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View MoreMontgomery County awards $8.3M in road bond contracts
Montgomery County commissioners voted Sept. 3 to award $3.9 million for Old Plantersville Road and $4.4 million for Farrell Road widening, both from the $480 million road bond voters approved in 2025, plus contracts for a senior center and courthouse renovations.
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View MoreFall bird migration peaks across Woodlands parks and trails
Peak fall bird migration is underway along the Central Flyway, and two Woodlands-area spots — W.G. Jones State Forest and George Mitchell Nature Preserve's bird blind — offer prime viewing through November.
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View MoreWheeler holds Woodlands-area town hall Tuesday evening
Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler holds his fall town hall Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Kevin Brady Community Center in The Woodlands, one week after the county approved a $546 million budget he voted against.
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View MoreWoodlands residents face data center complaints without city government
Because The Woodlands is unincorporated, residents must route data center noise, water, grid and land-use complaints to different county and state agencies; a new KPRC 2 guide and local contacts show where to start.
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View MoreNWS heat advisory warns of 109°F index in Woodlands
A Heat Advisory takes effect in The Woodlands on Monday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with heat index values expected up to 109°F across Montgomery County and surrounding areas.
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View MoreAqua Texas interim rates double Woodlands-area water bills
Woodlands-area Aqua Texas customers are reporting dramatically higher water bills after the utility implemented interim rate increases in March, with a pending PUCT rate case that could result in refunds if final rates come in lower.
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View MoreNew Texas housing law likely won't reach Woodlands covenants
Senate Bill 785, effective Sept. 1, requires Texas cities with zoning to allow new manufactured homes in at least one residential district, but The Woodlands' unincorporated status and pre-2025 deed restrictions likely place the community outside the law's scope.
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View MoreMontgomery County raises tax rate, approves $546M budget
Montgomery County's Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to adopt a $546 million budget and raise the property tax rate to $0.3860 per $100 valuation, adding about $25 per year to the median homeowner's county tax bill.
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View MoreConroe ISD board reviews $769.6M budget amendment Sept. 15
Conroe ISD's board of trustees will review an amendment to its $769.6 million budget and hear an Audit and Investment Committee update at its Sept. 15 meeting, the first financial review since the district set a $0.9471 tax rate in August.
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View MoreWoodlands cuts $1.5M from mounted patrol, weighs sheriff's unit
The Woodlands Township's 2027 budget cuts more than $1.5 million from the Alpha & Omega mounted patrol contract and redirects about $1.3 million toward a potential Sheriff's Office-run mounted unit with full arrest powers, a change residents debated at the Sept. 3 budget hearing.
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View MoreTexas board approves social studies overhaul affecting Conroe ISD
The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Sept. 4 to new high school social studies standards that critics say portray Islam negatively and elevate Christianity, with the changes set to reach Conroe ISD classrooms by the 2030-31 school year.
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View MoreWoodlands anti-annexation deal clears Houston council 13-1
Houston City Council voted 13-1 to approve a permanent anti-annexation deal with The Woodlands Township, but Houston's city controller called the $50 million agreement a "bad deal" that could cost the city up to $173 million in long-term revenue.
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