Editing Kendleton, Texas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Fort Bend County owns and operates the Bates M. Allen Park, located just outside the city limits of Kendleton. The {{convert|235|acre|km2|adj=on}} park includes a canoe ramp, a fishing pier, grills, a historical site, a lake, an observation deck, two pavilions, a play area, a sand volleyball court, tables, toilet facilities, walking trails and wetlands.<ref>[http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5720 "County Owned Parks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412072717/http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5720 |date=April 12, 2009 }}. Fort Bend County. Retrieved on October 11, 2009.</ref>

In 2023 the county stated it would add a memorial to African-American settlements, which would mean much of the park would be revamped. The cost would be $4,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Ashley|url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/02/28/444867/fort-bend-county-to-invest-in-new-african-american-memorial-park-to-honor-one-of-first-freedmens-towns-in-texas/|title=Fort Bend County to invest in new African-American memorial park to honor one of first freedmen’s towns in Texas|publisher=[[KUHT|Houston Public Media]]|date=2023-02-28|accessdate=2023-03-01}}</ref>