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Clear Creek ISD updates: 88% of campuses sustained damage during winter storm, quarantine practices revised
District safety officials briefed trustees at a board meeting Feb. 22 about the extent of damages and gave other details related to CCISD’s storm responses. Of the 42 campuses, 37 sustained damages requiring immediate action, officials said.

Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce celebrates five years of service
The organization is open to all and serves members throughout the Greater Houston area.

Business owners share winter storm experiences; luxury retreat with goats coming to Willis and more Houston-area news from February
Read business and community news from the past month from the Houston area.

Harvest Market 'grocerant' opens in Montgomery; business updates from The Woodlands and more Houston-area news
Read the latest business and community news from the Houston area.

Galveston tourism app guides visitors through city’s historically Black institutions, monuments
The interactive app, offered by the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, allows visitors to customize a tour itinerary based on interests and time allocation.

Large multipurpose complex coming to Fort Bend County; Sugar Land to widen University Blvd. and more top Houston-area news
Read the top business and community news from the past week from the Houston area.

Legislators probe energy officials over power failures, lack of preparation heading into winter storm
The Texas Legislature held hearings Feb. 25 with energy companies including Oncor Electric Delivery and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in response to last week’s historic winter storm, which left millions of Texans without electricity for days.

Q&A: Greater Houston Builders Association President Keith Luechtefeld discusses power, plumbing, frozen pipes after Winter Storm Uri
Keith Luechtefeld spoke with Community Impact Newspaper about some of the short-term and long-term repercussions of the storm as well as some of the reasons why so many homes saw burst pipes during the freezing weather.

‘It’s been a rough year for us’: Expert explains economic effects of winter storm, ongoing pandemic in Houston region
“It's been a rough year for us economically; it's been a rough year for us public health wise. It's just been a rough year for us psychologically—first the coronavirus and then the freeze," said Patrick Jankowski, senior vice president of research with the Greater Houston Partnership.

Here is who is running for Alvin, Pearland ISDs board of trustees elections
The election will be held May 1.

Parking garage at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to be demolished to make way for new Mickey Leland International Terminal
The international central processor, which is part of the new Mickey Leland International Terminal, will replace the parking garage for terminals D and E.

Fry's Electronics calls it quits after nearly 36 years in business
As many as 31 stores across nine states will be shuttered as Fry's Electronics shuts down due to market changes and the pandemic.