🌱 Fort Bend County Reduces COVID-19 Threat Level

Happy Saturday, Sugar Land! Here's everything you need to know going on locallytoday.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 69. Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Sugar Land:

1. Fort Bend County further reduces COVID-19 threat level as case data moves in 'the right direction.' (Community Impact Newspaper)
2. Check out the 5 latest commercial projects filed in Sugar Land and Missouri City, including renovated Quail Valley Middle School. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. Graphic novel The Breakaways pulled from Spring Branch ISD elementary school libraries. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle )
4. A man and a teen were injured in a drive-by shooting outside a food store in southwest Houston. (KHOU.com)
5. In an appearance on Good Morning America, Travis Scott's attorney denied that Scott knew the severity of the crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, saying that news it had been declared a mass casualty event did not reach him. (Houston Patch)

Today in Sugar Land:

• Varsity Boys Basketball: Stafford vs. Houston Furr — Stafford High School. (1:30 p.m.)
• Theatre Fall Show "Odd Couple" Matinee — Clements High School. (2 p.m.)
• End of the Season Volleyball Banquet — Elkins High School. (4 p.m.)

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— Jeffrey Perkins

About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper. My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.

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