Humble City Council members approved updates to two policies regarding workplace relationships and nepotism during the council’s March 26 meeting.

The details: City Manager Jason Stuebe said an update to the city’s workplace relationships policy will prohibit employees who work in the same department from engaging in romantic relationships.

Additionally, Stuebe said the update to the city’s nepotism policy will prohibit related employees from being promoted to positions in which one of the employees would serve in a supervisory capacity over the other employee.

A closer look: Stuebe noted the updates to both policies are intended to promote professionalism; maintain a respectful and productive work environment; and reduce the potential for conflicts of interest, favoritism, harassment or the appearance of impropriety.

Stuebe said the workplace relationship policy was being updated because the previous policy only applied to employees who were married.

“That left kind of a loophole for us and has caused some problems in the past,” Steube said.

Back Pew Brewing will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a "Decades Party" on April 4, Marketing Coordinator Steven Loftin confirmed via email March 10.

What to expect: During the celebration, which will take place from noon-7 p.m. and is open to the public, guests are encouraged to dress in attire from their favorite decade. Additionally, the event will include:

• A costume contest and other games

• Live music from Road Dawgs

• Food available for purchase from food trucks, including GastroCraft, Sauce and Bones BBQ, and Refill Station

• Beer, including the release of a special anniversary beer brewed specifically for the occasion

Check it out: Owned by Bobby Harl, Back Pew Brewing features a taproom and outdoor beer garden that is family- and pet-friendly, Loftin said. The venue regularly hosts food trucks, live music, trivia nights, music bingo and community events. 

Quote of note: "Since opening in 2016, the brewery has focused on producing high-quality craft beer with a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere," Loftin said via email.

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In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”