Incumbent Aggie Gambino and candidate Ryan Tsamouris are the two candidates up for election for Conroe ISD position 1 on Nov. 3. 

What you need to know: Early voting begins Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 30, according to the Texas Secretary of State's website. Election Day is Nov. 3, and polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Montgomery County locals have until Oct 5 to register to vote early. 

This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available.

According to a filing by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the casual cafe chain Panera Bread has begun renovation on a franchise location in Conroe. Renovation for the location is reported to have begun on Aug. 15 and is estimated to last until Dec. 1. The estimated cost for the renovation project is $275,000; the focal point of the construction will be mostly cosmetic work with new paint, new tiles, art and more. 

• Estimated completion Dec. 1

• 1302 W. Davis St. Ste F. Conroe

The YMCA of Greater Houston will host a Senior Open House on Sept. 9 in honor of Healthy Aging Month, YMCA officials announced in an Aug. 27 news release.

The Texas comptroller's office is requesting that lawmakers provide more than $2 billion for the state's education savings account program, which subsidizes private education and homeschooling for participating families.

How we got here: The legislature created the program in 2025, allocating $1 billion for the 2026-27 school year. Nearly 110,000 students have received state dollars from the program so far, and officials said funding should be doubled to ensure more students can enroll in the next two years.

Zooming in: According to the comptroller's legislative appropriations request for the 2028-29 biennium, it would cost:

• $916 million per year to continue funding the roughly 110,000 students currently enrolled

• $82 million annually would be needed to fund siblings of participating children who will soon qualify for the program

• $980 million per year to provide funding for more than 106,000 students on the program's waitlist

Something to note: The comptroller's $2 billion base budget request would not fully cover the waitlist and interest list, which would cost nearly $4 billion for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 school years.