Check out key information to prepare for the first day of school in Fort Bend ISD.

Dates to know: The 2026-27 calendar runs from Aug. 11, 2026 to May 27, 2027 and adds an extra day of instruction to the school year, Community Impact previously reported. 

Key dates for the 2026-27 calendar include:

• Fall break: Oct. 12-16, 2026
• Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27, 2026
• Winter break: Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 5, 2027
• Spring break: March 8-12, 2027

• Austin Parkway Elementary
• Dulles Elementary
• Arizona Fleming Elementary
• Edgar Glover Jr. Elementary
• Mission West Elementary
• Ridgegate Elementary
• Sugar Mill Elementary

Forest Park Missouri City Funeral Home celebrated its first anniversary in July, location manager Jessica Lopez confirmed.

What they offer: The funeral home offers a range of funeral and memorial options with services including event planning, video production, live music and in-home visitations, according to its website.

The facility is also designed to host community events, fundraisers and family reunions.

• 4217 Shipmans Cove Blvd., Missouri City

Greater Houston suburban areas such as Magnolia, Brookshire and La Marque are trending in home sale growth, according to the Houston Association of Realtors' latest Hottest Communities report for the second quarter of 2026.

Breaking it down: Construction of new homes was a significant factor for the growth of many of the top 10 communities, per the report. Additionally, six of the top 10 communities had an average home price below the Houston-area average of $455,159.

The list is led by the Magnolia/1488 West area, which saw a 61.6% increase in sales compared to 2025. Meanwhile, the Huffman area, east of Atascocita, had a 58.2% increase, while Conroe Southwest saw a 38% gain.

What they’re saying: “The communities seeing the most growth right now are the ones where buyers have choices,” HAR Chair Theresa Hill said. “New construction is expanding options and helping more buyers find homes that align with their needs and budget.”

Texas is halting the approval of new data center projects until state regulators can audit all data centers seeking to connect to the power grid, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Aug. 3.

The overview: The governor directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to conduct “a comprehensive verification and audit” of all data center applicants “before any additional data centers are approved to move forward.” 

Data center regulation has emerged as a bipartisan issue in recent months, and the move comes amid both growing public criticism of Texas’ booming data center industry and recent political pressure for Abbott to respond.

Zooming in: Abbott asked the PUC and ERCOT to collect information about the tax exemptions each data center is collecting; details about each project's anticipated water and electricity usage; and how data center developers will work to limit noise, light pollution and other impacts on local communities.

Officials did not say how long the pause would last or when the audits would begin.