As we get older, we all experience the occasional ache or pain. Sometimes it happens after an intense workout session. Other times, we wake up in the morning and have achy knees for no discernable reason. These pains, usually referred to as acute pains, are common and often dissipate.
Chronic pain, on the other hand, is a very different beast. It's experienced by nearly 1/3 of Americans at some point in their lives and can be transmitted to the brain even after an injury is healed. Suffering from chronic back, knee, spine, neck, foot, and other types of pain doesn't just hurt - it can be debilitating and life-changing.
Yes, chronic pain is a physical sense that can result in pounding headaches, burning neck pain, and searing joint pain. But chronic pain is more than physical - it's also stressful, bothersome, and all-encompassing. It causes normal men and women to become reclusive, depressed, and unable to enjoy life's pleasures. If you're suffering from the fallout of chronic pain, you might feel like all hope is lost. But the doctors and specialists at Texas Nerve and Spine are here to tell you that living with chronic pain isn't inevitable.
In fact, chronic pain relief in Rosenberg, TX, is more achievable than you might think, and it doesn't have to involve harmful surgeries or addictive pain medications.
At our nerve and spine clinic in Texas, we have a simple philosophy: Treat every patient the same way that you would treat your parent, spouse, or child if they were patients at Texas Nerve and Spine. As a family-owned and operated institution, that's just the way we do business. While some spine and nerve pain clinics focus solely on monetary transactions and ROI, we prefer to put our patients' needs first before anything else. And that, in a nutshell, is what sets Texas Nerve and Spine apart from all the others.
We supplement our patient-first philosophy with innovative chronic pain and nerve disease treatments. Our therapies restore our patients' health while correcting the underlying causes of their spine and nerve issues without relying on damaging pharmaceutical drugs or expensive, invasive surgeries.
It all starts with our unique Brain to Body system - a cutting-edge approach developed specifically for people with chronic pain and nerve diseases. This system helps treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including:
If you're in search of an expert panel of nerve and pain doctors who provide lasting relief and world-class therapies for nerve diseases and chronic pain, our team is here to serve you.
To reverse chronic pain and/or nerve disease, areas of the body that have become weak due to disease or injury must be strengthened. This includes your brain, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and cells. Our experts here at Texas Nerve and Spine developed the most advanced pain and nerve therapy system to do all of this and more, and we call it the Brain to Body System.
From fibromyalgia and disc herniations to diabetic neuropathy and sciatica, our Brain to Body System helps restore your health and corrects the causes of your problems. Unlike treatments from other nerve and spine clinics, our system provides long-term relief without relying on invasive surgeries or dangerously addictive pharmaceutical medications.
To understand how our Brain to Body System solves chronic pain and similar conditions like nerve disease, you need a basic knowledge of the conditions themselves. That way, you can understand why so many who suffer from them rarely improve.
This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.
This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.
Chronic pain from nerve diseases and serious injuries causes a domino effect within your body. It starts with inflammation, which leads to decreased blood supply. This reduced blood supply results in a lack of oxygen. When your body doesn't get enough oxygen, it loses crucial nutrients that your body needs. This progressive effect often leads to long-term problems such as:
But with Texas Nerve and Spine's Brain to Body system, patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve disease build strength through rehabilitation. This advanced system helps:
Our Brain to Body System is central to our approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain relief and chronic nerve pain relief in Rosenberg, TX. By following the Brain to Body system, we can provide several services to patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve damage.
Here's a fact you might not know: Breathing in higher levels of oxygen than you normally take in actually helps improve your health. Also called EWOT, exercising with oxygen is a technique that increases oxygen circulation at a much more rapid pace than oxygen therapy alone. Create New Blood Cells
At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors use the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer to help achieve the aforementioned benefits. This specialized machine trains your muscles, brain, and nerves to work together, which supports your body's healing processes. While using the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer, patients are hooked up to an oxygen generator to enjoy the benefits of EWOT and reach their chronic pain relief goals.
When you oxygenate your blood with EWOT, it can have amazing benefits that can:
Many patients who visit Texas Nerve and Spine are suffering from an injury or disease of the vertebral discs of their spine. It requires the right kind of care from highly specialized doctors. If you're in search of a safe, gentle, controlled treatment for back and spinal pain, Flexion Distraction therapy may be for you.
Finding relief for this type of condition and pain is often easier said than done. Fortunately, relief is right around the corner at Texas Nerve and Spine. Our Flexion/Distraction Table stretches the spine safely and gently, allowing injured tissue and damaged discs the chance to heal and become hydrated, which lets the affected area recover more effectively and efficiently.
Patients looking for chronic back and neck pain relief in Rosenberg, TX choose Flexion/Distraction therapy because it:
With more than 50 million adults in America suffering from chronic pain, it makes sense that most of them want a solution that doesn't require pain medication or harmful surgery. That's where laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine comes into play. Laser therapy has been used for therapeutic purposes in medical environments for years. In fact, it is FDA-approved and backed by more than 2,500 research studies, which have demonstrated its efficacy in chronic musculoskeletal pain relief in Rosenberg, TX.
Though laser therapy is a common treatment option, not all lasers are the same. Our Class IV laser therapy, used in all applicable programs, is the most efficacious and powerful laser available for tissue healing and regeneration and healing. Class IV lasers use photobiomodulation, which provides excellent results for Musculoskeletal disorders. This process has also been proven to help with other various conditions that cause chronic pain, such as sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, shoulder pain, and much more.
Our chronic pain patients choose laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine because it:
When your motor functions are limited or non-existent due to a serious injury or surgery, it can ruin your life. You lose the ability to be independent - one of the hallmarks of being human. Fortunately, with motor function re-training at Texas Nerve and Spine, patients suffering from motor function issues have a light at the end of the tunnel. This type of specialized physical therapy helps people recover from injuries or surgeries that leave their motor functions lacking. The goal of motor function re-training is to regain coordination and strength in the areas affecting the patient.
Motor function re-training therapy is a crucial part of the motor function rehabilitation process because it helps patients regain the independence they lost. Perhaps equally important, it also helps them return to their original level of motor function or better.
Based on our Brain to Body system, our specialists design custom exercise programs based on our patient's motor function needs. Depending on the type of injury and lack of motor skills associated with it, we may also use electrical stimulation and other modalities for more effective treatment and recovery.
Motor function re-training provides many benefits for affected patients, including:
Myofascial Release therapy gives patients chronic pain relief in Rosenberg, TX, and boosts joint mobility by loosening up restricted, tight muscles. Though there are similarities to traditional massages, myofascial release therapy focuses on soft tissues and the muscular system in your body to relieve tension and stress on muscles.
Restricted muscles have reduced blood flow and less oxygen. When this happens, it leads to limited movement and pain that is often intense. Our program uses state-of-the-art technology to apply acute, high-velocity vibration directly to the affected tissue to provide the patient with the environment necessary to increase mobility which, over time, can exponentially reduce pain
Benefits of this type of treatment include:
As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Rosenberg, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.
Any type of injury can cause dysfunction and weakness in your brain. To improve cognition and the neurological connection between the brain, the muscles, and the nerves, some injured patients choose to undergo interactive neurocognitive therapy using our neuro activation wall. Our neuro activation wall retains, strengthens, and restores proper function to the brain and nervous system without relying on medications or outlandish therapies.
Texas Nerve and Spine patients choose neuro activation wall therapy because it:
As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Rosenberg, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.
Neuro Impulse Therapy works by using very specific impulses directed at the area causing pain. These targeted impulses send a signal to your body so that it can begin healing and repairing your body naturally. Benefits of this therapy include:
Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the nerves in areas like your feet and hands. When these nerves are devoid of blood, they begin to decay and degenerate because they don't have enough oxygen or nutrients. Eventually, the nerves in your body shrivel up, causing pain, numbness, balance problems, and other painful symptoms.
Our Brain to Body program works wonders for neuropathy issues like these by using state-of-the-art technology like laser therapy and personalized, strategic plans of action created around our patient's needs. If you're looking for both short and long-term pain relief from peripheral neuropathy, this could be the solution you need.
Spinal conditions range in severity from barely noticeable to absolutely crippling. To get to the bottom of your spine conditions, our team uses X-Rays to pinpoint the location of your spine's disease. From there, we craft a custom rehabilitation program that addresses the underlying causes of your spine pain. Often, part of that therapy includes spinal decompression.
Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. When the spine is stretched, it changes its position. This change relieves pressure off the discs in your spine, which act as cushions in your back. By creating negative pressure, herniated and bulging discs retract, giving the nerves and structures in your back relief. This relief sends nutrient-rich fluids and oxygen to the discs in your back so they can heal properly.
Chronic pain can be debilitating. But it doesn't have to be permanent. Your journey to a pain-free life starts with a simple four-step process at Texas Nerve and Spine:
832-979-5117At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors understand that true back and chronic nerve pain relief in Rosenberg, TX won't happen until we can uncover the underlying causes of your pain. To do so, our specialists will perform detailed exams and review your medical history to understand the full scope of your needs. That way, we can craft a personalized treatment plan to provide long-term relief for your chronic pain.
Once we have discovered the underlying reasons for your painful condition, it's time to get to begin healing. Our team will work together to create a customized therapy program designed exclusively for you and your body.
Once our team develops your own custom plan for healing, we'll use our experience and resources to provide you with your plan of care. This plan will be based on your needs and our Brain to Body system, giving you the relief you deserve in a natural manner.
Chronic pain relief cannot be accomplished without a tested pain relief system and a purpose-driven team that supports your recovery. That's why our expert staff will assess your journey to recovery and be there for support every step of the way. Because when you treat chronic pain at Texas Nerve and Spine, you're never alone.
Contact our office today to get started on your journey to a pain-free life.
Duke Ragan ended a career-long layoff and had to survive his first knockdown to preserve his unbeaten record.The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist was dropped in the fifth round but came on strong down the stretch to eke out an eight-round split decision over Jose Perez. Scores were 76-75 on all three cards, one for Perez and the other two for Ragan as part of an ESPN+ preliminary stream Saturday at Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas.The featherweight bout saw Ragan make his way to the ring for the first time since last October...
Duke Ragan ended a career-long layoff and had to survive his first knockdown to preserve his unbeaten record.
The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist was dropped in the fifth round but came on strong down the stretch to eke out an eight-round split decision over Jose Perez. Scores were 76-75 on all three cards, one for Perez and the other two for Ragan as part of an ESPN+ preliminary stream Saturday at Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas.
The featherweight bout saw Ragan make his way to the ring for the first time since last October 29, as an injury kept him out of the ring for nearly a year. The first few rounds saw the Cincinnati native box in accordance with someone who has just one knockout as a pro.
California’s Perez (11-2-2, 5KOs) turned the tide in a big way in round five. A left hook behind Ragan’s textbook defense produced the bout’s lone knockdown. Ragan bought himself time when his mouthpiece became dislodged and his corner took its time to rinse and reinsert. Perez enjoyed continued success in round six but was buzzed by a right hand just before the bell.
A clash of heads left Perez with a cut outside his right eyelid. Ragan (9-0, 1KO) stepped up his activity and commitment to power punches in the final two rounds to eke out the win.
Giovanni Marquez made quick work of Donte Strayhorn, to the delight of his hometown fans. The second-generation boxer from nearby Houston earned a second stoppage in their ESPN+-aired junior welterweight bout to remain unbeaten as a pro.
The 22-year-old prospect boxed with poise and perfectly set up his explosive finish. Strayhorn (12-5-1, 5KOs) was pinned along the ropes before he was forced to the canvas courtesy of a right uppercut. Marquez (7-0, 5KOs) sent him to the canvas for a second attack before a subsequent attack to force the stoppage at 2:44 of round two.
Marquez’s father Raul was a former IBF junior middleweight titlist and current Showtime analyst, who also works his corner.
Kelvin Davis had to fend off a determined Narciso Carmona to preserve his unbeaten record with an eight-round, unanimous decision victory. Scores were 80-72, 79-73 and 77-75 for Davis, the older brother of 2020 Olympic Silver medalist Keyshawn Davis who faces Nahir Albright on the ESPN portion of Saturday’s show.
Davis (10-0, 6KOs) hurt Carmona with a right uppercut in round three but otherwise boxed from the outside and failed to provide anything to keep his opponent at bay. Spain’s Carmona (11-2-1, 6KOs) came on strong in the later rounds but the fight was too far out of reach by that point.
The career slide continued for Humberto Galindo. A loss was avoided by the Tijuana native but he still had to settle for an eight-round, majority draw versus Chile’s Oscar Bravo. Ellis Johnson (76-74) scored the bout for Galindo. Robert Hoyle (75-75) and David Sutherland (75-75) scored five rounds apiece for Bravo, who suffered two point deductions to fall just short of an upset win.
Bravo was deducted one point each in round three for low blows and the fourth for excessive holding. It nullified a strong second half surge for the visiting Chilean, as Galindo (14-3-2, 11KOs) slowed down the stretch.
All four career blemishes for Galindo have come in his last five starts. Bravo is winless in his last three fights but earned another payday with his strong showing. A pink slip is likely in Galindo’s future, unless he is willing to settle for life on the B-side.
Alan Garcia went the six-round distance for the first time but claimed a shutout decision victory over Nelson Hampton (10-8, 6KOs). Scores were 60-54 on all three scorecards for Kansas’ Garcia, a training stablemate of three-division and reigning IBF/WBO strawweight titlist Yokasta Valle.
Opening the ESPN+ stream, Uzbekistan’s Jakhongir Zokirov enjoyed a successful pro debut with a fourth-round stoppage of Mexico’s Guillermo Del Rio (4-5-1, 2KOs). Zokirov (1-0, 1KOs)—trained by Joel Diaz and managed by Vadim Kornilov—scored two knockdowns on the night. The latter forced an immediate stoppage at 0:39 of round four in their heavyweight bout.
Headlining the main show, Kazakhstan’s Janibek Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9KOs) meets Germany’s Vincenzo Gualtieiri in a WBO/IBF middleweight unification bout.
Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
A new $120 million, 230,000-square-foot sports and entertainment venue in Rosenberg is set to open.The Fort Bend County Epicenter, located at 28505 Southwest Freeway, just north of the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, will host a grand opening ceremony and open house on Aug. 19. The multipurpose venue has a fixed-seating capacity of 8,600 — which can be raised to 10,000 with floor seating — and can be configured to accommodate six basketball courts or 12 volleyball courts. The project also features a 38,000-square-foot covere...
A new $120 million, 230,000-square-foot sports and entertainment venue in Rosenberg is set to open.
The Fort Bend County Epicenter, located at 28505 Southwest Freeway, just north of the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, will host a grand opening ceremony and open house on Aug. 19. The multipurpose venue has a fixed-seating capacity of 8,600 — which can be raised to 10,000 with floor seating — and can be configured to accommodate six basketball courts or 12 volleyball courts. The project also features a 38,000-square-foot covered outdoor pavilion, 5,000 square feet of meeting and conference room space, a VIP lounge, four concession stands and four locker rooms.
Check out photos of the Fort Bend County Epicenter in the slideshow below.
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The Fort Bend County Epicenter is a $120,000 million, 230,000 square foot sports and entertainment venue in Rosenberg.
The project began about four years ago when Fort Bend County Commissioners Court issued a study to gauge the need for this type of venue, said Kevin Matocha, president of Sugar Land-based Stonehenge Holdings LLC, the developer of the project. The Epicenter broke ground in November 2021. The project was funded through a public-private partnership, with the county leasing the facility for 30 years, after which it will own the property.
Stoa International Architects Inc. and PBK Sports served as the architects for the project, and Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. was the general contractor. All three are based in Houston.
The Epicenter was designed to be multipurpose in nature with the ability to not only host sporting tournaments, but also concerts, agricultural events, high school graduation ceremonies and corporate events, Matocha said. Additionally, one of its most important potential uses is as an emergency space in the event of a natural disaster. The venue features full backup generation and can accommodate up to 1,500 people in a disaster scenario.
“It’s truly a Fort Bend County facility,” Matocha said. “At the end of the day, the taxpayers own this facility, and it’s going to be for them.”
Sports will be a major use for the facility, which is slated to play a major role in hosting tournaments for under-18 club sports, said Toby Wyman, general manager for the Epicenter. The venue has already booked a volleyball tournament — which will bring 80 to 100 teams to Fort Bend County — and four cheerleading competitions. The Houston Volleyball Academy and a Houston-area basketball club will also be tenants in the space.
The venue will also host major sporting events, including two in October that will be nationally televised: a Top Rank Boxing match on ESPN and an All Elite Wrestling event on TBS. The Epicenter will also host a Hot Wheels Monster Truck show in October, Wyman said.
“All these different events continue to raise the awareness of what’s happening here in Fort Bend County, but it also has a real impact economically,” Wyman said.
Matocha said the venue will help Fort Bend County take advantage of sports tourism — something Houston and Harris County have reaped the benefits of by hosting events like the NFL Super Bowl, NCAA Men’s Final Four and the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Having a facility like the Epicenter will allow Fort Bend County to recruit sporting tournaments and events. Hosting those events will generate more revenue for the area through hotel, retail and dining sales and also spur additional development.
“(The Epicenter) is the front door now to Fort Bend County,” Matocha said. “It’s about getting all the kids together and competing, but it’s more of a regional and a national base to attract people to come in, get heads in beds at hotels, eat out and spend on retail. The indirect impact that it will have on the community will be very large.”
The venue also features a number of sponsorship opportunities for businesses. The Epicenter has a 29-by-49-foot LED board, a full ribbon board, 72 digital TV monitors throughout the venue and a marquee video board on the feeder road along the Southwest Freeway, which can all be programmed for sponsors, Wyman said. There are also opportunities for those businesses to have service agreements with the venue.
A number of sponsors have already signed on with the Epicenter. PepsiCo’s South Texas Market Group, Silver Eagle Distributors Houston LLC, Energy Texas, Chick-fil-A and Williams Smokehouse BBQ & Blues all have signed deals with the venue. The latter two will have branded concessions in the arena.
The venue is finalizing additional sponsors and looking for others, Wyman said, though he is taking a less-is-more mentality to be able to create the greatest return on investment for sponsors. Additionally, the venue has been in discussions for a naming rights partner, but it would need to be the right fit, Matocha said. The Fort Bend County commissioners like the current name, he said, and the venue is more focused on getting up and running at the moment.
In preparation for the anticipated winter freeze beginning Sunday, Fort Bend County and partnering organizations are opening several locations to serve as warming centers.Attack Poverty/Friends of North Rosenberg will serve as a warming center, located at 1908 Avenue E., Rosenberg, TX 77471. The center will be open from Sunday, January 14, through Tuesday, January 17, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The center will provide free WiFi, cots, blankets, and food.Additionally, the following Fort Bend County Library branches will serve as warm...
In preparation for the anticipated winter freeze beginning Sunday, Fort Bend County and partnering organizations are opening several locations to serve as warming centers.
Attack Poverty/Friends of North Rosenberg will serve as a warming center, located at 1908 Avenue E., Rosenberg, TX 77471. The center will be open from Sunday, January 14, through Tuesday, January 17, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The center will provide free WiFi, cots, blankets, and food.
Additionally, the following Fort Bend County Library branches will serve as warming centers:
· Albert George Branch Library, 9230 Gene Street, Needville, TX 77461 (281-238-2850)
· Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Ctr. Blvd., Katy, TX 77494 (281-395-1311)
· First Colony Branch Library, 2121 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479 (281-238-2800)
· Fulshear Branch Library, 1422 Eugene Heimann Cir, Richmond, TX 77469 (281-341-2718)
· George Memorial Library, 1001 Gulfview Drive, Richmond, TX 77469 (281-342-4455)
· Mamie George Library, 320 Dulles Avenue, Stafford, TX 77477 (281-238-2880)
· Mission Bend Library, 8421 Addicks Clodine Rd., Houston, TX 77083 (832-471-5900)
· Missouri City Library, 1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489 (281-238-2100)
· Sienna Branch Library, 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd., Missouri City, TX 77459 (281-238-2140)
· Sugar Land Branch Library, 550 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281-238-2140)
· University Branch Library, 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479 (281-633-5100)
· Willie Melton Law Library, 1422 Eugene Heimann Cir., Richmond, TX 77469 (281-341-3718)
At this time, library locations will be closed on Monday, January 15, and are scheduled to resume regular operations on Tuesday, January 16. Residents are encouraged to contact the respective library locations for detailed information regarding their hours of operation.
In addition to the warming centers, Fort Bend Transit is offering free transportation for residents in need of public transportation to warming centers. Residents are encouraged to call 281-633-7433 for transportation assistance.
In a press conference with other officials on Friday, County Judge K.P. George emphasized the importance of staying weather aware and suggested multiple methods for residents to receive updates, including signing up for emergency alerts by texting FBC Alert to 888 777, listening to AM 1670 Radio, and following the social media platforms for the County Judge's Office, the Office of Emergency Management, and Health and Human Services for weather awareness and road closures.
Social Services staff will be on call from Saturday, January 13 to Monday, January 15, to assist vulnerable homeless populations by providing screening for temporary emergency sheltering assistance during the freeze. All other emergency homeless screening for this temporary emergency freeze, will be followed up on during normal business hours.
Rene Vasquez, Fort Bend County Animal Services director, announced that the department is providing free doghouses for those in need of shelter for their outdoor pets. The shelter is open on Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. To report animal neglect, residents can call 281-342-1512.
For any transportation needs outside of business hours, residents can call 281-633-7433 and select option 1 to reach dispatchers.
In the late '30s, the building served as a movie theatre, attracting the likes of John Wayne, before becoming home to the Rosenberg Opry in the early '80s.ROSENBERG, Texas — In the heart of downtown Rosenberg sits a piece of history filled with stories to last a lifetime."It served as a meeting point for the community for a number of years until television came along and kind of put the quietus on all the movie theaters," said Bill Butler, owner of the ...
In the late '30s, the building served as a movie theatre, attracting the likes of John Wayne, before becoming home to the Rosenberg Opry in the early '80s.
ROSENBERG, Texas — In the heart of downtown Rosenberg sits a piece of history filled with stories to last a lifetime.
"It served as a meeting point for the community for a number of years until television came along and kind of put the quietus on all the movie theaters," said Bill Butler, owner of the Cole Theatre.
The Cole Theatre, formerly the Liberty Theatre, opened in 1919 as a silent cinema before being refurbished in 1936.
Signs of the times still hang on the balcony wall as reminders of times past.
"Everybody knows about segregation. During segregation, the colored people came up this back stairway. They actually went through a different door to get their ticket. They came up this stairway and this is where they sat," explained Renee Butler, a Rosenberg historian and owner of Another Time Soda Fountain in downtown Rosenberg.
In the late '30s, the building served as a movie theatre, attracting the likes of John Wayne, before becoming home to the Rosenberg Opry in the early 80s.
"Leann Rimes performed here before she made it big and she signed the door back there one time, and of course it got painted over," said Bill.
Bill, who grew up spending many nights at the theatre, took ownership of the facility when it closed in 2005, with hopes of reviving what once was. Yet, it sits, frozen in time nearly 20 years later.
"I used to come here for the cowboy serials on Saturdays," Bill said. "You know when you're a teenager, you'd always meet here with your date or whatever."
All that remains are boxes of artifacts telling the stories of times past.
"I have reached a point in my life where I don't really have the time or the drive to do it anymore, so the best thing to do is to turn it over to the people and the community and let them do it," Bill said.
Butler recently donated the theatre to Fort Bend County, after being dubbed a Texas Historic Landmark at the end of last year.
"Very good feeling to be able to pay back something like that to the community," said Bill.
The theatre is expected to undergo a huge renovation now that the county owns it.
"It’ll provide an entertainment venue as well as help bring people to downtown Rosenberg so they can live in the cities and still come and experience downtown charm," said Darren McCarthy, Parks and Rec Director for Fort Bend County.
"You can imagine where there’s actually movies shown here, where there’s live theatre that takes place here, standup comedy, the sky is the limit and we’re really excited for the asset that it will be," said Precinct 4 County Commissioner Dexter McCoy.
Fort Bend County says funds have been allocated for extensive repairs to the building and to hire an architect for design purposes, before it re-opens.
A re-opening date has yet to be set.
ROSENBERG, Texas (KTRK) -- Rosenberg water bills could soon rise $120 more a year, but its main supplier says it beats the alternative of not having water at all.A cool splash is exactly what some neighbors need right now."It's nice and cold," Rachele Fojtik said. "It feels good, especially with the heat. It doesn't bother you for a few minutes."The water is a substance that could be in trouble."That would be frustrating, especially with the heat," Fojtik said. "It would make lik...
ROSENBERG, Texas (KTRK) -- Rosenberg water bills could soon rise $120 more a year, but its main supplier says it beats the alternative of not having water at all.
A cool splash is exactly what some neighbors need right now.
"It's nice and cold," Rachele Fojtik said. "It feels good, especially with the heat. It doesn't bother you for a few minutes."
The water is a substance that could be in trouble.
"That would be frustrating, especially with the heat," Fojtik said. "It would make like a hell of a lot miserable more."
Rosenberg gets nearly half of its water from the Brazosport Water Authority. The agency wants to build a massive reservoir.
This way it could store water. If it's not built, in severe weather cases, the water authority could be without water for six months.
Rosenberg city leaders say this doesn't mean neighbors in their community won't have water for all that time because they would look to other areas for their supply.
However, BWA officials told the city council last week water issues could be possible like other neighboring cities have recently faced.
"Nobody had running water, so you couldn't take a shower," BWA general manager Ronnie Woodruff said. "You couldn't flush the toilet. The cost of not having water is quite expensive."
The project would be $650 million, and the majority would be funded by a company that would also use the reservoir, and the rest would be public. City leaders explained that the average water bill would increase by $10 monthly for eight years.
Four dollars would come from a recent rate increase, and the other $6 would be for the reservoir project.
"We need water," a Rosenberg resident, Linda Wilkinson, said. "We can cut back on electricity, but we need water."
Neighbors know they need water not only for everyday use but as a way to beat the heat as well.
"I'd rather have a higher water bill than no water at all because, with no water at all, we aren't able to cook or take baths and enjoy everyday life," Fojtik said.
Rosenberg is already facing a water issue. The city told ABC13 that with the current high temps and lack of rainfall, the city may soon enter a water conservation plan soon.
A reservoir city leaders said would help with this not only in the short term but 50 years from now.