HTX-KTY: Impact 10/24/2025

The Katy-Fulshear area is home to multiple breweries and bars specializing in craft beer. Check out these seven places serving unique, local beers. This list is not comprehensive.

Project Halo Brewing: The craft brewery, owned by a husband and wife team, serves artisan lagers and ales one batch at a time, and is owned by a Fulshear husband and wife team. 

• 6510 FM 359, Ste. 300, Fulshear

Toddy Oaks Brewery: The family-owned brewery offers a selection of 12 hand-crafted, all-grain beers and two seltzers at all times. The brewery was made to resemble the Texas Hill Country and also serves as an event venue, with indoor and outdoor spaces, a stage and multiple bars.

• 20120 Franz Road, Katy

Baa Baa Brewhouse: The taproom offers Hazy IPAs, fruited sours and crispy flavors on tap and in cans to go, with sheep-themed names such as Ewe Trippin’ and Ninja Sheep.

• 539 FM 359 Road, Ste. 7, Brookshire

With input from educators, parents and community leaders, Lamar CISD officials have outlined key priorities in the 2025-26 District Improvement Plan, including boosting career and college readiness of seniors to 97% by 2026, expanding special education support and strengthening early education engagement.

Progress toward these goals will be monitored through a new online platform, with regular reviews and public reporting to ensure transparency and accountability, officials said.

The plan: Katie Marchena-Roldan, executive director of the teaching and lLearning department, said the plan includes five districtwide objectives with actionable strategies, including:

• Achieving and maintaining an A accountability rating 
• Improving attendance and family engagement in early education 
• Strengthening the Lamar CISD Innovative School Day to support instructional planning and real-world student experiences 
• Expanding special education supports by increasing specialized classes and behavior technician staffing

Avesta Persian and Middle Eastern is slated to open its second location in Katy, with one location already open on Westheimer Road in Houston.

On the menu: The restaurant serves kabobs, stews, curries and vegetarian dishes, as well as soups, salads and other side options, according to its website.

• 1223 Grand W. Blvd., Ste. B-105, Katy

Two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot would impact the operation and oversight of Texas’ judicial system if approved by voters.

The details: State Proposition 3 seeks to require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses, keeping more defendants in jail as they await trial. Proponents of the measure, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, said in June that it would improve public safety by keeping violent offenders behind bars.

Proposition 12 would rework the 13-member State Commission on Judicial Conduct, allowing the governor to appoint a majority of the commissioners and requiring most sanctions for judges accused of misconduct to be issued publicly. The bipartisan proposition faced pushback from some House Democrats who expressed concerns that allowing the governor to appoint a majority of commissioners would politicize the nonpartisan judicial conduct commission and give Abbott more power to remove from office judges whom he does not agree with.

Zooming out: The measures are among 17 state propositions being considered by Texas voters in the Nov. 4 election.