Posted on: December 30, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The Texas Court Clerks Association (TCCA) has selected Sugar Land Municipal Court Administrator Kendra Beverly as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award. Additionally, the National Center for State Courts&rsqu...
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Posted on: December 30, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The utility rate increases approved by City Council in September will take effect Jan. 1. The utility rates will result in an approximately $10 monthly increase to utility bills for residential customers.
Residents with 10,000 g...
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Posted on: December 28, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land City Manager Michael W. Goodrum recently named Application Developer Tahamidur Rahman as employee of the year.
The city’s employee of the year is selected from a group of champion employees nominate...
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Posted on: December 21, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The city of Sugar Land has placed first among cities ranging in populations from 75,000-124,999 in the 2020 ranking of Digital Cities by the Center for Digital Government (CDG), a national research and advisory institute on info...
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Posted on: December 7, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The city of Sugar Land is accepting applications through Dec. 22 for the next Sugar Land 101 class scheduled to be held virtually in January through March 2021.
Sugar Land 101 participants learn about city operations from Sugar ...
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Posted on: December 2, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land City Council accepted a donation from the Cullinan Park Conservancy for $287,465.93 to be used for Cullinan Park phase two improvements.
Of the donation amount, $56,346.93 was paid by the Conservancy directly to a consultant for...
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Posted on: November 28, 2020
UPDATE: Due to current inclement weather forecasts and after consultation with the producer and City of Sugar Land Emergency Management, the decision has been made to reschedule the upcoming showings of Frozen (Nov. 27) and Elf (Nov. 28) to a later date i...
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Posted on: November 24, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Mark your calendars and prepare to celebrate the Christmas holiday in Sugar Land from Dec. 1-12.
The city will offer 12 consecutive days of festivities with virtual activities Monday through Thursday and in-person events on Friday, Saturda...
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Posted on: November 11, 2020
Sweet Cash program continues with simpler, quicker features to support local economy
Sugar Land, TX – ‘Tis the Season for Sweet Cash launches today for Sugar Land’s holiday shopping season, bringing back the popular program wi...
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Posted on: October 15, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Join the party at the city of Sugar Land’s Fall Food Truck Friday Series for food, drinks and music on Oct. 23, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, from 6-8 p.m., at Sugar Land Memorial Park, 15300 University Blvd.
Please check www.Sug...
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Posted on: October 15, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The city of Sugar Land is partnering with the Sugar Land Skeeters to host Halloween Town on Oct. 31, from 4-8 p.m., at Constellation Field, 1 Stadium Drive.
Previously hosted at Sugar Land Town Square, Halloween Town remains a f...
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Posted on: September 29, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land City Council adopted a $254.3 million budget for fiscal year 2021 and a tax rate of 33.65 cents per $100 -- one of the lowest in the state of Texas among similarly sized cities -- as proposed after a series of worksho...
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Posted on: September 18, 2020
Program provides gift cards and gratitude to workers on the frontlines of the pandemic
Sugar Land, TX – The Sugar Land Office of Economic Development launched the Sweet Cash program in June to support Sugar Land businesses, frontline workers and ...
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Posted on: September 18, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land is looking for volunteers interested in giving their time, energy and expertise to serve as members on the Animal Advisory Board, Building Standards Commission, Independent Ethics Review Board, Planning and Zoning Com...
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Posted on: September 16, 2020
Sugar Land, TX - Early voting will be held Oct. 13-30 for Sugar Land’s Nov. 3 City Council and charter election.
In addition to the positions of mayor, at-large one, and at-large two, the ballot will include nine possible changes to the city&...
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
Sugar Land, TX - The city of Sugar Land recently named six 2019 Volunteers of the Year.
The six volunteers contributed more than 700 hours of volunteer service to the city last year, equating to almost $18,000 in in-kind donations. Sugar Land’s ...
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Posted on: September 4, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land is looking for volunteers interested in giving their time, energy and expertise to serve as members on the Animal Advisory Board, Building Standards Commission, Independent Ethics Review Board, Planning and Zoning Com...
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Posted on: September 4, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land firefighters, police officers and other city employees will join the community Sept. 21-25 to celebrate front-line hospital workers during Healthcare Heroes Week.
The celebration had been scheduled in August but was de...
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Posted on: August 31, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – At the onset of fall, Sugar Land will begin a new annual tradition of a Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The event will be a wonderful opportunity for residents and visitors to enjoy many great activities that the season bri...
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Posted on: August 24, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land’s Health Care Heroes Week has been postponed to September due to the uncertainty of Hurricane Laura. Specific dates will be announced in the near future.
Activities, including hospital drive-by parades schedu...
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Posted on: August 17, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The city of Sugar Land will launch a new online water bill payment system in September.
The Office of Treasury and the Information Technology Department identified Paymentus after months of research to find a tool that ...
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Posted on: August 14, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land firefighters, police officers and other city employees will join the community Aug. 24-28 to celebrate front-line hospital workers during Healthcare Heroes Week.
“The sacrifices being made by our medical prof...
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Posted on: August 14, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) Class of 2019-2020 will graduate on Aug. 18.
The class represents the 15th year of the program with a total of 33 students participating from 10 area high schools.
MYA...
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Posted on: August 11, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The city of Sugar Land will hold a virtual public workshop for the 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update on Aug. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Utilize the following meeting link at https://rb.gy/fojtpt to attend.
The city of Su...
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Posted on: August 4, 2020
Program has potential to drive $200,000 into local economy
Sugar Land, TX – The Sugar Land Office of Economic Development is urging Sugar Land residents and surrounding Houston-area shoppers to participate in the “Sweet Cash” ...
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Posted on: August 6, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land City Council passed an ordinance on Aug. 4 to allow restaurants an opportunity to expand outdoor dining options.
City Council took the action in an effort to show the city of Sugar Land’s support a...
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Posted on: July 27, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – City Manager Michael W. Goodrum recently submitted a proposed $254.4 million budget for fiscal year 2021, which begins Oct. 1.
The proposed budget includes $226.9 million for operations – a more than 2 percent decline ...
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Posted on: July 16, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Come party with the city of Sugar Land during these virtual community activities that promise to be a ton of fun for attendees! The Virtual Summer Series is scheduled from Sunday, July 26 to Friday, July 31.
During the last week ...
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Posted on: June 22, 2020
Sugar Land, TX ¬– There’s a new look and new feel for events this year. One of Sugar Land’s largest community events -- Red, White and Boom -- is going virtual!
This year, Sugar Land’s virtual Fourt...
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Posted on: April 15, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The May 2 Sugar Land City Council election has been moved to Nov. 3 due to public health concerns related to COVID-19.
The position of mayor and the at-large one and two seats will be on the ballot. All three positions ...
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Posted on: March 4, 2020
Sugar Land, Texas – A recent external audit of Sugar Land’s financial statements for fiscal year 2019 (Oct.1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019) highlighted the city’s strong financial performance and efforts to ensure a healthy e...
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Posted on: February 24, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land police will conduct a special drunk driving enforcement initiative from March 6-15.
The enforcement period covers Spring Break and is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a Select...
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Posted on: February 20, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Families can enjoy a destination of adventure at Sugar Land’s International Art & Kite Festival on March 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Crown Festival Park, 18355 Southwest Freeway.
This year&rsq...
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Posted on: February 10, 2020
Sugar Land, TX - The Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department hosted the Sugar Land Showdown IX Disc Golf Tournament on Jan. 25, marking the ninth year the Parks and Recreation Department has hosted this event.
"The annual Sugar Land Show...
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Posted on: February 7, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – Union Pacific Railroad plans to close one southbound lane of State Highway 6 at U.S. Highway 90A today for emergency repairs.
The closure is needed to repair a broken rail and is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Sug...
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Posted on: February 7, 2020
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Posted on: February 6, 2020
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Posted on: February 5, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The public is invited to attend a risk assessment workshop for an update to the city’s Hazard Mitigation Plan on Feb. 26, from 6-8 p.m., in the Cane Room at Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Blvd. North.
The goal o...
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Posted on: January 30, 2020
Sugar Land, TX – The public is invited to an open house on Feb. 8, from 2-4 p.m., at Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Blvd. North, to celebrate the city’s newly installed 60th anniversary artwork.
The commemorative piece is called...
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