The owners of Friendswood Scoop Shop are expanding to League City with a new ice cream shop, and are expanding with Wayside Coffee Co., which currently operates through a mobile coffee trailer.

What you need to know: The coffee and ice cream shop will open a conjoined shop along Main Street in League City.

Also of note: This will be the first brick and mortar location for Wayside Coffee Co.

• 610 E. Main St., League City

The Back Nine Golf is slated to open its doors this summer in League City, staff said.

What they offer: The indoor golf simulator offers several high-tech simulation bays where golfers can work to perfect their swing, according to the business’ website.

The facility is available 24 hours a day to accommodate a variety of schedules, and allows players to play simulations of golf courses from around the world while tracking their stats.

• 2640 E. League City Parkway, Ste. 100, League City

With hurricane season beginning June 1 and running through Nov. 30, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are predicting the first below-average Atlantic hurricane season since 2015.

What you need to know: The latest NOAA forecasts are expecting residents along the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding areas to see a less active hurricane season than normal, with a 55% chance of a below-normal season, NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs said at a May 21 news conference.

According to predictions, the NOAA is forecasting a range of eight to 14 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean with winds of 39 mph or higher, including:

• Three to six hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or higher
• One to three major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher

Texas officials released a draft of their next state water plan in April, projecting that state and local governments will need to spend $174 billion in the next 50 years to prevent a water crisis.

The details: The three-member Texas Water Development Board voted April 16 to publish an initial draft of the 2027 State Water Plan, laying out what is needed to prepare for a future “drought of record,” when water demands are highest and supplies are lowest.

The $174 billion price tag is more than twice the cost projected in Texas’ 2022 state water plan, which was $80 billion.

The context: As Texas’ population continues to grow, water restrictions and shortages are becoming more common in areas throughout the state. At the same time, major companies are moving to Texas and communities are contemplating large data center projects, with some residents expressing concerns about high water use in the already drought-prone state.

The proposed plan includes 3,000 proposed water management projects and 6,700 strategies to increase Texas' water supplies through 2080.