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🌱 How one Missouri City mom finally got Fort Bend ISD to act

Make time for Open House (SSMA) on the Missouri City Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How one Missouri City mom finally got Fort Bend ISD to act
  • Community mourns educator Deborah Hall with services in Orange, Texas

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Wind and rain, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 78.
  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Helps You gets fix for mom at 'wits end' after district has no bus for child 12 days into new school year (click2houston.com) — A Missouri City mother finally secured required school bus transportation for her 10-year-old son in a Fort Bend ISD special program after 12 days without service, thanks to media advocacy. Her experience highlights parents' rights to mandated accommodations and encourages local families to seek help and outside advocates when district systems stall or fail to respond.
   

• Deborah Hall (kogt.com) — Family and friends are mourning longtime educator and principal Deborah Hall, who passed away August 27 and whose brother lives in Missouri City. Her Celebration of Life is set for Saturday, September 5, in Orange, where loved ones are invited to wear Houston Astros or Dallas Cowboys gear in her honor and may donate to the National MS Society.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 3
  • Open House (SSMA)
    Stafford Municipal School District SSMA
    5:30 pm
  • Friday September 4
  • Clements Rangers Invitational
    Stafford Municipal School District Sugarland Memmorial Park
    7:30 am
  • Community Breakfast
    Stafford Municipal School District SHS Culinary Arts
    8:30 am
  • Football vs Waltrip
    Stafford Municipal School District SMSD Stadium
    7:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 9
  • Fall Open House (SMS)
    Stafford Municipal School District SMS
    5:30 pm
  • Friday September 11
  • Football vs Bellville
    Stafford Municipal School District Brahmas Stadium Bellville, TX
    7:30 am
  • Galveston Island Beach Run
    Stafford Municipal School District East Beach Pavilion
    7:30 am
  • Saturday September 12
  • Spurs & Sparkles
    Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford
    5:00 pm
  • Thursday September 17
  • ABRA Cadabra (Tribute to ABBA) at The Stafford Centre
    Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford
    7:30 pm
  • Friday September 18
  • Brawlcon - Friday
    Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford
    3:00 pm
  • BR&WL-CON - Friday
    Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford
    3:00 pm
  • Saturday November 21
  • Grand Kyiv Ballet - Swan Lake
    Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford
    7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.


💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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    The family who has had him since he was a puppy, can no longer responsibly care for him due to extenuating circumstances of their own. There is no… (Nextdoor Olympia Estates)
  • Hola!!
    No matter what is going on with you right now, just hang in there. You are not alone. Please remember that every problem has an expiry date. This,… (Nextdoor Palmer Plantation at Lake Olympia)

🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

  • Cavalier Genève Cigars Announces New Houston Based Warehouse (cigarjournal.com)
  • Tacos, taxes and touchdowns: The business of Aggie gameday (kbtx.com)

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