🌱 Missouri City Not Releasing Names Of City Manager Candidates

Hey, Sugar Land! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 78. Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Sugar Land today:

1. The youngest person killed in the Astroworld tragedy Friday was a freshman at Memorial High School in Spring Branch ISD. Administrators and coaches remember 14-year-old John Hilgert. (Houston Patch)
2. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner held a brief safety meeting with Travis Scott hours before Friday's deadly crowd surge at Astroworld. Here is that and more on the latest from the aftermath. (Houston Patch)
3. Missouri City is using a special exception to withhold the names of its eight city manager candidates from the public. (Fortbendstar.com)
4. Missouri City is opening its Veterans Memorial to the public Thursday. (Fortbendstar.com)
5. Morelia Gourmet Paletas will open a Sugar Land Town Square location in December. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in Sugar Land:

• HOSA Meeting — Travis High School. (3 p.m.)
• FFA & FFA Booster Club Meeting — Travis High School. (6 p.m.)

Sugar Land Patch Notebook

• City of Sugar Land: "Somewhere in the world Mariah Carey must be defrosting because it's almost Christmas Tree Lighting time in Sugar Land, y'all! Join Santa and Mrs. Claus in Sugar Land Town Square on Dec. 3 from 5-8 p.m. for one of our favorite community traditions!" (Instagram)

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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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