City of Sugar Land
Nickname: The Land of Sugar
Location of Sugar Land, Texas
Coordinates: 29°35′58″N 95°36′51″W / 29.59944, -95.61417
Country	United States of America
State	Texas
County	Fort Bend
Area
- Total	24. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (64. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (62. 4 km²)
- Water	0. 8 sq mi (2. 2 km²)
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population (2006)
- Total	79,943
- Density	2,629. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,015. 1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	77478-79, 77487, and 77496
Area code(s)	Mostly 281 also 713 and 832
FIPS code	48-70808[1]
GNIS feature ID	1348034[2]

Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. ^[3] In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the city's population was 79,943. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census

Founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The city is the third-largest in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area.

Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and the company's main refinery and distribution center was once located in this city. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia A refinery is composed of a group of Chemical engineering unit processes and Unit operations used for Refining certain materials or converting As a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo. The city also holds the headquarters for Western Airways and a major manufacturing facility for Nalco Chemical Company. In addition, Sugar Land has a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms. In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and

Sugar Land has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation, including New Territory, Telfair, Greatwood, Chelsea Harbour, Riverstone and many others. As of 2006 Fort Bend County is the wealthiest county in Texas with a median household income of $75,202(In 2006 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars), having surpassed Collin and Rockwall counties(Dallas suburbs) since the 2000 census. ^[4]

Sugar Land holds the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population 50,000–100,000 range, a title it has held for four consecutive years.

In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Sugar Land third on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972 ^[5]

In 2007, CQ Press has ranked Sugar Land fifth on its list of Safest Cities in the United States (14th annual "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan American"). ^[6]

In 2008, Forbes. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly com selected Sugar Land along with Bunker Hill Village and Hunters Creek Village as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs To Live Well," noting its affluence despite its large population. Bunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. Hunters Creek Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. ^[7]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Native Population 1.2 Sugar Land's founding 1.3 Company town 1.4 A city emerges 1.5 A decade of growth 1.6 The new millennium 2 Geography and climate 2.1 Geography 2.2 Geology 2.3 Climate 3 Economy 4 Law and government 4.1 Mayors 4.2 Politics 4.2.1 State representation 4.2.2 Federal representation 5 Demographics 6 People and culture 6.1 Notable/Famous residents, past and present 7 Local attractions 8 Districts and communities 9 Architectural landmarks 10 Transportation 10.1 Major thoroughfares 10.2 Airport 11 Education 11.1 Colleges and universities 11.2 Secondary and primary education 11.2.1 Public schools 11.2.2 Private schools 11.3 Public libraries 12 Postal service 13 Media 13.1 Movie references 13.2 Newspapers 13.3 Television 14 References 15 External links

History

Main article: History of Sugar Land, Texas

Native Population

The Karankawa and the Atakapa tribes settled in what is now today Sugar Land. The History of Sugar Land Texas documents the historical events starting with the Land grant by Stephen F The Karankawa (also Karankawan, Clamcoëhs, and called in their language Auia) were a group of Native American peoples now Extinct The Atakapa (pronounced "uh-TAK-uh-paw" also spelled Attakapa, Attakapas, Attacapa, formally known as the Ishaks, pronounced

Sugar Land's founding

Sugar Land has a heritage tracing its roots back to the original Mexican land grant to Stephen F. Austin. Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage" is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or Society A land grant is a gift of Real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a Reward for services Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3 1793 &ndash December 27 1836 known as the "Father of Texas " led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the One of the first settlers of the land, Samuel M. Williams, called this land "Oakland Plantation" because there were many different varieties of oaks on the land, such as Willow Oak, Post Oak, Water Oak, Southern red oak, and Live Oak. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Quercus phellos ( Willow oak) is a Deciduous Tree in the red oak group of Oaks It is native to eastern Quercus stellata ( Post oak) is an Oak in the white oak group Quercus falcata, commonly known as the Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak, is a Tree in the red oak section ( Lobatae) Quercus virginiana, also known as the Southern Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen Oak Tree native to the southeastern Williams' brother, Nathaniel, purchased the land in 1838. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common They operated the plantation by growing cotton, corn, and sugarcane. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae During these early years, the area that is now Sugar Land was the center of social life along the Brazos River. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the In 1853, Benjamin Terry and William J. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Kyle purchased the Oakland Plantation from the S. M. Williams family. Terry is known for organizing Terry's Texas Rangers during the Civil War and for naming the town. The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide Jurisdiction based in Austin, the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Upon the deaths of Terry and Kyle, Colonel E. H. Cunningham bought the 12,500 acre (51 km²) plantation soon after the Civil War and developed the town around his sugar refining plant around 1879. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Company town

In 1906, the Kempner family of Galveston, under the leadership of Isaac H. Kempner and in partnership with William T. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Isaac H Kempner, 1873 - August 1 1967 was the founder of the Imperial Sugar Corporation and mayor of Galveston Texas. For partnership in cricket terminology see List of cricket terms A partnership is a type of Business entity in which partners Eldridge, purchased the 5,300 acre (21 km²) Ellis Plantation, one of the few plantations in Fort Bend County to survive the Civil War. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Ellis Plantation had originally been part of the Jesse Cartwright league and in the years after the Civil War had been operated by a system of tenant farming under the management of Will Ellis. A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a Landlord. In 1908, the partnership acquired the adjoining 12,500 acre (51 km²) Cunningham Plantation with its raw sugar mill and cane-sugar refinery. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For partnership in cricket terminology see List of cricket terms A partnership is a type of Business entity in which partners The partnership changed the name to Imperial Sugar Company; Kempner associated the name Imperial, which was also the name of a small raw-sugar mill on the Ellis Plantation, with the Imperial Hotel in New York City. Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia The City of New York Around the turn of the century, most of the sugarcane crops were destroyed by a harsh winter. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae As part of the Kempner-Eldridge agreement, Eldridge moved to the site to serve as general manager and build the company-owned Town of Sugar Land. A company town is a Town or City in which all Real estate, Buildings (both residential and commercial) Utilities

Trains have always been the sound of Sugar Land. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another These rails are on the route of the oldest railroad in Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. It went right through the middle of town, by the sugar refinery, and west of town, through the heart of what used to be known as the Imperial State Prison Farm.

As a company town from the 1910s until 1959, Sugar Land was virtually self-contained. A company town is a Town or City in which all Real estate, Buildings (both residential and commercial) Utilities Imperial Sugar Company provided housing for the workers, encouraged construction of schools, built a hospital for the workers well-being, and provided businesses to meet the workers needs. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Many of the original homes built by the Imperial Sugar Company remain today in The Hill area and Mayfield Park of Sugar Land and have been passed down through generations of family members.

During the 1950s, Imperial Sugar wanted to expand the town by building more houses. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive This lead to the creation of a new subdivision of Venetian Estates. The subdivision featured water front homesites fronting Oyster Creek and other man-made lakes. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the

A city emerges

As the company town expanded, so did the interest of establishing a municipal government. A company town is a Town or City in which all Real estate, Buildings (both residential and commercial) Utilities Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. It resulted in Sugar Land becoming a general law city in 1959 by voters. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. T. E. Harman became the first mayor of Sugar Land. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

In the early 1960s, a new subdivision development introduced contemporary affordable housing in Sugar Land for the first time called Covington Woods. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop usually via a Plat. Later on that year, the Imperial Cattle Ranch sold about 1,200 acres (4. 9 km²) to a developer to create what became Sugar Creek in 1968. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As a master-planned community, Sugar Creek introduced country club living with two golf courses and country clubs, swimming pools, and security. A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for

Encouraged by the success of Sugar Creek, First Colony, a new master-planned community encompassing 10,000 acres (40 km²) set out to create a new standard in development in Sugar Land. Development began in 1977 by Sugarland Properties Inc. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays and would follow the next 30 years. The master-planned community offered homebuyers formal landscaping, neighborhoods segmented by price range, extensive greenbelts, a golf course and country club, lakes and boulevards, neighborhood amenities and shopping. A green belt or greenbelt is a policy or land use designation used in Land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped wild or agricultural land A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas

Around the same time of First Colony, another master-planned community development started in northern portion of Sugar Land called Sugar Mill. Sugar Mill offered traditional, lakefront, and estate lots.

Sugar Land began attracting the attention of major corporations throughout the 1980s, and many chose to make the city their home. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Fluor Daniel, Schlumberger, Unocal (Unocal, however never headquartered in Sugar Land) and others offered their employees the opportunity to work within minutes of their home. Fluor Corporation is a publicly owned engineering procurement construction, and maintenance services organization Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest Oilfield services corporation operating in approximately 80 countries with about 84000 people of 140 nationalities Union Oil Company of California dba Unocal is a defunct company that was a major petroleum explorer and marketer in the late 19th century through the 20th century and into the early This resulted in a 40/60 ratio of residential to commercial tax base within the city. Within a urban area there is a tendency for land uses to Aggregate. Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer

In 1981, a special city election was held for the purpose of establishing a home rule municipal government. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. Voters approved the adoption of a home rule charter. The type of municipal government provided by this Charter was known as "mayor-council government," and all powers of the City were invested in a Council composed of a mayor and five councilmen. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

A special city election was held Aug. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office 9, 1986, to submit the proposed changes to the electorate for consideration. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) By a majority of the voters, amendments to the Charter were approved which provided for a change in the City's form of government from that of "mayor-council" (strong mayor) to that of a "council-manager" form of government which provides that the city manager be the chief administrative officer of the city. The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Approval of this amendment provided for the mayor to become a voting member of Council, in addition to performing duties as presiding officer of the Council. For other uses see Bill. A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a Legislature that has not been ratified, adopted

Sugar Land annexed the master-planned Sugar Creek community in 1986 with the community being almost built-out. That same year, the city organized the largest celebration in its history— The Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration, celebrating 150 years of Texan independence from Mexican rule.

A decade of growth

An Amendment on May 5, 1990, changed the composition of the City Council to a Mayor, four councilmembers to be elected by single-member districts and two councilmembers by at-large position. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town.

Throughout much of the 1990s, Sugar Land was considered one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation and the majority of Sugar Landers are white-collar, and college-educated working in Houston's renowned energy industry. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated Worker who performs semi-professional office administrative and sales coordination tasks as opposed to An abundance of commercial growth, with numerous low-rise office buildings, banks and high-class restaurants popping up, can be seen along both U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas - Oklahoma boundary to northwest of Galveston.

Sugar Land tremendously increased its tax base with the opening of First Colony Mall in 1996. First Colony Mall is a regional shopping mall in Sugar Land Texas, an affluent suburb of Houston. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The over one million square foot (100,000 m²) mall was the first in Fort Bend County and located at the busiest intersection of the city: U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas - Oklahoma boundary to northwest of Galveston. The mall was named after the 10,000 acre (40 km²) master-planned community of First Colony.

On a late November night at 11:59 p. m. in 1997, Sugar Land annexed the remaining Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) of the 10,000 acre (40 km²) First Colony master-planned community, bringing the city's population to almost 60,000. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar This was Sugar Land's largest annexation to date. Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous

The new millennium

Sugar Land boasted the highest growth among Texas' largest cities per the U.S. Census 2000 with a population of 63,328. The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2003, Sugar Land became a "principal" city as the title changed to Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sugar Land replaced Galveston as the second most important city in the metropolitan area, after Houston, as the title used to be Houston–Galveston–Brazoria. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana.

The new millennium also saw the need of higher education facility expansion located within the city. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges In 2002, the University of Houston System at Fort Bend moved to its new 250 acre (1 km²) campus located off of University Blvd and U.S. Highway 59 intersection. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U The city helped fund the Albert and Mamie George Building and as a result, the multi-institution teaching center was renamed to the University of Houston System at Sugar Land. The University of Houston System at Sugar Land, often referred to as UHS at Sugar Land or UHSSL, was founded in 1996 as a Higher education "teaching center"

In 2003, the Imperial Sugar Company refinery plant and distribution center was put out of operation, but its effect on the local economy was minimal since Sugar Land today has much more of a reputation as an affluent Houston suburb than the blue-collar, agriculture-dependent town it once was a generation ago. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture However, the company maintains its headquarters in Sugar Land.

The Texas Department of Transportation sold 2,018 acres (8. 2 km²) of prison land in the western portion Sugar Land to Newland Communities, a developer, by bid in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Thereafter, the developer announced to build a new master-planned community called Telfair in this prime location. In July 2004, Sugar Land annexed all of this land into the city limits to control the quality of development, extending the city limits westward. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This was unusual since Sugar Land only annexed built-out areas in the past, not prior to development.

On December 1, 2005 at 12:01 a. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. , Sugar Land annexed the recently built-out master-planned community of Avalon and four sections of Brazos Landing subdivision into the city limits adding approximately 3,200 residents. The city is currently negotiating with the communities of Greatwood, New Territory, and River Park, along with the subdivisions of Tara Colony and Tara Plantation to annex in the near future. This annexation will be the largest, surpassing the annexation of First Colony back in 1992 and 1997, which will bring the city proper's population to approximately 120,000

See also: History of Texas

Geography and climate

Geography

Sugar Land is located in northeast Fort Bend County, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Houston. The history of Texas as part of the United States began in 1845 but settlement of the region dates back to the end of the Upper Paleolithic Period Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (64. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 square miles (62. 4 km²) of it is land and 0. 8 square miles (2. 1 km²) of it (3. 33%) is water.

The elevation of most of the city is between 70 and 90 feet (21 and 27 m). The elevation of Sugar Land Regional Airport is 82 feet (25 m).

Sugar Land is located at 29°35′58″N, 95°36′51″W (29. 599580, -95. 614089)^[8].

Sugar Land has two major water ways running through the city. The Brazos River runs through the southwestern and southern portion of the city and then into Brazoria County. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the Brazoria County is a County in the US state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan Oyster Creek runs from the northwest to the eastern portion of the city limits and into Missouri City. Missouri City is a city located in the US state of Texas within the Houston&ndashSugar Land&ndashBaytown metropolitan area

Sugar Land has many natural and man-made lakes connecting to Oyster Creek and one connecting to the Brazos River. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the The remainder of the lakes in Sugar Land are man-made through the development of many master-planned communities.

Geology

Underpinning the area's land surface are unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly-cemented sands extending to depths of several miles. Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained Minerals which show plasticity through a variable range of Water content, and Shale (also called mudstone) is a fine-grained Sedimentary rock whose original constituents were Clay minerals or Muds It is characterized by Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles The region's geology developed from stream deposits from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic matter that, over time, was transformed into oil and natural gas. Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Beneath these tiers is a water-deposited layer of halite, a rock salt. Halite is the Mineral form of Sodium chloride, Na[[chlorine Cl]] commonly known as rock salt. The porous layers were compressed over time and forced upward. As it pushed upward, the salt dragged surrounding sediments into dome shapes, often trapping oil and gas that seeped from the surrounding porous sands.

The region is earthquake-free. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer While the neighboring city of Houston contains 86 mapped and historically active surface faults with an aggregate length of 149 miles, the clay below the surface precludes the buildup of friction that produces ground shaking in earthquakes. In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement These faults move only very gradually in what is termed "fault creep. "

Climate

Sugar Land's climate is classified as being humid subtropical. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters The city is located in the gulf coastal plains biome, and the vegetation is classified as a temperate grassland. A biome is a climatically and geographically defined area of ecologically similar climatic conditions such as communities of Plants Animals and Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the Vegetation is dominated by Grasses ( Poaceae) and other Herbaceous (non-woody The average yearly precipitation is 48 inches. Prevailing winds are from the south and southeast during most of the year, bringing heat and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world

In the summer time, daily high temperatures are in the 95°F (35°C) range throughout much of July and August. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days The air tends to feel still and the humidity (often 90 to 100 percent relative humidity) makes the air feel hotter than it really is. Relative humidity is a measurement of the amount of Water vapor that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water Summer thunderstorms sometimes bring tornadoes to the area. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Afternoon rains are not uncommon, and most days Houston meteorologists predict at least some chance of rain. The highest temperature recorded in the area was 109°F in September of 2001.

Winters in the Houston area are cool and temperate. Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox The average winter high/low is 62°F/45°F (16°C/7°C). The coldest period is usually in January, when north winds bring winter rains. Snow is almost unheard of, and typically does not accumulate when it is seen. A freak snowstorm hit Houston on Christmas Eve 2004. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold Temperatures such as Snow or The 2004 Christmas Eve Snowstorm was a rare Weather event that took place in Louisiana and Texas in the United States on December 24 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A few inches accumulated, but was all gone by the next afternoon.

Economy

Sugar Land hosts its economy through diversification, corporate vitality, and quality of life and was ranked as one of the “Top Cities in Texas” for business relocation and expansion by both Outlook Magazine and Texas Business. An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area Industries calling Sugar Land home are as diverse as its resident population. Ranging from semiconductors to seismic-data equipment, Sugar Land industry has grown dramatically over the past 10 years. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that The city has attracted numerous high-profile regional and international corporate relocations in a variety of industries including engineering, construction, technical services, energy exploration and production, technology and research, electronics and communications. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical

Even though still commonly known as a "new money" residential suburb of Houston, Sugar Land does have a significant corporate presence. Like the rest of the Greater Houston area, much of the larger corporations are engaged in the energy industry, specifically oil/gas exploration and refining. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός The city has a large number of international energy, software and product firms. In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός Sugar Land holds the Nalco/Exxon and Western Airways headquarters. Engineering firms and other related industries have managed to take the place as an economic engine. As further testaments to its economic growth in recent years, Sugar Land has seen the arrival of its own mall, Mercedes-Benz dealership, and a Marriott Hotel, all of which are located close to one of Fort Bend County's premier central business district, known as Sugar Land Town Square. Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the Marriott International Inc ( is a worldwide operator and Franchisor of a range of value and luxury Hotels and related Lodging facilities.

Sugar Land Town Square is a pedestrian-oriented, main-street city center and a central business district that is within walking distance of stores, services, mid-rise office buildings, mostly chain restaurants, sidewalk cafes, entertainment and a Marriott Hotel and conference center. A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Marriott International Inc ( is a worldwide operator and Franchisor of a range of value and luxury Hotels and related Lodging facilities.

An abundance of commercial growth, with numerous low-rise office buildings, banks and high-class restaurants popping up, can be seen along both U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6, two of the six main traffic arterials within the city. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas - Oklahoma boundary to northwest of Galveston. In an attempt to manage future growth, the city has already placed restrictions on how many levels a building can have, with condominiums only able to reach 10 floors and office buildings having a maximum of 15 floors.

Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of the Imperial Sugar Company. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia It also served as the home of the company's main (and sole) refinery and distribution center. A refinery is composed of a group of Chemical engineering unit processes and Unit operations used for Refining certain materials or converting The refinery and distribution center have since been put out of operation since 2003, but its effect on the local economy was minimal, if at all, since Sugar Land today has much more of a reputation as an affluent Houston suburb than the blue-collar, agriculture-dependent town it once was a generation ago. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture

Further information: List of companies in Sugar Land

Law and government

Sugar Land operates under the Council-Manager form of government. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Under this system, Council appoints the city manager, who acts as the chief executive officer of the government. A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government The city manager carries out policy and administers city programs. All department heads, including the city attorney, police chief and fire chief, are ultimately responsible to the city manager. Sugar Land's composition of the City Council consists of a Mayor, four councilmembers to be elected by single-member districts and two councilmembers by at-large position. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government All city council positions are officially nonpartisan.

Mayors

There have been eight mayors in Sugar Land:^[9]

• T. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government E. Harman (1959-1961)
• Bill Little (1962-1967)
• C. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. E. McFadden (1968-1972)
• Roy Cordes, Sr. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (1973-1981)
• Walter McMeans (1981-1986)
• Lee Duggan (1987-1996)
• Dean A. Hrbacek (1996-2002)
• David G. Wallace (2002 to present)

Politics

Sugar Land is widely seen as one of the most predominantly Republican areas in the nation,^[10] and is also seen as a large Republican stronghold in both local and federal politics. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dean A Hrbacek CPA is an American Attorney and Republican Politician who served as the mayor of Sugar Land Texas from 1996 to 2002 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. David G Wallace is an American businessman and politician from the state of Texas who served as the Mayor of Sugar Land Texas See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For example, the presidential vote in Sugar Land has consistently gone to the Republican candidate in recent election cycles, and while Sugar Land's city council is officially non-partisan, all of its current elected officeholders are endorsed Republicans.

State representation

Sugar Land is represented in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Charlie Howard and State Senator Kyle Janek, both Republicans. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. Charlie Howard may refer to Charlie Howard (murder victim, a gay-bashing victim killed in 1984 Charles F Kyle Janek, MD (born January 10, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate having represented District Howard, who resides in Sugar Land and represents the Sugar Land-dominated 26th District of the Texas House of Representatives, defeated his Democratic challenger with nearly 70% of the vote in 2000 and has not faced a Democratic challenger since. The Texas House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Texas Legislature. When the office was won by Tom DeLay. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Janek, whose district not only includes Sugar Land but also other prominent Greater Houston Republican strongholds such as Katy and some affluent areas of Houston including Janek's hometown of West University Place, was re-elected in 2006 without a Democratic opponent. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U West University Place, often called West University or West U for short is a city located in the U

Federal representation

Sugar Land is located in Texas District 22 of the United States House of Representatives, which is a heavily Republican district as a result of the redistricting led by the Republican controlled state legislature. Texas District 22 of the United States House of Representatives is the Congressional district that covers a south-central portion of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Before June 9, 2006, it had been represented by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who moved from Sugar Land to his Alexandria, Virginia home after he resigned his House position. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door (private Caucus. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The current representative is Nick Lampson, a moderate Democrat who won the seat after Republican officials in four Houston-area counties, including Fort Bend, were prevented from selecting the new Republican nominee (DeLay previously had just won his primary with over 60% of the vote before he stepped down and received 55% of the vote in Fort Bend County in 2004) and thus resorted to a write-in campaign for Houston councilwoman and dermatologist Shelley Sekula-Gibbs; only Lampson and Bob Smither, a Libertarian candidate, were on the ballot. Nicholas Valentino Lampson, usually known as Nick Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician from the state of The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (born June 22, 1952 in Floresville Texas) is a Physician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives Bob Smither (born August 26, 1944) was the Libertarian Party nominee for the 2006 special election in Texas's 22nd congressional district Although Sekula-Gibbs pushed an aggressive campaign (even winning the special election to finish DeLay's unexpired term for 7 weeks) that included branding Lampson as a "liberal" and welcomed a surprise visit by President George W. Bush at the Sugar Land Regional Airport, Lampson (who was also aided by the strong anti-GOP climate of 2006) managed to win the election, carrying more than 50% of the votes -- even in Fort Bend County (where Sugar Land is situated), which gave Lampson his smallest winning margin among the four counties. Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States This article discusses only races that resulted in a seat's party switch in the U Lampson is the first Democrat to represent Sugar Land in any capacity since 1999, when Republicans swept all statewide offices in Texas, including the open seat of Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, though Democrats have represented some parts of the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction since then. Robert D "Bob" Bullock ( July 10, 1929 – June 18, 1999) was a Democratic Politician from Texas, Democratic State Representative Dora Olivo, for example, represents the Greatwood and River Park communities located in the western portion of the city's ETJ. Dora Olivo is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 27th District since 1997. These areas, along with the New Territory development, were also represented by Democratic State Senator Ken Armbrister before he retired in 2006. Kenneth L Armbrister (born 19 June 1946) was a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District from 1987 to Armbrister's district is now held by Republican Glenn Hegar. Glenn Allen Hegar Jr (born 25 November 1970) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	2,285		—
1960	2,802		22. 6%
1970	3,318		18. 4%
1980	8,826		166. 0%
1990	33,712		282. 0%
2000	63,328		87. 9%
Est. 2006	79,943		26. 2%

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 63,328 people, 20,515 households, and 17,519 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,629. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (1,015. 0/km²). There were 21,090 housing units at an average density of 875. 6/sq mi (338. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 56. 00% White, 5. 20% African American, 0. 24% Native American, 33. 80% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 2. 32% from other races, and 2. 41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 98% of the population.

There were 20,515 households out of which 51. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74. 5% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14. 6% were non-families. Of the 20,525 households, 527 are unmarried partner households: 400 heterosexual, 71 same-sex male, and 56 same-sex female. 12. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 06 and the average family size was 3. 36.

In the city the population was spread out with 31. 2% under the age of 18, 6. 2% from 18 to 24, 28. 7% from 25 to 44, 27. 2% from 45 to 64, and 6. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $95,330, and the median income for a family was $103,841. ^[11] Males had a median income of $63,834 versus $47,498 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,506. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 2% of families and 3. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 8. 9% of those age 65 or over.

People and culture

Sugar Land has a largely white-collar, university-educated workforce employed in Houston's energy industry. White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated Worker who performs semi-professional office administrative and sales coordination tasks as opposed to ^[12] Sugar Land is also notable for its affluent minority population, since it is also a popular place of residence among Houston's increasingly influential Asian American community. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian

In 2004, the city was named the top 100 places to live according to HomeRoute, a national real estate marketing company, identifies top American cities each year through its Relocate-America program. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Cities are selected based on educational opportunities, crime rates, employment and housing data. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The magazine started with statistics on 271 U. S. cities provided by OnBoard LLC, a real estate information company. These cities had the highest median household incomes in the nation and above average population growth.

Sugar Land was awarded the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population range 50,000-100,000 in 2004, 2005 (in a tie with Round Rock) and 2006. The "Fittest City in Texas" program is a part of the Texas Roundup program, a statewide fitness initiative.

Notable/Famous residents, past and present

SPORTS
David Carr - Football Player
Ahman Green - Football Player
Terry Puhl - Baseball Player
Carlos Lee - Baseball Player
Tracy Mcgrady - Basketball Player
Hakeem Olajuwon - Basketball Player
Shaquille O'Neal - Basketball Player
D. J. Augustin - Basketball Player
T.J. Ford - Basketball Player
Daniel Ewing - Basketball Player
Walt Anderson - NFL Supervisor
Bruce Matthews - Football Player
Charles Barkley - Basketball Player
Tara Lipinski - Figure skating
Steven Lopez - Taekwondo
Giff Nielsen - Football Player, News Anchor

POLITICS
Tom Delay - Congressman

FILM, TELEVISION, MEDIA
Beyonce Knowles - Singer, Destiny's Child
Kelly Rowland - Singer, Destiny's Child
Akil Kurji - Film & Television Producer
Giff Nielsen - Football Player, News Anchor

Local attractions

Sugar Land Town Square is the heart of entertainment district in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County. David Carr (born July 21, 1979 in) is an American football Quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League Ahman Rashad Green (ah-MAHN (born February 16, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska, U Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956 in Melville Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional Baseball player Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a Left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr (born May 24 1979 in Bartow Florida) is an American professional Basketball player currently positioned at starting Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born on January 21 1963 is a retired Nigerian American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Darryl Jerard (D J Augustin Jr (born November 10 1987) is an American Basketball player George Daniel Ewing Jr (born March 26, 1983 in Milton Florida) is an American professional basketball player Walter Anderson may refer to Art Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965 American painter Walter Anderson (British artist (-1886 Bruce Matthews may refer to Bruce Matthews (General - the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in the Second World War Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10 1982) is an American figure skater. Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist in Taekwondo at the Olympic Games. Gifford Nielsen is a former NFL and All-American college football quarterback Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Kelendria "Kelly" Trene Rowland (born February 11 1981 is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer, and actress, Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Gifford Nielsen is a former NFL and All-American college football quarterback Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U It has an array of restaurants, sidewalk cafes, shopping venues, a Marriott Hotel and conference center, mid-rise offices and homes, a public plaza, and the Sugar Land City Hall. Marriott International Inc ( is a worldwide operator and Franchisor of a range of value and luxury Hotels and related Lodging facilities. Festival and important events take place in the plaza. Just outside of the Sugar Land Town Square district is First Colony Mall. Critics of Sugar Land Town Square decry the recent trend in suburbs creating corporate sponsored downtown areas.

The new city hall and public plaza, a cornerstone of Sugar Land Town Square, received the "Best Community Impact" award from the Houston Business Journal at the fifth annual Landmark Awards ceremony. Advance Publications Inc, is an American media company owned by the descendants of S

Sugar Land is home to the practice sites of the Houston Aeros and Houston Comets. The Houston Aeros are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Houston Texas. Located just outside of the Sugar Land Town Square is the Sugar Land Ice and Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome), home of the Houston Aeros practice facility. It is also open to the public as an ice skating facility.

Alongside it is First Colony Mall, a very large mall that recently expanded from its original indoor design to include outdoor activities, several parking garages, and new signage to blend in with the surrounding area. First Colony Mall is a regional shopping mall in Sugar Land Texas, an affluent suburb of Houston. In and outside bordering the mall, soothing and happy music is played. The mall is anchored by Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, and Barnes & Noble, along with over 130 stores, including Pottery Barn, Coach, Williams-Sonoma, Ann Taylor, Forever 21, Chico, and Talbots. This article is about a Department store chain For The Dillards a Progressive bluegrass band see The Dillards. Macy's is a chain of mid-range American Department stores Its Flagship store in Herald Square, New York City has been billed J C Penney Company Inc ( most commonly known today by the name JCPenney or simply Penneys) is a mid-range chain of American Department stores Barnes & Noble Inc is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of Bookstores Pottery Barn is an American-based chain of Home furnishing stores with stores in the United States and Canada. Coach Inc is an American luxury leather goods company known for ladies' Handbags as well as items such as Luggage, Briefcases Williams-Sonoma Inc ( is an American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares furniture and linens as well as other housewares and home furnishings along with a variety Ann Taylor ( is an American group of specialty Apparel Retail Chain stores for women headquartered in New York City, (7 Times Square Forever 21 is a chain of clothing retailers throughout the United States, Philippines, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia Chico's is a retail women's clothing chain founded in 1983 in Sanibel Island Florida. Operating under the brands Talbots and J Jill The Talbots Inc Other major retailers located near the mall in various portions of the Town Center area include Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Toys "R" Us, Linens 'n Things, Finger Furniture, PetSmart, Kroger, Garden Ridge, Lowe's, Lane Home Furnishings, and DSW, as well as an award-winning Mercedes-Benz dealership. Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada Circuit City ( is an American dealer and retailer in brand-name consumer electronics personal computers and entertainment software Toys "R" Us ( currently typeset as Toys Я Us in the logo and before as Toys "Я" Us) is a Toy store chain based Linens 'n Things Inc, headquartered in Clifton New Jersey, is the largest Big box retailer of home textiles housewares and decorative home accessories in the United PetSmart Inc ( is a retail chain doing business in the United States and Canada engaged in the sale of specialty pet supplies and services such as Grooming The Kroger Co ( is an American Retail Supermarket chain and Parent company, founded by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati Garden Ridge is a US Retail chain based in Houston, Texas. Starting with just one store then known as Garden Ridge Pottery, in Schertz Lowe's Companies Inc ( is a US -based chain of Retail Home improvement and appliance stores Altavista is an Incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. DSW Inc ( is a specialty branded footwear retailer headquartered in Columbus Ohio. Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the

Once a year a music festival called Teenstock is held. It is sponsored by the First Colony Association.

Districts and communities

Main article: Geographic areas of Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land is home to many master-planned communities featuring golf courses, country clubs, and lakes. The geographic areas of Sugar Land Texas are home to many master-planned communities featuring Golf courses Country clubs and Lakes Planning A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the The city has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The first master-planned community to be developed in Sugar Land was Sugar Creek. There are now a total of thirteen master-planned communities located in Sugar Land's city limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction combined. ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a Government to exercise Authority beyond its normal boundaries

The northern portion of Sugar Land, sometimes referred to by residents and government officials as "Old Sugar Land", is all the communities north of U.S. Highway 90A, but it also includes the subdivisions/areas of Venetian Estates, and Belknap/Brookside, which is just south of U. US Highway 90 Alternate is an Alternate route to US Highway 90 in the U S. Highway 90A. Most of this area was the original city limits of Sugar Land when it was incorporated in 1959. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Located in this side of town is the former Imperial Sugar Company refinery and distribution center that was shut down in 2003, but the headquarters is still located within the city. Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. To the east of northern Sugar Land is the Sugar Land Business Park. Many of the electronic and energy companies are located here. Sugar Land Business Park is the largest business and industrial area in the city.

The largest economic and entertainment activities are in the areas of south and southeastern Sugar Land. An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Most of the population in the city limits are concentrated here. This area is all master-planned communities and it includes nearly all of First Colony, the largest in Sugar Land encompassing 10,000 acres (40 km²). Within a urban area there is a tendency for land uses to Aggregate. First Colony is a 9700-acre Master-planned community in the southwest Greater Houston area Other master-planned communities in this area are Sugar Creek, Sugar Lakes, Commonwealth, Avalon, and Riverstone. This area is the location of First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, new Sugar Land City Hall, and other major commercial areas. This area boasts a wide range of recreational activities including three golf courses and country clubs. Another recreational facility in the area is the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome), home of the practice facility for the Houston Aeros. The Houston Aeros are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.

Most of southwestern area of Sugar Land is actually in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city. Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a Government to exercise Authority beyond its normal boundaries This area is sometimes referred to as the "other side of the river" because it is separated from the rest of Sugar Land's ETJ and the city itself by the Brazos River. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the Its culture and activities are different from other parts of Sugar Land's ETJ and the city itself as well due to a separation by the Brazos River. All of this area is in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, also Lamar Consolidated ISD or LCISD, is a Public school system in the U This area has two master-planned communities, Greatwood and River Park. Other communities in this area are Canyon Gate on the Brazos, still in development, and Tara Colony, an older large subdivision which has a Richmond address but is actually in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land and is up for future annexation.

The western portion of Sugar Land is partially in the city limits and partially in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a Government to exercise Authority beyond its normal boundaries It is home to the 2,200 acre (8. 9 km²) master-planned community of New Territory and the upcoming 2,018 acre (8. 2 km²) development, Telfair. All of the land of what is now the upcoming Telfair community was a prison farm land owned by the Texas Department of Transportation. It was sold in 2003 and annexed to the city limits by Sugar Land in 2004. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A new highway, State Highway 99, opened in 1994 is a major arterial in this area. State Highway 99, also known as the Grand Parkway, is a Texas Highway, which opened its first section in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) North of this area, north of U. S. Highway 90A, is the Sugar Land Regional Airport and the Texas Department of Correction, Central Unit. Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States

Architectural landmarks

Lakeview Auditorium, located on the campus of Lakeview Elementary School, is the oldest public building still standing in the area. An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated In Architecture, Construction, Engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following Any man-made Originally one of eleven buildings that composed the campus of the old Sugar Land Independent School District, the auditorium was a focal point for a vibrant and growing community. The stately auditorium still stands today and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, as of 2002.

In 1912, Imperial Sugar Company built a small building at the corner of Wood Street and Lakeview Drive (then known as Third Street) to serve as a school. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" The original campus consisted of 11 buildings arranged in a semi-circle with the large, airy auditorium in the center. The buildings were connected by a covered walkway supported by large, white columns. Loggia is the name given to an Architectural feature originally of Italian design which is often a gallery or Corridor generally on the ground There was a circular driveway for buses and automobiles. A driveway is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures and is owned and maintained by an individual or group All the buildings were finished in white stucco on the outside and had large windows that allowed fresh air to circulate and cool the buildings. Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water The auditorium was a hub of community activity.

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land currently does not have a mass transit system. Transportation in Sugar Land Texas includes multiple highways and an airport However, this could change as it has been a possible candidate for expansion of Houston's METRORail system by means of a planned commuter rail along U.S. Highway 90A. METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U Various terms are used for Passenger rail lines and equipment US Highway 90 Alternate is an Alternate route to US Highway 90 in the U Since many of Sugar Land's residents work in Houston, thus creating routine rush hour traffic along the city's main thoroughfare, U. S. Highway 59, there has been large support in the area for such a project.

Major thoroughfares

U.S. Highway 59, the major freeway running diagonally through the city, has undergone a major widening project in recent years to accommodate Sugar Land's daily commuters. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U The finished portion of the freeway east of State Highway 6 currently has eight main lanes with two diamond lanes and six continuous frontage road lanes. Currently, widening of U. S. Highway 59 is just west of State Highway 6 out to State Highway 99. It's also is expected to become Interstate 69, sometime in the near future. The proposed Interstate 69 will pass through the eastern part of the U

U.S. Highway 90A is a major highway running through Sugar Land from west to east and traverses through a historic area of the city, known as "Old Sugar Land". US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at U. S. Highway 90A is currently on its way to be widened to an eight-lane highway with a 30-foot median between State Highway 99 and U. S. Highway 59.

State Highway 6 is a major highway running from north to southeast Sugar Land and traverses through the 10,000 acre (40 km²) master-planned community of First Colony. State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas - Oklahoma boundary to northwest of Galveston. Construction is about to start on a bridge over University Blvd and U. S. Highway 90A from First Colony Blvd to north of the railroad track at U. S. Highway 90A. When completed, it will have six main lanes and frontage roads. A frontage road (also access road, feeder, service drive, service road, outer road, and especially surface road) is

State Highway 99 is a new highway opened in 1994. State Highway 99, also known as the Grand Parkway, is a Texas Highway, which opened its first section in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) It currently traverses through the New Territory and River Park master-planned communities. Construction will soon to start south of the U. S. Highway 59 at its current terminus.

Texas F. M. 1876, widely known as Eldridge Road, is a north-south state highway in north Sugar Land. It traverses through many established areas and acts as the western border of the Sugar Land Business Park.

Airport

Sugar Land Regional Airport (formerly Sugar Land Municipal Airport) was purchased from a private interest in 1990 by the city of Sugar Land. Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sugar Land Regional is the fourth largest airport within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The airport handles approximately 250 aircraft operations per day.

The airport today serves the area's general aviation (GA) aircraft serving corporate, governmental, and private clientele. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. A new 20,000 square foot (1,900 m²) Terminal and a 60 acre (243,000 m²) GA complex opened in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sugar Land Regional briefly handled commercial passenger service during the mid-1990s via a now-defunct Texas carrier known as Conquest Airlines. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For scheduled commercial service, Sugar Landers rely on Houston's two commercial airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), 45 miles northeast, and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), 30 miles east. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an International airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston William P Hobby Airport is a public Airport located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the Central business district of Houston, Texas

The city of Houston maintains a park that occupies 750 acres (3 km²) of land directly north of the Sugar Land Regional Airport and developers have built master-planned communities (Telfair, and the future development of TX DOT Tract 3 immediately east of the airport) around the airport, both factors that block airport expansion. A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human

China Airlines operates private bus shuttle services from Wel-Farm Super Market/Metro Bank on State Highway 6 in Sugar Land to George Bush Intercontinental Airport to feed the flight from Bush Intercontinental to Taipei, Taiwan. China Airlines Limited ( Chinese: 中華航空公司 ( Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī commonly abbreviated 華航 is the Flag carrier State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas - Oklahoma boundary to northwest of Galveston. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. ^[13] The service will end when China Airlines pulls out of Houston on January 29, 2008. ^[14]

Education

Colleges and universities

The Wharton County Junior College and the University of Houston System at Sugar Land are both located in Sugar Land. Wharton County Junior College, or WCJC, is a two-year college based in Wharton Texas which is home to their main campus The University of Houston System at Sugar Land, often referred to as UHS at Sugar Land or UHSSL, was founded in 1996 as a Higher education "teaching center"

The University of Houston System at Sugar Land (UHSSL) is a multi-institution teaching center (MITC) for the four universities within the University of Houston System, which comprises the University of Houston, UH–Clear Lake, UH–Downtown, and UH–Victoria. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The University of Houston System (often referred to as " UH System " or " UHS " is a state system of higher education which oversees and funds four The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research The University of Houston&ndashClear Lake (shortened to simply " UH–Clear Lake " or " UHCL " is an upper-level University located on The University of Houston–Downtown (simply " UH–Downtown " or " UHD " is a four-year College in Downtown Houston The University of Houston&ndashVictoria, often referred to as UH&ndashVictoria or UHV, is a public university located in Victoria Texas. Currently, the programs and degrees offered at the Sugar Land teaching center are from UH–Downtown and UH–Victoria.

Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) is a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of postsecondary educational programs and services including associate degrees, certificates, and continuing-education courses. A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries An associate degree is an Academic degree awarded by Community colleges Junior colleges four-year Universities, Business colleges The college prepares students interested in transferring to baccalaureate-granting institutions.

See also: List of colleges and universities in Houston

Secondary and primary education

Public schools

All public school systems in Texas are administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The following is a list of colleges and universities in Houston. The Texas Education Agency ( TEA, each letter pronounced separately is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States. The Fort Bend Independent School District is the school district that serves almost all of the city of Sugar Land. The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a School district system in the U The southwest portion of Sugar Land's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and some very small areas within the Sugar Land city limits are in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a Government to exercise Authority beyond its normal boundaries Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, also Lamar Consolidated ISD or LCISD, is a Public school system in the U LCISD serves the master-planned communities of Greatwood and River Park. Other communities in the ETJ served by Lamar Consolidated include Canyon Gate at the Brazos and Tara Colony.

Clements High School in Sugar Land and Austin High School in unincorporated Fort Bend County (and serving Sugar Land), both of Fort Bend ISD, have been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine in its list of the top 10 high schools in the state of Texas. William P Clements High School, more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in Sugar Land within the U Feeder patterns Feeder elementary schools to Austin include: Oyster Creek Cornerstone (partial Drabek (partial Arizona Fleming Texas Monthly is a monthly American Magazine published in Austin, Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In addition, Clements and Austin high schools and Elkins High School in nearby Missouri City ranked 313th, 626th, and 702nd, respectively, among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek's 2005 report. Elkins High School may refer to Elkins High School (Arkansas &mdash Elkins Arkansas Elkins High School (Texas &mdash Missouri City Missouri City is a city located in the US state of Texas within the Houston&ndashSugar Land&ndashBaytown metropolitan area Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Elkins serves some portions of Sugar Land.

In 2007, the Texas Mathcounts team at the national competition had two members from Sugar Land, Kevin Chen (who also took the national championship) and Bobby Shen (ranked 13th, the highest scoring sixth grader). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. MATHCOUNTS is a middle school math competition held in the United Sixth grade (called Grade 6 in some regions is a year of Education in the United States and many other nations The coach, Jeffrey Boyd, was also from Sugarland. ^[15]

Private schools

There are many private schools in Sugar Land and the surrounding area of all types: non-sectarian, Catholic, and Protestant. For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered The Texas Education Agency has no authority over private school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools will obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests as a means of demonstrating that the school is genuinely interested in educational performance.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates the St. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Latin Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis Houstoniensis) encompasses 8880 square miles of ten counties Laurence School, a K-8 private Catholic school, in Sugar Land. Pope John XXIII High School in unincorporated Harris County east of the neighboring suburb of Katy. Pope John XXIII High School is a Catholic school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U The Fort Bend Baptist Academy is also located in Sugar Land.

Public libraries

Residents of Sugar Land are served by the Fort Bend County Libraries system, which has two libraries and seven branches. Fort Bend County Libraries is a Public library system in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. There are three branches within the city: Sugar Land Branch, First Colony Branch, and the Mamie George Branch. ^[16] The main library is in Richmond. The city of Richmond is the County seat of Fort Bend County in the U

Postal service

The United States Postal Service operates two post offices in Sugar Land:

• Sugar Land Post Office at 225 Matlage Way, 77478-9998
• First Colony Post Office at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard, 77479-9998

Media

Movie references

A portion of the 1974 movie, The Sugarland Express, takes place in Sugar Land. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. "The Sugar Land Express" also was the nickname of the American football player Kenneth Hall. Many of the movie's earliest scenes were filmed at the nearby Beauford H. Jester prison pre-release center. Beauford Halbert Jester ( January 12, 1893 &ndash July 11, 1949) was a U Other parts of the set were filmed in and around Sugar Land. The movie's title spells the name of the city incorrectly, and it was among Steven Spielberg's first films before he became famous. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The film was the first theatrical feature film directed by Spielberg.

In a television feature production, The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) (TV), Sugar Land was mentioned as an affluent area to buy a house as did the main female character (Courtney).

Newspapers

The primary newspaper serving Sugar Land residents is the Houston Chronicle, which is the only major newspaper in the Greater Houston region. The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. On Thursdays, the Houston Chronicle offers a localized segment covering the Sugar Land area under its "Fort Bend" section. An alternative newspaper, the Houston Press, is also offered in this area. The Houston Press is an Alternative weekly Newspaper published in Houston Texas.

Additionally, Sugar Land residents receive local area news coverage via FortBendNow, which covers local news and political happenings in the Sugar Land area. Residents also are served by two free newspapers, the Fort Bend Star and the Sugar Land Sun. The Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster, a daily newspaper covering primarily the Richmond-Rosenberg area west of Sugar Land, also covers news stories in Sugar Land.

Television

Sugar Land is served by the Houston television market, which is the tenth-largest in the nation according to Nielsen Media Research.

NOTE: TCD stands for Tentative Channel Designation, which is the channel television stations must broadcast on by the end of the analog cutoff related to the digital television (DTV) conversion in the United States. Tentative Channel Designation is a term used by the Federal Communications Commission to refer to TV channel assignments that represent the channels that TV stations

Major stations: KPRC (NBC): TV 2, DT 35, TCD 35 DT 2. KPRC-TV is the NBC television affiliate in Houston Texas, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's 2: NBC Weather Plus DT 2. NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour commercially-sponsored weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and the local affiliates of the 3: LATV (bilingual programming) KUHT (PBS): TV 8, DT 9, TCD 8 Affiliated with the University of Houston DT 8. KJLA channel 49 is a digital only full power television station licensed to Ventura California, with studios based in West Los Angeles California. KUHT (Channel 8 is a PBS member television station serving Houston and the first public television station in the United States. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research 2: PBS-X (alternate PBS programming) DT 8. PBS-X (also known as PBS Schedule X is 24-hour alternate network from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS that provides a mixed variety of programming selected from PBS's 3: V-me (Spanish-language public television) KHOU (CBS): TV 11, DT 31, TCD 11 KTRK (ABC): TV 13, DT 32, TCD 13 DT 13. V-me (pronounced veh-meh is a Spanish-language television network available nationwide via basic satellite and in selected areas via digital broadcast and cable KHOU-TV is the local CBS affiliate in Houston Texas, owned by Belo Corporation CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. KTRK-TV, channel 13 is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. 2: Original programming, including newscast repeats DT 13. 3: The AccuWeather Channel KTXH (MNTV): TV 20, DT 19, TCD 19 KRIV (Fox): TV 26, DT 27, TCD 26 KHCW (The CW): TV 39, DT 38, TCD 38 DT 39. The Local AccuWeather Channel is a 24-hour weather-oriented commercially-sponsored broadcast/cable television network owned and operated by AccuWeather, Inc KTXH, channel 20 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated television station in Houston Texas. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company KRIV, channel 26 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox, located in Houston Texas. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. 2: The Tube (music videos and related programming) KPXB (ION): TV 49, DT 5, TCD 32 DT 49. The Tube Music Network was a Music video network carried on free-to-air Satellite television, select digital television subchannels and Digital cable KPXB-TV is an affiliate of the ION Television network (formerly PAX and i serving the Houston Texas television market Ion Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31 1998 2: qubo DT 49. qubo (pronounced "kyoo-bo" originally called Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006) is the name of the American 3: ION Life

English-language independent stations: KNWS (Independent): TV 51, DT 52, TCD 47 KTBU (America One): TV 55, DT 42, TCD 42 Spanish-language stations: KVQT-LP (Religious): LP 21 KCVH-LP (LAT TV): LP 30 KUVM-CA (testing, to be Azteca America effective 7/1/07): CA 34, digital 40 KHLM-LP (Multimedios): LP 43 KXLN (Univision): TV 45, DT 46, TCD 45 KTMD (Telemundo): TV 47, DT 48, TCD 48 KAZH (Azteca America, to be independent effective 7/1/07): TV 57, DT 41, TCD 41 KZJL (Independent): TV 61, DT 44, TCD 44 KFTH (Telefutura) TV 67, DT 36, TCD 36 Religious stations: KETH (TBN): TV 14, DT 24, TCD 24 KLTJ (DayStar): TV 22, DT 23, TCD 23

The city is also served by a citywide public access channel on cable channel 16, which covers city council meetings, planning and zoning meetings, community events, FBISD board meetings, and Fort Bend County Commissioners' Court meetings. ION Life is a Digital television network owned by ION Media Networks, dedicated to lifestyle-related programming KNWS-TV (Channel 51 is an independent Television station licensed to Katy Texas, and with studios in Houston Texas, serving Houston metropolitan Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" KTBU-TV (known on-air as Houston's 55 or occasionally as TV55 or 55 The Tube) is the only owned and operated America One affiliate America One is an over-the-air Television network in the United States. KVQT is a low-power Television station in Houston Texas, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 21 A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos KCVH-LP is a low-power Television station broadcasting on analog channel 30 in Houston Texas, and owned by Houston-based Latin America Broadcasting. LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming KUVM-CA is a low-power Class A Television station in the Houston area licensed to Dewalt Texas, and owned and operated by Una Vez Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States KHLM is a low-powered television station affiliated with the Mexico-based Multimedios Television, owned and operated by Lotus Communications Corporation. Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language Television stations found throughout Mexico. KXLN-TV, Channel 45 is the Univision - Owned and operated station in Houston Texas, and its surrounding area Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. KTMD is a full-power Television station located in Galveston Texas transmitting over analog channel 47 digital 48 Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. KAZH is a full-service Spanish-language television station serving the Houston Texas television market Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" KZJL is a Television station in Houston Texas, serving the Houston market as a Spanish-language Independent station on channel 61 Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" KFTH-TV is a Spanish-language Television station in Alvin Texas, serving the Houston Texas market as an affiliate of TeleFutura TeleFutura is a US Spanish-language broadcast Television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami Florida. KETH is a full-service television station in Houston Texas, broadcasting in analog on UHF channel 14 and in digital on UHF channel 24 The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas KLTJ is a full-power television station serving the Houston Texas area and licensed in Galveston, transmitting over analog channel 22 and digital channel 23 The Daystar Television Network is a Christian television network and is headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford Texas. The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a School district system in the U Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U

The vast majority of cable subscribers in the Sugar Land area are served by Comcast. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone Other cable options include AT&T Home Entertainment, En-Touch Systems (which covers the River Park West and Telfair areas of the city), Phonoscope Cable, TVMAX, and Ygnition (the latter two of which cover cable subscribers in multifamily housing developments). Ygnition is an American private cable operator (PCO and Broadband Internet services company headquartered in Seattle Washington focused on the

References

• Sugar Land, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Slotboom, Oscar F. Stafford is a city in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7 is a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Texas geography history and historical persons published by the Texas "Erik" (2003). Houston Freeways. Oscar F. Slotboom. ISBN.  

External links

• City of Sugar Land
• Fort Bend County

• Sugar Land, Texas is at coordinates 29°35′59″N 95°36′51″W / 29.59958, -95.614089 (Sugar Land, Texas)Coordinates: 29°35′59″N 95°36′51″W / 29.59958, -95.614089 (Sugar Land, Texas)

	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown METROPOLITAN AREA
Counties	Austin | Brazoria | Chambers | Fort Bend | Galveston | Harris | Liberty | Montgomery | San Jacinto | Waller
"Principal" cities	Houston | Sugar Land | Baytown | Galveston
Cities and towns	Alvin | Angleton | Bellaire | Cleveland | Clute | Conroe | Dayton | Deer Park | Dickinson | Freeport | Friendswood | Galena Park | Hitchcock | Hempstead | Humble | Jacinto City | Jersey Village | Katy | Lake Jackson | La Marque | La Porte | League City | Liberty | Meadows Place | Missouri City | Pasadena | Pearland | Richmond | Rosenberg | Santa Fe | Seabrook | Sealy | South Houston | Stafford | Texas City | Tomball | Webster | West University Place
Unincorporated areas	Atascocita | Channelview | Cloverleaf | Cypress | Klein | Spring | The Woodlands

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Austin County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Brazoria County is a County in the US state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan Chambers County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Galveston County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. San Jacinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Waller County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Alvin is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Angleton is a city in and the County seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan Bellaire is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Cleveland is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 7605 at the 2000 census Clute is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. This article is about a city in the US state of Texas For the Intel processor see Intel Core 2. Dayton is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 5709 at the 2000 census Deer Park is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and is situated in Southeast Texas. Dickinson is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and is situated in Southeast Texas. Friendswood is a city in Galveston and Harris Counties in the U Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. Hitchcock is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Hempstead is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 4691 at the 2000 census Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate Jersey Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. La Marque (formerly Lamarque) is a city in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. La Porte is a city in Harris County Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. League City is a city in Galveston County in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Liberty is a city in and the County seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan Meadows Place is a city located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Missouri City is a city located in the US state of Texas within the Houston&ndashSugar Land&ndashBaytown metropolitan area Pasadena ( is a City south of Houston in Harris County Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Pearland is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The city of Richmond is the County seat of Fort Bend County in the U Rosenberg is a city located in the US state of Texas within Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Santa Fe ( Spanish: santa —holy fe —faith is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Seabrook is a city in Harris County in the US state of Texas. Sealy is a city in Austin County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Area. South Houston sometimes refers to the southern portion of the city of Houston Texas, United States '' South Houston is a city in Harris County Stafford is a city in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Texas City is a city located in Galveston County Texas, a county in the U Tomball is a city in Harris county in the US state of Texas. The population was 9089 at the 2000 census Webster is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 9083 at the 2000 census West University Place, often called West University or West U for short is a city located in the U Atascocita is a Census-designated place (CDP in Harris County, Texas, United States. Channelview is a Census-designated place (CDP in Harris County, Texas, United States. Cloverleaf is a Census-designated place (CDP in Harris County, Texas, United States. Cypress (often referred to as Cypress-Fairbanks or Cy-Fair is an Unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States located completely Klein is an unincorporated community in the Extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County Texas, bordering on Houston to the Spring is a Census-designated place (CDP and Unincorporated community located within the Extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in northern The Woodlands is not a Census-designated place (CDP and large master-planned community of Montgomery and Harris counties in the U

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