Curry & Grill officials celebrated the restaurant’s one-year anniversary in Humble on Feb. 13.

On the menu: Curry & Grill serves Indian cuisine with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, desserts and a kids menu. Among the menu items offered include butter chicken, chicken curry and chicken tikka masala, according to the business’s website.

• 8751 FM 1960 E., Humble

The city of Humble has seen a drop in both property and violent crimes in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, per city data.

The details: Mayor Norman Funderburk provided updates on the crime statistics during the council’s April 9 meeting.

Funderburk noted the number of property crimes committed during the first quarter of 2026 came in at 77, a nearly 37% drop from the 122 property crimes committed during the first quarter of 2025.

A closer look: Additionally, the department saw drops in crime rates in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 in the following categories:

• Burglary of a motor vehicle incidents fell by 47.2%, dropping from 72 to 38 instances
• Burglary fell by 47.8%, dropping from 23 to 12 incidents
• Aggravated assault fell by 28.6%, dropping from 14 to 10 incidents
• Violent crimes fell by 4%, dropping from 25 to 24 incidents

Houston TranStar leverages the resources of multiple agencies to provide transportation and emergency management services to the Greater Houston area.

About the company: The entity is made up of partnerships from the city of Houston, Harris County, the Metropolitan Authority of Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation, according to the TranStar website.

The brand opened in 1996 and its services include:

Mitigating congestion on area roadways
Assisting neighboring jurisdictions with traffic management
Coordinating large-scale emergency management response

The company's goal is to improve safety and reliability, enhance emergency planning and increase public awareness.

The event: Houston TranStar and city officials convened April 15 to launch its 30th anniversary campaign, "30 Years Strong: Driving the Future of Regional Safety and Mobility," to celebrate 30 years in the community.

Houston officials launched their annual budget survey, inviting residents to give feedback and weigh in on what should be prioritized in the 2027 budget.

At-large council member Sallie Alcorn’s office launched the survey April 15 in partnership with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

What is it: The survey asks how satisfied residents are with certain topics, including health services, development and permitting, the library, parks and recreation, and public safety. It also asks if residents would like to see the city spend less, about the same or more on those subjects.

It also lets participants rank which areas they would be okay with the city spending less funding on.

“For the past six years, I’ve asked residents to share their priorities through a budget survey,” Alcorn said in an April 15 news release. “This year, with continued support from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the ‘Your Two Cents’ survey has been further refined to better capture your input.”

In the 2025-26 school year, Cy-Fair and Klein ISDs had the highest-paid superintendents while Lamar CISD and New Caney ISD had the highest-paid teachers, on average, according to Texas Education Agency data released in mid-March.

The big picture: Community Impact analyzed data from the TEA to learn about compensation for superintendents, teachers and staff at public school districts for the 2025-26 school year.

According to the TEA data released March 16, the Greater Houston-area school districts with the highest-earning superintendents for the 2025-26 school year are:

• Cy-Fair ISD Superintendent Wayne Killian with $520,231 in total pay
• Klein ISD Superintendent Jenny McGown with $508,554 in total pay
• Katy ISD Superintendent Kenneth Gregorski with $474,440 in total pay

• Lamar CISD with $76,225
• New Caney ISD with $75,125
• Deer Park ISD with $74,343

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