Following a June 6 grand opening, Emporium Games—a community-based game store and coffee shop—is now open in New Caney. 

What they offer: The store sells board games; collectible card games, including Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer; and hobby supplies, including miniatures, dice and play mats, as previously reported by Community Impact. 

Check it out: The venue also features dedicated gaming space, where the business hosts themed game nights, classes and weekly tournaments, store manager Walker Stevenson previously said. 

On the menu: Additionally, Emporium Games houses an onsite coffee shop serving an array of coffee, tea and espresso-based beverages; and baked goods, including croissants and danishes. 

• Opened June 6 
• 22564 Community Drive, New Caney 

New Caney ISD saw year-over-year improvement in most subjects for the spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, but local students were outperformed by the state in most categories, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency.

What you need to know: The TEA released statewide and district-specific test scores for the STAAR scores for grades 3-8 on June 16. End-of-course exam scores were released June 10. Science scores will be released July 31.

What’s changed: Of the 18 grade levels and subjects scores were released for, year-over-year performance in NCISD:

• Improved in 11
• Declined in three
• Saw no change in four

Here are six events happening in and around the Greater Houston area, June 20-21, to celebrate Father’s Day.

This list is not comprehensive, and events are subject to change.

Houston Zoo Father’s Day Event
The Houston Zoo is hosting a Father's Day weekend event with special ticket packages, giraffe feedings and family activities June 20–21

• June 20-21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• $99 for two guests
• 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

• June 21
• Menu special prices vary
• 2044 E. TC Jester Blvd., Houston

• June 21
• Free (admission)
• 23101 Hwy. 242, New Caney

About two weeks shy of the anniversary of deadly flooding that devastated parts of Central Texas last summer, state lawmakers approved a 115-page report chronicling what they deemed “failures” at Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp where 27 young girls died.

The details: The family running Camp Mystic was not prepared to respond to a disaster in flood-prone Kerr County and did not act quickly enough to save campers’ lives, investigators said during a June 18 hearing at the Capitol.

Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale told lawmakers about recent interviews with teenage counselors who witnessed the July 4 tragedy, reiterating a key point from hearings earlier this year: all deaths at Camp Mystic could have been prevented if camp leaders had planned ahead and acted more quickly.

"Nobody had any idea what they needed to be doing, and it crippled them," Garrett said.

Looking ahead: Lawmakers adopted the investigative team’s report, which will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood during the 2027 state legislative session.