Tag: Sugar Land

On December 18, a Fort Bend County jury convicted Jose Florentino Ortiz, 51 of one charge of continuous sexual Abuse of a young child and two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and stemming from the 1990’s and sentenced him 25 years, 16 years, and 16 years, respectively.

HOUSTON – On Dec. 18, 51-year-old Jose Florentino Ortiz from Sugar Land was sentenced to prison for sexual abuse against children. According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, Ortiz will serve a total of 57 years after a jury found him guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and two counts…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A Fort Bend County jury has sentenced a Sugar Land man to 57 years in prison for the sexual assault of three girls. Jose Florentino Ortiz, 51, was convicted by a jury on Dec. 18 on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and two charges of…

Feature Photo: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors officials during the ground breaking ceremony of SST Sugar Land College Prep High School. Image: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors/Facebook. Posted: 12-21-2023. Sugar Land (Fort Bend County) — A charter school that utilizes a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based learning model has broken ground…

HOUSTON – Breast milk donations will now be accepted at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital to help support prematurely born, underweight, and health-compromised infants. Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin has opened the only collection site in Fort Bend County at the hospital and its first donation came from a nurse at the hospital, Hailey Stanford, who…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Outgoing Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Christie Whitbeck will receive a hefty payout as part of her voluntary retirement agreement approved earlier this month. According to the document obtained by KHOU 11 News, she’ll get a total of $352,024.92. The first payout of…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — On Friday, the Fort Bend ISD board announced Dr. Marc Smith was the lone finalist for the superintendent job, replacing Dr. Christie Whitbeck. After the board meeting, which at times became heated, the district sent out a release with information about Smith. Smith has more…

A Sugar Land, Texas high school principal was arrested Monday after allegedly offering to have sex with an undercover detective for $90.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Fort Bend ISD has confirmed the arrest of a former Clements High School teacher. While the district did not release the name of the teacher arrested, they said he was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant out of Georgia for trafficking persons for sexual servitude.

The annual Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce CHAIRMAN’S GALA will be held Friday, February 2, 2024 in the Texas Ballroom at Safari Texas Ranch. Presented by The Signorelli Company, This year’s theme, “Fort Bey”, will spotlight all that is exceptional to our county with glamour and elegance. Guests will be captivated with the celebrations of…

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KIAH) — A Fort Bend ISD principal was arrested and charged with solicitation of a prostitute. Brian Shillingburg, who is the principal at Clements High School, was arrested Monday night at a hotel in Missouri City in a sting operation conducted by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office and the Houston Police…

A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sting operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual acts…

SUGAR LAND, TX (Covering Katy News) – The principal of Clements High School in Sugar Land is charged with soliciting prostitution following a sting operation by the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance Taskforce in Missouri City on Monday. The probable cause affidavit says Shillingburg met an undercover female officer inside a…

A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sting operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual acts…

A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sex trafficking operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual…

GREATWOOD, Texas — The principal at a Fort Bend ISD high school was arrested and is now charged with solicitation of prostitution. According to the district, Clements High School principal Brian Shillingburg was arrested Monday. At this point, details of exactly what he’s accused of have not been released.

A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg late Monday. KPRC 2 has reached out to the sheriff’s office for the details surrounding the arrest. Shillingburg was appointed principal of Clements High School in 2022….

The increasingly crowded field in next year’s race for Fort Bend Precinct 3 Commissioner this week gained a prominent name – Allen Bogard, who served as Sugar Land city manager for nearly two decades. Late last week, Bogard announced that he was filing for the March 5 Democratic Party primary…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Heads up, Fort Bend County residents!. All of the northbound and southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway will once again be closed this weekend from Highway 6 to Williams Trace. The closure will begin Friday at 10 p.m. and last until Monday at 5 a.m.

Former Bryan ISD superintendent Christie Whitbeck, who left in 2021 to take the superintendent’s job at Fort Bend ISD in Sugar Land (FBISD), is leaving following an unidentified conflict. Whitbeck said she was “blindsided” by the undisclosed issue, which she said occurred 19 hours after the November election where…

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Fort Bend ISD school board will vote on the retirement of superintendent Dr. Christie Whitbeck at a meeting on Monday. In a letter written by Whitbeck, she says if the retirement is approved, she will vacate her position as superintendent effective Dec. 12. “I…

The holiday season is in full swing, and there are a host of activities in coming days to celebrate them. On Friday, December 1, the City of Sugar Land Town Square will host the popular Christmas Tree lighting event at Sugar Land Town Square. Attendees will be able to enjoy…

Fort Bend County Libraries host the latest installment of its “Art & Architecture” series with a program on Baroque Art,” on Saturday, December 2, from 2-4 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the Sugar Land Branch Library, 550 Eldridge, Sugar Land. In this segment, architecture professor Sheba Akhtar will discuss…

Fort Bend Diwali, presented by Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Vedic Fair 111 and Indo-American Hindu Organizations was held at Sugar Land Town Square on Nov. 19. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by many of the religions of the Indian subcontinent, including Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. The holiday represents…