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Taxes, school discipline and more: 5 top CI Texas stories of 2025

By Hannah Norton

Here are five of Community Impact’s most-read statewide stories from the year and the latest updates on these trending topics.

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A photo of people gathering for fireworks outside.

Published 12:00 AM | Dec 23, 2025 CST

Harris County Fire Marshal encourages fireworks safety as consumer sales ramp up

woman holding a dog

Published 3:23 PM | Dec 22, 2025 CST

PetSet to unveil new mobile spay-and-neuter clinic serving underserved Houston communities

Escalante's is opening a new location in Houston in 2026. (Courtesy Escalante's)

Published 12:34 PM | Dec 22, 2025 CST

9 restaurants slated to open in the Heights, River Oaks, Montrose areas in 2026

The collaboration marks Lululemon's first in-house cafe, with the new store located at 4007 Westheimer Road, Ste. 100, Houston. (Courtesy Lululemon via Instagram)

Published 11:12 AM | Dec 22, 2025 CST

Lululemon, La La Land cafe open under one roof near River Oaks

Walmart locations will be open from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 24 and closed Dec. 25. (Courtesy Walmart)

Published 11:05 AM | Dec 22, 2025 CST

See what grocery stores will be open, closed in Houston, Dec. 24-25

outside of an airport gate

Updated 1:15 PM | Dec 22, 2025 CST

Hobby announces progress on $470M expansion effort

Highways in Hays County.

Published 4:19 PM | Dec 19, 2025 CST

What to know as 9.4M Texans expected to travel this holiday season

Harris County and city of Houston officials alongside Sylvester Turner's family

Published 2:11 PM | Dec 19, 2025 CST

Harris County dedicates historic downtown building honoring Sylvester Turner

Assorted pizzas, pasta dishes and burgers at Rotolo’s Craft & Crust, a popular League City restaurant

Published 1:59 PM | Dec 19, 2025 CST

Why Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is League City’s must-try spot for pizza, pasta, burgers and more

Frontier Airlines officials celebrated the launch of three new nonstop flights out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport with a Dec. 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the airport. (Courtesy Frontier Airlines)

Published 1:41 PM | Dec 19, 2025 CST

Frontier Airlines announces new nonstop routes out of IAH to 3 Latin American countries