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Education

Conroe | Montgomery

Conroe ISD to host 5 community forums in superintendent search

By Angela Bonilla

Conroe ISD and superintendent search company Texans for Excellence in Education will host five community forums to gain feedback regarding the district’s superintendent search.

Texans will face higher bar to oppose ...

Top Restaurant News

Fire Craft BBQ officials completed renovations the Kingwood restaurant’s expanded dining area on June 28, officials announced on the business' Facebook page. (Courtesy Fire Craft BBQ)

Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood

Fire Craft BBQ officials celebrate June completion ...

Pluckers Wing Bar serves chicken wings with a variety of sauce options. (Photo by Melissa Skorpil, courtesy Pluckers Wing Bar)

Katy | Fulshear

Pluckers Wing Bar sets opening date for ...

The lounge offers plush seating, dim lighting and curated music with cocktails, including French 75, martinis, margaritas, sangrias, mojitos and old fashions, among other alcoholic beverages. (Courtesy MJ's Lounge)

Pearland | Friendswood | Manvel

New food, drink lounge opens in Pearland

The bar, which restaurant officials with Barge 295 noted as the only bar that floats on a barge in Texas, had to close due to completely sinking when Hurricane Beryl struck the Houston Bay Area area July 8, 2024. (Courtesy Barge 295)

Bay Area

Barge 295 reopens nearly a year after ...

The Woodlands

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar now open in ...

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Top Development News

Development

Autograph Homes offers a broad range of home designs from single-family homes to semi-custom builds priced at more than $1 million. (Courtesy Autograph Homes)

Conroe | Montgomery

Autograph Homes begins construction on model homes in Two Step Farm in Montgomery

By Natalie Johnson

Autograph Homes, a new homebuilding company led by James Miller and Wade Bradow, is building three model homes in the new 2,000-acre community of Two Step Farm in Montgomery, according to a June 25 news release.

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Education

Conroe | Montgomery

6 new wellness, self-care businesses open or coming soon in The Woodlands area

By By Angela Bonilla, By Jessica Shorten

Here's a look at new businesses that are coming soon or have recently opened offering wellness, fitness and self-care services or food items in The Woodlands area.

Top Transportation News

Tomball | Magnolia

See Grand Parkway road closures planned for ...

The Woodlands

8 road bond projects underway in Montgomery ...

Montrose residents appeared at the West Alabama Street open house on June 23 to protest against the removal of bike lanes from the reconstruction project. (Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)

Heights | River Oaks | Montrose

Montrose residents protest against TIRZ decision to ...

The Woodlands

Transportation updates: 7 road projects underway in ...

A construction cone marking part of a road with a layer of fresh asphalt.

Cy-Fair | Jersey Village

Harris County’s new traffic guidelines shift road ...

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Government

Bay Area

Harris County targets end-of-year reduction in jail outsourcing numbers as staffing plans advance

By Melissa Enaje

Continued collaboration between justice stakeholders and a targeted approach to reducing time for case disposition will be critical for a sustainable reduction in jail population, according to county jail officials.