HTX-NCP: Impact 10/10/2025

Tractor Supply Co. will be renovating its Porter location early next year, according to a Sept. 22 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Per the filing, the renovations will include additions to its existing building with an exterior live goods center as well as an interior renovation. The $300,000 project will begin in January and is expected to be completed in April.
Tractor Supply Co. officials said the project details have not yet been finalized as of press time.

What they offer: With 85 years of service, Tractor Supply Co. has over 2,300 stores in 49 states, per the company's website. The store offers services for recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners and pet enthusiasts.
Products offered range from clothing, power tools and fencing to irrigation parts and pet supplies.

• 23741 Hwy. 59, Ste. 41, Porter

Texas parents must now be notified of all health services provided to students at school after a new state law went into effect Sept. 1.

What’s new: Created by Texas lawmakers during the 89th legislative session, Senate Bill 12 required the Texas Education Agency to create a form for school districts to use to inform parents about their rights pertaining to their child’s health while at school, according to the TEA website.

What are the options? If a parent opts to decline school health services or not return a health consent form, their child:

• Will not receive routine medical services while on campus
• May need to be picked up from school to receive care for illness or minor injuries off campus
• Will be administered emergency medical care as allowed by law

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, announced Oct. 6 that he will be running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, joining the March 2026 Republican primary election.

The details: Hunt was the first person elected to represent U.S. Congressional District 38 in 2022. Hunt announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Austin, who was first elected in 2002.

Next steps: Hunt will appear on the GOP primary ballot scheduled for March 3, 2026.

Houston First Corporation, the parent organization of the Houston Film Commission, announced Oct. 8 the launch of a new local film incentive program designed to attract film and television productions to the Houston area.

What this means: The announcement comes amid growing momentum for Houston’s film industry. Productions filmed in the region generated $27.1 million in direct spending and an $81 million economic impact in 2024, according to the Houston Film Commission.
The program offers a 10% rebate on local spending, capped at $100,000 per qualifying project, with a total of $400,000 available annually, per the news release. Officials said the initiative, the most competitive of its kind in Texas, aims to boost local job creation and strengthen Houston’s position as a film production hub.

Diving in deeper: To qualify, projects must film at least 60% of principal photography within 60 miles of downtown, spend at least $500,000 locally and hire at least 55% Texas residents as cast and crew. Houston First and the Houston Film Commission will oversee the application process.