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Fort Bend County residents of a new “agrihood” are currently settling into a new routine, according to a March 2 news release from Texas A&M University.

The big picture: Earlier this year, residents moved into the 235-acre master-planned community called Indigo as part of a study led by Jay Maddock, a Texas A&M professor in the School of Public Health and director of the Center for Health and Nature.

The purpose of the study is to examine how living in an agriculturally integrated suburban neighborhood influences health, which is why 42 acres of the neighborhood are dedicated to agriculture, housing crop fields and a livestock pasture.

About the project: The 13-month study recruited 350 residents who were split between Indigo and a comparison community with similar demographics but no agricultural features.

Measuring the impact: To measure the effect on residents, a mobile clinic travels to both neighborhoods to collect height, weight, blood pressure and other data points.

From a chalk festival to a Juneteenth parade, here are seven events to attend in the Sugar Land and Missouri City areas during May and June. This list is not comprehensive and details are subject to change.

Chalk Fest: The fourth annual festival features live chalk artists, a color fun run, a youth Picasso contest, live music, food trucks and other fun activities.

• May 16, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Free (admission)

• 2701 Cypress Point Drive, Missouri City

Fit Foodie Family: Enjoy a morning of fitness, fun and food for the whole family with the Fit Foodie Family 5K and kids’ 1K race.

• May 23, 8-10:30 a.m.

• $20-$50 (per person)

• 15958 City Walk, Sugar Land

Juneteenth Parade: The Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation is celebrating the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation with a community parade.

• June 20, 7 p.m.

• Free (admission)

• 2440 Texas Parkway, Missouri City

Democratic voters will choose their nominee for the Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner in a May 26 runoff election between Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones.

In a nutshell: The Democratic race for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner is one of several county contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Morris and Jones were the two highest-performing candidates in the seven-way primary race, with Morris securing 18.82% of the vote and Jones seeing 17.64%.

What's next: The winner of the May 26 runoff will face the winner of the Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner in the November midterm election.

Republican voters will choose their nominee for the Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner in a May 26 runoff election between Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof.

In a nutshell: The Republican race for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner is one of several county contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Mathews and Schoof were the two highest-performing candidates in the four-way primary race, with Mathews securing 45.39% of the vote to Schoof's 29.75%.

Looking ahead: The winner of the May 26 runoff will face the winner of the Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner in the November midterm election.

Friendswood and Alief ISDs had the largest percentages of students with dyslexia and autism across the Greater Houston area, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 13 and April 9.

The overview: Community Impact analyzed 30 local school districts across the Greater Houston region to determine which schools have the most students enrolled in special education programs.

According to the data, the districts with the largest total of students receiving special education services in 2025-26 are:

• Houston ISD with 21,430 students
• Katy ISD with 18,443 students
• Cy-Fair ISD with 17,584 students
• Fort Bend ISD with 12,688 students
• Conroe ISD with 11,239 students

Following pressure from summer camp operators, lawmakers and legislative leaders, Texas is suspending a requirement that all camps install “end-to-end” fiber-optic internet infrastructure before opening this summer.

The background: After catastrophic flooding in Central Texas killed more than 130 people—including 28 deaths at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp—last July, state lawmakers passed a pair of laws designed to strengthen safety and emergency preparedness requirements for all Texas summer camps. One provision of the laws requires that camps install two types of broadband internet, including a fiber-optic system.

Nineteen camp operators sued the state over the fiber-optic rule in April, citing million-dollar installation fees and limited access to fiber-optic services in rural parts of Texas.

What's happening: The Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, said it reached an agreement with the camp operators May 7. Under the agreement, Texas camps that maintain “redundant” broadband internet services—such as cellular, microwave or satellite technology—will not have their license revoked or denied as long as they meet all other safety requirements.