Cy-Fair ISD Superintendent Doug Killian discussed a $2,000 one-time stipend for all hourly employees in the district contingent on a 12-cent tax increase through a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, during the June 18 work session.

Latest update: The CFISD board of trustees will adopt the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget with an estimated $80.9 million shortfall at the June 22 regular meeting.

The district’s FY 2026-27 projected shortfall increased $13.5 million from the previous update after the board of trustees reached a majority decision to include a one-time $500 employees stipend and an increase in health insurance contributions in the proposed budget at the May 21 special-called budget workshop.

Board President Julie Hinaman said the $2,000 stipend is not currently included in the proposed budget, but will be discussed at the June 22 meeting.

Looking ahead: The CFISD board of trustees will meet for a regular meeting June 22 at 6 p.m. in the Mark Henry Administrative Building Boardroom.

This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available.

Holistic restaurant Flower Child is coming soon to Cypress, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing.

On the menu: Serving vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options according to their website, Flower Child's menu includes salads, bowls, wraps and desserts. With various of their restaurants scattered around the country, the Cypress location will be Flower Child's fifth location in the Houston area, per the website.

• Opening TBD

• 14611 Mason Road, Ste. 85A, Cypress

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12

So much news, so little time? Community Impact can catch you up to speed with a roundup of five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from June 15-19.

1. Conroe police chief addresses concerns with Flock safety cameras
2. Conroe ISD approves 2026-27 employee compensation plan at June 16 regular meeting
3. Galaxy All-Abilities Park now open in Sugar Land
4. Advanced air mobility taking flight in Greater Houston
5. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, League City UTMB facilities to undergo expansions

About two weeks shy of the anniversary of deadly flooding that devastated parts of Central Texas last summer, state lawmakers approved a 115-page report chronicling what they deemed “failures” at Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp where 27 young girls died.

The details: The family running Camp Mystic was not prepared to respond to a disaster in flood-prone Kerr County and did not act quickly enough to save campers’ lives, investigators said during a June 18 hearing at the Capitol.

Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale told lawmakers about recent interviews with teenage counselors who witnessed the July 4 tragedy, reiterating a key point from hearings earlier this year: all deaths at Camp Mystic could have been prevented if camp leaders had planned ahead and acted more quickly.

"Nobody had any idea what they needed to be doing, and it crippled them," Garrett said.

Looking ahead: Lawmakers adopted the investigative team’s report, which will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood during the 2027 state legislative session.