The yellow and white colored coffee shop chain La La Land Cafe opened its first Cypress location on June 27 at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake, per a social media announcement.

The details: La La Land offers espresso drinks, matcha, and toast, and according to their online menu favorite drinks include their:

• La La Latte

• Banana Cloud Latte

• Strawberry Cloud Latte

• Matcha Squared Latte

The Cypress La La Land is the fourth stand-alone location in the Houston area, per the website, and includes a drive-thru option.

• 9935 Barker Cypress Road, Ste. 130, Cypress

Early childhood education program, Ivy Kids Early Learning Center is coming to Cypress summer 2027, officials confirmed.

The details: The new Bridgeland location will be built from the ground up with construction expected to begin July 2026, per a news release. Ivy Kids provides different programs for varying age ranges starting at infancy and up to school-aged children, according to the website. Per a news release, the Bridgeland campus' features will include, but are not limited to:

• Multiple playgrounds

• Dual-purpose splash pad and basketball court

• Soccer field

• Developmentally appropriate classrooms

The Ivy Kids Bridgeland campus will include a full commercial kitchen to prepare meals daily in-house, per a news release.

• Opening Summer 2027

• 21414 Bridgeland Lake Pkwy, Cypress

Among students learning English in Greater Houston area public school districts, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic were the most common home languages spoken in the 2025-26 school year, according to Texas Education Agency data.

The breakdown: Emergent Bilingual students are students “in the process of acquiring English and [who have] another language as the primary language,” as previously reported by Community Impact.

In regions 4 and 6—which comprise most of the public school districts in the Greater Houston area—the most common home language spoken by emergent bilingual students was Spanish, according to TEA data released April 27. However, the number of Spanish-speaking students decreased year over year in both regions.

• Vietnamese with 8,742 students across both regions
• Arabic with 5,777 students across both regions
• Urdu with 4,644 students across both regions
• Mandarin with 3,974 students across both regions

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1. Cy-Fair EMS sees 91% increase in calls from assisted living communities

2. New Japanese bookstore to open in Rice Village

3. 7 businesses now open in Sugar Land, Missouri City

4. Conroe ISD reviews impact of new cellphone policy

5. Houston Shock Volleyball relocates to Spring Cypress Road in Tomball

State lawmakers are considering water use impacts tied to the spread of new data center developments across Texas, and recently heard input from industry representatives and residents as they plan for next year's legislative session.

The initial review may preview proposed state laws regarding data centers and their local impacts. Ahead of the hearing, Gov. Greg Abbott also stated his "bottom line" expectations for data centers going forward: providing their own power, reusing water and reducing electricity costs for their neighbors.

Testimony from regulators revealed that Texas lacks accurate information about the water use of most data centers now operating statewide, despite mandates to submit those details. Representatives suggested data centers' self-reporting on utility use could be one topic to address next year. Many impacted residents and elected officials also raised concerns with public notice and local regulatory authority in relation to the high-profile developments.