GOVERNMENT
For a third consecutive semester, Texas public school districts will not be penalized financially due to declining enrollment and attendance as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, due to an extension of the hold-harmless guarantee, state leaders announced March 4. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas leaders ensure financial stability for public school districts through spring semester with hold-harmless extension
The project, Tomball Senior Village, is slated at the southwest corner of Medical Complex Drive and Hwy. 249 on 3.6 acres near the Hampton Inn, city information shows. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Tomball council members approve resolution supporting new affordable senior living community in 3-1 vote
In response to Gov. Greg Abbott's March 2 announcement that Texas' statewide mask mandate and COVID-19-related business restrictions will be lifted as of March 10, the Texas Education Agency released updated public health guidance March 3. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Updated Texas Education Agency guidance allows individual school boards to determine mask policies
Three seats are up for election on Jersey Village City Council this May. (Community Impact staff)
7 candidates file for three Jersey Village City Council seats up for election this May
Following Gov. Greg Abbott's March 2 announcement that the statewide mask mandate and COVID-19-related business restrictions will be lifted as of March 10, Harris County and city of Houston leaders are weighing in, and local health care providers are urging residents to continue to take precautions. (Courtesy Pexels)
Harris County, Houston leaders call end of statewide mask mandate a 'distraction' from power grid failures
The statewide mask mandate will end March 10. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough, local officials weigh in on end of state mask mandate
A face mask policy has been in place this school year—it states that all staff and pre-K-12 students must wear masks in common areas and in classrooms when social distancing is not feasible. (Courtesy Cy-Fair ISD)
Cy-Fair ISD officials: Face mask policy will remain in place until further notice
During Friendswood City Council’s meeting March 1, Engineering Director Jil Arias said a contractor was “embarrassed” by the cracks that formed on streets the company had recently repaired. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Contractors working to fix faulty Friendswood street repairs
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced March 2 that mask mandates and business capacity restrictions will be lifted in Texas. (Courtesy Office of the Texas Governor)
Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask mandate, business restrictions in Texas
Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr, pictured here in 2012, has served as chief for 17 years. (Community Impact staff)
Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr announces retirement after 17 years
Missouri City City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to relax code enforcement for certain sign regulations on the first of two necessary votes during the March 1 City Council meeting. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Missouri City ordinance to allow temporary business signage during COVID-19 pandemic, if approved
During his first week in office, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan reversed former Sheriff Troy Nehls' emergency dispatch policy. (Chase Brooks/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sheriff Eric Fagan's reversal of 2019 dispatch policy brings relief to Fort Bend County officials
A team of All Nations and Journey school students recently competed inn the VEX IQ robotics challenge co-hosted by Clemson University. (Courtesy All Nations Community School)
Oak Ridge North approves 2-year permit extensions for All Nations, Journey schools
COVID-19 rates in Cy-Fair ISD trended down throughout February. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
89 new COVID-19 cases reported in Cy-Fair ISD schools Feb. 22-28
Most of the electric grid in Texas is managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which is not linked to other interconnected national electrical systems. (Courtesy Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Leaving the Texas power grid 'not likely to be an option' for Harris County, official says