Sugar Land, Texas, was established due to sugarcane production. It is the largest city in Fort Bend County, with about 78,800 people situated 19 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Residents here live in a master-planned community with copious parks and recreational facilities, first-class shopping and medical facilities, and a safe environment.
Texas is in the south-central region of the U.S. By total area; it is the second largest with 268,596 square miles of land (Alaska is the largest). It has the second-largest economy after California and a population of about 29,000,000 people. There are several metro areas, including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, and Austin, the state capital.