There are several events taking place in The Woodlands through March 18. 

Rodeo Line Dancing
Market Street is holding rodeo line dancing this rodeo season.

• March 4, March 11 and March 18, 6-8 p.m.
• Free
• 9595 Six Pines Drive, The Woodlands

• March 9, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• $9 (museum admission)
• 4775 W. Panther Creek Drive, Ste. 280, The Woodlands

• March 14, 8-10 a.m.
• Free
• Creekwood Park, 3883 S. Panther Creek Drive, The Woodlands

Community members and leaders gathered Feb. 6 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Habitat for Humanity MCTX ReStore off Hwy. 242. 

The details: The ReStore sells donated furniture, appliances and home improvement items, with proceeds helping fund local homebuilding and repair efforts.  Executive Director Rhonda Darby told attendees that “every time you shop, donate or volunteer,” those dollars are turned into “real impact” for local families needing stable housing.

Board leaders also pointed to Habitat’s neighborhood footprint in Conroe, including the Cedar Creek neighborhood—described as 37 acres with 129 Habitat-built homes—and the Marble Creek project in Magnolia, an 81-acre development planned for more than 200 homes.

• 9407 Hwy. 242, Conroe

• Feb. 17: First day of early voting
• Feb. 20: Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
• Feb. 27: Last day of early voting
• March 3: Election day and the last day for counties to receive completed mail-in ballots (or 5 p.m. March 4 if the carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. on election day)

More Houston-area residents were able to attain a home at the end of 2025 as mortgage rates and home prices eased, according to a report from the Houston Association of Realtors.

The gist: According to HAR’s housing attainability report, 44% of households in the Greater Houston area could afford a median-priced home in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 40% in 2024.

The median home price declined to $337,200, with a monthly mortgage payment being $2,280, compared to $2,490 in 2024. To afford a median-priced home in Houston, households needed to earn at least $91,200 annually, states the report.

An airline at George Bush Intercontinental Airport will premiere two new nonstop routes to Mexico beginning June 1.

What’s new: Volaris—which opened at IAH in 2015—will launch flight routes from Houston to Querétaro, Mexico, and Puebla, Mexico. Flights will be offered three times per week, and tickets became available for purchase Feb. 3.

Notable quote: “Houston is a key market for the airline, and these connections to Querétaro and Puebla strengthen a network designed to serve the needs of our binational communities,” Volaris Executive Vice President Holger Blankenstein said.

Some context: Volaris also offers flights from Houston to:

• Guadalajara, Mexico
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Morelia, Mexico
• San Luis Potosí, Mexico
• San Salvador, El Salvador

Early in-person voting in Texas’ primary elections begins Feb. 17 and lasts until Feb. 27.

How it works: Texas has an open primary system, where voters decide at the polling place whether to cast ballots in the Democratic or Republican primary. Voters may not participate in both primaries.

What to expect: Voters will be given a ballot with a slate of statewide seats and other races determined by the voting precinct they live in. During early voting, registered voters can visit any polling location in their county.

Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the Nov. 3 midterm election.

Why it matters: Early voting gives registered voters the opportunity to cast their ballots before primary election day March 3.

Voter advocacy groups and experts told Community Impact that a vote in the March primaries is “the most impactful vote” Texans can cast, due to consistently low voter turnout and competition in certain races. Over 18 million Texans are registered to vote, although about one-fifth of registered voters participated in recent primary elections.