Officials with Revolution Dance Center celebrated an Aug. 8 opening of their new location in Kingwood, according to the center's Facebook page.

The details: Revolution Dance Center offers a variety of dance classes aimed at recreational and competitive dancers, according to the website. Among the classes offered at Revolution Dance Center include ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz and tap.

• Opened Aug. 8
• 22001 Northpark Drive, Ste. 300, Kingwood

Houston City Council member Fred Flickinger will host a series of town halls this fall at locations across District E, per an Aug. 4 newsletter.

What residents should know: District E encompasses portions of the Clear Lake, Huffman, Crosby, Kingwood, Northshore and Summerwood communities. The town hall meetings will be held from 5-8 p.m. in accordance with the following schedule:

• Sept. 22: Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood
• Oct. 8: Space Center Houston, 1601 E. NASA Parkway, Houston
• Oct. 20: St. Augustine Catholic Church, 5560 Laurel Creek Way, Houston

Harris County commissioners are expected to discuss the budget and tax rate options for the upcoming fiscal year at an Aug. 17 special meeting, as the county faces a potential $178 million shortfall.

In a nutshell: The county’s Office of Management and Budget will present its proposed budgets and tax rates for the court to discuss and potentially take action on.

Diving in deeper: If commissioners decide to increase the tax rate more than 3.5%, according to the state comptroller website, voters will see the proposed rates on their November ballots. 

Before you go: Harris County Commissioners Court meetings are held at 9 a.m. in Downtown Houston. The administration building is located at 1001 Preston St., Houston. 

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage this week? Check out these trending stories across the northern portion of the Greater Houston area from Aug. 7-14

1. Sam Houston State University announces new name for College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe

2. Bristol Myers Squibb selects Generation Park for new $2.3B manufacturing campus

3. Magnolia traffic detour began Aug. 10 ahead of the school year

4. Studio 3113 Modern Needlework opens store for crafters in The Woodlands

5. Facing $178M shortfall, Harris County approves raises, funding for independent ICE investigation

6. Tim Horton's to open along Barker Cypress Road in August

7. Houston Airport System unveils renovated IAH Executive Club

The Texas Education Agency released public school accountability ratings for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 14.

"We use [A-F ratings] as a way to evaluate our own performance as adults, and then build action plans so that the way that we run our schools next year can be even better than last year," Education Commissioner Mike Morath said during an Aug. 14 news conference.

The overview: Across the state, 85% of campuses received a C rating or higher, which is considered “acceptable" academic performance.

Schools are rated based on three criteria: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps.

Zooming in: At least one district, Austin ISD, is at risk of being taken over by the TEA after two of its middle school campuses received their fifth consecutive failing grades this year. State law requires the agency to shutter those campuses or take control of the district.

Any potential state-mandated closures or takeovers will not happen immediately, as districts with concerns about their ratings have through Sept. 11 to appeal scores to the TEA.