The city of Magnolia will be hosting an infrastructure town hall April 25 at Magnolia City Hall, the city announced via Facebook on April 17.

More details: At the town hall, residents will have the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the ongoing and future infrastructure projects going on in the city, according to the city’s announcement.

Before you go: The town hall will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 25 at 18111 Buddy Riley Blvd., Magnolia.

Tomball-area bakery formerly known as Bake Me Happy has rebranded to Cafe Ninda as of March 31, staff confirmed with Community Impact.

The gist: Staff said the bakery recipes and employee team will not change, but the new name allows them to highlight "a more elevated coffee experience" alongside their pastry selection.

From the oven: Cafe Ninda serves a variety of fresh-baked pastries including sweet and savory croissants, cakes, tarts and baguette sandwiches, per the business' menu. Additionally, customers can choose from a variety of drinks including espresso, Turkish coffee, hot chocolate and chai lattes.

About the business: Located off Hwy. 249 near the Grand Parkway, the bakery and cafe has served customers from the Spring, Cypress and Tomball communities since August 2024, according to Community Impact.

• 24441 Hwy. 249, Tomball

At their respective meetings April 23, Conroe City Council and Montgomery County Commissioners Court approved an interlocal agreement with each other tied to the next stretch of the David Memorial Drive extension.

The agreement clears the way for the county to take the lead on building the final roughly 1,500 feet of roadway from the Conroe city limits to Hwy. 242.

The details: The agreement states the project is intended to improve mobility, help traffic move more smoothly and ease congestion in the area.

What they’re saying: During the Conroe City Council meeting, City Administrator Gary Scott said the arrangement was a way to move the long-discussed project forward while reducing the city’s financial responsibility.

How we got here: The David Memorial Drive extension has been in the works for years. Community Impact previously reported that the project began in September 2023 under an interlocal agreement between Shenandoah and Montgomery County, with the first phase later reaching the Conroe city limits.

Some Texas families began learning April 22 if they were accepted to the state’s education savings account program for the 2026-27 school year, officials said.

The big picture: Over 42,600 students will receive funding notices through April 24, the state comptroller’s office announced April 22. The first awardees include low- and middle-income students with disabilities and their eligible siblings.

Families accepted to the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program will receive state funds to send their children to private school or homeschool them.

The details: The first round of awardees is set to receive about $400 million of the $1 billion allocated for the program. Up to 100,000 students are expected to qualify for the program's first year.

The comptroller's office will run a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which low-income students will be accepted based on a prioritization system.

Stay tuned: Families that do not qualify for funding will also be notified through April 24. Additional students will receive funding awards in the coming weeks, a program spokesperson said.

Texans are expected to save millions in sales taxes on emergency supplies—everything from tarps to generators—during an annual tax holiday April 25-27.

How it works: The sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. April 24 and lasts until midnight April 27.

Texans are expected to save about $2.4 million in state and local taxes, according to the comptroller’s office. Last year, Texans saved about $2.3 million, agency spokesperson Kevin Lyons said.

According to the comptroller’s office, items qualify for the tax exemption if they are priced at:

• Less than $75 for items including household batteries, fuel containers, flashlights, smoke detectors, tarps and first aid kits

• Less than $300 for hurricane shutters and emergency ladders

• Less than $3,000 for portable generators