Clear Creek ISD students will start school on Aug.12 after the board of trustees approved the 2026-27 academic calendar at its Dec. 16 meeting. 

Two calendar drafts were shared with the District Educational Improvement Committee and presented to CCISD staff and the community for feedback through a survey, according to district agenda documents. 

The details: The approved 2026-27 calendar closely mirrors the previous academic calendar. 

According to district documents, scheduled breaks for CCISD include the following dates:

• Fall break: Oct. 9-12
• Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27
• Winter break: Dec. 21-Jan. 1
• Spring break: March 8-12

• Labor Day: Sept. 7
• Teacher in-service: Sept. 21, Nov. 3, Jan 4. and Feb. 15
• Bad weather days: Oct. 13 and April 12
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 18
• Good Friday: March 26

Paris Baguette opened in Webster on Nov. 3, according to staff. 

The details: The French-inspired bakery cafe offers a variety of breads, croissants, cakes, Danish pastries and Lavazza coffee, among other items, according to the business’s website.

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Central Texas counties could begin receiving up to $1.25 million each in state funding for flood warning sirens in the coming weeks and months, officials announced Dec. 16.

The overview: The funding comes less than six months after historic flooding hit parts of Central and West Texas over the July 4 weekend, killing at least 137 residents and visitors. During special legislative sessions this summer, state lawmakers approved requirements that 30 counties included in a July disaster declaration install flood warning systems with the help of $50 million in state grants.

Zooming in: Each county is expected to receive up to $1.25 million from the Texas Water Development Board. Counties seeking more money will need their requests approved by the three-member board.

Counties are required to submit detailed project plans to the TWDB and can use the grants to install physical infrastructure such as sirens, rain gauges, flood gauges and solar panels to power the warning systems. The money can also be used for local flood education, outreach and training programs, TWDB staff said.