Sleep H2O recently soft opened in New Caney, according to an Aug. 19 social media post from the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

The details: Beginning Aug. 12, the store's soft opening hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, as previously reported by Community Impact. A grand opening for the business will follow soon.

According to the Sleep H2O social media page, the business offers:

• Water beds
• Bunk beds
• Furniture
• Liquidations

• Soft opened Aug. 12
• 20460 FM 1485, Ste. E, New Caney

Roman Forest officials will see two contested races in the Nov. 3 election, City Administrator Scott Castleberry confirmed Aug. 14.

The details: Castleberry noted the following candidates will be running for seats on the Roman Forest City Council in November:

• Position 1: LaChrystal Ricke will run against David Mullane
• Position 3: Ray Guzman will run against Oscar Ramirez Jr.

Officials with the Astrodome Conservancy released a request for information document Aug. 18 seeking advice from developers, investors and operators on the most creative and financially viable ideas to redevelop the iconic Houston landmark known as the Astrodome.

What is it: A request for information (RFI) is a formal business or legal document used to gather general facts, market research, or additional information about features of a product or service from suppliers.

According to the Aug. 18 news release, Astrodome Conservancy officials are specifically seeking input from developers, investors, operators and other stakeholders with experience in large-scale, mixed-use and adaptive reuse projects.

How it works: Interested participants are encouraged by Conservancy officials to submit responses outlining potential concepts, partnership structures, financing approaches or implementation strategies through the submission portal available on the Astrodome Conservancy website. The deadline for responses is Sept. 8.

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage this week? Check out these trending stories across the northern portion of the Greater Houston area from Aug. 14-21.

1. Apple officially opens new manufacturing facility in north Houston

2. Sprouts to anchor Grand Imperial Marketplace center and 5 more businesses announced

3. Conroe approves data center regulations as officials cite interest in city

4. Montgomery County FY 2026-27 budget grows to $552.7M after workshops

5. Willis residents push for FM 1097 relief amid current congestion, future growth

6. Conroe ISD STAAR results consistently surpass state, but show decreases within district in some subjects

7. Conroe City Council keeps Flock cameras, firefighter collective bargaining off November ballot

This November, Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are running to be Texas' next U.S. senator.

The overview: Each state has two U.S. senators serving staggered terms, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn ran for reelection but lost his primary race, and the winner of the November election will replace him in January.

Paxton advanced to the general election after beating Cornyn in a primary runoff, while Talarico beat two other contenders in the Democratic primary, Community Impact reported. Brown was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 for dozens of statewide and local races. Election Day is Nov. 3.