A new aircraft hangar is coming to Sugar Land Regional Airport.

What you need to know: At a Feb. 17 meeting, Sugar Land City Council unanimously approved the agreement with Meneses Enterprises LLC to allow the company to design a new hangar at the Sugar Land airport, while establishing lease terms for future construction and expansion.

The hangar will be built on Parcel 1, an undeveloped property adjacent to Menses’ current hangar, at the General Aviation Complex, and will allow the company to expand its fleet or sublease to other tenants, according to agenda documents.

Zooming out: The Houston-based company has been with the airport since 2024, housing a Phenom 300 business jet in its current hangar, per agenda documents. The company also bought a Gulfstream G550—a business jet larger than the Phenom—in December, which is currently kept in the airport’s community hangars.

The city of Missouri City's MacNaughton Park has reopened after renovations.

The details: The playground underwent $88,337 in renovations to maintain and repair its entrance structure and safety turf due to wear and damage, city officials said in an email.

"By addressing both the physical structure and the impact-absorbing flooring, we’ve ensured the facility continues to meet our high safety standards for the community," Communications Manager Sofia Jamal said. "MacNaughton Park remains a crown jewel of our community, continuing to serve as a premier destination for residents of all ages."

Zooming out: The 38.54-acre park is home to several amenities, including several pavilions, exercise stations, playground and walking trail, according to the city's website. The park also houses a nine-hole MultiGolfCourse for playing disc golf, foot golf and park golf.

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Houston-area renters opened 2026 with more choices and slightly lower prices, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ January Rental Market Update released Feb. 18. 

A closer look: The average lease price for a single-family rental fell 3.3% from a year earlier to $2,214, which HAR officials said is the lowest level since December 2023. 

Even with prices easing, demand didn’t disappear. Leased listings rose 11% year over year to 3,447 homes, while new listings climbed 16.4% to 6,499 properties, giving renters more inventory to work with, according to the report. 
 

With a few days left to vote early in the March primaries, more Texans have turned out to the polls this year than in recent primary elections.

The gist: The increase is particularly pronounced among Democratic primary voters, state data shows, with more than twice as many Democratic votes cast by Feb. 24 than in Texas’ last gubernatorial primary.

Zooming in: Statewide, nearly 1.3 million Texans, or about 7% of the state’s 18.7 million registered voters, cast early ballots through Feb. 24, the eighth day of the 11-day early voting period. This is up from about 6% turnout at the same point in 2024 and about 4% turnout in 2022.

In interviews with Community Impact, election analysts attributed Texas’ rising primary voter turnout in part to a slate of competitive, high-profile races on each party’s primary ballot.

At the polls: Early voting in Texas’ Republican and Democratic primaries runs through Feb. 27, and primary election day is March 3. During early voting, registered voters can visit any polling location within their county of residence.