Cypress coffee shop Plum Coffee permanently closed April 29, according to their Facebook.

The details: Plum Coffee served coffee, hot chocolate, matcha, breakfast sandwiches, paninis and more per their online menu. The coffee shop hosted book clubs, author spotlights, and book fairs according to their Facebook.

• Closed April 29

• 11688 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress

Approaching the end of the 2025-26 school year, the Cy-Fair ISD school board is holding a regular meeting May 11 prior to their special-called budget workshop meeting later in the month.

What you need to know: The 2025-26 CFISD demographic study completed by Population and Survey Analysts will be presented at the upcoming meeting, along with three other reports. PASA’s reports use data, such as student enrollment, and analysis to aid districts in their desired planning processes.

Other reports to be presented include:

• General operating budget
• School Health Advisory Council annual activities
• Compliance with Senate Bill 546 regarding school bus seat belts

The Houston-Pasadena region rose one spot, and is now ranked No. 6 out of 226 metropolitan areas for its number of high ozone days, according to the 2026 State of the Air report released by the American Lung Association on April 21.

Looking back: The region was ranked No. 7 in 2025, Community Impact previously reported. Between 2022-24, the Houston region’s annual weighted average of high ozone days was 43.3, according to the report.

Some context: Ozone air pollution, aka smog, is a lung irritant and can cause health problems, such as chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath, according to the ALA.

What else: With regard to annual particle pollution, the Houston-Pasadena area ranked No. 8 out of 211 metropolitan areas. The region also ranked No. 89 out of 224 metropolitan areas for 24-hour particle pollution, according to the report.

Texas retailers can keep various smokable hemp products on their shelves through late July, a Travis County judge ruled May 1.

The overiew: Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle’s ruling prohibits the Texas Department of State Health Services, which regulates and licenses consumable hemp businesses, from enforcing new THC testing requirements and sharply increasing licensing fees.

The hemp industry previously argued that the DSHS was overstepping its regulatory authority by changing how Texas classifies THC content. State officials have defended the reclassification and other rules as in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

What it means: DeSeta Lyttle’s temporary injunction extends an earlier pause on the DSHS rules, which was issued April 10.

The pause applies to all consumable hemp businesses in Texas, allowing them to continue producing, manufacturing and selling smokable products until at least July 27, when a final court trial is scheduled. That could change if the state appeals the ruling to a higher court.