Some Sugar Land areas will see updated speed regulations in school zones after the closure of seven Fort Bend ISD elementary schools.

In a nutshell: In a Nov. 3 meeting, Sugar Land City Council members voted unanimously to remove school zones for three Fort Bend ISD schools closed ahead of the 2026-27 school year. Additional school zones were also updated, according to agenda documents.

The details: Of the seven elementary schools Fort Bend ISD approved to close in March, three fall in the Sugar Land city limits, including Austin Parkway, Sugar Mill and Dulles elementaries.

The council voted to eliminate all three school zones, but neighboring campuses’ school zones on Dulles Avenue still exist with shorter time windows. 

Looking ahead: The ordinance went into effect on Nov. 3, which allowed staff to start updating school zone signs.

Acai Brasil—a growing Houston-based, Brazil-inspired acai shop—is continuing its expansion with a new location coming to the Riverstone area in Sugar Land, project manager Tatiane Lubrano confirmed.

On the menu: Lubrano said the shop imports its acai from Brazil—the fruit's native land—which gives it an authentic taste. Acai bowl topping options include granola, chocolate, berries, peanut butter or condensed milk, according to its website.

The shop also offers detox juices, smoothies and Brazilian street food such as coxinha, pão de queijo and rissole.

Zooming out: Lubrano said owner Ana Alvares grew up eating acai in Brazil, and she joined the franchise in Sugar Land to help spread locations throughout Greater Houston.

The chain has 13 locations in Texas and Arizona, and Lubrano said she hopes to keep expanding. Most locations are in Houston including recently opened shops in Fulshear and Spring.

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A number of local nonprofits and agencies are seeking volunteers to help those in need for the holiday season.

The details: Agencies are seeking volunteers to assist with collecting and sorting food and gift donations as well as oversee resale shops and other operations.

Some of the agencies seeking help include:

• Assistance League of Montgomery County

• Cypress Assistance Ministries 

• Houston Food Bank

• Interfaith of The Woodlands

• Lunches of Love

• Paw Pact Rescue

• United Way Greater Houston

This list is not comprehensive. 

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.