Cypress and Cy-Fair gained a wide range of new businesses across the area including Hempstead Road, FM 529, Northwest Freeway, Greenhouse Road and Becker Road.

Water Wings Swim School on FM 529

Owned by Arun and Kay Singh, the Cypress location offers different programs and services intended to meet the needs of swimmers of varying ages and abilities.

• Opened Sept. 5

• 22314 FM 529, Ste. 200, Cypress

Taco Palenque on Northwest Freeway

Open 24 hours a day, the Mexican fast food chain offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options including tacos, burritos and breakfast plates.

• Opened Sept. 17

• 26003 Northwest Freeway, Cypress

Galiana’s Casa Del Tequila on Greenhouse Road

Family-owned Grupo Herrera Restaurants is serving upscale Mexican flavors at its newest restaurant, Galiana’s Casa Del Tequila, offering ceviche, seafood, steak, tacos and more.

Galiana’s built its cocktail selections, which are made from scratch, around tequila, mezcal, fresh citrus and seasonal flavors.

• Soft opened Sept. 21-27; grand opening Sept. 28

• 11231 Greenhouse Road, Ste. 150, Cypress

The late-night dessert shop Midnight Cravingz is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening at its Cypress location on Oct. 9, according to a social media announcement.

The details: Located at 26321 Northwest Freeway, the business offers a selection of cookies, brownies and waffle chips topped with ice cream. According to the announcement, Midnight Cravingz plans to offer 50% off during its grand opening weekend.

According to the website, the shop's operating hours are:

• Tuesday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

• Sunday from 6 p.m. to midnight

From Thai cuisine to Mexican-inspired coffee and pastries, check out six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, as reported by Community Impact.

The nonprofit Houston Parks Board is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, HPB President and CEO Justin Schultz said.

The history: Founded in 1976, the group works to expand, improve and protect parks and green space in the Houston region by building, renovating and managing projects. Over the past 50 years, the board has invested about $500 million in parks and green space using public, philanthropic and corporate funding.

Also of note: The parks board typically works on about 50 projects at any given time, including more than 170 miles of connected trails. Moving forward, Schultz said the board has three main priorities:

• Adding 50 miles of trail to the existing network

• Investing in about 180 of Houston's neighborhood parks

• Building the Hill at Sims and MacGregor parks