Bands including 311 and Empire of the Sun are among the live music performances going on in The Woodlands area through the end of the summer. All events are subject to change, and this list is not comprehensive.

Hyatt Centric The Woodlands
9595 Six Pines Drive, The Woodlands

• Sept. 5: Ryan Pinnick, 6 p.m.

• Sept. 12: Zach Johnson, 6 p.m.

Market Street Fall Concert Series
9595 Six Pines Drive, The Woodlands

• Sept. 17: Danny Ray & Atlantic Street Band, 6 p.m.

• Sept. 24: One Night of Billy, 6 p.m.

A new location of GolfTRK, an indoor golf training center, is in the works for Oak Ridge North, according to a state filing.

The gist: According to a project filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the tenant is expected to renovate a 2,228-square-foot location off Robinson Road. The project is set to begin on Sept. 7 and is expected to be completed by Nov. 2.

What they offer: GolfTRK uses modern technology and traditional instruction to help customers improve their golf swing. Based in Prairie Village, Kansas, GolfTRK has franchised over 40 locations, according to its website.

• 27605 Robinson Road, Ste. B, Oak Ridge North

Montgomery County commissioners heard budget requests from several department heads Aug. 12, while County Judge Mark Keough began the day's budget workshop calling for an economic development director to help bring tax relief to the county.

“The county is in desperate need of some tax relief,” Keough said. “Right now, 20% of our tax revenue ... comes in from commercial; the rest is from residential households.”

What was discussed: Department heads from emergency management, roads and bridges, courts, the sheriff and other offices presented their needs to the commissioners Aug. 12, but commissioners said no decisions would be made that day.

The sheriff’s department will see an increase in needs, Sheriff Wesley Doolittle said. Doolittle projected a 4.8%, or $5.8 million, increase in departmental needs, the majority of which—$3.1 million—is in salaries.

Commissioners said throughout the second day of the workshops that they were not making decisions.

Houston airport workers will receive a minimum wage increase of $5 for a new wage of $20 an hour, which will gradually rise to $23 an hour by 2028.
What this means: Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order Aug. 12 alongside members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the labor union that represents airport workers, that would immediately begin the new wages.

Workers employed by air carriers, concessions and airport contractors will qualify for the raise.

“This helps, but this is just the beginning,” Whitmire said. “It's not going to be just wages. It's going to be working conditions.”

Before signing the executive order, the minimum wage was $15 an hour at Houston airports, including Hobby and IAH. This is the first salary increase for Houston workers since 2023, when former Mayor Sylvester Turner raised their minimum wage from $12 to $15 an hour.

One more thing: The increase is scheduled to go up to $21 in January 2027, $22 in October 2027 and by 2028 it will be $23 an hour.