Tag: Sugar Land
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Funding authorization in progress to address Brazos River Erosion
Sugar Land City Council recently approved a resolution for a $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Brazos River Riverbank Erosion Mitigation Project. Ongoing erosion along the river has the potential in the future to threaten 700,000 residents, businesses and critical infrastructure near the…
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Brazos River grant to help Sugar Land save homes from erosion
The Brazos River witnessed noticeable erosion post-Hurricane Harvey, underscoring the need for mitigation efforts to prevent catastrophic loss of life and infrastructure. To continue tackling the erosion along the riverbank, the Sugar Land City Council on Monday approved a resolution for $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board.
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Sugar Land council votes to apply for $28 million grant for flood mitigation
The Sugar Land City Council on January 16 approved a resolution for a $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Brazos River Riverbank Erosion Mitigation Project. Ongoing erosion along the river has the potential in the future to threaten 700,000 residents, businesses and critical…
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Sugar Land seeks state funds to tackle Brazos River erosion
The city of Sugar Land aims to secure millions of dollars in funding to support erosion control near the Brazos River. (Community Impact staff) The city of Sugar Land aims to secure millions of dollars in funding to support erosion control near the Brazos River. The overview. On Jan. 16,…
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Sugar Land nonprofit receives grant for Black history traveling exhibit
A Sugar Land-based non-profit has received a $10,000 grant to create a traveling exhibit about Black history and contributions in Fort Bend County. The Society of Justice & Equality for the People of Sugar Land, also known as S.O.J.E.S., has long advocated for the memorialization of the Sugar Land 95, victims of convict leasing whose…
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FBISD to welcome new superintendent Marc Smith at Monday reception
On Monday, January 8, beginning at 6 p.m., Fort Bend ISD will hold a reception for its incoming superintendent, Dr. Marc Smith, at the Reese Career and Technical Center, 12300 University Blvd., Sugar Land. On December 15, the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees named Smith, previously the superintendent of…
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The Reid Feed Retrospective: Our Community in 2023
As Robert Burns’ Auld Lang Syne plays and 2023 draws to a close, we just wanted to put an exclamation point on a year that had plenty to celebrate and plenty to reflect upon. This is a retrospective of places we’ve been this year, cool things we’ve experienced, and the delicious foods we’ve eaten that…
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Sugar Land man receives 57 years for sexual abuse of children
On December 18, a Fort Bend County jury convicted Jose Florentino Ortiz, 51 of one charge of continuous sexual Abuse of a young child and two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and stemming from the 1990’s and sentenced him 25 years, 16 years, and 16 years, respectively.
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Sugar Land man receives 57 years for sexual abuse of chldren
On December 18, a Fort Bend County jury convicted Jose Florentino Ortiz, 51 of one charge of continuous sexual Abuse of a young child and two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and stemming from the 1990’s and sentenced him 25 years, 16 years, and 16 years, respectively.
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Sugar Land man charged for sexual abuse against 3 girls
HOUSTON – On Dec. 18, 51-year-old Jose Florentino Ortiz from Sugar Land was sentenced to prison for sexual abuse against children. According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, Ortiz will serve a total of 57 years after a jury found him guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and two counts…
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‘Pedophile mind’: Jury gives Sugar Land man 57 years in prison for sexual assault of 3 girls
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A Fort Bend County jury has sentenced a Sugar Land man to 57 years in prison for the sexual assault of three girls. Jose Florentino Ortiz, 51, was convicted by a jury on Dec. 18 on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and two charges of…
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Construction of SST Sugar Land College Prep High School Breaks Ground
Feature Photo: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors officials during the ground breaking ceremony of SST Sugar Land College Prep High School. Image: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors/Facebook. Posted: 12-21-2023. Sugar Land (Fort Bend County) — A charter school that utilizes a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based learning model has broken ground…
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Breast milk donation site at Sugar Land hospital opens to help newborns
HOUSTON – Breast milk donations will now be accepted at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital to help support prematurely born, underweight, and health-compromised infants. Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin has opened the only collection site in Fort Bend County at the hospital and its first donation came from a nurse at the hospital, Hailey Stanford, who…
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Dr. Christie Whitbeck will be paid over $319,000 in severance when she retires as FBISD superintendent
SUGAR LAND, Texas — Outgoing Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Christie Whitbeck will receive a hefty payout as part of her voluntary retirement agreement approved earlier this month. According to the document obtained by KHOU 11 News, she’ll get a total of $352,024.92. The first payout of…
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Who is Dr. Marc Smith, lone finalist for Fort Bend ISD superintendent?
SUGAR LAND, Texas — On Friday, the Fort Bend ISD board announced Dr. Marc Smith was the lone finalist for the superintendent job, replacing Dr. Christie Whitbeck. After the board meeting, which at times became heated, the district sent out a release with information about Smith. Smith has more…
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Texas ‘Operation Naughty List’ nabs high school principal soliciting sex for $90: authorities
A Sugar Land, Texas high school principal was arrested Monday after allegedly offering to have sex with an undercover detective for $90.
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Former Clements High School teacher arrested, accused of sex trafficking in Georgia
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Fort Bend ISD has confirmed the arrest of a former Clements High School teacher. While the district did not release the name of the teacher arrested, they said he was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant out of Georgia for trafficking persons for sexual servitude.
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2024 FORT BEND CHAMBER’S CHAIRMAN’S GALA
The annual Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce CHAIRMAN’S GALA will be held Friday, February 2, 2024 in the Texas Ballroom at Safari Texas Ranch. Presented by The Signorelli Company, This year’s theme, “Fort Bey”, will spotlight all that is exceptional to our county with glamour and elegance. Guests will be captivated with the celebrations of…
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Clements High School principal arrested for solicitation of prostitution, authorities say
SUGAR LAND, Texas (KIAH) — A Fort Bend ISD principal was arrested and charged with solicitation of a prostitute. Brian Shillingburg, who is the principal at Clements High School, was arrested Monday night at a hotel in Missouri City in a sting operation conducted by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office and the Houston Police…
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‘Operation Naughty List’: Clements High School principal arrested in undercover prostitution sting
A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sting operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual acts…
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Fort Bend ISD principal arrested in ‘Operation Naughty List’
SUGAR LAND, TX (Covering Katy News) – The principal of Clements High School in Sugar Land is charged with soliciting prostitution following a sting operation by the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance Taskforce in Missouri City on Monday. The probable cause affidavit says Shillingburg met an undercover female officer inside a…
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‘Operation Naughty List’: Clements High School principal arrested in sting operation
A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sting operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual acts…
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‘Operation Naughty List’: Clements High School principal arrested in undercover sex trafficking sting
A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. Fort Bend County deputies arrested 43-year-old Brian Shillingburg during a sex trafficking operation late Monday. During the operation, dubbed “Operation Naughty List,” Shillingburg allegedly met an undercover officer at a Missouri City hotel to perform sexual…
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Clements High School principal charged with solicitation of prostitution
GREATWOOD, Texas — The principal at a Fort Bend ISD high school was arrested and is now charged with solicitation of prostitution. According to the district, Clements High School principal Brian Shillingburg was arrested Monday. At this point, details of exactly what he’s accused of have not been released.