Missouri City is set to gain a 403,000-square-foot Amazon operations facility aimed at supporting faster delivery and better service, company officials confirmed in an email.

The details: The $24 million project, located in CityPark Logistics Center, is slated to begin in February 2026 with an estimated completion at the end of November 2026, according to a Nov. 18 project filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. 

Looking ahead: However, officials said the planning process is "still in the very early stages" and more details will be shared in the coming months.

• 12500 Citypark Drive, Missouri City

Fort Bend ISD board members approved policy revisions at the Nov. 17 board meeting to prevent students from losing credit for out-of-district distance learning courses, while ensuring unapproved credits are not included in a student’s grade point average.

What’s changing: Currently, the district allows students to complete virtual credits, including in- and out-of-district options, per the district policy.

Under the recommended revision, Beth Martinez, deputy superintendent chief of staff, said any unapproved out-of-district virtual courses that students complete will be added to their transcript for credit only and will not be included in the student’s GPA.

Martinez said the adjustment would ensure compliance with the Texas Administrative Code, which requires that all completed courses appear on a student’s official transcript, noting that this guarantees transparency while preventing unapproved coursework from influencing GPA calculations. 

Looking ahead: The policy will take effect during the summer of 2026, Martinez said. 

As Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods for Texans, according to projections from AAA, Houston travelers flying on Frontier Airlines from George Bush Intercontinental Airport will have four new nonstop services starting Nov. 20.

What they're saying: “With our launch of new service to Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, we are thrilled to offer Houston-area consumers affordable travel to even more exciting destinations just in time for the busy holiday travel season,” said Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design, in a Nov. 20 news release.

Digging deeper: A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel within and outside the state from Nov. 25-Dec.1, according to AAA, which is up from approximately 5.7 million travelers in 2024. The airline announcement comes just days after the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration lifted a flight reduction emergency order for 40 airports across the country, including IAH, on Nov. 17.

Several organizations are hosting free Thanksgiving dinners, distributing free food and delivering free meals in the Greater Houston area this Thanksgiving season.

Turkey and Blessings
The Lindale Church is hosting a free Thanksgiving worship service and dinner for the community.

• Nov. 25, 6:30-8 p.m.
• Free
• Lindale Church, 503 Reid St., Houston

• Nov. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free
• Salem Community Center, 22601 Lutheran Church Road, Tomball

• Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 12100 Champion Forest Drive, Houston