Sugar Land, Central Texas Mayoral Runoffs Set for June

The Sugar Land mayoral race is headed to a June 7 runoff between city council members William Ferguson and Carol McCutcheon after neither secured a majority in a crowded six-candidate field. The runoff follows a contentious election cycle influenced by local opposition to a proposed natural gas plant, which has since been canceled. Several city council seats are also going to runoffs, including At-large Position 1 between Jim Vonderhaar and Maggy Horgan, and District 2 between Sanjay Singhal and Nasir Hussain. Meanwhile, Rick Miller won District 4 outright. In addition, the Fort Bend ISD school board saw two new members elected, shifting the board's balance toward progressives after recent conservative resignations and defeats. The new city leadership faces major development projects and oversight of multimillion-dollar bond initiatives approved last year.