Friendswood and League City recently agreed to increase their contributions to a collaborative project to install a traffic signal at the accident-prone Grissom Road and Bay Area Boulevard intersection. 

What happened: Friendswood City Council and League City City Council voted unanimously March 2 and Feb. 24, respectively, to increase their cost-sharing agreement for the Grissom Road and Bay Area Boulevard capital improvement project by $37,500 each.

The cost: The project’s cost-sharing agreement between the two cities and Harris County was originally estimated to total $500,000 but was later determined to be $650,000, requiring the cities to increase their contributions.

Clear Creek ISD's board of trustees discussed planned reductions to elementary school staff during its March 2 workshop as part of its annual budget and staffing review.

District officials cited declining enrollment and district priorities as key factors for the continued staff reductions.

What’s happening? Over the past five years, the district has reduced over 140 elementary staff units in response to a drop in enrollment of over 1,800 students, district officials said at the workshop. This includes nearly 40 units planned for the 2026-27 school year, which will save the district nearly $2.8 million, according to district documents.

What you need to know: The district reviewed staffing as part of a Special Education and Texas Association of School Boards study aimed at identifying costs and efficiency across CCISD’s departments.

After relocating from their original location north of Red Bluff Road, veteran owned Zane's Original, a gourmet burger restaurant, reopened in Damn Fine Coffee and Fried Pies in Seabrook on Feb. 24, owner LaCrisha Chasteen said.

The details: Damn Fine Coffee and Fried Pies serves coffee and desserts like gelato and fried pies in flavors like peach cobbler and banana pudding and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Zane's Original will use the space in the evening and will open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to the business' website. 

On the menu: Zane's Original sells half-pound burgers that are a blend of brisket, chuck and short rib that are smoked and then grilled, Chasteen said. The menu also offers dipper fries, sweet potato fries and parmesan truffle fries as well as wings that are smoked and fried to order.

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