For nearly 30 years, the city of Stafford has operated without a property tax, since abolishing it in 1995. That could soon change, however, as the city council is holding a special meeting this week ...

STAFFORD, Texas, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Stafford invites the public to attend its third annual Juneteenth Festival on Sunday, June 15, from 1–6 p.m. CT, inside the Stafford Centre ...

Stafford has a higher overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people. Stafford's overall crime rate ...

Stafford city council is considering new measures to fund city services without reinstating a property tax. Thirty years after abolishing its property tax, the city of Stafford could reallocate some ...

STAFFORD, TX (KTRK) -- November 7th, 2012. Jennifer Taylor remembers it like yesterday. "It was extremely scary. It was very scary," said Taylor, who is the Emergency Management Coordinator for the ...

STAFFORD, Texas (KTRK) -- Virginia Johnson still remembers the last time she saw her son. "He was walking away from my house and turned away. I never knew that would be the last time I would see him," ...

Leonard Scarcella would never forget the date — September 4, 1969 — when, at age 29, he took office as the city of Stafford’s mayor. Scarcella held the post for 50 years, becoming one of the state’s ...