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.”...
Katy Community ‘Chip Clinic
Date/Time August 17 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Location Wishbone Pet Care Details Katy Community ‘Chip Clinic will offer $10 microchips, with FREE lifetime registration on Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Wishbone Pet Care’s new, expanded location in...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...
Float N’ Flick
Date/Time August 16 8:00 pm Location The Club at New Territory Details Beat the Texas heat this summer with our FREE screening of Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet. Residents only need to show their Club Card. Guests and non-residents attending the screening must...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...
Red, White and Boom July 4th Celebration
Date/Time July 4 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm Details The City of Sugar Land is bringing back the July 4 tradition! The Sugar Land sky will light up with colorful fireworks as we celebrate America’s Independence Day together. This festival is free and open to the...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...Two new warehouses will be built in Sugar Land.
From the City of Sugar Land: Two new warehouses totaling more than 315,000 square feet will be built in the Sugar Land Business Park due to an agreement approved by the City Council with Sugar Land Industrial Properties, LLC. The buildings will be located on 17.86...City of Sugar Land turns off red light cameras.
The City of Sugar Land turned off its red light cameras June 2, 2019 after the State of Texas banned the use of the cameras. The City stated that “Texas Gov. Greg Abbot signed House Bill 1631 on June 1 banning the use of red-light cameras in Texas. The bill is...
Town Square Tribute: The Beatles ft. The Fab 5
Date/Time June 8 7:30 pm Location Sugar Land Town Square Details Join us for a tribute series that will make you feel like you’re watching the real deal! Since early 1990, The Fab 5 have been thrilling audiences all over Texas with what The Houston Press and The...Sugar Land event will bring fun this summer.
From the City of Sugar Land: Come celebrate summer with the city of Sugar Land during community events that promise to be a ton of fun for attendees! Kick off the summer with the Summer Concert and Food Truck Friday Series at the plaza adjacent to the Smart Financial...
