Starbucks has opened a new store in Valley Ranch Town Center, a spokesperson with the company confirmed via email May 18.

Zooming in: The New Caney Starbucks location measures around 2,200 square feet, as previously reported by Community Impact.

Some context: Founded in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks currently has 29,000 stores worldwide, according to the company’s website. The international coffee chain offers a menu of brewed coffee, espresso drinks, blended frozen Frappuccinos, teas, pastries and more.

• Opened May 18

• 11805 N. Grand Parkway E., Ste. 100, New Caney

Dolls Fitness Studio will be opening a new location in Porter in mid-June, owner Amanda Reyes confirmed June 1. 

Meet the owner: Reyes, a former elementary teacher with a lifelong passion for dance, launched Dolls Fitness Studio in 2009. She has an original studio location at 10301 Fulton St., Houston. 

What to expect: Reyes is a certified instructor in multiple formats, and will offer a schedule of 50-minute classes, including: 

• Bounce 
• Zumba 
• Spin 
• Body Pump 
• Cardio Boxing 

• Soft opening June 13, grand opening June 15 
• 23326 Sorters Road, Porter 

Three Lone Star College System seats are slated to go before voters in November after the college system's trustees called the election during the June 4 board meeting.

The gist: LSCS trustees for Districts 3, 4 and 9 are scheduled to be up for election Nov. 3, according to June 4 meeting documents for the college system. Trustee terms last six years for LSCS.

According to the LSCS website, the trustees up for election in November are:

• Board Secretary Iesheia Wilson for District 3
• Art Murillo for District 4
• Jim Cain for District 9

• District 3 covers parts of south-central Cy-Fair and northwest portions of central Houston
• District 4 includes portions of north-central Houston
• District 9 covers pieces of Tomball, north Klein and Cypress

The YMCA of Greater Houston has unveiled its scheduled summer programs to promote active lifestyles among children and teens and provide access to water safety education, according to a news release.

What you need to know: Throughout the summer, the organization’s programming will include:

• Camp Cullen: The outdoor camp experience aims toward confidence building and soft skill development for youth through water sports, adventure courses, horseback riding and other activities.
• Day camps: Engagement-driven experiences utilize science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning; creative arts; sports; water safety education; and outdoor recreation to encourage youth productivity.

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage from last week? Check out five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from May 29-June 5.

1. New bakery opens in Pearland

2. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office talks Flock cameras

3. Legacy Park at Katy Court to bring 56-acre park

4. Missouri City updates thoroughfare plan for Sienna circulation

5. Conroe ISD approves 5 new principals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3 that a case of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, was detected on a cattle ranch in South Texas.

The overview: The case marks the first domestic detection of screwworm in a decade and the first Texas case in approximately 50 years. The flesh-eating parasite is a threat to the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry.

Zooming in: No additional infestations have been identified, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told reporters. Federal and state officials have emphasized that they do not anticipate issues with the food supply chain, as the screwworm only targets live animals and does not infest meat, fruit or vegetables.

However, experts have warned that a larger, prolonged screwworm outbreak could cause a spike in beef prices.

A widespread infestation is estimated to cost Texas at least $1.8 billion per year in damages, according to a USDA analysis of a 1976 screwworm outbreak. Texas cattle, sheep and goat producers would face about $732 million in annual losses.