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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25.07.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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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
16.07.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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
25.06.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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George's attorneys seek an outside judge in his cases At a hearing scheduled for Friday in the 458th District Court, attorneys for Fort Bend County Judge KP George will argue that the presiding judge of that court should recuse
17.06.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sugar Land rally-goers call for 'No Kings' (w/photos) Hundreds of people filled the main plaza of Sugar Land Town Square on Saturday for a "No Kings" rally, voicing their opposition to the policies of President Donald Trump and
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It's official: Jones resigns from Fort Bend ISD board Embattled Fort Bend ISD Position 5 Trustee Sonya Jones, who immediately after the May 3 election announced she was resigning from the board – only to later to rescind that

The action put to rest a month-long drama.

10.06.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Afghan soldier arrested at Houston-area home by ICE, stripped of asylum protections, attorney says | Houston Public Media The soldier is one of at least 20,000 Afghans seeking asylum nationwide, having fled Afghanistan after aiding the U.S. military during the two-decades-long war there.
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Whitbeck seeks rehearing of judge's dismissal of lawsuit against FBISD Former Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck is seeking a rehearing of a Fort Bend County judge's ruling dismissing her lawsuit against the district, in which she had been publicly
02.06.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge dismisses Whitbeck lawsuit against FBISD A Fort Bend County judge last week dismissed the remaining claims in a lawsuit filed by former Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck in which she claimed that she had
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Redistricting rears its head again in Fort Bend Commissioners Court Fort Bend County commissioners had something of a battle royale Tuesday over the long-simmering issue of redistricting, but ended up punting the issue for another day.
30.05.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reset, anyone (again)? You may have heard we had elections across Fort Bend County a couple of weeks ago. According to still-unofficial results, the turnout was woefully low, with approximately 7.4 percent of
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America’s Information War Self-Own How paranoia about β€œcensorship” undermined US strategy to combat authoritarian propaganda.

New from me: in the First 100 Days we gutted America’s capacity to respond to foreign interference. Rubio, whose own campaign was targeted by Russia, chose fealty to the fiction of a β€œstolen” election & the myth of a β€œcensorship complex” over πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ interests.

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Swimming in a sea of vitriol Like many of you, I probably spend much more time on social media than is good for me. Since I work in "the media" (whatever that is), it's actually a
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2025 Edelman Trust Barometer: Special Report - Trust and Health The 4th annual Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report on Trust and Health reveals a transformational shift happening between the public and who they trust with their health.
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Retired NPR reporter Sylvia Poggioli says when she first met Pope Francis, they bonded over the fact that their parents were forced to flee Italy under Mussolini because they were anti-fascists

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Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88 The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
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Reporter's notebook: George has a rough road ahead Sometimes, the news moves faster than even the best reporter's ability to do it justice. This reporter doesn't presume to count himself among the "best", but that's the position I
17.04.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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