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I was a girly-girl. I wanted to be a princess, and eventually a queen, and live in a beautiful castle with lots of servants.

I was focused on the ruling too-- I wanted advisors and magicians and, most importantly, 11 printing presses so I could tell my subjects what to think.

I was weirdly partial to the number 11 when I was little, partly because the 11 times tables were easy and mainly because one plus one equaled two, my birthdate.

Anyway, I grew up and realized castles like the one I had in mind didn't really exist—until I came here.

My colleague Chevall Pryce put together a list of the priciest properties on the market in Houston suburbs.

Eleven homes, incidentally.

Look at the one in Sugar Land, it could give any fairytale castle a run for its money.

Which one is your favorite?

Juhi Varma, Fort Bend reporter

juhi.varma@houstonchronicle.com

Need to Know

Homes in the Magnolia Crossing subdivision are seen, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Magnolia. The 94.9-acre, 500 unit community features single-family homes, luxury apartments and a retail center just north of the city. Developers met with city council on July 11 to ask to be annexed into the city.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

Should you hire a firm to protest your property tax appraisal?

What to know about the property tax appraisal protesting process in Texas and how to hire a firm to to protest your appraised value.

Homes are seen in the growing community of Woodforest, a project of Houston-based Johnson Development Corp. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Montgomery. The community is located off of FM 1488 and FM 2978 north of The Woodlands.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

Everything to know about protesting your property value

Fort Bend County, Harris, Montgomery and others in Texas have notified homeowners of their new appraisal values. Here's how to protest and save on property taxes.

Growing Fort Bend

Traffic moves along FM 723 north of the Brazos River on Jan. 29, 2020, in Rosenberg.

Photo by: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Fort Bend County could see 15 new road projects in next 4 years

Nearly $500 million in road projects and other transportation improvements have been set aside for Fort Bend County in a new regional plan.

Openings and Closings

The first Home Depot inside the Katy city limits is officially opened. The new store, located at 133 Cane Island Parkway in Fort Bend County, hosted its grand opening last Thursday.

Shout Out

Cheers to the Fort Bend ISD middle schoolers who won top honors at the Bayou City Festival Middle School Art Competition.

Crockett Middle School 6th grader Hanh Doan won 1st Place Best in Show for her graphite drawing, Feather Comrades, and 8th grader Jacob Tran earned Third Place Best in Show for his color pencil self-portrait, Quadratic.

Eighth grade Thornton Middle School students Corinne Eastman and Veronica Drouin placed among the top 30 finalists for their artwork, Apple of My Eye and Mingus, respectively.

One last thing ...

Ever wonder what those white lines were in the sky? My colleague Ryan Nickerson has written an interesting article about the conspiracy theory behind contrails.