I wanted to post a short follow-up to our news story Appraisal District Caught Overcharging for Public Information. In order to shed more light on just how long the Montgomery Central Appraisal District (MCAD) has been overcharging for public information, we have sent in this public information request.
I find it interesting that MCAD actually has [...]

Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – For an unknown period of time the Montgomery Central Appraisal District (MCAD) has been overcharging for certain types of public information. The overcharges were discovered by a resident asking for tax appraisal information on a commercial property. In general, Texas law allows public entities such as the MCAD [...]

Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – Magnolia Independent School District (MISD) school board president, Glenn Addison, recently received a notice of complaint from the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). The complaint alleges Mr. Addison failed to appoint a campaign treasurer and failed to file appropriate campaign finance reports.
The [...]

Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – Several members of the Splendora Independent School District (SISD) Board of Trustees have received notices of complaints from the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). According to the July 6, 2007 TEC notices, board members David Duke, Rex Fry, Gary Gardner and Mattie McKee allegedly failed to file appropriate campaign [...]

Below is a complaint sent to the Houston FBI regarding The Woodlands Fire Department’s claim that their operating budget is 100% funded by taxes.
FBI_Complaint_Woodlands_FD.pdf
 
 

Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – Thursday night at approximately 11:55 p.m. firefighters from Magnolia Fire Department were dispatched to a residential fire on Ascot Farms Road. Soon after the first units arrived on scene a second alarm was pulled. The second alarm brought in more units from Magnolia as well as a unit [...]

 
Just before Midnight reports indicated a home on Ascot Farms was fully involved.
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Montgomery County Monitor (Montgomery County, TX) – Early Monday morning at approximately 4:20 a.m. emergency calls were received in regards to a residential fire in Huntington Estates on Frankfort at Carlilse. Initial information from callers on-scene indicated fire was showing through the roof. Fire crews first on scene did report fire showing and quickly called [...]

 
Video of a house fire off of Frankfort in South County.
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This major accident occurred on July 1, 2007.  Two air ambulances were called to the scene.
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