Several locations throughout the Missouri City community are set to undergo renovations and see new construction in the coming months.

These projects were registered in the last four months in the area with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. All information, including costs and timelines, is subject to change.

Little Caesars

• Location: 9830 Hwy. 6, Ste. 100, Missouri City
• Type of work: renovation/alteration
• Timeline: Dec. 31, 2025-March 31, 2026
• Estimated cost: $200,000

• Location: 3434 FM 1092, Ste. 405, Missouri City
• Type of work: renovation/alteration
• Timeline: Dec. 1, 2025-March 1, 2026
• Estimated cost: $100,000

• Location: 5875 Sienna Springs Way, Missouri City
• Type of work: new construction
• Timeline: Feb. 16-April 16
• Estimated cost: $9.5 million

Sugar Land Emergency Room recently opened near the intersection of Hwy. 6 and Highway 90A, officials confirmed. 

The overview: According to its website, the emergency room offers 24/7 care by board-certified emergency physicians as well as services such as:

• An in-house pharmacy
• On-site diagnostics like X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs
• A full-service laboratory
• A patient observation program designed to offer efficient, personalized care while minimizing avoidable hospital admissions

One more thing: The website states the emergency room is out-of-network for all health benefit plans and locations. However, private insurance plans billed include Aetna, United Health, Humana, Cigna, and BlueCross/BlueShield.

• 222 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land

Airport passengers in the Greater Houston area who are also CLEAR members can utilize new biometric eGates aimed at expediting identity verification at both George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports.

Zooming out: While the security identity company CLEAR first announced the national airport partnership program rollout with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Aug. 19, Houston Airport officials announced in December that the biometric security gates were in use.

“With this new technology, travelers can verify their identity in under five seconds, bypassing the TSA podium and proceeding directly to physical screening,” a Dec. 9 news release states. 

The big picture: CLEAR officials said in August that the launch efforts will coincide with airports hosting international visitors flying to the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

What they're saying: “With more than 20 million international visitors expected to fly to the U.S. for the tournament — and domestic travel surging through U.S. host cities — checkpoint infrastructure will face unprecedented pressure,” the Aug. 19 news release states.

FIFA World Cup 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most in-demand sporting events in the tournament's history, with over 150 million tickets requested during the Random Selection Draw ticketing phase to date. The figure represents the highest demand in FIFA World Cup history, according to a Dec. 29 news release.

Current situation: The final Random Selection Draw ticketing phase opened Dec. 11, a process that allows first-time fans to apply for single-match tickets based on who is playing whom, where and when for group stage matches.

As of Dec. 29, the draw has already garnered over 150 million ticket requests by fans from over 200 countries, bringing the FIFA World Cup 2026 oversubscribed over 30 times based on verified credit card numbers submitted with each ticket application, per the release.

Get involved: The Random Selection Draw will remain open until Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. Officials noted that the timing of a ticket request does not affect the chances of success.  

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