🌱 Santa's Sugar Land Brings Holiday Cheer

Up and at 'em, Sugar Land! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, December 1 off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on today in Sugar Land.

First, today's weather:

Areas of fog in the morning. High: 78 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Sugar Land today:

1. Santa’s Sugar Land is bringing the holiday spirit to Sugar Land Town Square. (Houston Chronicle)
2. Here is your early voting guide for the Fort Bend County Dec. 11 runoff election. (Sugar Land Patch)
3. Fort Bend ISD is close to completing safety projects funded by the 2018 bond. (Houston Chronicle)
4. Crews are at work on a $19 million industrial development in Stafford. (Fortbendstar.com)
5. Police: Argument leads to shooting death in Richmond. (Fort Bend Herald)

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Today in Sugar Land:

• Senior Portraits — Elkins High School. (All day)
• Head Coaches Meeting — Travis High School. (6:45 a.m.)
• Colors for Coats (Monthly Meeting) — Travis High School. (3 p.m.)
• Academic Excellence Ceremony — Clements High School. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• City of Sugar Land: "Who's ready to light this baby up?! Pretty please with maple syrup on top, join us in Sugar Land Town Square this Friday (Dec. 3) from 5-8 p.m. for our annual Christmas Tree Lighting - we'll consider it your gift to us!" (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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