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Let’s Taco ’Bout Faith – Local Leaders Share Faith and Connection
Let’s Taco ’Bout Faith was a fun and engaging event held in Pearland at the end of March, focused on bringing together local entrepreneurs for tacos, honest conversation, and a fresh look at how following Jesus shapes the way we lead and do business. Hosted by Kristin Pomroy, Rev. Thea Curry-Fuson, and William Garay Jr.,
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EDC Annual Report: A Blueprint for Growth, Old Town Revival, and a Stronger Local Economy
For the past several years, Pearland’s economic story has been about setting the table, adopting a long-range strategy, assembling partners, and preparing key districts for investment. The 2025 annual report from the Pearland Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) takes several steps forward. It reads less like a vision document and more like an operating report from
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Candidates Carbone and Wiltz Offer Competing Visions in Pearland Mayoral Debate
Pearland mayoral candidates Tony Carbone and Quentin Wiltz drew a sharp but substantive contrast over taxes, growth, and representation during a recent forum at Dawson High School on March 31. The event, hosted in partnership with the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, gave residents a side by side look at how each contender would lead the
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Hope in Texas: Local Community Leaders Rally Against Sex Trafficking
Refuge for Women Texas Gulf Coast turned stories of pain into a night of visible hope and resolve at its recent gala, a first of its kind gathering for the Houston area that blended worship, survivor testimony, community recognition, and a clear call to action in the fight against sex trafficking. Guests arrived to more
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Pearland Chamber’s State of Education Luncheon: Local Leaders Discuss Funding Gaps, Enrollment Shifts and the Future of Public Education
At the Pearland Chamber’s State of Education Luncheon, Alvin ISD Superintendent Carol Nelson and Pearland ISD Superintendent Dr. Larry Berger took part in a moderated conversation that touched on the pressures facing public schools, from funding and enrollment to technology, cell phones, and school choice. The discussion also underscored what both leaders said makes public
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Pearland City Council Honors Lifesaving Team, Advances Lower Kirby “Orchard” Project, and Discusses Election Access at March 16 Meeting
The Pearland City Council’s March 16 regular meeting blended celebration of a lifesaving response at a local junior high with detailed debates over election access, major rezonings for Lower Kirby and McHard, event permits, and infrastructure contracts. Citizen Lifesaving Award Highlights AED PreparednessBefore turning to regular business, Mayor Kevin Cole and Fire Chief Johnson led
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Pearland Local Closes in on National Competition
Update – Warrick Baker is in the top five of the competition. Voting continues through Thursday, March 5. He is currently in 4th place. https://mrhealthandfit.com/2026/warrick-baker———-Pearland’s own Warrick “Coach” Baker is asking his neighbors to help push him over the top in the 2026 Mr. Health and Fitness competition, where he currently sits in fourth place
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February 23 Pearland City Council Meeting
Pearland Stories The Pearland City Council’s February 23 regular meeting moved briskly through a full agenda that ranged from neighborhood land use debates to approvals for new economic development and mobility projects across the city. No citizen comments, traffic signal upgrade approved After the invocation, pledges and roll call, City Secretary Frances Aguilar certified that
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Pearland February 9 City Council / Planning & Zoning Special Meeting
February 9 City Council / Planning & Zoning Special Meeting Pearland City Council and Planning & Zoning commissioners spent most of their February 9 joint workshop wrestling with how Pearland should grow – from rewriting the city’s development rules to weighing a controversial light industrial project on Main Street. UDC rewrite: simpler structure, more housing
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Republican Primary Ballot Propositions – March 3, 2026
Republican Primary Ballot Propositions (as listed for Brazoria County precinct 69)All Republican Party Primary propositions were approved in Brazoria County. See unofficial results. Proposition 1 – 90.94% voted yes (Brazoria County Votes)Texas property taxes should be assessed at the purchase price and phased out entirely over the next six years through spending reductions. Proposition 2