HTX-LHK: Impact 10/15/2025

The Frozen Panda Snowballs & Pops celebrated its grand opening in Humble on Aug. 23.

On the menu: As previously reported by Community Impact, the business offers New Orleans-style snowballs available in more than 50 flavors as well as ice cream, Italian ice and milkshakes. Food items, such as boudin links, boudin nachos and Frito pie, are also available.

• Opened Aug. 23
• 7934 FM 1960 E., Humble

Check out what's happening in the Lake Houston area this weekend, Oct. 17-19.

Median Madness: Join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and representatives from District E for a community cleanup event in Kingwood. Volunteers will help remove trash and trim underbrush along Northpark Drive. Volunteers are advised to bring water, gloves and closed-toe shoes. All ages are welcome, but attendees under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

• Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m.-noon
• Free
• Northpark Drive median between Forest Bluff Drive and Bassingham Shores Drive

• Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• $10 (adults), $5 (ages 3-12), free (ages 3 and under)
• Holy Comforter Lutheran Church & School, 1901 Woodland Hills Drive, Kingwood

Harris County commissioners will meet Oct. 16 with more than 500 agenda items on the docket, including potential discussions on the countywide hiring freeze, the broadband task force and regulations on panhandling and roadside vending in unincorporated Harris County.

What you need to know: In the first meeting since Harris County commissioners adopted the $2.7 billion fiscal year 2025-26 budget Sept. 26, county administration officials will request to discuss hiring freeze exemptions.

Also on the agenda: Updates with the county’s broadband task force are also slated for discussion. Commissioners adopted the creation of the task force in late June that aims to target internet access inequity throughout the county.

Also of note: Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey has an agenda item to create regulations on panhandling and roadside vending in unincorporated Harris County. Ramsey’s discussion item comes as House Bill 2012, which was passed during the last state legislative session and allows counties to enforce regulations against roadside vendors, takes effect.

There are several Dia de los Muertos events going on across the Greater Houston area to honor the lives of loved ones who have died. Here are a few: 

Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Experience Dia de los Muertos at City Place Plaza with a combination of music, food, family activities and culture. The event will feature an Azteca indigenous dance performance, live music, photo opportunities and pop-up craft activities.

• Nov. 1, 4-8 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• City Place Plaza, 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring

• Nov. 1, 7-10 p.m.
• $25 (general admission), $75 (VIP admission)
• 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston