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🌱 Patch AM: Recognize this suspect from a violent Sugar Land baseball bat attack?
And check out F/JV/Varsity Football vs Houston Sterling (Scrimmage) on the Sugar Land Patch calendar
What's up Sugar Land! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Recognize this suspect from a violent Sugar Land baseball bat attack?
- Electric aircraft are about to start flying routes that include Sugar Land
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 78.
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sugar Land police release sketch of suspect who seriously injured woman in baseball bat attack (fox26houston.com) — Sugar Land police have released a forensic sketch of the man suspected of seriously injuring a woman with a baseball bat near Creekbend Drive and Fluor Daniel Drive on June 5. Investigators say the attacker, described as a Black man in his 30s or 40s who left in an SUV, remains at large and are urging anyone with information to contact Sugar Land Police or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers. 
• BETA Starts Texas Electric Aircraft Test Flights (avweb.com) — Electric aircraft test flights are beginning this week between Galveston, Sugar Land, and Brenham, bringing cutting-edge aviation right over Sugar Land's skies. BETA Technologies is using the three-week campaign to gather real-world data for FAA programs shaping how advanced air mobility will operate across Texas and the national airspace system.
📸 Around Sugar Land
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sugar Land
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- F/JV/Varsity Football vs Houston Sterling (Scrimmage)
Kempner High School KHS Football Field
6:30 pm - Senior Sunrise
Elkins High School Sugar Land, TX 77479
6:00 am - THS-Volleyball-F/JV/V
Travis High School Travis Gyms
4:30 pm - THS JV Football vs. Katy Jordan (AWAY) Scrimmage
Travis High School TBA
5:00 pm - THS Fresh Red & White Football vs. Katy Jordan (AWAY) Scrimmage
Travis High School TBA
5:30 pm - THS Varsity Football vs. Katy Jordan (AWAY) Scrimmage
Travis High School TBA
6:00 pm - THS Fresh Red & White Football vs. Katy Jordan (AWAY) Scrimmage
Travis High School TBA
7:00 pm - Choir Parent Preview Concert
Travis High School Auditorium, Commons
6:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Tuesday August 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Football vs Wharton/Wheatly Scrimmage
Stafford Municipal School District SMSD Stadium
4:00 pm - Parent Cafe
Stafford Municipal School District SES
8:30 am - Parent University: Pull up & Plug In
Stafford Municipal School District Virtual Zoom
6:30 am - SHS Open House
Stafford Municipal School District SHS
5:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗞 Nearby News
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Ok Sugar Land! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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