Alvin ISD trustees approved names for four new campuses in a 4-1 vote at its June 9 board meeting, with trustee Danielle Swiney voting against the naming, and trustees A.J. Johnson and Brian Robertson abstaining.

What you need to know: The campuses are part of the district’s 2024 bond program, which includes funding for two new elementary schools, a new junior high school and a replacement campus for Stevenson Primary and Walt Disney Elementary.

The background: The policy states facilities should generally be named after a locally prominent person in education, science, art or statesmanship, an early Texas pioneer, or a place of historical significance, according to district documents.

Qurbah House of Coffee, a Middle Eastern-inspired café, opened in Pearland in June, according to a social media post from the business.

On the menu The café offers a menu of lattes, matcha drinks and teas, including pistachio lattes, banana bread matcha and Turkish tea.

• 2000 Reflection Bay Dr., Ste. 102, Pearland

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage from this week? Check out five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from June 8-12.

1. Vegetarian restaurant Simply South to open in Katy
2. EVO Entertainment is coming to Fulshear next year
3. New and upcoming stores in The Woodlands Mall
4. Doctors on inaugural year of Houston Methodist Willowbrook’s new OB-GYN residency
5. Katy ISD will use two stadiums for future graduations

As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.

The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.

However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.

Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:

• Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
• Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
• Opt out of the program