Learn more about several businesses coming to the Katy and Fulshear area, as reported by Community Impact. This list is not comprehensive.

The Alley: The menu features a variety of drinks, including Brown Sugar Deerioca, milk teas, cold brews, brewed teas and specialties.

• Opening in fourth quarter 
• 27125 Fulshear Bend Drive, Fulshear

• Opening in January 
• 806 Katy Fort Bend Road, Ste. 110, Katy

• Opening late March or April
• 31631 Fulshear Bend Drive, Fulshear

At Heart Notes Candle Bar, customers can build custom scents for candles, perfumes, room sprays, reed diffusers and car diffusers.

How it works: The do-it-yourself candle bar offers more than 100 fragrance options to choose from, with staff available to guide the process, according to its website. Candles start at $39 when using a 7.5-ounce basic vessel and require a four-hour cooling time. 

A closer look: Founded by Nicole Dunn, the name of the candle store reflects the concept of the space—the "heart note" defines the core essence of a scent and reveals a fragrance’s true character, per the store's website.

• 1806 Ave. D, Ste. 102B, Katy

The entertainment lineup for the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was announced Jan. 8 and includes artists such as Lizzo and Tim McGraw.

Read all about it: Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has promoted agriculture and Western heritage through family-friendly experiences, competitions and live entertainment.

This year, Rodeo Houston will run from March 2-22, featuring 20 days of competition in bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping and women’s barrel racing and breakaway roping.

What to expect: On weekdays, NRG Stadium gates for the rodeo open at 6 p.m., with the rodeo starting at 6:45 p.m, according to Rodeo Houston’s website. The entertainer then takes the stage at 9 p.m., depending on the number of rodeo competitors and other production elements.

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage from this week? Check out five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from Jan. 5-9.

Latest update: Airport passengers in the Greater Houston area who are also CLEAR members can utilize new biometric eGates aimed at expediting identity verification at both George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports, officials announced in December. 

Also of note: Houston-area residents ages 50 and older can explore everything from history and creative writing to hands-on hobbies through Lone Star College System’s Academy for Lifelong Learning, a low-cost program offering classes, activities and social connections across the system’s campuses, as stated in a Lone Star College Dec. 19 news release.

Annual memberships, Sept. 1-Aug. 31, cost $25 per person and provide access to programming across Lone Star College System campuses, the release states.

One more thing: American steakhouse chain Texas Roadhouse is set to bring its menu once again to the Cypress area as construction has began on a new location on West Road near the Grand Parkway.