Taylored Fitness officials celebrated the opening of a new brick-and-mortar location in Porter on Oct. 25.

The backstory: Owner Taylor Livoti, a former Division I volleyball athlete and educator, originally launched the personal training and nutrition coaching business from her two-car garage. The business outgrew the garage space through referrals, prompting Livoti to open the physical storefront.

What they offer: Located at 21974 FM 1314, Stes. A & B, the business focuses on helping clients build strength, confidence and sustainable habits. Taylored Fitness offers the following services:

• Personal training

• Nutrition coaching

• Strength classes

• Full-body HIIT classes

• Mat Pilates classes

• Yoga classes

A guide highlights four haunted houses to visit in the Lake Houston area and East Montgomery County ahead of Halloween night:

• Haunted Drive in Cleveland is a drive-thru haunted house costing $40-$55 per vehicle for the main attraction, with extra costs for hay rides and a haunted maze.
• Purgatory Scream Park in Kingwood offers four attractions, including Hysteria and Deadwood, with general admission priced at $47.60-$50.70.
• Voodoo Bayou Haunted Trail at Big Rivers Waterpark & Adventures in New Caney features PG-13 entertainment, including a haunted trail, maze and zombie shooting range, with tickets ranging from $19.99 to $34.99.
• Woods of Kaos in Cleveland is a 30,000-square-foot haunted house that also features a zombie paintball shoot, concerts, ax-throwing and escape rooms, with general admission costing $10-$35.

The first week of early voting saw 104,054 ballots cast in Montgomery County, according to the county’s elections department.

Early voting runs through Oct. 30. The number of ballots cast so far represents 21% of Montgomery County’s 487,232 registered voters for the November 2026 election, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

What you need to know: All registered Montgomery County voters can cast a ballot at any of the county’s 10 polling locations.

For the rest of early voting, polling places have expanded hours and are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport welcomed travelers to its redeveloped Terminal B North Concourse on Oct. 22, following an official unveiling on Oct. 21.

The big picture: The three-level, 765,000-square-foot facility is part of United Airlines' $2.6 billion Terminal B Transformation Program. The project began in November 2023 and is expected to increase the number of customers who can fly on peak travel dates in 2026 by 40% compared to 2023.

Zooming in: The redeveloped terminal features the following amenities:

• A 54,000-square-foot United Club, which is the largest airline club in the Americas

• Seating for 800 travelers, two full-service bars and two buffet stations inside the club

• 22 mainline gates, giving United Airlines 48 gates in Terminal B

• 10 large-scale art installations and a dedicated sensory room

• 105,000 square feet of space for retail and concessions

• Climate-controlled jet bridges and a new baggage handling system

Looking ahead: The expansion will also allow United Airlines to add new international destinations, including service to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico; Cartagena, Colombia; and Caracas, Venezuela.