The fight over who is legally entitled to serve as Fort Bend County judge is now disrupting the basic workings of county government, with officials clashing over whether Commissioners Court can legally conduct business and whether the county’s own attorneys can advise it behind closed doors.
BATTLE FOR JUDGE’S SEAT:Conflict over Fort Bend County judge position escalates with competing lawsuits
Democratic Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy walked out of a June 25 meeting after arguing that interim County Judge Daniel Wong no longer had the authority to preside. They have not returned, leaving Wong and Republican Commissioners Andy Meyers and Vincent Morales as the only three members participating in meetings…