Tag: Sugar Land

There is so much fun to be had at a VYPE Media Days!. From team and individual pictures, social media shout-outs and video interviews, it is all there for the student-athletes to feel like a superstar. VYPE had its Fort Bend Christian Academy 2023 Fall Media Day recently. Check out…

Find out what will be on the ballot for Sugar Land and Missouri City residents Nov. 7, including bond issues and election information. (Courtesy Pexels) As the Nov. 7 election date draws near, Fort Bend County residents are gearing up to cast their votes on several propositions affecting Fort Bend ISD and Fort Bend County…

The district’s third high school opened in 1983 and was named after Texas Governor William P. Clements. Plans are currently underway to rebuild the 40-year-old campus, which has major structural issues. The rebuild was approved by voters in the 2023 bond election held earlier this year. The new campus…

Williamsport, PA – As Needville Little League makes history at the World Series as the first team from the small Fort Bend County town to play on Little League’s biggest field, Traci Duez of Sugar Land is doing the same. “I love to walk up to a field…

Fort Bend ISD experienced two incidents of students bringing guns to separate campuses last week. Both incidents remain under investigation. On August 23, two students at Crawford High School and Dulles High School were found to have weapons and were removed from the schools. “An unloaded handgun was found at…

Fort Bend County Libraries’ First Colony Branch Library will present the program “How to Make Emotions Your Friend” on Saturday, August 26, from 2-3 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, 2121 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land. Licensed professional counselor Nicole Ponce will explore the purpose of…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — KHOU 11 is your Education Station. For the third year in a row, we conducted a back-to-school survey to learn your questions and concerns to address with area superintendents. Fort Bend ISD goes back to school on Wednesday, August 9. Their superintendent, Dr. Christie Whitbeck,…

A Sugar Land woman pleaded guilty to injury of a child by causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to 50 years in state prison last month, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s office. The child died from her injuries. Khierra Sada Walker, 36, had elected to have…

Fort Bend County Libraries’ University Branch Library will present a program on “Butterfly Gardening,” on Saturday, August 12, from 2-3 p.m., in Meeting Room 1 of the library, located at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land, on the UH campus. Fort Bend County Master Gardener Dan Lawlor…

Richmond, TX (Covering Katy News) – The Mayor of Kendleton and a former City of Sugar Land employee were recently indicted in unrelated public corruption cases prosecuted by Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton’s Public Integrity Division. Kendleton Mayor Darryl Humphrey was arrested following his second indictment by…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – The Fort Bend County District Attorney announced the arrest of two public servants Friday morning. One of the arrests was the Mayor of Kendleton, and the other is a former employee with the City of Sugar Land. Mayor charged and arrested. The mayor, Darryl…

School safety has been of paramount concern to educators and parents in Texas and across the country in recent years. On August 4, three Fort Bend area school superintendents will discuss school safety at an event presented by the Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Christie Whitbeck of Fort…

This story is part of Episode 5 of “Sugar Land.” Listen to the full episode above. First time here? Start with Episode 1. In September 2020, Fort Bend ISD officials placed black tiles on each of the graves of the Sugar Land 95, which the district had uncovered two years earlier during construction of a…

This story is part of Episode 3 of “Sugar Land.” Listen to the full episode above. Nearly three decades before the cemetery containing the Sugar Land 95 was found, the federal government made a similar discovery in Lower Manhattan. The remains of an estimated 15,000 free and enslaved Africans who’d lived and worked there in…

Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land is offering annual student physicals from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 29 for Fort Bend ISD and surrounding school districts. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) requires all high school athletes to undergo and pass a physical examination prior to…

Funds from the district’s 2023 bond will cover $13.4 million in upgrades to Barrington Place Elementary School. (Community Impact staff) Funds from Fort Bend ISD’s 2023 bond will allow Barrington Place Elementary School to receive a second phase of improvements. What’s happening? Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees approved a…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Fort Bend ISD will host commencement ceremonies for its 11 high schools this month. Here’s what you need to know about ceremonies, which are scheduled for May 24-31. When and where are the Fort Bend CISD ceremonies?. The…

A Fort Bend County jury last week convicted Sheldon Vashawn Magee, 50, of murder and sentenced him to 50 years in prison for the 2009 shooting death of his former girlfriend, according to prosecutors. During the trial, jurors heard testimony from the manager of a Sugar Land hotel that on…

HOUSTON — For one show only, Unearthed will be at the Wortham Center on Friday night. At 8 p.m., Dacamera will present the world-premiere jazz performance, but it won’t be an ordinary concert. The music was dedicated and inspired by the Sugar Land 95 — the 95 remains of…

SUGAR LAND, TX (Covering Katy News) – Fort Bend ISD voters approved three bond propositions totaling $1.26 billion on Saturday. “The district has not had a bond in five years, and as a result, some of its 82 campuses are rated in ‘critical condition’ due to outdated mechanical, plumbing, roofing, electrical and HVAC systems that…

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Voters approved the $1.26 billion Fort Bend Independent School District bond on Saturday. The bond is going to provide resources for different projects and renovate most Fort Bend ISD schools except the newer campuses. The school board called for the election in February. The school…

SUGAR LAND, Texas – An election will be held in Fort Bend County Saturday for a $1.26 billion bond decision. The bond aims to fund major projects throughout the district, enhancing every campus in Fort Bend Independent School District except schools that are newly constructed. The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees unanimously called for…