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Aztlan Boxing and Martial Arts coming soon to League City

Aztlan Boxing and Martial Arts will celebrate its opening with a ribbon-cutting on March 14, the owner said. 

Zooming in: The business was slated to open in December, but has not completed its remodeling and final inspections, according to previous reporting by Community Impact and a social media post from the business. 

The details: The business offers training sessions for martial arts for adults and children. 

One more thing: The first location is located on Washington Street in Houston, according to the business's social media page.

  • 240 W. Main St., League City

 
In Your Neighborhood
Number of homes sold in Bay Area in February varied, data shows

Check out real estate data for Houston's Bay Area from February 2026 compared to February 2025.

The overview: The total homes sold in the Bay Area varied in February compared to the same month last year. One ZIP code remained stagnant, while two increased and one decreased.

Diving in deeper: The number of days a home sat on the market varied. While two ZIP codes saw a decrease, two saw an increase.

Also of note: Median prices varied from February 2025 to February 2026, with two ZIP codes seeing an increase, and two ZIP codes seeing a decrease, one being over 30%.

One last thing: The majority of all homes sold in the Bay Area in February were between $200,000 and $399,999. Most others fell between $400,000 and $599,999.

 
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Houston Methodist Cancer Center names Dr. Daniela Matei as next director

Cancer Clinician and Translational Scientist Dr. Daniela Matei will become the next director of the Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center following a national search, Houston Methodist officials announced in a Feb. 27 news release.

The details: Currently chief of the Division of Reproductive Science in Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Matei is an expert in ovarian cancer treatment and research, per the release.

What they’re saying: Chang said Matei’s vision will “enhance the momentum of our research enterprise and support our shared goal of turning scientific innovation into real-world impact for patients.”

What’s next? Matei will begin her role as director in April, per the release.

 
Key Information
Texas’ primaries aren’t over yet: What to know about runoff elections

Texas held its primary elections on March 3, with Republican and Democratic voters selecting their parties’ nominees for scores of federal, state and local seats. Yet for some candidates, a major hurdle still remains before the November election.

The overview: Dozens of primary races are headed to May runoffs after no candidate picked up more than half of the vote, triggering an overtime round between the two highest-performing candidates.

The details:  Texas’ runoff election is set for May 26, the day after Memorial Day. Early voting runs from May 18-22, per the secretary of state.

State law requires primary candidates to receive more than 50% of the vote to advance to a general election, meaning a candidate must earn a majority of the vote—not just the highest number of votes—to win their primary outright. This rule means crowded races in Texas primaries and special elections frequently result in runoffs.

In those races, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.

Keep reading to learn about voting in the runoffs and who's on the ballot.

 

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