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Baskin-Robbins to open new ice cream shop in Valley Ranch Town Center

Baskin-Robbins will be opening a 1,350-square-foot ice cream shop in Valley Ranch Town Center.

Craving ice cream? The national chain serves frozen treats such as:

  • Ice cream scoops and sundaes
  • Ice cream cakes and pies
  • Drinks, including floats, milkshakes and smoothies
  • Ice cream cookie pizzas

What else? Baskin-Robbins has about 2,400 locations across the U.S., which are locally owned and operated.
  • Opening date TBD
  • Valley Ranch Town Center (exact address TBD) 
 
Mark Your Calendar
Splendora ISD seeking teachers at April career fair

Educators are invited to learn about job opportunities at Splendora ISD at the district's Teacher Career Fair on April 9.

What you need to know: The Teacher Career Fair will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Piney Woods Elementary, located at 23395 FM 2090, Splendora. Lisa Foster, community education and communications coordinator for SISD, said the district is offering highly competitive benefits, including:

  • A starting salary of $63,000
  • Stipends, including $7,000 for Algebra 1 and English 1, and $4,000 for bilingual positions
  • A teacher incentive allotment
  • Free Next Level Urgent Care for staff

Quote of note: "We are looking to connect with passionate educators to join our team," Foster said in a March 13 email.

 
On The Transportation Beat
13 Greater Houston transportation projects to watch as construction, planning move forward

From road widenings and asphalt repairs to interchange work and transit upgrades, transportation projects are progressing across the Greater Houston region. Some are already under construction, while others are entering design, public input or bidding phases. 

Here are updates on 13 transportation projects that could affect commutes. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.

Upcoming projects
Shaw Road widening
Project: Shaw Road would be widened from two to four lanes between Northpointe Boulevard and Boudreaux Road, per Harris County Precinct 3’s website.
Update: The study phase has been completed, and future roadway options are being evaluated, according to Harris County Precinct 3 officials.

  • Timeline: TBD
  • Cost: TBD
  • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

Ongoing projects
Woodlands Parkway asphalt shoulder replacement
Project: Asphalt shoulders will be replaced between FM 2978 and I-45.
Update: Construction has started, and milling is underway on sections west of Lake Woodlands Drive to FM 2978.
  • Timeline: ongoing
  • Cost: $1.33 million
  • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond
 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Archery at Clear Lake Park

Cy-Fair Home & Outdoor Living Show

March 20, 5-7 p.m.
Seabrook

March 21-22, times vary
Cypress

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Learn more.

 

HTX Card Show

Amazing Race

March 21-22, times vary
Montgomery

March 22, 1-3 p.m.
Houston

Learn more.

Learn more.

 
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Statewide News
Texas families now have until March 31 to apply for education savings accounts, judge rules

Texas families now have an additional two weeks to apply for the state’s new education savings account program, a Houston federal judge ruled March 17.

What's happening: U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered the state comptroller’s office to extend the application deadline to March 31 over concerns that no Islamic private schools had been greenlit to accept state ESA funds. In two lawsuits filed in early March, four Muslim parents said they felt deterred from applying for education savings accounts because the Islamic schools they send their children to were not among the 2,200 schools authorized to participate in the program.

Parents previously had until 11:59 p.m. March 17 to apply for the program.

Latest update: In a March 17 news release, the comptroller’s office confirmed that applications would be accepted through March 31 in compliance with the judge’s order.

Over 229,000 students had applied for the $1 billion program as of March 17, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. The state will use a need- and income-based lottery system to determine who is accepted.

 

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