In the wake of multiple recent fatalities in the area due to e-bike and e-scooter crashes, Fulshear officials are taking action to try to prevent more in the future.

What’s going on: At an Oct. 20 meeting, Fulshear City Council decided to form what council member Randy Connor describes as an e-safety committee.

Connor said the committee will potentially be made up of members from City Council, the police department, parents, residents and a younger person who rides a scooter in order to hear all sides of the issue. 

More details: City officials are also looking at other ways to get families to participate, including town halls and more safety programs offered by the police department.

On the horizon: City Attorney Charles Zech and City Manager Zach Goodlander are expected to present an ordinance requiring helmets for minors riding e-bikes and e-scooters to council at a Nov. 17 meeting, Connor said.

Nothing Bundt Cakes has opened a new location in Katy, bakery representatives confirmed.

On the menu: The bakery specializes in bundt cakes, which are available in various size and flavor options, per its website. Some flavors include red velvet, confetti, lemon, classic vanilla and pumpkin spice.

Party supplies such as candles and balloons are also available.

Zooming out: The brand has another location in Katy on Commercial Center Boulevard, per its website.  

• 24810 Morton Ranch Road, Ste. 300, Katy

Nearly 160,000 voters in Fort Bend County have already cast their ballots in person during the first week of early voting, county data shows.

Breaking it down: Fort Bend County data shows 159,605 ballots have been cast as of Oct. 25 for the Nov. 3 midterm election, which accounts for 27.38% of the county's 583,019 registered voters. Additional ballots have been cast by mail.

Some of the top polling locations include Cinco Ranch Branch Library, Four Corners Community Center and Bowie Middle School.

Zooming out: During the last county judge election in November 2022, 187,191 voters, or 35.89%, of the county's 521,611 weighed in during the entirety of early voting, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State's website.

Only 250,066, or 47.94%, participated in the 2022 election overall, data shows.

Looking ahead: Registered voters have until Oct. 30 to cast their ballot at one of the county's 38 early voting locations from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to Fort Bend County's website.

The Harris County Commissioners Court is scheduled to discuss several agreements during its business court meeting Oct. 29.

Key items on the agenda include:

• Extensions to FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grants for the Meyergrove, East T.C. Jester and Halls Bayou Blue Bell detention basins, giving the Harris County Flood Control District more time to spend the money.

• Extensions to USDA agreements, including 92 additional days for Hurricane Beryl debris removal and 181 extra days to construct three stormwater detention basins and tributary improvements in the Armand Bayou, Greens Bayou and White Oak Bayou watersheds.

• A $533,444 agreement with the University of Houston to study floating vegetated islands at a stormwater detention basin for three years.

• An agreement with Galveston County for laboratory diagnostic vector-borne disease testing, allowing Galveston County Mosquito Control to outsource testing to Harris County.

Cirque du Soleil is scheduled to return to Houston this spring with its Mexico-inspired production LUZIA. Written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca in association with Brigitte Poupart, the show features acrobatics and visual storytelling as it travels through landscapes inspired by the people, places, sights and sounds of Mexico.

Key details for the upcoming production include:

• The show will run from March 20 through May 9.

• It will take place at the Sam Houston Race Park, located at 7575 North Sam Houston Pkwy West in Houston.

• Featured acts include hoop diving, Cyr wheels, trapeze and hand balancing.

• Pre-sales for Club Cirque members and waitlist individuals began Oct. 26.

• Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Nov. 2 through the Cirque du Soleil website.