The city of Fulshear will not move forward with a performance-based incentive agreement with Home Depot.

The proposed 134,000-square-foot Home Depot store near FM 1093 and FM 1463—which brought resident concerns about traffic at a May 12 meeting—would include a roughly $38 million investment from the company and is expected to generate at least 40 full-time jobs, according to agenda documents.

What residents need to know: At an Aug. 4 meeting, the Fulshear City Council voted 5-2 to deny a Chapter 380 economic development agreement with Home Depot, with council member Richard Russell casting a dissenting vote. Council member Abhijeet Utturkar was absent.

A Chapter 380 agreement allows cities to provide sales tax incentives to developers in exchange for the project hitting performance thresholds, according to the city’s website. It also assists in offsetting costs related to construction and infrastructure.

The proposed agreement equates to 25% of 1% of the city's local sales tax created by the development for a five-year period or when a maximum reimbursement of $2 million has been attained.

IV Nutrition held a grand reopening event in Katy to welcome its new team, officials confirmed.

What they offer: The clinic offers IV nutrition, peptides, blood testing, vitamin injections and other supplements, according to its website. Visitors can book single sessions or sign up for memberships with regular treatments.

One more thing: IV Nutrition recently opened a new clinic in West Oaks and is opening another soon in The Woodlands.

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Houston City College received a $1 million grant from the Lowe’s Foundation to support high-demand skilled trade careers in the Greater Houston area, officials announced in a July 29 news release.

The gist: The grant—which is expected to prepare 400 new HCC students for high-demand trades—comes as the nation faces a growing shortage of skilled trade workers with an estimated 2.1 million vacant jobs by 2030, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The unfilled roles could result in an annual $1 trillion economic loss.

The program, which will be based at the HCC Southeast campus, will enhance the college’s training programs in electrical, carpentry, construction, HVAC and plumbing as well as student scholarships, per the release.

In their own words: “This investment removes barriers that too often stand between students and the workforce training they need to succeed,” HCC Southeast President Frances Villagran-Glover said. “It will also extend the reach of our Mobile Go Unit, allowing us to connect more residents with training opportunities that lead to in-demand careers.”

Within the next year, Texans will likely see changes to when they can vote early in elections, including expanded weekend voting hours.

The overview: Last year, state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2753, which shifts Texas’ early voting window closer to election day, cutting out a three-day gap between the two voting periods and adding more Saturday and Sunday voting.

While the changes did not take effect immediately and were designed to help boost voter turnout, local election administrators said the law will also significantly raise costs for municipalities and delay the release of election results.

Election officials said the current three-day break allows staff to set up polling places for election day and prepare submitted ballots so results from early and mail-in voting can be released quickly after the polls close on election night.

The impact: Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth estimated that the shift would raise the cost of administering a large election by 30% and increase costs for smaller elections by 9%, due to personnel, equipment and voter education needs.