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Check out some businesses in the Sugar Land-Missouri City area that have recently opened, as reported by Community Impact.

Sugar Land Emergency Room: 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 and full service laboratory.

• Opened Dec. 14
• 222 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land

• Opened Dec. 15
• 8790 Hwy. 6, Ste. 160, Missouri City

• Opened Jan. 5
• 9101 Sienna Crossing Drive, Ste. 200, Missouri City

Whenever Watersports' self-serve kayak kiosk is now open at the 150-acre Sugar Land Memorial Park, the company announced in a Feb. 7 Facebook post.

About the program: Residents can access the self-service kiosk—which will be available from park open to sunset or park close, whichever is sooner—on their phone, with kayak rates going for $20 an hour for a single and $40 an hour for a tandem kayak, officials said.

Looking back: Sugar Land City Council approved the license agreement in October, with the city receiving a $100 monthly rent allotment and a 5% share of monthly gross revenue for the 156-square-foot battery-operated rental station, which holds eight kayaks in the Memorial Park lake. The contract is estimated to bring the city between $10,000 and $15,000 in gross revenue per year.

What’s next: The contract will last five years, with five additional one-year renewal terms, according to agenda documents.

• 15300 University Blvd., Sugar Land

Lamar Consolidated ISD Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens was named the National Superintendent of the Year on Feb. 12, marking the first Texas nominee to win the national award in 25 years, officials announced in a Feb. 12 news release.

The background: Nivens, who has served at LCISD since 2021, was nominated for The School Superintendents Association's national award by the Texas Association of School Administrators in November, following his award as Region 4 Superintendent of the Year.

The details: Nivens, who is also the TASA's president-elect, was one of four national finalists, including superintendents from Kentucky, Maine and Maryland, per the release.

The final nominees were judged on several criteria, including leadership for learning, communication, professionalism and community involvement.

What's next: A $10,000 scholarship will be presented in Nivens' name to the high school he graduated from, per the release.

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Check this out: Montgomery County Precinct 2 residents will have an opportunity to dispose of their heavy trash March 7-8 during Commissioner Charlie Riley’s Heavy Trash Clean Up Day, according to a Feb. 4 Facebook post.

From 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7 and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. March 8, residents can bring their heavy trash to 31245 Friendship Drive, Magnolia. Accepted items include batteries, tires and electronics, among others. 

In other news: The Houston Texans are setting up shop in Bridgeland.

The NFL franchise is collaborating with Harris County Precincts 3 and 4 and Howard Hughes Holdings to invest $83 million into a new “Toro District” in Cypress, which will include a new Texans headquarters and training facilities. Harris County commissioners approved the public-private partnership Feb. 12 following a closed-session meeting.

Also of note: A new La La Land Cafe is expected to open in Katy's Meadows Marketplace later this year.