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An agreement has been approved for funeral, interment of historic remains.
Sugar Land City Council recently approved an interlocal agreement with Fort Bend Independent School district to honor and preserve the memory of victims of the convict lease prison system. The agreement builds on the ongoing work of the City Manager’s Task Force on...Día De Los Muertos Exhibit at the Sugar Land Heritage Museum and Visitor Center
There’s a celebration right around the corner and you’re invited! This year marks the centennial of San Isidro Cemetery, located on the north bank of Oyster Creek in present-day Sugar Creek subdivision in Sugar Land, Texas. The Sugar Land Heritage Museum is...SLFD Fire Chief announces his retirement.
Sugar Land Fire Chief Juan Adame plans to retire in January 2019. Adame joined the Sugar Land Fire Department in April 2009 and was appointed the permanent fire chief in November 2010. His accomplishments have been extensive, including the following items that ensured...The application deadline for the Charter Review Commission has been extended.
The deadline to submit applications for Sugar Land’s Charter Review Commission has been extended to Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. Individuals who would like to serve on the Charter Review Commission should fill out an application on the city’s website at...
The Skeeters win the 2018 Atlantic League Championship!
Congratulations to the Sugar Land Skeeters!! Come to the CELEBRATION PARTY Who: Skeeters players, Pete Incaviglia, ownership, front-office staff, fans What: Skeeters Championship Celebration When: Monday, Oct. 1, 6 p.m. Where: Sugar Land Town Square Why: The Skeeters...
A Sugar Land man was arrested for stealing sunglasses totaling $1,000
Sugar Land police recently arrested a 45-year-old Sugar Land man for stealing RayBan sunglasses totaling $1,000. A Fort Bend County Crimestoppers tip led to the identification of Santos Ruben Pena after surveillance video from Lenscrafters, 16535 N Southwest Freeway,...
Hogs invade Sugar Land’s Riverstone community.
ABC13.com reports that “frustration is mounting in the Riverstone community in Sugar Land, where residents are facing more than a feral hog nuisance. They are facing a burden and possibly a danger.” Residents woke up to torn up yards and have asked for...Task Force votes for a DNA request to be sent to the Texas Historical Commission.
The recently appointed City Manager’s Task Force on the Convict Lease Memorial met for the first time on Sept. 5 and unanimously supported DNA testing of historical remains discovered on property owned by Fort Bend Independent School District. The task force requested...Suspects are shown on video shopping with a stolen credit card.
Sugar Land police are looking for two men seen on surveillance video using a credit card stolen during a robbery in Sugar Land on Aug. 23. Two women said they were in the parking lot at HEB, 530 Highway 6, just before 9:45 p.m. when two men grabbed them from behind...A Cemetery Task Force will provide a recommendation on interment and memorialization for historical remains.
Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard recently appointed a task force to provide a recommendation on the interment, memorialization and ceremonial funeral details of historical remains discovered on property owned by Fort Bend Independent School District. The city is...An Online Town Hall has been launched for Zoning Use Classification and Parking Feedback.
An Online Town Hall is being held to solicit feedback on updates to the city’s zoning use classification and parking requirements. The updates are being considered by the Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission during a series of workshops that began in August....
National Night Out registration is now OPEN!
From the Sugar Land Police Department: If you are hosting a NNO block party this year, and would like SLPD or SLFD to stop by, please register your location here: http://bit.ly/2wrgPKm Sugar Land Police Department is committed to building better relationships with our...Three suspects were caught on video stealing designer glasses.
Sugar Land police are looking for two women and a man who stole 62 glasses totaling about $9,000 from LensCrafters, 16535 Southwest Freeway, on Aug. 3. Employees noticed the glasses were missing during a routine inventory of their Versace, Tiffany & Co. and...
Texas A&M Assistant Professor Andrea Roberts talks about black history and Texas law relating to the mass grave unearthed in Sugar Land.
A Texas city discovered a mass grave of prison laborers. What should it do with the bodies? After the Civil War, Texas’s sugar cane plantations were still farmed by unpaid black laborers – prisoners forced to work for free in a system called ‘convict leasing.’ Author...One study shows that red light cameras do not decrease crashes or improve safety.
KHOU reports that “a new study finds red light cameras do not cut down on wrecks or make intersections safer, and in some cases, they may lead to more crashes.” “Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio looked at thousands of collisions...A family’s cat was killed by roaming dogs in Sugar Land.
Two dogs that were roaming freely mauled a family’s cat in the Sugar Mill area. The horrible incident was caught on the family’s surveillance camera. KHOU reports that “home surveillance video shows two dogs, believed to have been pet pit bulls who...Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Telfair.
The city of Sugar Land has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus at a mosquito trap located on University Boulevard near the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land in the Telfair subdivision. The mosquitoes were trapped earlier this week, and Sugar Land...Sugar Land City Council approves a Land Use Plan update.
Sugar Land City Council approved an update to the city’s Land Use Plan on Aug. 7 after a five-year public process led by a citizen Land Use Advisory Committee. The plan includes goals and policies that focus on ways the city can develop and redevelop to remain a...City Council appoints Ethics Review Board.
Sugar Land City Council recently appointed members to a newly created Independent Ethics Review Board. The board includes Chair Conrith Davis, Krista Stegemiller, Ann Malecha, Andrew Wolf, Bruce Hicks, Naushad Kermally and Rachel Varghese. Appointed as alternate...
