Author: Aubrey Vogel

Fulshear-area high school students may have a chance to influence city policies and events through a new Youth Advisory Commission.

The cadet program, approved at a March 24 City Council meeting, will cover participant’s certification training at a police academy and offer a minimum salary of $43,000 annually, Katy Police Chief Bryon Woytek said in an email.

Police Captain Todd Zettlemoyer, who oversaw the special operations division, will act as the interim animal services manager as the city searches for a permanent replacement for the role, officials announced in a March 26 news release

Plug and Play, an investment company, officially cut a ribbon on its Sugar Land location March 20, bringing potential businesses to the area.

Fort Bend County will be the first U.S. agency to deploy new crosswalk technology in school zones that aim to keep pedestrians safe and drivers alert.

Fulshear residents can learn more about the city’s $13.5 million bond at two upcoming townhalls.

Chewy Vet Care will open its second veterinary services office in Texas for dogs and cats in LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, officials said.

At a March 24 meeting, Katy City Council approved a $72,000 contract with MHS Planning & Design LLC to create a conceptual master plan for Thomas Park and the surrounding area.

First Colony Mall is the first applicant to receive the city’s new Commercial Revitalization Grant aimed at revitalizing the city’s oldest commercial properties, Sugar Land officials announced in a March 20 news release.

Fort Bend County Emergency Medical Services administered its 100th unit of whole blood on March 4—just over nine months after the program launched, officials said.