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Construction is underway—and officials expect it to wrap in December—on an expansion at the Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment Facility in Conroe that will add 100 inpatient beds and increase the site’s capacity for competency-restoration treatment.
Montgomery County Commissioners have already taken additional steps to keep the project moving by allocating funds for commissioning services.

The overview: Officials and community leaders broke ground Aug. 18 on an addition that will expand the facility, which currently operates 100 beds, according to Recovery Solutions, the behavioral health provider that manages the hospital through a public-private partnership with the county and the state. 

The expansion will focus on serving justice-involved individuals a court has found incompetent to stand trial, Recovery Solutions Hospital Administrator Jeff Rone said. 

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, the project’s contractor, describes the work as a 51,085-square-foot expansion designed to accommodate the new beds. The firm also said the added space will expand the hospital’s reach from about 3,300 patients from 79 counties to 4,300 patients from 140 counties.

A new family-owned chiropractic clinic, Southern Wellness Chiropractic, has opened in Magnolia, owners and chiropractors John and Rachel Tysdal confirmed.

Things to note: Among its offerings, Southern Wellness Chiropractic offers services designed to diagnose, treat and support musculoskeletal and spinal health.

• 18015 FM 1488, Ste. D, Magnolia

The Texas Department of Transportation will be closing down the Grand Parkway underpass at Boudreaux Road and Gleannloch Forest Drive from Feb. 6-9, according to a Feb. 4 news release.

The details: Two alternate routes have been provided for drivers:

• Northbound Gleannloch Forest Drive: Turn right onto the eastbound Grand Parkway frontage road, and then turn left onto the turnaround at the Champions Forest Drive. Then take the westbound Grand Parkway frontage back to Gleannloch Forest Drive, and then turn right onto Boudreaux Road.

• Eastbound Boudreaux to southbound Gleannloch Forest Drive: Prior to the Grand Parkway, turn left onto northbound Hufsmith-Kohrville Road, then turn right onto eastbound Mahaffey Road. After that, make a right onto southbound FM 2920, and then turn right onto the westbound Grand Parkway frontage road. Then make a left onto southbound Champions Forest Drive, turn right onto westbound Northpointe Boulevard, and then turn left onto southbound Gleannloch Forest Road.

Tomball City Council voted Feb. 2 authorizing Tomball Economic Development Corp. to spend up to $2.3 million to support property acquisition for a future public safety complex. 

What this means: The approval allows TEDC economic development agreement funds to be used as direct incentives or expenditures for property acquisition tied to the planned complex.

In a memo to council, TEDC Executive Director Kelly Violette said TEDC received a request letter from City Manager David Esquivel seeking one-time funding help for property acquisition efforts related to a future public safety complex and City Hall facility near 810 W. Main St.

Diving in deeper: The attached grant agreement states TEDC would provide a $2.3 million grant within 60 days of the agreement’s effective date, and the city would use the funding for land acquisition and for design and construction of a new facility that includes headquarters for Tomball’s police and fire departments.

After a decade of service to land preservation and environmental activism, Bayou Land Conservancy announced the retirement of Executive Director Jill Boullion in August, according to a Jan. 26 news release.

The details: Boullion is set to officially retire as BLC executive director Aug. 14, according to the news release. Boullion originally joined the organization in 2016 and is considered a “driving force" behind the organization's regional impact. She has overseen multiple successful projects during her tenure, including but not limited to:

• Helped preserve more than 4,000 acres and strategic corridors
• Helped acquire BLC’s 117-acre Arrowwood Preserve
• Oversaw completion of the 15-mile Spring Creek Nature Trail 

Here are several Black-owned businesses located across the Houston metro to commemorate Black History Month, as recently reported by Community Impact.

Good Eatz
Veteran and Good Eatz owner LaTroy Johnson opened his restaurant in July 2022. Johnson said he chose the location due to its friendly community.

• 8805 Jones Road, Ste. A-101, Jersey Village

• 29110 Hwy. 290, Ste. 220, Cypress

• 5802 FM 1488, Ste. F, Magnolia

Looking for plans to gear up for the big football game? Super Bowl LX takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco, when the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots for a chance at the championship.

Scheduled performers include Charlie Puth to sing the national anthem and a halftime performance with international recording artist Bad Bunny, according to the National Football League’s website.

The event: Here are several events taking place around the Greater Houston area this weekend, from Feb.6-Feb. 8, for Super Bowl LX. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.

• Super Bowl spreads at Lankford’s The Woodlands
• Heights Bier Garten watch party
• Live DJ and watch party in Spring
• Potluck, tailgating and more in Pearland
• Super Bowl squares and sliders in Sugar Land
• Game day buffet and pickleball play at PKL Social
• Game day food boards, watch party and custom cakes at Bayou Heights
• Seahawks Big Game Giveaway at Little Woodrow’s

The Coastal Texas Project, also known as the Ike Dike, received $5 million in federal funding, the largest single federal investment in the project since Congress authorized the project in 2022. 

The overview: The $34 billion project aims to protect Houston’s critical energy and shipping corridors from storm damage by building a system of gates and dune systems designed to mitigate storm surge, according to previous reporting by Community Impact. 

The background: The 87th Texas Legislature established the GCPD in 2021, and it serves as the state sponsor for the project, according to the release.

Although the project was authorized in 2022, funding has been slow to come in, and the $5 million marks the largest single federal investment to date, according to the release.

Quote of note: “Texas is home to the largest concentration of oil and gas infrastructure in the United States, and safeguarding our coast from catastrophic storms protects every American,” Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said in the news release.

After 26 years in business, Houston-based clothing retail chain Francesca’s started the process of liquidating all merchandise and closing all stores in mid-January, according to a letter from company officials to the Texas Workforce Commission.

The company operates more than 450 stores in over 45 states, with 52 of those stores being in Texas, according to the company website.

What happened: In early January, the company received a notice of default from its lender that required the company to permanently shut down, according to the letter.

“After assessing options, the Company concluded, in its business judgment, that it had no alternative but to immediately cut costs, sell existing inventory, and ultimately cease operations,” the letter states.

• Began liquidating Jan. 14

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