HTX-CYF: Impact 10/31/2025

Owned by Leticha Savage, Balloon Inflation Station opened on Sept. 15, officials said.

What they offer: Balloon Inflation Station offers a wide selection of balloon arrangements, arches, centerpieces and decorations, per the website. Other services include inflation services for balloons purchased in store as well as Bring-Your-Own-Balloon inflation services. Services are provided in store, via local delivery and pickup.

According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, a new Eataly location is coming soon to an existing retail space in Houston.

The details: Eataly’s new location will be located in a 20,050-square-foot building in a hybrid space that combines a mix of restaurants, specialty marketplaces, cafes and grab and go food counters and include a full interior renovation, per TDLR. Construction for the $11.5 million project will begin in January next year and be completed by September.

What else?: Eataly is an Italian eatery and store with 11 international locations, 14 locations in the United States and one location Dallas, Texas, per the website. At Eataly customers can find high quality Italian food and wine, per the website as well as retail items such as uncooked pastas, coffee, olive oil and chocolate.

Since Nov. 7, 2000, at least one person has died on Texas roads every day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. As the Lone Star State nears 25 years of daily traffic deaths, officials at all levels of government are investing in new roadway safety projects and encouraging Texas drivers to do their part to curb deadly crashes.

The big picture: In the past 25 years, over 91,000 people have died on Texas roads. That is enough people to fill Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, according to TxDOT.

On average, 11 people died daily on Texas roads last year. In 2025, an average of 10 people had died per day as of Sept. 24.

Zooming in: State and local leaders found that the top factors in severe crashes include:

• Impaired driving
• High speeds
• Distracted driving
• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Lack of seatbelt use
• Roadway or lane departures
• Wrong-way driving