FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage says he will preside over Thursday's Commissioners Court meeting after county officials concluded that Daniel Wong's appointment as interim county judge expired following the dismissal of the civil lawsuit that led to his appointment.

The move comes in the aftermath of former Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George's sentencing and suspension from office, setting off a legal dispute over whether Wong continues to have authority to serve as interim county judge.

In a statement released Wednesday, Prestage said county officials had been advised that the legal basis for Wong's appointment no longer exists.