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Feb 9, 20231 min read

Sugar Land’s New Budget Game Allows Residents to Virtually Adjust City Services

(SUGAR LAND) – The City of Sugar Land has launched a new digital budget simulator to give residents a chance to tell the city how they...

City of Richmond Receives Grants for Water Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation Projects

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Feb 8, 20231 min read

City of Richmond Receives Grants for Water Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation Projects

(RICHMOND) – The City of Richmond has received two grants which city officials plan to use for water and wastewater infrastructure and...

New Program Incentivizes Sugar Land Residents to Enhance Single-Family Homes

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Feb 8, 20232 min read

New Program Incentivizes Sugar Land Residents to Enhance Single-Family Homes

(SUGAR LAND) - Sugar Land City Council recently approved Great Homes, a new residential reinvestment initiative that incentivizes Sugar...

Fatality Crash Closes FM 1093 at FM 1463

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Feb 7, 20231 min read

Fatality Crash Closes FM 1093 at FM 1463

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The intersection of FM 1093 and FM 1463 is closed following an early morning fatality accident involving an...

Applications Open for Missouri City’s 2023 Citizens' Police and Fire Academy

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Feb 6, 20231 min read

Applications Open for Missouri City’s 2023 Citizens' Police and Fire Academy

(MISSOURI CITY) – Missouri City’s Citizens' Police and Fire Academy is scheduled to begin on April 5 at the Public Safety Headquarters,...

Hydrant Flushing Scheduled This Week in Katy

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Feb 6, 20231 min read

Hydrant Flushing Scheduled This Week in Katy

(KATY) - The City of Katy Water Department will be doing hydrant flushing throughout the city on Feb. 7 and 8. Residents in the immediate...

FBCSO Receives Sensory Kits Through Hope for Three and Lighthouse Learning Resources

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Feb 2, 20231 min read

FBCSO Receives Sensory Kits Through Hope for Three and Lighthouse Learning Resources

(FORT BEND COUNTY) -The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division recently received sensory kits thanks to the nonprofit, Hope...

Sugar Land City Council Approves New Water Meter Infrastructure

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Feb 2, 20232 min read

Sugar Land City Council Approves New Water Meter Infrastructure

(SUGAR LAND) - Sugar Land City Council recently approved a $9.4 million contract with Aclara Technologies, LLC to implement advanced...

Obituary Announcement: Janet Pack Meyers

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Feb 1, 20231 min read

Obituary Announcement: Janet Pack Meyers

Our Beloved Janet Pack Meyers, of Sugar Land, Texas passed away January 31, 2023. Janet was born October 22, 1946. She leaves behind a...

Rosenberg Animal Control and Shelter Can Now Accept Monetary Donations Through Water Utility Bills

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Jan 31, 20231 min read

Rosenberg Animal Control and Shelter Can Now Accept Monetary Donations Through Water Utility Bills

(ROSENBERG) - Rosenberg residents can now make monetary donations to the Rosenberg Animal Control and Shelter on their monthly water...

Sienna Ranch Road, Baines Middle School Speed Limits Lowered

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Jan 30, 20231 min read

Sienna Ranch Road, Baines Middle School Speed Limits Lowered

(MISSOURI CITY) – Effective today, Jan. 30, the speed limit along Sienna Ranch Road in Missouri City has been lowered to 35 miles per...

Road Closure: 1st Street from Bartlett to Victoria Lakes in Katy

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Jan 30, 20231 min read

Road Closure: 1st Street from Bartlett to Victoria Lakes in Katy

(KATY) – A road closure is scheduled for the City of Katy from Jan. 30 through April. First Street will be closed from Bartlett Road to...

Sugar Land to Launch New City Website Feb. 2

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Jan 30, 20231 min read

Sugar Land to Launch New City Website Feb. 2

(SUGAR LAND) – The City of Sugar Land has announced that a new city website will be launched Feb. 2. “With a fresh new look and improved...

Training Exercise Held to Prepare for Potential Emergency Weather Events in Fort Bend County

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Jan 26, 20232 min read

Training Exercise Held to Prepare for Potential Emergency Weather Events in Fort Bend County

(FORT BEND COUNTY) - The Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, conducted a full-scale training exercise...

Tree Removal Planned for Sugar Land Regional Airport

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Jan 25, 20231 min read

Tree Removal Planned for Sugar Land Regional Airport

(SUGAR LAND) - The Sugar Land Regional Airport will be removing trees from 6.7 acres of the 754-acre Cullinan Park to comply with a...

Public Meetings Scheduled for TxDOT’s Proposed FM 359 Project

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Jan 23, 20231 min read

Public Meetings Scheduled for TxDOT’s Proposed FM 359 Project

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – The Texas Department of Transportation will hold two public meetings to present and gather feedback on a proposed...

Sugar Land PD Warning About Money Transfer App Scams

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Jan 20, 20231 min read

Sugar Land PD Warning About Money Transfer App Scams

(SUGAR LAND) – The Sugar Land Police Department is warning residents about scams involving the money transfer services Zelle, Venmo and...

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Jan 20, 20231 min read

Fort Bend County Fire Marshal Resigns

(FORT BEND COUNTY) – Fort Bend County Fire Marshal Mark Flathouse has resigned from his position effective March 3. Flathouse also served...

Rosenberg Animal Shelter Seeking Woman Who Allegedly Threw Cat in Trashcan at Seabourne Park

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Jan 18, 20231 min read

Rosenberg Animal Shelter Seeking Woman Who Allegedly Threw Cat in Trashcan at Seabourne Park

(ROSENBERG) – The Rosenberg Animal Shelter is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman they say threw a cat, which was locked...

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Jan 17, 20231 min read

Large Gas Leak Reported in Katy

(KATY) – The City of Katy Office of Emergency Management is reporting a large gas leak on 1st Street near Bluebonnet St. as of 1:20 p.m....