HTX-SLM: Impact 10/31/2025

Fewer homes were sold in Sugar Land- and Missouri City-area ZIP codes in September compared to September 2024, with 225 homes sold versus 252 last year, according to data from CB&A Realtors.

What residents need to know: Data shows that four of five local ZIP codes saw fewer home sales year over year, with ZIP code 77489 seeing the largest percentage decrease in sales at 32.35%.

Zooming in: Additionally, the median home sales price decreased in three of five local ZIP codes year over year, according to the data. ZIP code 77479 had the highest median home sales prices among ZIP codes, at $523,500.

Digging deeper: The average number of days homes spent on the market increased in three of five ZIP codes, with ZIP code 77489 seeing the largest percentage increase at 59.52%.

Missouri City officials are considering bringing electric vehicle charging stations to City Hall.

In a nutshell: At an Oct. 20 meeting, Missouri City City Council voted 6-1 to recommend the construction of charging stations in front of City Hall, located at 1522 Texas Parkway. District D council member Floyd Emery dissented.

The details: The charging station, which would take eight employee spots in the City Hall parking lot, would provide additional access to power in an area where it has been desired for many years, Assistant City Manager Jason Mangum said.

Zooming out: Of the 422,759 electric vehicles registered in Texas, Fort Bend County falls eighth in the state with 21,571 registered electric vehicles, according to Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities and the North Central Texas Council of Governments, using information from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles registration data and the Atlas EV Hub.

Looking ahead: The item will return to council for approval, though a date has not yet been set. City Council's next meeting is Nov. 3.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic broke ground on its seventh Fort Bend County location in Missouri City’s Fort Bend Town Center.

In a nutshell: The 34,000-square-foot clinic will offer primary care for adults and children as well as OB/GYN services, officials announced in an Oct. 14 news release. The two-story clinic, which will have room for up to 22 providers, will also offer on-site imaging and lab services.

In their own words: “We are excited to break ground on our new location in Missouri City, which underscores our unwavering commitment to value-based care and enhancing access to high quality health care services for the rapidly growing Fort Bend community," Dr. Azam Kundi, chairman and CEO for Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, said in the release. "Our new location will allow us to better serve this vibrant community, ensuring patients receive the care they need with excellence and convenience.”

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Since Nov. 7, 2000, at least one person has died on Texas roads every day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. As the Lone Star State nears 25 years of daily traffic deaths, officials at all levels of government are investing in new roadway safety projects and encouraging Texas drivers to do their part to curb deadly crashes.

The big picture: In the past 25 years, over 91,000 people have died on Texas roads. That is enough people to fill Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, according to TxDOT.

On average, 11 people died daily on Texas roads last year. In 2025, an average of 10 people had died per day as of Sept. 24.

Zooming in: State and local leaders found that the top factors in severe crashes include:

• Impaired driving
• High speeds
• Distracted driving
• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Lack of seatbelt use
• Roadway or lane departures
• Wrong-way driving