Check out upcoming events to attend over the summer in Houston's Bay Area. This list is not comprehensive.

June:

Friday Night Lights...In Nature
The event includes an easy, family-friendly hike for all ages and abilities along the trails at Clear Creek Nature Center.

• June 19, 5-6:30 p.m.
• Free (entry)
• 1220 Egret Bay Blvd. N., League City
• https://bit.ly/4dKPPKt

• June 20, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Free (entry)
• 2528 Repsdorph, Seabrook
• https://bit.ly/4faoB2w

• July 11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Free (entry)
• 215 Kipp Ave., Kemah
• Facebook: Boardwalk Vault

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake will soon host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the hospital's new blood cancer unit.

Digging deeper: The Webster unit will be the only blood cancer unit south of the Texas Medical Center, providing high-quality cancer care and stem cell transplants, according to a news release from the hospital.

What else: The unit is part of the hospital's Blood Cancer and Cell Therapies Program, which provides diagnosis, care and treatment for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, including access to stem cell transplants.

📍500 W. Medical Center Blvd., Webster

Restrooms have begun to reopen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport as part of a $30 million project, according to a news release from Houston Airports.

The openings are a part of the multiyear initiative—which sparked from a challenge by Houston Mayor John Whitmire in 2024—to modernize the approximately 20-year-old restroom facilities of both of Houston’s airports, per the release.

What's changed: In the first five months of this year, restrooms near IAH gates A12, A25 and D7 as well as Hobby gates 28-32, per the release. Renovated restrooms in Terminal A baggage claim at IAH are expected to open before the summer.

Restroom renovations include:

• Expanded stalls to accommodate carry-on luggage
• Improved Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility
• New flooring, wall finishes and modern lighting
• Upgraded fixtures for durability and cleanliness
• Smart technology to alert staff of bathroom needs

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced during a board meeting this week.

The details: ERCOT, which operates the power grid for the majority of Texas, is forecasting high temperatures and moderate rainfall this summer. Coupled with the proliferation of data centers and other large projects, demand on the grid could surpass 92 gigawatts, officials estimated June 2.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.

What it means: However, ERCOT officials said a grid emergency or blackout is unlikely this summer. State officials have said this is due to:

• The addition of nearly 11 gigawatts of power capacity to the grid in the last few months
• A state law authorizing ERCOT to require large facilities to reduce their energy use in tight times