My Melrose Fashion for Less opened a new location in the northwest Houston area on May 29, per a company Instagram post.

The details: My Melrose was founded in McAllen, Texas in 1976, per the website. The clothing store has since evolved from a junior store into a family based retailer.
Headquartered in San Antonio, My Melrose has over 90 locations in several southwestern states.

What they offer: My Melrose offers clothing for men, women and children as well as shoes, electronics, lingerie, cosmetics, home goods and snacks at affordable prices.

Cy-Fair ISD students in fifth and eighth grade outscored the state averages in the spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness science exams, per new state data.

The overview: Each school year, the Texas Education Agency releases statewide and district test scores for the math, reading, social studies and science STAAR tests. The first wave of 2026 results, including math, reading and social studies scores, were released June 16, whereas science scores were released July 31.

STAAR scores are separated into four performance categories:

• Masters grade level
• Meets grade level
• Approaches grade level
• Did not meet grade level

Harris County commissioners took no action Aug. 6 on the county’s minority- and women-owned business contract program following a ruling from a federal judge deeming the city of Houston’s program unconstitutional.

The big picture: Run by the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, the program was established in November 2020 by commissioners to provide equity among women- and minority-owned businesses for county contracts. 

The discussion: A number of business owners and community leaders said the program was vital to help small businesses gain access to larger contract opportunities when competing with more established companies. Business owners also emphasized the program did not guarantee every business owner would receive county contracts, as they were still subject to the bidding process and proving the ability to do the work needed.

Quote of note: “The program provides us opportunity,” said Steve Fraga, Tejas Office Products owner.
”We still have to be financially sound. We still need to run our companies like a majority-owned company.”