HTX-KTY: Impact 10/29/2025

Houston’s newest H-E-B opened its doors Oct. 29 in the Jordan Ranch master-planned community, providing a new shopping destination for Katy and Fulshear residents.

In a nutshell: The 116,000-square-foot store—led by top store leader Juan Siso—offers in-store and curbside service with 37 spaces, officials announced in an Oct. 29 news release.

The store also features several departments, including:

• Bakery, produce and deli
• Meat market
• Frozen foods
• Healthy Living
• Beauty, pet and household items
• H-E-B Meal Simple

• 29711 Jordan Crossing Blvd., Katy

The total number of homes sold in six Katy-Fulshear area ZIP codes decreased in September year over year.

The big picture: There were 529 homes sold in six local ZIP codes in September versus 560 homes for the same month in 2024.

Four of the six local ZIP codes saw the number of homes sold fall year over year, with ZIP code 77094 seeing the largest decrease at 40%. Home sales in ZIP code 77493 were the highest, with 215 homes sold.

Diving in: The median home sales price decreased in five of six ZIP codes year over year. ZIP code 77423 saw the largest year-over-year decrease at a 22.22% decline.

Digging in deeper: Meanwhile, the average number of days homes spent on the market increased in five of the six ZIP codes, showing homes sales made that month spent more time on the market on average.

Harris County Public Health officials announced the launch of an online, public dashboard aimed at informing the community about human cases of mosquito-borne diseases.

Explained: As of Oct. 16, at least 192 positive mosquito samples across the county have been identified. Throughout the year, HCPH’s mosquito and vector control department officials track, test, and eliminate disease-carrying mosquitoes in the county, according to an Oct. 17 news release.

A closer look: In 2025, HCPH confirmed West Nile virus in the northern section of the county including parts of Tomball, Spring, Humble, Cypress, Katy and Kingwood.

Quote of note: Jennifer Kiger, director of the county’s office of epidemiology, surveillance and emerging diseases department, said in a news release the new dashboard is for residents to stay informed about potential mosquito-borne diseases in Harris County.

“While our current case numbers are low, it’s still important for everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites—especially during the warmer months when mosquitoes are most active,” Kiger said.

Harris County commissioners will meet Oct. 30 with more than 300 agenda items on the docket, including potential discussions on panhandling and roadside vendor regulations, a public hearing on the Ben Taub Hospital expansion and results from the county’s pay equity study.

What you need to know: New laws restricting or banning panhandling and vendors along roadways may be coming to unincorporated Harris County in light of a state bill that went into effect Sept. 1. During Harris County Commissioner Court's Oct. 16 meeting, Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey brought the motion to create new guidelines on roadside vendors. 

Also on the agenda: Harris Health officials look to authorize notice of a public hearing Dec. 11 about the acquisition of nearly 9 acres of Hermann Park for the redevelopment and expansion of Ben Taub Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.

What else: County human resources officials look to discuss results from the Gallagher Consulting pay equity study, with the possible action to implement recommendations.

Houston’s inaugural Fleet Week event honoring U.S. military has been postponed until 2026 due to what city officials called “significant challenges” due to the federal government shutdown, according to an Oct. 22 news release. 

More details: Fleet Week, a celebration of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard, held in various locations across the country, was originally scheduled to be in Houston from Nov. 5-12, which coincided with the Veteran’s Day federal holiday. Fleet Week Houston was to serve as the closing event for the yearlong celebrations of the Navy and Marine Corps' 250th anniversaries.

What to expect: While no new dates have been announced, city officials said they will be working with the Port of Houston and military leadership to announce when the new dates can be confirmed.

“The city of Houston and the Steering Committee want to ensure our inaugural Fleet Week Houston is an outstanding experience that appropriately honors service members and deepens community-military connections,” a statement from city officials reads.