Florida based ice cream shop Twistee Treat has closed down its two Texas shops including a location in Cypress and in Cy-Fair.

What we know: While no official announcement on the closure has been made, the location's windows were barricaded with plywood and not operating. In addition the shop's website only lists its 37 Florida locations.

Also of note: The ice cream cone shaped establishment, Twistee Treat opened its first Cy-Fair location in 2017, per previous Community Impact reporting. The ice cream shop offered drive-thru services with menu items including ice cream cones, sundaes, slushies and cookie sandwiches with 21 ice cream flavors offered.

Tim Horton's officials said the franchise has plans to hold its grand opening for the new Cypress location on Aug. 28.

What they offer: Tim Horton's offers a variety of drinks including protein lattes, iced coffee and bagels and is famous for its donuts and coffee, per the website.

• Opening Aug. 28
• 11430 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress

Ahead of the 2026 school year, the Texas Comptroller’s Office encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases on most clothing and school supplies during the annual tax-free weekend from Aug. 7-9. 

What you need to know: A variety of school supplies and clothing items can be purchased from a Texas store or an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, exemption certificates are not required to buy qualifying items tax free, according to the Texas Comptroller’s Office. 

Qualifying items include:

• Clothing
• Footwear 
• School supplies
• Face masks
• Backpacks

At least 85,000 students will use Texas' new education savings accounts during the 2026-27 school year, an Aug. 3 report shows. Enrollment may grow as the school year kicks off and more families opt in to the program.

The overview: The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households.

About 24% of students participating in the TEFA program have a disability, according to state data, and 80% of participants are from low-income families.

Zooming in: The largest numbers of students participating in the program live in Texas’ largest school districts, data shows. The report lists that 3,327 participants live in Houston ISD’s boundaries, followed by 2,645 participants from Dallas ISD, 2,271 participants from Northside ISD and 2,024 participants from Fort Bend ISD.

Previous state data showed that about 43% of students selected for the program had previously attended a Texas public school, although the Aug. 3 report did not include that information.