HTX-WDL: Impact 10/3/2025

Here were some takeaways from Community Impact stories in The Woodlands throughout September. This listing is not comprehensive

🚲 E-bike campaign launches with video for residents in The Woodlands

In September, The Woodlands Township officials released a public safety video as part of an education campaign to raise awareness for safety on the trails for those who ride e-bikes, e-scooters and other electric vehicles.

The campaign will be regularly posted on the township social media, with reels scheduled throughout the week to reach a wider audience, according to discussion at a Sept. 25 meeting. The plan will run through December and a comprehensive campaign report will be provided in January, township Director of Communications LeaAnn Petersen said.

🍎 Conroe ISD approves new Superintendent David Vinson

On Sept. 18, at a special school board meeting, the Conroe ISD board of trustees approved the hiring of David Vinson as the new superintendent in a 7-0 vote.
 

• Opening Oct. 6
• 32823 FM 2978, Ste. A, Magnolia

Lone Star College System board members voted to lower the college system’s property tax rate for fiscal year 2025-56 during the board’s Oct. 2 meeting.

The action taken: The board unanimously approved a FY 2025-26 tax rate of $0.1060 per $100 valuation, down from last year’s rate of $0.1076. Trustee Rebecca Broussard was absent from the Oct. 2 meeting.

Diving deeper: According to the Oct. 2 meeting documents, the tax rate is made up of:

• $0.0785 per $100 valuation for the maintenance and operations tax rate, up from last year’s rate of $0.0757.
• $0.0275 per $100 valuation for the interest and sinking rate, down from last year’s rate of $0.0319.