HTX-LHK: Impact 10/1/2025

Officials with Acai Brasil celebrated a Sept. 15 grand opening of their new location in Atascocita, according to a post on the business’ Instagram page.

The details: According to previous reporting by Community Impact, Acai Brasil offers Brazilian finger foods in addition to juices, smoothies and acai bowls.

The eatery currently has seven locations open in the Houston and Dallas areas, with two additional locations opening soon, according to the business’ website.

• 4920 Atascocita Road, Ste. 800, Atascocita

On Sept. 25, Humble City Council unanimously accepted a 1.3% year-over-year drop for the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 total property tax rate, which is the same rate proposed under the city’s budget in mid-September.

What's new: Humble’s total property tax rate for FY 2025-26 is $0.258171 per $100 valuation, City Manager Jason Stuebe confirmed via email Sept. 30. The tax rate was proposed Sept. 11 when City Council approved the FY 2025-26 budget, as previously reported.

The cost: Humble’s FY 2025-26 total tax rate is less than the FY 2024-25 rate, which was $0.261476 per $100 valuation. However, with Humble home values increasing 2% year over year, residents may still see a slight increase on their tax bill, according to Humble City Council meeting documents.

The median home value in Humble for FY 2025-26 is $129,187, so local property taxes will cost $330.71 annually for homes of that value in FY 2025-26—a 0.85% increase year over year.

Base Power, an energy company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Austin, officially launched in Houston on Sept. 24, according to a news release. 

Community Impact previously reported that the energy company originally opened in the Cy-Fair, Spring, Cinco Ranch and Mission Bend communities following its launch in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.

What you need to know: Co-owned by Zach Dell, Base Power is the only Texas energy provider that comes with a home backup power, according to the news release. The energy company offers an all-in-one energy plan that includes an entire home backup battery. When the grid goes down, the battery automatically powers the home, according to the release. 

Quote of note: “Houston has long been the energy capital of Texas, yet it has also endured some of the nation’s most painful lessons about unreliable power,” dell Said.

According to a Sept. 26 press release, Target has launched a first-of-its-kind accessible self-checkout experience designed for guests with disabilities, including those who are blind or have low vision.

The self-checkouts will roll out nationwide beginning this holiday season and in early 2026 as part of Target's ongoing checkout improvements, according to the release.

What to expect: Per the release, the innovation is a guest-first design that primarily supports people who are visually impaired while supporting those with motor disabilities.

The technology works with Target’s existing self-checkout system and includes:

• Braille and high-contrast button icons
• A headphone jack with adjustable volume controls
• Physical navigation buttons and a dedicated information key