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Voters line up to cast ballots at Juergen's Hall Community Center in Cypress in November 2020. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Republican candidates running for U.S. Rep. District 38 seat talk priorities
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Juergen's Hall Community Center in Cy-Fair in November 2020. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Democratic candidates running for U.S. Rep. District 38 seat talk priorities
Amid the rampant spread of the highly-transmittable COVID-19 omicron variant, Harris County officials held a press conference Jan. 6 to announce the latest in a string of legal victories surrounding the ability of local governments to impose mask mandates. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Harris County officials laud state court ruling upholding local authority to impose mask mandates
Harris County commissioners selected a new boundary map for the county’s four commissioner precincts in a split vote in late October. The existing Precinct 3 will now largely become Precinct 4, and the existing Precinct 4 boundaries will now largely be Precinct 3. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Spring’s decennial redistricting maps draw criticism, change local representation
Candidates filed to run for Spring area positions, with the primaries coming up in March 2022. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
See who has filed for candidacy in the Spring, Klein areas ahead of the March 2022 primaries
More than 120 candidates have filed for Harris County positions ahead of the March 2022 primaries, as of the candidate filing deadline Dec. 13, according to the Texas Secretary of State website. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
See who has filed for candidacy in Harris County ahead of the March 2022 primaries
New statewide maps will go into effect Jan. 18, 2022. (Community Impact Newspaper Staff)
Gov. Abbott approves new voting maps for state legislature, Congress, school districts for next decade
Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 11 signed an executive order banning all COVID-19 vaccine mandates (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Gov. Abbott signs order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates; Frisco businesses seek to solve area workforce shortage, and more top news
U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, speaks to a crowd gathered at an Oct. 7 rally calling for the restoration of Texas Congressional districts 9 and 18 as the state legislature works through the redistricting process. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston-area representatives say proposed redistricting maps would dilute minority vote
The ordinance states residents must be approved for a permit with the animal services department before owning chickens. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Chickens are now allowed in Plano backyards; McKinney ISD releases details for new elementary school, and more top news
On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott announced six appointees to the Texas Energy Reliability Council. (Courtesy The Texas Tribune)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Fort Bend County sees COVID-19 cases decline; Abbott announces Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees, and more top stories
A new development will be coming to east Kyle. (courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: East Kyle to see new development; Katy Boardwalk District announces updates, and more top stories
Big League Dreams will reopen in December with updated turf, seating, nets, fencing, graphics and other upgrades. (Courtesy city of League City)
Big League Dreams to reopen in League City; New Caney ISD officials address student possession of a gun, and more top stories from Greater Houston
Kyle City Council voted 6-1 and approved the new citywide trail master plan that will utilize 2020 bond election funds for trails that will help connect Austin to San Antonio. (Courtesy Pexels)
CI Nation roundup: Perfect Game coming to Cedar Park; Kyle City Council approves trail master plan to connect Austin to San Antonio and more top stories
The Market at Willis Shopping Center is underway at the southeast corner of FM 1097 and I-45. (Rendering courtesy Fidelis)
Willis' first H-E-B coming soon; Texas Legislature approves funding for virtual learning; and more top Houston-area news
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will convene a third special legislative session Sept. 20 at 10 a.m., according to a Sept. 7 news release. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Gov. Greg Abbott to convene third special legislative session Sept. 20, sets agenda
Located near Katy Mills, the attraction is expected to host 100,000 guests in its first year, according to the company's statement. (Courtesy Dig World)
Construction-themed adventure park coming to Katy Mills; H-E-B under construction at Magnolia Place and more top Houston-area news
Hundreds of public education bills were filed this session. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
12 public education bills approved by the 87th Texas Legislature
Gov. Greg Abbott announced his special session priorities July 7. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper).
Texas Legislature's special session agenda to include election integrity, critical race theory