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Half Baked Goodness now serving cookies, dirty sodas in Cypress

Cookie shop franchise Half Baked Goodness held a grand opening celebration for a new location in Cypress on July 11, per a social media announcement.

From the oven: According to the menu, Half Baked Goodness serves their weekly specialty flavored cookies alongside their regular flavors including chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and more. Their cookies are available in gluten free, keto and paleo diet friendly options.

Per the social media announcement, the new location will serve dirty sodas alongside their bakery items.

  • Opened July 11

  • 15202 Mason Road, Ste. 700, Cypress
 
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Cy-Fair Fire Department Fire Chief to perform self-evaluation

Cy-Fair Fire Department Fire Chief Amy Ramon will perform a self-evaluation using a template reviewed by the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners.

Harris County ESD 9 serves as a political subdivision and taxing entity that supports fire suppression and emergency medical service operations for CFFD.

What’s new: Originally discussed at the June 25 regular meeting, Commissioner Cameron Dickey said a committee has been fine-tuning a performance evaluation tool for CFFD, as previously reported by Community Impact.

Dickey said the commissioners present at the July 14 workshop focused on streamlining vocabulary throughout the evaluation template to provide consistency with the fire chief's language. They also worked with Ramon to establish high-quality performance metrics. Dickey said the commissioners want a collaborative process in developing the tool to establish buy-in from all parties involved.

“Ultimately, the board establishes what those performance metrics are,” Dickey said, “But we value the input of the people who do the job every day.”

 

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New menus for Houston Restaurant Weeks go live ahead of fall event

Produced by The Cleverley Stone Foundation, Houston Restaurant Weeks is a multiweek event from August through September that helps raise funds for the Houston Food Bank through specially priced, prix fixe menus at participating restaurants.

HRW is now entering its 23rd year, and menus for the 2026 event officially went live July 15.

How it works: Houston Restaurant Weeks will return Aug. 1 through Sept. 7, offering 38 days of prix fixe brunch, lunch and dinner menus. According to a July 15 news release, more than 350 restaurants are expected to participate across the Greater Houston area from the Inner Loop, downtown and the Galleria to Sugar Land, The Woodlands and Galveston.

Customers can expect to find special menus throughout the month that range from $25 to $55, depending on the menu. Brunch and lunch are $25, with dinner options priced at $39 or $55.

Why it matters: For every dollar donated, approximately three meals are generated by the Houston Food Bank. In 2025, the event garnered over $1.6 million, per prior reporting.

 
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Gov. Abbott: More than 75 people rescued amid 'record' Texas rainfall, flash flooding

As heavy rain and flash flooding threatens large swaths of South and Central Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke to reporters about the state's preparation for and response to the severe weather July 15.

The big picture: The heaviest rainfall is occurring in southwest Texas, according to the National Weather Service, with 10-15 inches of rain expected through July 16 along the U.S. 90 corridor west of San Antonio. As of 2:40 p.m. July 15, all or parts of 14 counties were under a flash flood warning, including Comal, Hays and Bexar counties.

The city of New Braunfels announced several road closures July 15, and the city closed recreational access to the Comal River due to continued rainfall and rising water levels, Community Impact reported.

The severe weather came just over a year after historic flooding killed more than 130 people in Central Texas on July 4-5, 2025.

More details: Dozens of other counties were under flood watches, advisories and warnings. Fifty-nine counties were also under a state disaster declaration as of July 14.

 

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