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Klein ISD adds new security measures following campus safety concerns

Klein ISD officials announced a number of security enhancements going into effect March 23 following three separate incidents at different campuses involving firearms over the course of a single week.

However, parents are advocating for additional steps, including a third-party security audit for the district.

What’s happening? In a March 13 joint statement from Klein ISD Superintendent Jenny McGown and Klein ISD Police Chief Marlon Runnels, officials said the district is making a number of enhancements to campuses while the district is on spring break. Klein ISD officials said the new improvements include:

  • Additional law enforcement presence on all campuses
  • Increased required random metal detector screenings
  • Random searches with partner law enforcement K-9 police units

The other side: Despite the increased security measures announced, parents are still advocating for additional steps. Some of the requests in a parent-led petition include:
  • A third-party security audit of all campuses
  • Mandatory daily metal detector screenings for all secondary/middle school campuses
  • Real-time parent notification of campus incidents
 
Local Eats
8 places offering crawfish this season in Spring-Klein

As peak crawfish season approaches, here are a few places offering crawfish in the Spring-Klein area.

This list is not comprehensive.

242 Pub & Grill

  • Price per pound: $5.99 (dine-in), $6.99 (to-go)
  • Seasoning options: Spicy, garlic
  • 6062 FM 2920, Spring

Bleu Oyster Bar and Seafood
  • Price per pound: $8.99
  • Seasoning options: dry Cajun, spicy garlic wet rub, lemon
  • 9305 Spring Cypress Road, Ste. 101, Spring

Bluewater Seafood
  • Price per pound: $10.99
  • Seasoning options: Original, spicy, spicy garlic, lemon pepper, Bluewater OG
  • 4921 FM 2920, Spring
 
On The Transportation Beat
13 Greater Houston transportation projects to watch as construction, planning move forward

From road widenings and asphalt repairs to interchange work and transit upgrades, transportation projects are progressing across the Greater Houston region. Some are already under construction, while others are entering design, public input or bidding phases. 

Here are updates on 13 transportation projects that could affect commutes. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.

Upcoming projects
Shaw Road widening
Project: Shaw Road would be widened from two to four lanes between Northpointe Boulevard and Boudreaux Road, per Harris County Precinct 3’s website.
Update: The study phase has been completed, and future roadway options are being evaluated, according to Harris County Precinct 3 officials.

  • Timeline: TBD
  • Cost: TBD
  • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

Ongoing projects
Woodlands Parkway asphalt shoulder replacement
Project: Asphalt shoulders will be replaced between FM 2978 and I-45.
Update: Construction has started, and milling is underway on sections west of Lake Woodlands Drive to FM 2978.
  • Timeline: ongoing
  • Cost: $1.33 million
  • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond
 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Archery at Clear Lake Park

Cy-Fair Home & Outdoor Living Show

March 20, 5-7 p.m.
Seabrook

March 21-22, times vary
Cypress

Learn more.

Learn more.

 

HTX Card Show

Amazing Race

March 21-22, times vary
Montgomery

March 22, 1-3 p.m.
Houston

Learn more.

Learn more.

 
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Latest Education News
Texas families now have until March 31 to apply for education savings accounts, judge rules

Texas families now have an additional two weeks to apply for the state’s new education savings account program, a Houston federal judge ruled March 17.

What's happening: U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered the state comptroller’s office to extend the application deadline to March 31 over concerns that no Islamic private schools had been greenlit to accept state ESA funds. In two lawsuits filed in early March, four Muslim parents said they felt deterred from applying for education savings accounts because the Islamic schools they send their children to were not among the 2,200 schools authorized to participate in the program.

Parents previously had until 11:59 p.m. March 17 to apply for the program.

Latest update: In a March 17 news release, the comptroller’s office confirmed that applications would be accepted through March 31 in compliance with the judge’s order.

Over 229,000 students had applied for the $1 billion program as of March 17, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. The state will use a need- and income-based lottery system to determine who is accepted.

 

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