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Criminal Justice

Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law

Sarah Grunau

Posted on September 26, 2023 · Bao Giang, who struck and killed a pedestrian at a Sugar Land crosswalk, could be facing felony charges.

Tags crosswalk Fort Bend County District Attorney Pedestrian Deaths sugar land

Houston Matters

Houston Matters visits the Brick Rodeo LEGO exhibition

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 14, 2023 · The annual Texas event took place July 6-9 in Sugar Land.

Tags Alice Finch Brick Rodeo lego sugar land Tim Howell Women's Brick Initiative

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Can descendants of the Sugar Land 95 be found? We start our genealogical journey

Brittney Martin / Naomi Reed

Posted on July 6, 2023 · After the Sugar Land 95 are reburied, Fort Bend ISD says it’s not going to fund any more research on the remains. A new group takes control — but are they the best people for the job? Plus, we start our own search for descendants.

Tags Fort Bend ISD sugar land sugar land 95 Sugar Land 95 podcast

Podcasts

Bones were discovered in an unmarked cemetery in Texas. Who gets to decide what happens to them?

Brittney Martin / Naomi Reed

Posted on June 16, 2023 · As archeologists uncover more graves, a new person is added to the team — one who specializes in studying human remains. After a few months, she thinks she knows who these people might be.

Tags civil war convict leasing podcasts sugar land sugar land 95 Sugar Land convict leasing

Podcasts

Crews unearthed a historic Texas cemetery. Five years later, bodies still haven’t been ID’d

Naomi Reed / Brittney Martin

Posted on June 16, 2023 · After years of planning, contractors finally break ground on the site of a new school in Sugar Land. But the very next day, someone shows up with a warning: Be on the lookout for bodies.

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Town Square

Who Were The Sugar Land 95? Plus, How DACAMERA Has Memorialized The Individuals Through Music, Art and Poetry

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on June 14, 2023 · The co-hosts of the Sugar Land podcast discuss what was unearthed in our own backyard.

Tags african american history Brittney Martin DaCamera DACAMERA 2023-2024 Season Dr. Naomi Reed Etienne Charles Fanny Mendelssohn Fire Shut Up in My Bones history Kendrick Scott Kendrick Scott's "Unearthed" Matthew Aucoin Peter Sellars Sarah Rothenberg sugar land sugar land 95 Sugar Land history Sugar Land podcast Terence Blanchard

Fort Bend County Water Pumps

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New $9 million water pumps in Sugar Land expected to mitigate flooding

Rebecca Noel

Posted on May 26, 2023 · The three new pumps will increase water-pumping capacity to about 230,000 gallons per minute in the Riverstone area, where more than 600 homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Tags Andy Meyers flood mitigation Fort Bend County Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Hurricane Harvey Riverstone sugar land water pump

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Houston

Seven Houston police officers involved in deadly shootout after car chase, chief says

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on February 15, 2023 · The officers who shot and killed a man at the end of a 20-minute police pursuit early Wednesday have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting.

Tags Houston Police Department sugar land Troy Finner

Energy & Environment

Alligator attacks in Sugar Land have rowers on edge

Matt Thomas

Posted on September 12, 2022 · Two alligator attacks in recent weeks at Oyster Creek in Sugar Land have residents and experts guessing at the cause of the incidents.

Tags alligator Houston Rowing Club oyster Creek sugar land

Business

Suburbs Buck Trend Of Houston-Wide Rent Decline During Pandemic

Florian Martin

Posted on November 15, 2020 · Apartment rents in the city’s suburbs are back up to pre-pandemic levels, while those inside the 610-Loop continue to drop.

Tags ApartmentData.com houston pasadena real estate rent Richmond suburbs sugar land

Texas

Archeologists Reflect On ‘Sugar Land 95’ As Efforts Continue To Identify Remains

Davis Land

Posted on September 21, 2020 · A 500-page report details findings from the exhumation.

Tags Fort Bend ISD labor camp slavery sugar land sugar land 95

Houston Matters

Sugar Land State Rep.’s Comments About Asians, And James Harden’s Dunk That Wasn’t: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 6, 2019 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Houston Matters

Fort Bend County Faces Flooding, Traffic Issues Like The Rest Of Greater Houston

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 28, 2019 · Judge KP George, Fort Bend County's top administrator, discusses issues facing the county and answers listener questions.

Tags craig cohen flooding Fort Bend County kp george poltiics sugar land traffic

Houston Matters

Monday’s Show: Ft. Bend Co. Judge KP George, And Figure Skater Adam Rippon (Oct. 28, 2019)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 28, 2019 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Fort Bend County Judge KP George, figure skater Adam Rippon, and an update on Houston sports.

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Houston Unemployment Rate Under 4 Percent For Seventh Month In A Row

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 18, 2019 · Overall, the Houston region added 6,400 jobs last month. The unemployment rate in Texas is currently at 3.4 %.

Tags houston sugar land texas texas workforce commission The Woodlands unemployment workforce solutions

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Houston’s Vision Zero report for 2022 shows traffic fatalities were down, but not by much

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Posted on August 10, 2023 · More than 320 people died on Houston streets last year, and nearly 1,600 more were seriously injured.

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Houston Matters

Houston Matters visits the Brick Rodeo LEGO exhibition

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 14, 2023 · The annual Texas event took place July 6-9 in Sugar Land.

Tags Alice Finch Brick Rodeo lego sugar land Tim Howell Women's Brick Initiative

Criminal Justice

Over 50 individuals arrested with felony warrants in Fort Bend County in May

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on July 10, 2023 · Seven gang members were arrested during an operation in Fort Bend county in May.

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Can descendants of the Sugar Land 95 be found? We start our genealogical journey

Brittney Martin / Naomi Reed

Posted on July 6, 2023 · After the Sugar Land 95 are reburied, Fort Bend ISD says it’s not going to fund any more research on the remains. A new group takes control — but are they the best people for the job? Plus, we start our own search for descendants.

Tags Fort Bend ISD sugar land sugar land 95 Sugar Land 95 podcast

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