Mexican fast food chain Taco Palenque is slated to open its first Cypress location later this month, officials confirmed.

What they offer: According to the online menu, Taco Palenque offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options including tacos, quesadillas, burritos, soups, breakfast tacos and plates. Taco Palenque also serves horchata, tres leches, arroz con leche and other sweets, per the menu.

• Opening in late September 
• 26003 Hwy. 290, Cypress

Candidates Jessica Hart Steinmann and Laura Jones are slated to face off in November’s general election for a seat in the U.S. House.

What you need to know: The district covers parts of Harris and Montgomery counties, where U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, who has served two terms, announced he would not seek re-election last year. That left the ballot open for Steinmann and Jones, who faced opponents in the March primary election. Steinmann received the Republican nomination, and Jones, the Democratic.

One more thing: Early voting begins Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 30, according to the Texas Secretary of State's website. Election day is Nov. 3 and polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

The Houston Food Bank is expanding its reach in Northwest Houston with a new 310,000-square-foot facility. Officials broke ground on the building during a ceremony Sept. 1, marking the latest expansion of the region’s food bank.

The gist: The new facility will expand the food bank’s distribution capacity and community engagement, according to a news release.

HFB President and CEO Brian Greene said the food bank is expected to double its output once the building is open in two years. The increased output is equivalent to an additional $250 million in community resources, he said.

The details: The 52-acre site, donated by Chevron, is valued at $10 million and will allow the HFB to combat food insecurity on a greater scale. The HFB is a nonprofit, serving 18 counties in southeast Texas and providing food and programs for nutrition education and health management.

Texas senators indicated Sept. 1 that they intend to tighten regulations on data centers during next year’s legislative session, which begins in January.

What they're saying: “I think every member's district has had an impact from a data center conversation, so there will be plenty of bills trying to put things in place that are reasonable, responsible regulatory frameworks for data centers,” state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, said.

The big picture: With some Texas residents and conservation groups sounding the alarm about water-intensive technologies used by some data centers, state agencies have warned that limited information is available on how much water the industry actually uses. Officials said they have also had trouble determining exactly how many data centers are operating in the state today, as there is no “comprehensive statewide list” of existing and planned facilities.

Estimates from state agencies and the University of Texas at Austin suggest that roughly 370 data centers are currently operating in Texas, with about 100 facilities under construction and another 180 being proposed.