Klein Soccer Club officials said the soccer club celebrated 50 years serving the Spring area in June.

Incase you missed it: Klein Soccer Club began in 1976 as a soccer program for children in northwest Harris County with 300 players, per the website, today the youth soccer program operates with 4,000 children participating in all levels of soccer.

What they offer: Programs offered include competitive soccer and recreational soccer. The recreational program is designed for boys and girls ages 3-15 and welcomes players of all experience levels.

A new storefront offering a variety of cooking and seasoning oils and sauces is now open for business in Old Town Spring, business officials confirmed.

The details: The Oil Reserve officially opened in Old Town Spring on Aug. 2, business owners confirmed in a social media post. The business offers different types of cooking oils as well as:

• Cooking sauces

• Pasta mixes

• Fermented black garlic

• Spices

What else? The store will also offer cooking utensils, cutting and serving boards and other cooking accoutrements. 

Ahead of the 2026 school year, the Texas Comptroller’s Office encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases on most clothing and school supplies during the annual tax-free weekend from Aug. 7-9. 

What you need to know: A variety of school supplies and clothing items can be purchased from a Texas store or an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, exemption certificates are not required to buy qualifying items tax free, according to the Texas Comptroller’s Office. 

Qualifying items include:

• Clothing
• Footwear 
• School supplies
• Face masks
• Backpacks

At least 85,000 students will use Texas' new education savings accounts during the 2026-27 school year, an Aug. 3 report shows. Enrollment may grow as the school year kicks off and more families opt in to the program.

The overview: The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households.

About 24% of students participating in the TEFA program have a disability, according to state data, and 80% of participants are from low-income families.

Zooming in: The largest numbers of students participating in the program live in Texas’ largest school districts, data shows. The report lists that 3,327 participants live in Houston ISD’s boundaries, followed by 2,645 participants from Dallas ISD, 2,271 participants from Northside ISD and 2,024 participants from Fort Bend ISD.

Previous state data showed that about 43% of students selected for the program had previously attended a Texas public school, although the Aug. 3 report did not include that information.