All-you-can-eat restaurant Lin's Grand Buffet will celebrate the grand opening of its new location off Hwy. 6 on Jan. 9, according to a news release.

Read all about it: The Cy-Fair restaurant marks the second Houston location for the chain, which can be found across Texas, Arizona and southern California, according to its website.

The Jan. 9 event will include a ribbon cutting at 10:55 a.m. before the restaurant opens, per the release. Those dining for dinner can also watch a traditional Chinese lion dance at 7 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening.

On the menu: Lin's Grand Buffet serves a variety of Chinese, Japanese and seafood dishes, including fried rice, orange chicken and sushi. Takeout and delivery will also be available at the new Houston restaurant, according to the release.

Quote of note: "Houston is a dynamic city that truly embraces culinary variety, making it the ideal setting for a new location," Eric Chen, local partner of Lin's Grand Buffet, said in a statement.

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The Cy-Fair ISD board will return for its first meeting of 2026 with a special-called session to review training for public officials.

At a glance: The Jan. 6 meeting will consist of continuing education for the superintendent and trustees as a new "team of eight," according to the agenda. The training may be discussed in closed session, per the meeting notice.

The special-called meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the Mark Henry Administration Building located at 11440 Matzke Road, Cypress.

In case you missed it: New trustees Lesley Guilmart, Cleveland Lane Jr. and Kendra Camarena were sworn in Dec. 11 during a board work session, Community Impact previously reported. Additionally, Trustee Julie Hinaman was elected board president as part of a routine reorganization of board leadership.

Looking forward: The board is scheduled to meet again Jan. 12 for a work session and Jan. 15 for its regular meeting.

United Airlines launched its first nonstop service route from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tepic, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, on Dec. 20, according to a Dec. 22 news release.

The details: With the addition of the route, IAH will now serve as the sole U.S. destination out of the Tepic International Airport, according to the news release. The new route operates once a week on Saturdays, with seasonal service available from mid-December to mid-August.

It provides direct access to the Riviera Nayarit region, according to the news release. With the addition of Tepic, United now serves 24 destinations in Mexico and 52 destinations across Latin America from IAH, the news release states.

Also of note: At William P. Hobby Airport, travelers moving through the Central Concourse now have a new sit-down dining option with the December opening of the Yard House, according to a Dec. 22 news release.

This November, Texas voters approved 17 constitutional amendments, also known as state propositions. Here’s what’s next for some of those propositions and what they mean for Texans.

The overview: Texas voters authorized the state to spend $1 billion annually on water supply funding, totaling $20 billion over a two-decade period, through Proposition 4. Funding will flow into the Texas Water Fund, a state account created in 2023 to help finance water projects.

However, state law requires that the money does not begin moving into the water fund until September 2027, and it will not be available for grants until 2029. Until then, state agencies, water utilities and local organizations will need to plan for funding, adjust rules and processes to align with recent state laws and update Texas’ water and flood plans, according to the Texas Water Foundation.

More details: Texas homeowners were set to see expanded property tax breaks on their 2025 tax bills under Propositions 11 and 13. Four other property tax exemptions approved by voters will take effect Jan. 1.