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Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreMontgomery County DA: delta-8 possession is now a felony in Texas
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office says it will prosecute hemp-derived THC possession cases on a case-by-case basis with no grace period after Texas' statewide ban on delta-8 and similar products took effect July 31, carrying state jail felony penalties of up to 2 years and $10,000.
Local Government
View MoreAbbott freezes data center grid connections, putting future Woodlands projects on hold
Gov. Abbott's moratorium on new data center grid connections puts future development along The Woodlands' Research Forest corridor under scrutiny, as ERCOT pauses approvals for over 1,800 projects statewide and regulators prepare an audit with no fixed end date.
Local Government
View MoreCounty library drops Hoopla, shifts digital budget to Libby ahead of school start
The Montgomery County Memorial Library System discontinued its Hoopla digital streaming platform on Aug. 1, redirecting the budget to OverDrive/Libby to buy more copies and cut wait times, just days before Conroe ISD's Aug. 12 first day of school.
Local Government
View MoreMontgomery County DA's Office promotes sergeant to captain, only second in office history
David Stovall was promoted from sergeant to captain of the Montgomery County District Attorney's Investigations Bureau on Aug. 4, becoming only the second person in the office's history to hold that rank.
Local Government
View MoreOak Ridge North posts proposed budget, 2026 tax rates for public review
Oak Ridge North's 2026 no-new-revenue property tax rate rises slightly to $0.4292 per $100 valuation while the voter-approval rate jumps to $0.5327, and debt service obligations climb to $706,173 with a new TIRZ payment driving the increase.
Local Government
View MorePrecinct 3 tackles 87 road projects worth $70.8 million across The Woodlands area
Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler's office has funded 87 capital improvement projects worth nearly $71 million to repave streets, widen roads, and upgrade intersections across The Woodlands area, with three projects under active construction and eight more in design.
Local Government
View MoreSheriff's office seeks help finding missing 16-year-old from Spring
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate 16-year-old Riley Folkes, last seen Sunday, July 26, leaving a Spring residence wearing a blue T-shirt, blue jeans, and a shark-themed backpack.
Local Government
View MoreMulti-state vehicle burglary suspect arrested in The Woodlands after pursuit, PIT maneuver
Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies arrested Leonard Baker on Friday, July 31, in The Woodlands after an Alabama detective's tip led them to a vehicle burglary suspect linked to crimes in six states; a slow-speed pursuit ended with a PIT maneuver near Lake Woodlands Drive.
Local Government
View MoreLone Star College lifelong learning program holds open house Aug. 12 at University Park
Lone Star College's Academy for Lifelong Learning holds its fall open house at the University Park campus on Aug. 12, offering Woodlands-area adults 50 and older access to more than 23 course categories for a $25 annual membership.
Local Government
View MoreLone Star College trustees to take up budget Aug. 6 amid state funding squeeze
Lone Star College System trustees will hold a budget workshop and regular board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 6, at LSC-University Park, the first formal budget session since Chancellor Mario Castillo publicly addressed HB 8 funding pressure at a state Senate hearing.
Local Government
View More25-ton "First Fifty" sculpture nears completion at Woodlands' historic gateway
A 50-foot-diameter, 25-ton steel sculpture called "First Fifty" is weeks from completion at Woodlands Parkway and Grogan's Mill Road, anchoring an eight-acre landscape refresh funded by local entities and designed by Woodlands-based Landology to mark the township's 50th anniversary.
Local Government
View MoreMontgomery County weighs $1.95 million in mobile barriers for I-45 crash scenes after deputy's death
Montgomery County commissioners will vote August 12 on a $1.95 million proposal for mobile emergency barriers on I-45 and other corridors, prompted by the June 28 death of Deputy Erika Serrato near The Woodlands; separately, commissioners voted 4-0 to site a new jail on county-owned land at 700 Hilbig Road.
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