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  Sugar Land, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sugar Land is the hometown and an area represented by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of the United States House of Representatives, Texas District 22.
Sugar Land Regional Airport (formerly Sugar Land Municipal Airport) was purchased from a private interest in 1990 by the city of Sugar Land.
Sugar Land's composition of the City Council consists of a Mayor, four councilmembers to be elected by single-member districts and two councilmembers by at-large position.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas   (5693 words)

  
 Sugar Land, Texas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sugar Land is located at 29°35'58" North, 95°36'51" West (29.599580, -95.614089).
62.4 km²; (24.1 mi²;) of it is land and 2.1 km²; (0.8 mi²;) of it is water.
Sugar Land is also notable for its affluent minority population, since it is also a popular place of residence among Houston's increasingly influential Asian community.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/sugar_land,_texas.htm   (1774 words)

  
 Sugar Land, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sugar Land is now a "principal" city of the Houston—Sugar Land—Baytown Metropolitan Area, the eighth largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of 5,075,733 in 2003 covering ten counties.
To the south of Sugar Land are the George Observatory,, and the town of Thompsons.
Sugar Land is the hometown and an area represented by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of the United States House of Representatives, Texas District 22.
gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sugar_Land,_Texas   (3144 words)

  
 Sugar Land Police Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sugar Land Police Department is recognized for a "No Tolerance" stance on crime and for maintaining one of the lowest crime rates in Fort Bend County and the nation.
The Sugar Land Police Department is recognized for its professionalism, excellence and competence and is distinguished as a nationally accredited law enforcement agency through the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
The Sugar Land Police Department is made up of 142 employees who are dedicated to improving the life of the citizens of the City of Sugar Land by reducing crime and making Sugar Land the safest place to live in the United States.
www.ci.sugar-land.tx.us /template.asp?pageid=116   (194 words)

  
 HISTORY OF SUGAR LAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sugar Land Independent School District eventually became part of Fort Bend ISD, an outstanding school system that today is a major attraction for Sugar Land families.
Sugar Land began attracting the attention of major corporations, and many chose to make the city their home.
As the City celebrates its 40th Anniversary, Sugar Land will continue to strive to earn its reputation as a premier place to live, work and raise a family; a city with a commitment to excellence in the delivery of public services; and as a family-oriented community with an unmatched quality of life.
www.sugarmillinfo.com /Directory.htm   (1309 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sugar Land, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Main article: History of Sugar Land, Texas The History of Sugar Land, Texas documents the historical events starting with the land grant by Stephen F. Austin to what would later become a company town in the early 1900s and then the fastest growing city in the U.S. state of Texas during the 1990s.
Sugar Land as a company-owned town, circa 1939.
Sugar Land boasted the highest growth among Texas' largest cities per the U.S. Census 2000 with a population of 63,328 and a 2004 estimate at 73,721.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sugar-Land,-Texas   (10207 words)

  
 Silver Eagle's Sugar Land Letterbox Page
The land in and about the City of Sugar Land was originally owned by the Mexican government and was granted to Samuel M. Williams through Stephen F. Austin.
The Sugar Land plantation passed through other hands in years to follow and was finally purchased by I. Kempner and W. Eldridge in 1907, at which time the sugar refining process was expanded.
Today, the refinery is located approximately on the spot where the first mill was built and Sugar Land is still the home of Imperial Holly Corporation, one of the nation's largest producers and marketers of refined sugar and the oldest continuously operating business in the state of Texas.
www.geocities.com /sileagle1/TX/Sugarland   (490 words)

  
 Sugar Land, Texas Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sugar Land maintains a large municipal airport, Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), formerly known as Sugar Land Municipal Airport, which was purchased from a private interest in 1990.
Sugar Land Regional is the fourth largest airport in the Greater Houston area and the only general reliever airport in the southwest sector.
The city of Houston maintains a park that occupies 750 acres (3 km²) of land directly north of the Sugar Land Regional Airport.
www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Sugar_Land,_Texas   (6009 words)

  
 Sugar Land, Texas
Williams' brother, Nathaniel, purchased the land in 1838 and with a third brother, Mathew, operated Oakland plantation growing cotton, corn and sugarcane.
Visitors are able to observe the complete sugar manufacturing process in one of the few remaining sugar cane refineries in the United States.
Sugar Land's Museum of Southern History recalls the history of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County.
www.lone-star.net /mall/txtrails/sugarland.htm   (686 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SUGAR LAND, TX
Sugar Land is on Oyster Creek and U.S. Highway 90A, east of the Brazos River and seven miles northeast of Richmond in northeastern Fort Bend County.
Sugar Land was one of the rail stations.
Plant disease and the high federal protective tax on cane sugar ended local cane farming, and thereafter raw sugar was imported for the refinery.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hfs10.html   (680 words)

  
 Sugar Land Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Fort Bend County, Texas
Located in the historic county of Fort Bend just 20 miles southwest of Houston, Sugar Land is named for the sugar cane crops that were grown in the area in the mid-19th century.
Originally a “company town” for employees of the sugar mill, Sugar Land today has a population of 65,000 and is first in growth among Texas’s 45 largest cities.
Sugar Land has several master-planned communities such as Venetian Estates, which features waterfront homes and Venice-like canals and First Colony, a virtually self-contained community with extensive greenbelts and lakes.
www.sugarland-homesforsale.com   (828 words)

  
 GOP leader's Texas sweet spot / Rep. Tom DeLay is to Sugar Land as Pelosi is to S.F.
Indeed, his Sugar Land is a sort of anti-San Francisco, as homey is to hip and flat is to hilly.
An agglomeration of master-planned communities, Sugar Land is the heart of the fastest-growing county in Texas, the city's population booming from 24,000 in 1990 to 63,000 in 2000.
Sugar Land began as a true company town, the sugar mill issuing its own scrip, mowing everyone's lawns and picking up their garbage.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/05/MN187832.DTL   (1819 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SUGAR LAND RAILWAY
The Sugar Land Railway Company was chartered on April 14, 1893, in the interest of Ed.
This gave the Sugar Land Railway Company a new connection with the International and Great Northern, and the four miles between mile post 10.74 and Arcola were abandoned.
On January 2, 1926, the Sugar Land was acquired by the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway Company but continued to operate as a separate company until March 1, 1956, when it was consolidated with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/eqs34.html   (452 words)

  
 Sugar Land Cancer Center - Home Page Intro
Located next to the Sugar Land Medical Center, the comprehensive multidisciplinary cancer center is the first outpatient radiation center to be constructed in Fort Bend County.
The Sugar Land Cancer Center offers its patients researched-based diagnostic abilities for treating over 150 cancers; including adrenal, bladder, brain, breast, colon, head and neck, kidney, lung, rectal, and renal cancers and liver metastasis programs.
Karl W. King, MD, one of few physicians in the United States board certified in both Internal Medicine and Radiation Oncology, is medical director for the center.
www.sugarlandcancercenter.com   (421 words)

  
 Sugar Land News
The Sugar Land City Council Tuesday narrowly turned down a proposal to purchase a water plant in a deal that is expected to save the city $70,000 a year.
A robber is violently attacking women in Sugar Land for their purses, authorities told KPRC Local 2 Thursday.
A 16-year-old boy who led Sugar Land Police on a dangerous vehicle chase after robbing several houses and firing a gun pleaded guilty this week to four charges in exchange for 15 years in prison.
www.topix.net /city/sugar-land-tx   (1192 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Sugar Land, Texas [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An abundance of commercial growth, with numerous low-rise office buildings, banks and high-class restaurants popping up, can be seen along both US 59 and Texas Hwy 6, the two main traffic arteries in the city.
Because of this, Sugar Land is widely considered to be an extremely Republican area.
Sugar Land is located at 29°35'58" North, 95°36'51" West (29.599580, -95.614089)Template:GR.
encyclozine.com /Sugar_Land   (813 words)

  
 Sugar Land Attorney - Fort Bend Lawyer - Bankruptcy DWI Divorce Criminal Injury
Sugar Land Attorney - Fort Bend Lawyer - Bankruptcy DWI Divorce Criminal Injury
Our lawyers are committed to providing high quality, personalized and cost-effective legal representation to individuals and small businesses in the Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, area.
The law firm of Broussard, McLaughlin and Segura is located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas.
www.bmslawtx.com   (361 words)

  
 Sugar Lakes Homeowners Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Don't miss the 7th Annual Sugar Land Garden Club Garden Art and Plant Sale to be held on Saturday, September 24th from 8:30am to 1:00pm at the Sugar Lakes clubhouse.
Sugar Lakes is a great community of 600 homes located in Sugar Land, Texas.
The Sugar Lakes Homeowners Association is managed by a Board of Trustees, elected by the residents.
www.sugarlakes.org   (154 words)

  
 Keep Sugar Land Beautiful: healthier, safer, more livable environment
Keep Sugar Land Beautiful works to enable area residents to take individual responsibility for enhancing the environment.
Keep Sugar Land Beautiful with partner with the City of Sugar Land on Saturday, Janaury 8th for the annual Christmas Tree Recycling.
In preparation for the event, the City of Sugar Land has scheduled special collection days for discarded Christmas trees on Wednesday-December 29, Wednesday-January 5 and on Saturday-January 8.
www.kslb.org   (385 words)

  
 Sugar Land Cancer Center - Patient Care
The doors to state-of-the-art cancer treatment and superior patient care open with the completion of the Sugar Land Cancer Center.
The new $8.6 million facility brings new technology that will enable physicians to more precisely target the disease and escalate the dose of cancer-killing radiation to tumors.
According to recent studies, the new IMRT technique has already contributed to substantially improving clinical outcomes in prostate and other cancers.
www.sugarlandcancercenter.com /custompage.asp?guidCustomContentID=61243A73-6DA6-4F9B-B5E0-8CB6C946E72E   (461 words)

  
 The Methodist Hospital: Hospitals Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is a new-generation hospital providing quality services you need in a home-like setting.
We're proud that Methodist Sugar Land Hospital offers state-of-the-art technology, the latest advances in diagnoses and treatment, outstanding physicians from the community and the Texas Medical Center...and special touches that make you feel at home, even during more stressful times.
And it's specialized for the Sugar Land community, to ensure we provide you with the services you and your neighbors need most.
www.methodisthealth.com /sugarland   (283 words)

  
 BSA Troop 148 - Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land''s original troop was chartered by the Imperial Sugar Company in the 20''s.
Sugar Land is a community southwest of Houston, Texas.
Martin's Lutheran Church, on Burney Rd. in Sugar Land.
www.bsatroop148.org   (996 words)

  
 Sugar Land Texas Real Estate, Homes, Property, Commercial
The e-Partner® Network invites you to explore the possibility of living in Sugar Land.
If you are contemplating a move and need real estate assistance we can help you locate the home or other property that's just right for you.
The e-Partner® Network is currently seeking qualified sales associates and brokers to work with us in Sugar Land.
www.sugarlandwebpage.com   (392 words)

  
 Sugar Land Real Estate, Greatwood Real Estate, Fort Bend Real Estate, The Burris Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It's about two completely dedicated and caring professionals coming together to offer a level of service that far exceeds your expectations.
Barbara & Charles have created this informative web site filled with valuable information on the Sugar Land area and the varied communities in Fort Bend county.
You will also find special information about Sugar Land real estate and local attractions.
www.homesinsugarland.com   (222 words)

  
 SugarLandToday: Local news & events for Sugar Land TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sugar Land Mayor, David Wallace; Missouri City Mayor, Allen Owen; Meadows Place Mayor, Mark McGrath and Stafford Mayor Pro Tem, Wen Guerra will announce the proclamation at the Ministry’s annual benefit to be held at Safari Texas.
At any rate, I have compiled a list of events and festivals in Sugar Land and surrounding areas for the Fall season that is approaching us.
Fernando’s Latin Cuisine is located in the same building where Ruth’s Chris used to be, 14135 Southwest Freeway, in Sugar Land.
www.sugarlandtoday.com   (2314 words)

  
 Sugar Land Town Square
Sugar Land Town Square is Sugar Land's premier retail, dining and entertainment destination.
Whether it's a stroll along a cobblestone walkway, or a prime spot near the cascading landmark fountain, Sugar Land Town Square offers a shopping experience like no other.
Enjoy all that life has to offer…indulge in the uniqueness of Sugar Land Town Square.
www.sugarlandtownsquare.com   (156 words)

  
 Sugar Land Cancer Center
Residents of Fort Bend and surrounding counties now have convenient access to today's most advanced cancer care.
At Texas Oncology Cancer Center Sugar Land, patients are treated in pleasant, comfortable surroundings by caring oncology teams.
Patients can receive all their medical and support services under one roof by caring medical professionals who are exclusively focused on the special needs of cancer patients and their families.
www.texasoncologysugarland.com   (148 words)

  
 Sugar Land, Texas Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime, ...
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