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25-584: American General started development of Greatwood in 1989. Newland Communities later took control of the rebuilding. By 2008, Greatwood was built-out. In November 2016, the Sugar Land city council voted in favor of the city annexing Greatwood and New Territory by the end of 2017. The annexation was effective December 12, 2017. Greatwood is located in eastern Fort Bend County at 29°33′14″N 95°40′31″W  /  29.55389°N 95.67528°W  / 29.55389; -95.67528 (29.553813, -95.675319). It

50-624: A hospital district . OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with. Residents are zoned to the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District . Zoned schools within Greatwood include: The LCISD established a middle school and a high school south of Greatwood as part of a bond program designed to serve the community. They are Reading Junior High School and George Ranch High School . Reading JHS, and George Ranch HS are

75-624: A hostile takeover bid for NLT. NLT made a counter-offer to buy out AGC. In 1982 AGC, which had owned Nashville rival L&C since the 1960s, prevailed. Having acquired NLT, AGC merged the former rivals over the next decade and spun off the "non-core" assets of NLT, particularly its entertainment properties. The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland theme park, WSM and fledgling cable television network The Nashville Network (TNN) were sold to what became Gaylord Entertainment Company and later on, ViacomCBS . American General would later merge into New York-based American International Group (AIG). Its division of

100-511: A female householder with no husband present, and 9.6% were non-families. 7.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.10. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 39.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

125-455: Is a public school district in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–;Sugar Land–Metropolitan Area . Lamar CISD includes almost 43 percent of Fort Bend County , covering the cities of Richmond , Rosenberg , Kendleton , Simonton , Thompsons , Weston Lakes , a very small portion of Sugar Land , most of Fulshear , most of the village of Pleak ,

150-735: Is a result of AIG spinning off the company in 2022. American General (AG) was the historical predecessor to Corebridge's assets during AG's time as a subsidiary of AIG. The American General Insurance Company was formed on May 8, 1926 by Gus Sessions Wortham in Houston , Texas . Wortham worked for the Texas Fire Rating Board in Austin, Texas before moving to Houston in 1912. Before starting American General, he worked at his father's insurance company, John L. Wortham & Son Agency , until his death in 1924. Following his father's death, Wortham began

175-436: Is also an assisted living facility and a privately operated public golf course. American General Corebridge Financial is an American multinational financial services company. It provides annuities , life insurance , asset management , retirement planning, and other services. Corebridge was formed after AIG performed a spin-off of the company via an IPO in 2022. Corebridge Financial's current structure

200-455: Is bounded on the north by Interstate 69 / U.S. Route 59 , on the west by Crabb River Road, and on the north by the city of Sugar Land. The community is south of the Brazos River . The southern edge of the CDP runs generally along Rabbs Bayou, though parts of the sections known as Greatwood Knoll and Greatwood Crossing lie south of Rabbs Bayou. Four homes along Macek Road are on the north side of

225-556: Is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 1.93%, is water. Greatwood is southwest of the city of Sugar Land. The Telfair community of Sugar Land is about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Greatwood. Greatwood has 4,167 houses in 29 neighborhoods. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,640 people, 2,250 households, and 2,034 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,705.6 inhabitants per square mile (658.5/km). There were 2,338 housing units at an average density of 600.6 per square mile (231.9/km). The racial makeup of

250-603: The Kendleton Independent School District (KISD)'s boundaries. KISD and its one school, Powell Point Elementary, were merged into Lamar CISD on July 1, 2010. KISD ceased operations on that date and LCISD began serving elementary students from the former KISD. Kendleton ISD was originally one Common School District, also called Kendleton. In 2009, Lamar CISD was named an H.E.B. Excellence in Education School District. Dr. Thomas Randle served as

275-564: The census-designated place of Cumings , a portion of the Pecan Grove CDP, the community of Lakemont , the unincorporated areas of Booth , Crabb , Foster , and Powell Point , and most of the unincorporated rural areas (including areas in Sugar Land's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) in central Fort Bend County. Lamar CISD enrolls over 27,000 students and is the fastest-growing district in Fort Bend County. In 2013 it received

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300-415: The poverty line , including 0.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The City of Sugar Land Fire Station No. 6 provides fire services to the community. Homeowners in Greatwood paid for this service separately prior to the annexation. In the pre-annexation era Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and the county constables provided police services to Greatwood. Fort Bend County does not have

325-400: The CDP was 84.29% White , 4.74% African American , 0.14% Native American , 7.50% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 1.37% from other races , and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.57% of the population. There were 2,250 households, out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples living together, 2.6% had

350-697: The Canyon Gate at Brazos neighborhood, adjacent to Greatwood, from Dickinson to Williams Elementary School. Several residents of Canyon Gate protested the rezoning. Joshua Winata of the Houston Chronicle wrote that it resulted in a "reluctant rivalry" between Canyon Gate and Greatwood. The Texas Legislature designated Wharton County Junior College as the college for the city and extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land as well as for LCISD. There are 12 community parks in Greatwood. The community has playgrounds, ballfields, swimming pools, and clubhouses. There

375-523: The bayou across a private bridge and are not part of the master-planned community. North of Rabbs Bayou, a watercourse known as Middle Bayou runs from west to east through Greatwood to the Brazos River. Both Rabbs and Middle Bayous are channelized. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km), of which 2.7 square miles (7.0 km)

400-428: The company in 1972 where he remained until retiring in 1978. In 1995, the company was the subject of Unitrin, Inc. v. American General Corp. . American General tendered an offer for a controlling block of shares of Unitrin. The Board of Directors of Unitrin, who held 23% of the shares, did not think the price offered was adequate and so initiated a poison pill and offered a buyback to increase their holdings to 28% of

425-475: The company in response to a Texas Commissions of Appeal that ruled that insurance companies may merge several lines of business. In 1953, American General hired life insurance veteran Benjamin N. Woodson as president. Woodson previously served at Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company, the National Association of Life Underwriters, and various other roles. Woodson would eventually succeed Wortham as CEO of

450-622: The corporation retained the American General brand. In 2001, it was announced that American General would be getting acquired by Prudential plc in a deal worth $ 26.6 billion. The deal was later called off after negative Prudential shareholder reaction. After the deal failed to go through, AIG announced plans to acquire American General for $ 23 billion in stock. American General would continue to operate under AIG as their life insurance and retirement services subsidiary. In 2003, Old Line Life Insurance merged with American General. Corebridge

475-578: The highest possible academic rating (Met Standard) from the Texas Education Agency . Dr. Roosevelt Nivens began his tenure as superintendent on June 1, 2021. The 6th Junior and High School opened in the fall of 2021 with the completion of Dr. Thomas E Randle High School and Harry Wright Junior High School. The school board approved names for 6 new campuses on April 19 , 2022, which included. 3 New Elementary Schools, 1 New Middle School, 1 New Junior High School, 1 New High School. In 1947 LCISD

500-497: The respective zoned schools. Polly Ryon Middle School, a sixth grade-only school next to George Ranch, opened in 2013. Prior to the opening of the George Ranch schools, Greatwood was zoned to Lamar Consolidated High School . In 2009, LCISD proposed rezoning houses containing 366 students from Campbell Elementary students to Dickinson Elementary in order to relieve Campbell Elementary. This plan also called for rezoning some areas in

525-482: The total shares. It became the leading case on a board of directors ' ability to use defensive measures, such as poison pills or buybacks , to prevent a hostile takeover . The NLT Corporation was formed in 1900 as the National Sick and Accident Association . The Nashville, Tennessee company became one of the country's largest life insurance companies and paved the way for the merger. American General announced

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550-406: Was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 107,917, and the median income for a family was $ 110,818. Males had a median income of $ 80,260 versus $ 49,471 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 45,609. About 0.8% of families and 0.9% of the population were below

575-563: Was announced Corebridge had sold its subsidiary, the London -headquartered life insurance company AIG Life Limited (AIG Life UK) to the British multinational insurance company, Aviva for £460 million. Corebridge Financial Inc. Fundamentals. Why is CRBG trending as a golden star stock? Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lamar Consolidated Independent School District , also Lamar Consolidated ISD , Lamar CISD or LCISD ,

600-471: Was first defined in the Fort Bend County public records. It was a consolidation of Richmond ISD, Rosenberg ISD and Beasley ISD along with a number of rural "Common School Districts". The names of the Common School Districts were: Rice Farm, Thompsons, Booth, Simonton, Fulshear, Foster, Brandt, George, Cottonwood & Pleak. Beginning in 1985, LCISD began serving middle and high school students from

625-495: Was formed as a result of a spin-off of AIG 's retirement, life insurance, and wealth management segments. In 2020, AIG announced plans to perform the spin-off with a 2022 IPO. In July 2021, the company announced that Blackstone Group would acquire 9.9% of the new unit for $ 2.2 billion cash. Blackstone and AIG also entered a long-term asset management agreement for about one quarter of AIG's life and retirement portfolio, set to increase in subsequent years. In September 2023, it

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