Clear Creek ISD is moving forward with $16.6 million in infrastructure improvements and priority repairs at six elementary schools, funded by the district’s 2023 Bond. 

The projects were approved during a Dec. 16 board meeting, and will take place at Brookwood, Ferguson, Hyde, North Pointe, Wedgewood and Ward elementary schools. 

The overview: The upgrades include: 

• Brookwood Elementary: standing seam metal roof replacement, critical infrastructure and priority repairs
• Ferguson Elementary: critical infrastructure and priority repairs
• Hyde Elementary: vinyl wall finishes and priority repairs
• North Pointe Elementary: vinyl wall finishes and priority repairs
• Wedgewood Elementary: standing seam metal roof replacement, critical infrastructure and priority repairs
• Ward Elementary: waterproofing, critical infrastructure and priority repairs

Live-aboards, people who permanently live in their boats docked at a marina, will be asked to comply with new League City permits and inspections or potentially risk fines and legal consequences.

The details: League City City Council voted 7-1 to approve an ordinance creating new regulations for live-aboard vessels, abandoned and derelict vessels and sanitation within city waterways at its Dec. 16 meeting.

What they're saying: Several live-aboard residents said the new ordinance threatened to displace many people and would not allow them to enjoy living on the water.

Quote of note: “It's not here to jam people up over minor engine problems or ... backlog on parts,” Mayor Nick Long said. “It is to make sure that we are trying to go the right direction and getting these things livable and getting these things sanitary and getting them safe.”  

Community Impact compiled important holiday travel-related information, including what to know about traffic and airport activity, gas price data, and driver safety tips ahead of the year-end travel season, which runs Dec. 20-Jan. 1.

The overview: Texans should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations the weekend before Christmas, with many travelers expected to hit the road Dec. 21-22. Congestion is also expected as some Texans return home Dec. 26, according to INRIX, a transportation data company.

Minimal traffic is expected Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1, although AAA warned in a Dec. 10 news release that unexpected delays could arise from severe weather or crashes.

For the first time, more than 8 million people nationwide are expected to take domestic flights during the year-end holidays.

More information: Texas drivers will likely pay less for gas this holiday season than in recent years, AAA fuel data shows. On average, one gallon of unleaded gas costs about $2.51 in Texas as of Dec. 18, down from $2.65 one year prior.

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage from this week? Check out five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from Dec. 15-19.

Did you know? Grand Parkway, or State Hwy. 99, is now moving into the southeastern region, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. 

The project will extend the highway 14 miles from FM 646 in League City to south of FM 2403 in Alvin, TxDOT documents show. The expansion project is slated to start construction in 2027.

In case you missed it: Two Spring ISD schools, Link Elementary School and Dueitt Middle School, will close next school year as the district faces falling enrollment and a $13 million fiscal year 2025-26 budget shortfall, according to a Dec. 10 SISD news release. 

Check this out: From a new burger spot to a new taco truck, read six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, including restaurants that recently opened or are celebrating anniversaries, as reported by Community Impact.