Officials with Takumi Hibachi Sushi & Seafood Buffet celebrated an April 4 opening of their new location in Humble, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.

On the menu: Takumi Hibachi Sushi & Seafood Buffet offers a variety of Asian cuisine served buffet style, including salmon, crab legs, sushi, hibachi, beef dishes, chicken dishes and an assortment of sides and appetizers. 

• Opened April 4
• 5421 FM 1960, Humble

Humble ISD trustees discussed the district's plan to implement a new requirement for Texas school districts to use buses containing three-point seat belts.

The details: Jason Seybert, HISD associate superintendent of support services, said districts that cannot currently afford to meet the new stipulations are required to notify the Texas Education Agency of the following information by the end of the 2025-26 school year:

• The number of buses with three-point seatbelts
• The number of buses with two-point seatbelts
• The number of buses with no seatbelts
• The estimated cost to retrofit the buses with three-point seatbelts

Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin will serve as Harris County attorney effective June 15 after Commissioners Court approved her appointment April 16 in a 3-2 vote.

What happened: Kamin replaces County Attorney Jonathan Fombonne, who said he will serve in the position until she takes over in June. Commissioners Court named Fombonne as the county attorney Jan. 8 after now-U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Houston, resigned from the role to run for Congress, Community Impact previously reported.

Kamin must still earn voter approval in the Nov. 3 election, where she faces Republican candidate Jacqueline Lucci Smith, the sole Republican to enter the race to serve for the rest of Menefee's county attorney term, which expires in 2028.

What they're saying: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she expects Kamin to garner the votes Nov. 3, but it "doesn't feel right" to appoint her to the role prematurely. Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey also said the process lacked transparency and that he could not support her appointment.

Public school districts in the Greater Houston area lost thousands of students due to transfers during the 2025-26 school year, with Houston, Alief and Fort Bend ISDs seeing the largest losses, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 5.

The overview: Community Impact reviewed TEA data from the 2025-26 school year to determine the number of students departing public school districts and where they were transferring. 

By the numbers: The data from 28 Greater Houston school districts shows the ones with the highest transfer numbers were:

• Houston ISD with 60,430 net transfers out

• Alief ISD with 10,629 net transfers out

• Fort Bend ISD with 9,197 net transfers out

• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD with 7,075 net transfers out

• Aldine ISD with 6,620 net transfers out

Also of note: The data also shows some school districts saw a net increase in enrollment from transfers in 2025-26, including Deer Park, Friendswood, Galena Park and Montgomery ISDs.

Texas is home to the nation’s fastest-growing data center market, with one January report projecting that the state will see a 142% increase in its share of the data center industry by the end of 2028.

During a wide-ranging Texas House hearing April 9, lawmakers questioned data center developers, energy companies and state grid officials about the amount of water the large facilities use; how they impact noise levels and air quality; and whether residents can expect higher costs when data centers come to their communities.

What they're saying: “Water is a really scarce resource in this state, and so we have to have a clear picture of what these facilities use on the water side,” said Thomas Gleeson, chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

More details: Data centers use water to cool their computer servers and prevent overheating. The facilities have historically used a water-intensive process known as "evaporative cooling," but data center executives said April 9 that they have transitioned to “closed-loop” systems where water is continuously reused.