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Serve City Government Through Service on Boards and Commissions.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land is looking for volunteers interested in giving their time, energy and expertise to serve as members on the Building Standards Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Sugar Land 4B Corporation (SL4B). Applications must...
Woman uses a power tool to steal Botox.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land police are looking for a woman who used a battery-powered grinding saw to cut into the front door of Botox RN MD Spa, 13500 Southwest Freeway, and steal anti-aging products. Surveillance cameras captured the burglary on Aug. 23...
SLPD will be targeting impaired driving during the Labor Day holiday.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land police will conduct a special drunk driving enforcement initiative from Aug. 31 through Sept. 8. The enforcement period covers the Labor Day weekend and is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a...
New spin-off event September 7: Sugar Land’s Art of Wining and Dining: Brunch & Bubbly.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land Town Square, Visit Sugar Land and the Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department will partner for a spin-off of the traditional Art of Wining and Dining event — now with a Brunch and Bubbly theme — on Saturday, Sept....City Council votes 7-0 to call Bond Election.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land City Council called a $90.7 million bond election for Nov. 5 to address drainage, public safety facilities and equipment, mobility and an animal shelter. City Council’s unanimous 7-0 vote occurred during a special meeting on...
Houston Man Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder of Peace Officer.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land police arrested Sheldon Magee, 44, of Houston, for the murder of Kiva Herrera, 38, of Houston, on Aug. 11. Police responded to a shooting at the Courtyard by Marriott, 16740 Creekbend Drive, on Aug. 11 at 1:15 p.m. Witnesses...Sugar Land begins a search for a new City Manager.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land City Council hired Ralph Andersen & Associates to conduct a national search for Sugar Land’s next city manager. Allen Bogard plans to retire on Jan. 31, 2020. He joined the city in January 1995 as a deputy city manager and...Fort Bend County and Fort Bend ISD are at odds over burial site.
The Houston Chronicle reports that “a historic plan to memorialize 95 African Americans whose remains were found at a Sugar Land school construction site may be imperiled as negotiations between the county and school district have fallen into disarray.”...Sugar Land City Manager receives an award for Award for career excellence.
From the City of Sugar Land: The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) selected City Manager Allen Bogard to receive the Award for Career Excellence. ICMA is the world’s leading association of professional city and county managers and other employees...Sugar Land presents Proposed FY2020 Budget, Capital Improvement Program.
From the City of Sugar Land: City Manager Allen Bogard recently submitted a proposed $272.1 million budget for fiscal year 2020, which begins Oct. 1. The proposed budget includes $231.6 million for operations and $40.5 million for capital projects. It follows...
Thieves go shopping with stolen credit cards.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land police are looking for two people who used fraudulent credit cards to purchase more than $20,000 worth of merchandise at Sam’s Club stores in the region. Detectives believe mail stolen during February and April from at least...Sugar Land Homestead Exemption has been raised for the 2019 tax year.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land City Council voted on June 25 to raise the residential homestead exemption for the 2019 tax year to 12 percent. The increase offsets the residential impact of a planned tax rate increase of approximately 1 cent to fund the...UH athlete and Sugar Land native Robert Platt dies in a boating accident.
From The University of Houston: The University of Houston and Houston Athletics are mourning the loss of pole vaulter Robert Platt, who died in a boating accident on Lake LBJ in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday night. Platt, 20, recently finished his sophomore season with...SLPD will be targeting impaired driving during the 4th of July holiday.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land police will conduct a special drunk driving enforcement initiative during the week of July 4. The enforcement period is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program...Sugar Land City Manager announces his retirement.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard plans to retire on Jan. 31, 2020. His 44 years of public service includes 25 in Sugar Land with 19 as its city manager. “I’d like to thank our current and former members of City Council for the...The White Sox draft a Sugar Land Native.
Abc13.com reports that “the Chicago White Sox have drafted Sugar Land native Karan Patel in this year’s MLB draft.” “He was selected in the 7th round and chosen 200th overall. The 22 year-old was a pitcher at the University of Texas at San...Applicants are needed for Census Complete Count Committee.
From the City of Sugar Land: Sugar Land is seeking 15-20 residents who are leaders representing a diverse cross-section of the city for a Census Complete Count Committee. “We are now less than a year away from the next decennial census,” said Director of Planning Lisa...
Sugar Land Police arrest burglary suspects.
From the Sugar Land Police Department: Sugar Land Police arrested Kevin Wooden and Deshawn Morris for Burglary and Burglary of Motor Vehicle. On June 10, 2019 around 03:30 AM an alert citizen in the New Territory neighborhood reported seeing suspicious persons walking...A burglary was caught on camera in an apartment.
From the City of Sugar Land: Detectives are looking for a man seen on video stealing more than $2,200 worth of electronics from an apartment at Imperial Lofts, 2 Stadium Drive, on June 2. The tenant told police he arrived home on June 3 to find his door pried open and...
