Montgomery County Commissioners Court on April 9 dug into what could come next for the Montgomery County Jail, as county leaders weighed options ranging from a new facility to an expansion of the existing jail.

The gist: Commissioners moved with contingencies to look into building a new jail, and discussion began a deeper look at what officials said is becoming a more urgent issue as the county grows and the 40-year-old jail continues to age.

More details: Sheriff Wesley Doolittle told commissioners the county has made short-term changes to ease crowding, including speeding up transfers to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and temporarily housing inmates in Waller County. But he said those steps do not solve the county’s larger jail capacity and infrastructure problem.

Doolittle said the current jail was originally built for about 380 inmates and now has 1,317 rated beds, including a 64-bed variance. He also said the county has already exceeded the building’s expected useful life and continues spending money just to keep it functioning.

Per officials, Specialists in Dermatology has plans to relocate from 13325 Hargrave Road, Ste. 130 and Ste. 140 to a larger space in the St. Luke's Vintage Park campus on May 1.

Quote of note: “For almost 20 years, we have provided outstanding dermatologic care for our patients in the Spring, Cypress and Champions area,” co-owner Dr. Brent Shook said. “ We are excited to be expanding to the St Luke’s Vintage campus to give our wonderful patients a convenient option at a great location.”

The details: Owned by Dr. Shook and Dr. Robert Cook-Norris officials said the dermatology clinic is relocating to provide comprehensive skin care for patients in a larger space. The new space includes state of the art facilities for skin cancer treatment including mohs surgery as well as medical and cosmetic dermatology.

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Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.