Kingwood Garden Center officials announced via Facebook that the garden center officially merged with its sister company, Warren’s Southern Gardens, on May 22. Officials told Community Impact, Kingwood Garden Center has officially closed.

What's changed: Warren’s Southern Gardens is now operating alongside several of its Kingwood Garden Center associates. To begin this new chapter, officials said Warren’s Southern Gardens is holding a 50% off store consolidation sale through May 29.

What they offer: Warren’s Southern Gardens offers gardening, landscaping, and lawn care products such as herbs, vegetables, house plants, soil and fertilizer, per the website.

• Kingwood Garden Center, 1216 Stonehollow Drive, Kingwood; Warren's Southern Gardens, 1675 Northpark Drive, Kingwood

There are several events going on in the Lake Houston area this summer. 

Music & Motors: The streets of Downtown Humble will be filled with custom builds, classic cars and trucks. The event will also feature live music by Pushwater and local vendors.

• June 12, 6 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Uptown Park, 308 Main St., Humble

• June 19, 4-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Redemption Square, 250 Assay St., Houston

• June 20, 6:15-9:15 a.m.
• $24.99-$99.99
• Atascocita High School, 13300 Will Clayton Parkway Humble

Approximately 165,548 Harris County residents cast early ballots in the May 26 primary runoff elections, less than half of the early turnout for the primaries in March, results from the Harris County Clerk’s Office show.

The overview: In total, 95,602 Republican voters and 69,946 Democratic voters cast ballots in person or by mail during the five-day early voting period from May 18-22, according to the unofficial results.

More details: In comparison, nearly 347,000 Harris County residents voted early during the 10-day period for the March 3 primary election, Community Impact previously reported. While more Democrats voted early in March, Republican turnout accounted for the majority of early runoff ballots.

Some context: Runoff elections are required in races where no candidate received at least 50% of votes in March. A lengthy list of primary races went to a runoff March 3, including both the Democratic and Republican races for Harris County judge, Texas attorney general, and several state and U.S. representatives, among others.

Early runoff election results are in for the Democratic and Republican runoff elections in the races for Harris County judge and district clerk.

Some context: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo formally announced in September that she will not seek reelection for a third term as judge of Texas’ largest county.

Hidalgo has served as county judge since 2019 and was reelected after winning the county seat during the November 2022 general election. Her current four-year term ends Dec. 31, 2026.

Also on the ballot: In the race for Harris County district clerk, Jose "Alex" Maldonado and Darrell Jordan Jr. are facing off for the Democratic nomination.

Early voting results are in for four key runoff elections for United States House of Representatives races.

Some background: Selected races include only contested U.S. House seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone and that were sent to a runoff election after the March primaries, which include Districts 7, 14, 18 and 38.

For District 7, Republican candidates Alexander Hale and Tina Cohen were sent to the runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primaries. Other Republican candidates facing off for a place on the November ballot include Jon Bonck and Shelly Dezevallos for District 38.

On the other hand, Democratic candidates for U.S. House District 18, Christian Menefee and Al Green, were sent to face each other in the runoff election after the March primary votes were split, as well as Richard Davis and Thurman Bill Bartie squaring off for District 14.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican voters across Texas cast their votes in a contentious U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The context: The Republican race for U.S. Senate is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

About the candidates: Cornyn, an incumbent senator with nearly 24 years in office, is seeking to hold his seat for another six years while being challenged by Paxton, the once-impeached state attorney general who was recently endorsed by President Donald Trump. Read each candidate's priorities in their own words here.  

The winning Republican candidate will face the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, in November.
 
Keep reading to see the results in the Cornyn-Paxton race and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

For the first time in more than a decade, there is no incumbent in the Texas attorney general's race as Ken Paxton runs for the U.S. Senate. Voters across Texas made their picks for attorney general in the May 26 runoff election, with the winning candidate from each political party moving on to the November election.

The context: The Republican and Democratic attorney general races are among several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

The attorney general serves as Texas' top lawyer and law enforcement officer.

About the candidates: On the right, state Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Austin are each seeking the Republican nomination for the seat.

On the left, state Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski are vying for the Democratic nomination.

Keep reading to see the results in the two attorney general races and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.