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Fulshear City Council approved a special use permit for a cellular tower near Cross Creek Bend. (Aubrey Vogel/Community Impact)

Fulshear to see additional cellular tower near Cross Creek Bend

By Aubrey Vogel

At a Feb. 18 meeting, Fulshear City Council approved a specific use permit for Vertical Bridge, a telecommunications service provider, to construct a telecommunications tower at the Cross Creek Bend Water Plant to improve cellular connections as demand increases.

Taco Cabana opens Katy restaurant with upgraded ...

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Dining

Taco Cabana opens Katy restaurant with upgraded ...

The Woodlands-based pizzeria Crust Pizza Co. will soon open a new location in Katy. (Courtesy Crust Pizza Co.)

Dining

Crust Pizza Co. to open in The ...

The restaurant offers thali, which is a platter of different items, such as dal, or lentils, rice and other items. (Courtesy Gayatri Bhavan)

Dining

Cajun, Indian and more: 6 new restaurants ...

The farmhouse burger ($16) is one of 17 different burgers on Fusion Grill's menu. Owner Adonys Montiel said he wants to be known as the best burger in Houston. (Asia Armour/Community Impact)

Dining

Katy's Fusion Grill & Bar aims to ...

Big City Wings just opened a new location in Katy in late October. Vice president of operations Sam Elsadi said the eatery will bring another restaurant to the Fulshear area by the end of 2025. (Courtesy Big City Wings)

Dining

Big City Wings opens Katy location, plans ...

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Development

The Milken Institute, a national research firm, ranked Houston as the 27th best-performing city in its 2025 Best-Performing Cities Report. (Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)

Houston ranked 27th best-performing large city in the U.S.

By Carson Weaver

This year’s rankings emphasize job and wage growth, housing affordability and broadband coverage, and are based on data from 2023.

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Education

Lamar Consolidated ISD students scored higher overall on standardized test scores for the 2023-24 school year compared to their peers regionally and statewide, according to Texas Education Agency data. (Community Impact staff)

Lamar CISD ahead of region, state in test scores, college readiness

By Valeria Escobar

Lamar Consolidated ISD students scored higher overall on standardized test scores for the 2023-24 school year compared to their peers regionally and statewide, according to Texas Education Agency data.

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Transportation

IAH's new ticketing lobby expected to ease ...

Transportation

GOGO Charters to bring daily services to ...

A photo of a METRO bus stopped at a light.

Transportation

METRO launches new fleet of clean-diesel buses

The $61 million project to improve two taxiways at IAH will have New York-based Posillico Civil working on the improvements for taxiways SA and SB. (Courtesy Houston Airports System)

Transportation

Houston officials approve $61M improvement to IAH ...

Multiple delays will keep the 10th Street bridge in Katy closed for construction for 88 more days. The project was initially slated to be completed in mid-February. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Transportation

10th Street bridge project extended following delays

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Government

Fiber companies have caused several instances of infrastructure damages to water and sewer lines in Katy, officials said. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Katy to consider moratorium on fiber companies

By Aubrey Vogel

Katy City Council will consider a proposed moratorium on fiber companies working in the city’s right of way following damage to public infrastructure, including hitting water and sewer lines causing disruptions at city homes and businesses, Mayor William “Dusty” Thiele announced in a Feb. 18 news release.

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Business

Base Power brings backup power option to ...

Joann Fabrics and Crafts will begin closing four of its nine Houston-area stores in mid-February, according to a statement from Joann's representatives. (Courtesy Joann Fabrics and Crafts)

Business

Joann to close 4 fabric, craft stores ...

R&B Tea offers handcrafted and customizable teas, coffees and other beverages. (Courtesy R&B Tea)

Business

R&B Tea to open soon in Katy ...

Founded in 2019, Lumin Fitness utilizes AI, augmented reality, gamification, motion tracking and personalized audio to provide a boutique fitness experience. (Courtesy Lumin Fitness)

Business

Lumin Fitness opens for early access in ...

In addition to men's and women's haircut services, Great Clips offers styling services. (Courtesy Pexels)

Business

Great Clips to open Fulshear location

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Texas Legislature

Texas Senate panel OKs bill to raise teacher pay based on experience, performance

By By Hannah Norton, By Marie Leonard

Under the roughly $5 billion proposal, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom. The measure now heads to the full Senate.