NEEDVILLE, TX (Covering Katy News) – A newly created justice of the peace court serving the southern end of Fort Bend County’s Precinct 3 celebrated its formal dedication Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Needville, giving residents closer access to local justice that previously required a trip to Sugar Land.
A New Court for a Growing Precinct
The court, located at 3114 Rosenberg St., was created to meet the needs of a growing precinct whose residents in the south had no local courthouse after it was moved to Missouri City following January’s precinct redistricting. Until now the only Precinct 3 justice of the peace court was in Sugar Land. The new Needville location fills that gap as Precinct 3, Place 2, and has been fully operational since early May…