Culver's officials have filed plans for a new location of the Wisconsin fast food franchise in Cypress according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Founded in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin by the Culver Family, the franchise now spans across the country with six locations open and under construction in the Greater Houston area alone, per the website.

Culver's specializes in ButterBurgers, which are burgers will butter added on the bun for additional flavor, per the business website. Culver's also offers:

• Wisconsin cheese curds

• Frozen custard with various candy mix-ins

• Seafood

• Sandwiches

Stay tuned: While there is no opening date for the location, construction is estimated to start in September and wrap up by mid 2027, per the filing.

• Opening TBD

• 9265 Fry Road, Cypress

After fine-tuning a performance evaluation tool over the past month, the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners plans to present the results during the July 30 regular board meeting, as previously reported by Community Impact.

Harris County ESD 9 serves as a political subdivision and taxing entity that supports fire suppression and emergency medical service operations for the Cy-Fair Fire Department.

The overview: During the July 14 workshop, Commissioner Cameron Dickey said the board worked with Chief Amy Ramon to streamline vocabulary throughout the evaluation template to provide consistency with her language and establish high-quality performance metrics, per previous Community Impact reporting.

Before you go: The board of commissioners is slated to meet at the District Administration Building located at 10710 Telge Road, Houston, on July 29 at 5:30 p.m. for a special meeting and July 30 at 6 p.m. for a regular meeting.

Greater Houston suburban areas such as Magnolia, Brookshire and La Marque are trending in home sale growth, according to the Houston Association of Realtors' latest Hottest Communities report for the second quarter of 2026.

Breaking it down: Construction of new homes was a significant factor for the growth of many of the top 10 communities, per the report. Additionally, six of the top 10 communities had an average home price below the Houston-area average of $455,159.

The list is led by the Magnolia/1488 West area, which saw a 61.6% increase in sales compared to 2025. Meanwhile, the Huffman area, east of Atascocita, had a 58.2% increase, while Conroe Southwest saw a 38% gain.

What they’re saying: “The communities seeing the most growth right now are the ones where buyers have choices,” HAR Chair Theresa Hill said. “New construction is expanding options and helping more buyers find homes that align with their needs and budget.”

Texas lawmakers are considering cutting a costly, decade-old tax break for the state’s booming data center industry.

The overview: Texas spends more than $1 billion annually on the sales tax exemption, and the comptroller’s office estimated in 2025 that due to the program, the state will lose about $3.2 billion in sales tax revenue over the next two years.

The Lone Star State is home to the nation’s fastest-growing data center market, and the Data Center Coalition, which advocates for the industry, has argued that the tax break program is key to maintaining that title. Senators and members of the public who spoke at a July 27 hearing disagreed.

Looking ahead: Amid a bipartisan push for more regulation of data centers, senators indicated that they intend to add more strings to the tax exemption program or eliminate it entirely.

"The question is whether or not we need to have a special session where all of us are focusing in on this," Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, said.

“We do,” Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, replied.