Fondren Orthopedic Group will host its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 17, Fondren Marketing Director Tatiana Sweeney said.

What you need to know: The clinic offers a variety of services, including joint replacement, sports medicine surgery, pediatric orthopedics, arthritis treatment and physical therapy, according to its website.

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Expanded weapon detection screenings, enhanced lockdown drills and campus security projects were among the topics discussed during the Alvin ISD safety committee's July 23 meeting.

The committee includes district parents, administrators, local first responders and board members.

What you need to know: The district will expand its random weapon detection program to all junior high campuses for the 2026-27 school year after a six-month pilot at the high schools. During the pilot, officials increased screening capacity from about 300 students to over 1,000 students within 30 minutes, said Davon Ruiz, Alvin ISD's director of safety and security.

What’s next? Construction on secured vestibules, which are controlled entry points designed to improve campus security, is expected to be complete before the first day of school at several campuses Aug. 13, including Wilder, Hasse and Mark Twain elementary schools.

With large parts of the state under an extreme heat warning or heat advisory through July 23, the operator of Texas’ independent power grid is projecting record-breaking electric demand this week.

What's happening: As of 3 p.m. July 22, there were 90,027 megawatts of demand on the grid with 113,543 megawatts of power available, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' real-time supply and demand dashboard. One megawatt of electricity can power about 250 homes during peak times.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave. ERCOT spokesperson Trudi Webster cautioned that this week’s demand records are preliminary.

What it means: Texans should not expect a grid emergency during this week’s extreme heat.

ERCOT previously projected that demand would surpass 92,000 megawatts this summer, due to high temperatures, moderate rainfall and the growth of data centers.

This week's triple-digit temperatures come during the sunniest parts of the day, allowing the state to rely in part on solar energy to power the grid.