Town and Country Life

From the landmarks and traditions that recall Stephen F. Austin’s original 300 families settling in an early 1800’s Mexican colony to the bright lights and active lifestyles of the world’s newest Global City, Greater Houston, the living possibilities in Fort Bend County are as vast as the Texas skies above them.

• Follow the Brazos River as it meanders through the county, along the scenic banks of Brazos Bend State Park and past the 23,000 acre George Ranch, still a working ranch in the best of Texas tradition.
• Chase the river through historic downtown Richmond, where the Fort Bend County Courthouse of 1909 stands as a nationally registered historic place.
• Watch as the Brazos parallels new development along Highway 59, where premier master-planned communities of upscale homes, award-winning schools, and premier golf courses pave the way alongside hospitals, medical facilities, modern office buildings, and retail development.
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