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Wharton County Junior College

Wharton County Junior College

Wharton County Junior College: Small classes, affordability, personal attention and four campuses make it a great choice Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) offers more than 40 Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees, an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, an Associate...
Missouri City

Missouri City

Home to large and popular master-planned communities including Riverstone and Sienna Plantation, Missouri City has a rich history that dates back to 1853, when Texas first railroad began operating and two real estate investors purchased four square miles of land...
Richmond

Richmond

Richmond was founded in 1837 along a bend in the Brazos River by members of the “Old Three Hundred,” the first settlers to receive land grants in Stephen F. Austin’s original colony. The seat of Fort Bend County, Richmond, is infused with history, from the George Park...
Stafford

Stafford

Situated in Fort Bend County along U.S. Highway 59 South and U.S. Highway 90-A, Stafford has been described as “Shangri-La for property owners” by the Wall Street Journal because it has no property taxes for homeowners. Moving to Stafford, Texas A microcosm of Fort...
Sugar Land

Sugar Land

Founded as a sugar plantation in the mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County, 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Living in Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land is a full-service municipality providing police and fire protection, a...