Eagles Nutrition will celebrate its grand opening in New Caney from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 9, owner Emily McCants confirmed Sept. 4. A grand opening party is set for Sept. 19.

On the menu: Per the menu, Eagles Nutrition will offer meal replacement and post-workout shakes; boost drinks; specialty, beauty and loaded teas; and a brew bar, serving beverages such as the Biscoff Buzz and the Tira Me Brew Latte.

Protein food items—such as waffles, cake pops, oatmeal and snack bites—will also be available.

• Grand opening Sept. 9; grand opening party Sept. 19
• 20195 FM 1485 W., Ste. A1, New Caney

From arts to athletics, these local businesses offer supplies, classes and training opportunities for students taking a variety of extracurricular courses in the 2026-27 school year. 

Cordovan Art School & Pottery Parlor: The school offers art classes of all kinds for all skill levels using various media from watercolor to clay for kids, teens, adults and homeschoolers. 

• Offers: classes/group instruction

• 18455 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Ste. 130, Humble

Andrew's Music: Music lessons for guitar, piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, bass and drums are available at this business, which also repairs instruments and sells music equipment.

• Offers: private lessons, supplies/equipment

• 23830 FM 1314, Ste. E., Porter

Just Play Sports: Just Play Sports Humble a destination for basketball and volleyball training, offering daily classes, private lessons, tournament teams, youth leagues, shooting cages, birthday parties, camps, clinics and more for athletes of all ages and skill levels.

• Offers: classes/group instruction, private lessons

• 2325 Atascocita Road, Humble

The YMCA of Greater Houston will host a Senior Open House on Sept. 9 in honor of Healthy Aging Month, YMCA officials announced in an Aug. 27 news release.

What's happening? Open to residents age 55 and older alongside their families, friends and caregivers, the open house will take place at YMCA locations across the Greater Houston area. Per the release, the event will allow attendees to explore their local YMCA and learn more about ForeverWell programming. Open house activities will include:

• Vendor fairs with community partners

• Facility tours

• Prize drawings and giveaways

• Educational programs with demonstrations

Quote of note: "Many are entering a new phase of life, and doing so alongside a community while participating in activities that encourage movement, relationship building and exploring new interests keeps adults of all ages active and engaged," said Stephen Ives, president and CEO of YMCA of Greater Houston, in a statement. "Through our ForeverWell program, specifically for adults 55 and better, we create opportunities for connection and engagement."

The Texas comptroller's office is requesting that lawmakers provide more than $2 billion for the state's education savings account program, which subsidizes private education and homeschooling for participating families.

How we got here: The legislature created the program in 2025, allocating $1 billion for the 2026-27 school year. Nearly 110,000 students have received state dollars from the program so far, and officials said funding should be doubled to ensure more students can enroll in the next two years.

Zooming in: According to the comptroller's legislative appropriations request for the 2028-29 biennium, it would cost:

• $916 million per year to continue funding the roughly 110,000 students currently enrolled

• $82 million annually would be needed to fund siblings of participating children who will soon qualify for the program

• $980 million per year to provide funding for more than 106,000 students on the program's waitlist

Something to note: The comptroller's $2 billion base budget request would not fully cover the waitlist and interest list, which would cost nearly $4 billion for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 school years.