Ken Fountain

Historic Kirby Mansion Demolished to Make Way for a Gas Station | Realty News Report

HOUSTON -- (By Ken Fountain, Contributing Writer, Realty News Report) - The historic Kirby Mansion was demolished Monday morning, just hours after Historic Kirby Mansion Demolished to Make Way for a...

Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Win Is Big to Muslim Americans, but Not Because of Faith

Abdul El-Sayed’s election to the Senate is significant not because he shares their religion, Muslim Americans said, but because he prioritizes issues that many voters care about.

Democratic Discord Intensifies in Michigan Senate Race

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, said Representative Haley Stevens, his former primary rival, should not attend Sunday’s party unity event in Detroit.

BBC Audio | Crossing Continents | ‘Big Surveillance’, Flock and ICE

The Texas surveillance network authorities want to keep quiet.

Embarking into the unknown (again)

I've mentioned before in this space that as a young man I served in the U.S. Navy. The older I become, I find my service in the military means more

Farewell from the Fort Bend Star

I have some bad news to report. After nearly a half-century, the Fort Bend Star is closing.

Former Missouri City officer convicted in crash that killed three

After just about two-and-a-half hours, a Fort Bend County jury convicted former Missouri City police officer Bladimir Viveros of three counts of aggravated assault by a public servant in the

George convicted of two counts of money laundering; sentencing set for June 16

After more than five hours of deliberations over two days, jurors in Fort Bend County Judge KP George's money-laundering trial came back into the 458th District Court and rendered guilty

Continuing coverage of KP George trial

Court rejects George's last-minute appeal; trial set to begin Tuesday

In a one-paragraph ruling Monday morning, a three-judge panel of the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston rejected a virtually last-minute appeal by defense attorneys for County Judge KP George

George's money laundering trial set to begin March 10

In a seemingly routine vote at their February 12 meeting, members of Fort Bend County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to appoint Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers as the county's primary

The news about the news

I can name the time, almost to the month, when I decided that I wanted to become a journalist. It was while I was in the eighth grade in Alief,