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Impact roundup: 10 dining options in the Bay Area

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Adriatic Cafe
The Italian grill offers pizzas, pastas, gluten-free options, salads, sandwiches and appetizers as well as chicken, steak, veal and seafood entrees.

  • Opened July 22
  • 1804 FM 646 Road, Ste. F, League City

Coming soon

Coconut Grove Kemah
The restaurant will serve brunch, lunch, dinner and happy hour, as well as frozen drinks, beer and other cocktails.
  • Opening this September
  • 207 Marina Bay Drive, Kemah

In the news

Donald’s Donuts Seabrook
The donut shop is adding Thai food to its menu as of late August, which patrons can purchase during lunch and dinner. Items include pad ka prow, crispy pork, pad thai, fried rice and drunken noodles.
  • 3300 Bayport Boulevard, Ste. B 80, Seabrook

Worth the trip

Mayahuel
Award-winning Mexican Chef Luis Robledo Richards’ new restaurant is inspired by traditional Mexican flavors. Menu items range from oysters and caviar to beef carnitas and specialty tacos.
  • Opened July 18
  • 811 Buffalo Park Drive, Ste. 130, Houston
 
CI Foodie
Donalds Donuts in Seabrook now serves Thai Food

Donald's Donuts announced that it will start serving Thai food from 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. on Aug. 25, according to a social media post from the business.

The details
The donut shop will now offer an updated menu with dishes such as pad ka prow, pad thai and crispy pork, according to the post.

3300 Bayport Blvd., Ste. B 80, Seabrook

 
Mark Your Calendar
22 fall events, festivals to attend around the Greater Houston area through early November

There are a variety of fall events and festivals taking place throughout the Greater Houston area through early November. This list is not comprehensive and events are subject to change. 

P-6 Farms’ Fall Festival
During weekends this fall, attendees can visit P-6 Farms and enjoy its fall festival, which will include activities such as a pumpkin patch, vintage rides, pig races, food, drinks and themed photo opportunities.

  • Saturdays and Sundays between Sept. 27-Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
  • $25.95
  • 9963 Poole’s Road, Montgomery

The Famous Market’s Fall Festival
This festival in Pearland will feature over 50 vendors, a kids’ zone, food, a DJ and arts and crafts for attendees to enjoy.
  • Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Free (admission)
  • Pearland Town Center, 11200 Broadway St., Pearland

St. Paul’s 2025 Fall Festival and Craft Show
In Katy, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host its 14th annual fall festival and craft show that will feature vendors, food for sale, children’s activities and a train.
  • Oct. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Free (admission), $4-$8 (lunch plates)
  • 5373 Franz Road, Katy
 
CI Texas
Gov. Abbott signs new congressional map; Texas Democrats vow to fight in court

Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas’ new congressional map into law Aug. 29, declaring in a video posted to social media that “Texas is now more red in the United States Congress.”

The details: Under Texas’ current congressional boundaries, Republicans hold 25 of Texas’ 38 congressional seats. State lawmakers have said the new map will help them gain up to five more during the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas Democrats have called the mid-decade redistricting effort unconstitutional and "racially discriminatory," while Republicans asserted that the map "complies with the law" and was designed to help more Republicans get elected to the U.S. House.

Next steps: Texas’ new congressional map is set to take effect in early December, although it will be discussed in court two months earlier. After state senators approved the map Aug. 23, the League of United Latin American Citizens and a group of Texas residents filed a lawsuit asking that the map be found unconstitutional.

A panel of three federal judges will hear arguments in the case Oct. 1-10 in El Paso.

 

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