The Cy-Fair ISD board will consider calling a May 2 bond election during its upcoming February meetings after trustees receive a final recommendation from the district’s Long Range Planning Committee.

The big picture: CFISD formed the Long Range Planning Committee in late September with the goal of developing a six-year plan addressing infrastructure needs, student enrollment and campus efficiency. Committee representatives will propose the final plan to the board Feb. 5, according to agenda documents.

More details: The committee will likely recommend that the district call a bond election to fund the recommended investments, which total approximately $1.75 billion, as CFISD has not proposed a bond to voters since 2019. Following the final recommendation, the board will consider calling a bond election for May 2, agenda documents show. Texas law mandates that bond elections must be held at the beginning of May or November.

Stay tuned: The Feb. 5 work session and Feb. 9 regular meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Mark Henry Administration Building at 11440 Matzke Road, Cypress.  

Cy-Fair ISD will continue to offer tuition-based prekindergarten for the 2026-27 school year, marking the second year of the early learning program, according to a Jan. 29 news release.

What you need to know: Registration for tuition-based pre-K opens April 13 on CFISD’s website for district and nondistrict residents, per the release. Enrollment for CFISD employees is set to open in March. 

Tuition and fees for the upcoming school year are the same as 2025-26:

• Community members (residents and nonresidents): $650 per month
• CFISD employees: $600 per month
• Registration fee: $50 (nonrefundable)

Harris Health officials are one step closer in the process of acquiring nearly 9 acres of Hermann Park—also known as the Warnecke Tract—as part of a $410 million Ben Taub Hospital expansion at the Texas Medical Center after Harris County commissioners voted in favor of the March 19 formal public hearing date.

Quote of note: “None of this gives permission to just move forward with impunity,” Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia said. “Without creating consensus or at least making the effort to create consensus and dialogue.”

The gist: The unanimous vote at the Jan. 29 Commissioners Court meeting paves the way for Harris County to condemn approximately 8.9 acres of parkland for the proposed hospital expansion.

Zooming out: Public town hall meetings across the county have occurred since October, including in all four county precincts, discussing the hospital district’s proposal—a prospect that has raised concerns among some residents and community members.

Harris County roadways are one step closer to seeing a new countywide road flood warning system to detect roadway flooding in real time and alert drivers.

Explained: A motion to advance negotiations with local engineering firm J.M. Torres and Associates LLC passed unanimously at the Jan. 29 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting. The Houston-based firm engineers real-time flood intelligence alert systems and data collectors, according to the business’s website.

What they're saying: “The project will install seven emergency flood warning measures across the four precincts,” Harris County Precinct 2 Media Specialist Alonzo Guadarrama said in an email. “These systems will be able to detect roadway flooding in real time and alert drivers, improving safety and helping reduce the risk of flood-related accidents.”

The impact: At least 812,294 properties in Harris County, or nearly 58% of all properties, have a risk of flooding over the next 30 years, according to data compiled from nonprofit First Street.