1. Westward expansion: Home construction accelerates in Cy-Fair’s remaining open land tracts
Since the local portion of the Grand Parkway was completed about five years ago and improvements along Hwy. 290 wrapped up last year, developers have accelerated construction of master-planned communities in the western portion of Cy-Fair ISD. Read more about activity in Bridgeland, Dunham Pointe, Towne Lake, Bridge Creek and Marvida here.
2. Look for these 5 Cy-Fair ISD alumni in the 2020 Summer Olympics
From Team USA’s softball team to the Nigerian women’s basketball team, several local natives traveled to Tokyo this month to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Read more about the athletes here.
3. Spain-based Renfe on board as early operator of Texas Central’s high-speed rail
Officials with Texas Central, the developers behind the proposed high-speed train connecting Dallas to Houston, announced the signing of a contract with Renfe Operadora to be the project’s early operator. Read more about this partner and their role in the project here.
4. Cy-Fair restaurant owners struggle to fill job openings
Local restaurant owners said the restaurant industry is struggling to stay afloat and cater to the high volume of customers coming in as COVID-19 vaccine availability is more widespread. Read more about how local restaurants have been affected here.
5. Here is when students in Cy-Fair ISD return for the 2021-22 school year
Students in Cy-Fair ISD return to school for in-person learning Aug. 23. Remote learning is no longer an option in the 2021-22 school year. Other key dates to know for the fall semester include student holidays for Labor Day on Sept. 6, Thanksgiving on Nov. 22-26 and a winter holiday break from Dec. 20-31. See more important dates here.
6. $30M COVID Relief Fund opens for Harris County residents as eviction moratorium ends
From July 28-Aug. 11, 20,000 Harris County families will be able to apply for a one-time payment of $1,500 for any urgent expenses such as car payments, groceries and utilities from the new $30 million COVID Relief Fund, which is supported by funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Learn more about the program here.
7. Telge Road widening expected to continue soon
Harris County Precinct 4 plans to continue widening Telge Road over the next several years. Construction will take place in four segments; the first was from Spring Cypress Road to Louetta Road and finished in 2019. See the timeline for the rest of the project here.
8. 'The vaccines we have are effective against all the variants out there': Houston Methodist's Dr. Ian Glass discusses variants, vaccinations
As COVID-19 cases in Texas are on the rise and variants of the virus are identified, Community Impact Newspaper spoke with Dr. Ian Glass, Houston Methodist Willowbrook's chief quality officer, to learn more about the variants, the uptick in cases, and what people can do to protect themselves. Read the Q&A here.
Emily Jaroszewski, Anna Lotz and Jishnu Nair contributed to this report.
