There are several events to attend in the Tomball and Magnolia area this weekend. Check them out below. This is not a comprehensive list and events are subject to change.

WinterFest
Join Magnolia Bible Church for a fun night full of rides, games, food trucks and an appearance from Santa Claus himself.

• Dec. 19, 6-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 31611 Nichols Sawmill Road, Magnolia

• Dec. 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 205 W. Main St., Tomball

First Community Credit Union is open in Tomball, per officials with the location.

The details: First Community Credit Union provides its members with financial services such as loans and banking, according to information from the business.

• Opened Oct. 14
• 26926 Hwy. 249, Tomball

Montgomery County commissioners approved a contract Dec. 16 to continue digitizing and preserving historical Commissioners Court records—an effort County Clerk Brandon Steinmann said is aimed at making documents easier for residents and county offices to find without digging through physical archives.

The gist: Under the agenda item, the court approved Phase 2 records management and preservation services through the TXMAS interlocal agreement with Kofile Technologies Inc. for $406,550. 

County officials said the project will be funded through the County Clerk Records Management Fund/Records Archive Fund, with no general funds used.

During the discussion, Steinmann said Phase 2 is focused on getting Commissioners Court records online so they are searchable. He said right now, requests for older documents can require staff to spend “hours or a day” going through old books in the county’s records archive.

Steinmann told commissioners the records being preserved date back to early statehood, after Texas transitioned from a republic, and said the digital access is intended to help both county offices and the public.

Texans now have a new database to track the results of local bond propositions and tax rate elections, or TREs, in their communities and across the state.

The details: Texas’ Local Government Bond, Tax, and Project Transparency Database was unveiled after state lawmakers passed House Bill 103 this spring. The new law requires the comptroller to compile information about all bonds, tax rate elections and maintenance tax rate changes proposed by local governments in an election, including:

• Ballot language for all tax-related proposals
• How each tax measure would impact the local tax rate or debt service
• The difference between the adopted tax rate and voter-approval tax rate, if applicable
• The entity’s tax rate for the prior year and the tax rate following the election
• A list of projects funded by each tax measure
• The results of each election, including votes for and against a measure