When creating her Pilates studio, Rebel Pilates Owner Nancy Burns said she didn’t want the space to be a place where women came just to work out. As a certified Pilates instructor, health coach and nutrition counselor, Burns said she wanted to create a wellness space where women can safely heal, whether that be mentally, physically or spiritually. 

What they offer: At Rebel Pilates, Burns offers Pilates classes, health coaching, lifestyle guidance and movement therapy, along with other nutrition-based services.

Why it matters: Burns said wellness is interconnected with different factors throughout the body, so one simple solution might not cure chronic pain. Instead, she said she treats a person holistically and creates customized plans for each of her clients. 

Quote of note: “Everyone's unique, everything matters and everything is connected,” Burns said. “It’s looking at the person so closely and individually because you can have somebody that has the same symptoms … and the root cause for each person is completely different.”

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Read about some of the latest updates on road and capital projects in Pearland. This list is not comprehensive.

Upcoming project
Mykawa Road widening
Project: Construction on Mykawa Road will consist of roughly 3 miles of a 4-lane divided boulevard with storm drainage, signals, lighting, landscaping and a 10-foot shared-use path, among other features.
Update: 90% of design submittals have been received and are being reviewed by city staff and the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT is bidding, constructing and managing the project.

• Timeline: construction slated to start in 2028 with a completion in 2030
• Cost: $21.4 million
• Funding sources: Houston-Galveston Area Council, bonds and other sources

• Timeline: slated completion by Dec. 31, 2026
• Cost: $9.04 million
• Funding source: tax increment reinvestment zone reimbursable debt

Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is used in state government, when local officials can raise taxes after natural disasters and how much of businesses' inventory is taxed.

The background: The changes come after Texas’s biennial legislative session ended in early June. Gov. Greg Abbott signed over 1,100 laws passed by state lawmakers, many of which took effect in June or September.

The details: Some of the bills becoming law in the new year are:

• House Bill 9, which will expand a tax exemption for business owners
• House Bill 30, which will tighten regulations on counties' and cities' abilities to raise tax rates after natural disasters
• House Bill 149, which will regulate the fast-growing AI industry
• House Bill 247, which will exempt certain border security infrastructure from property tax increases
• House Bill 1399, which will create a property tax exemption for stores selling animal feed
• House Bill 2508, which will establish a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of certain military members