Quick service restaurant Wings 'N More Express opened June 1 off Barker Cypress Road, according to a press release.

What they offer: Founded in College Station, the new location will be the first Wings 'N More in the Cypress area, per the website. Their menu includes chicken wings, Texas Tenders, burgers and more.

Their hours are as follows, per the news release:

• Sunday-Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

• Thursday-Saturday: 10:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.

What's special about it? Starting as a sit-down restaurant in College Station, Wings 'N More implemented their drive-thru counterpart, Wings 'N More Express, to offer a quicker format with the same quality food, per the press release.

• Opened June 1

• 8722 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress

Significant law enforcement presence is expected in the Cypress area June 3 for a Cy-Fair ISD safety exercise, per a news release from the district.

What's happening? Alongside CFISD police department and local first responders, CFISD's emergency management department will conduct a full-scale safety exercise at Rowe Middle School and the Berry Center throughout the day.

To test their public safety partners' response to an active campus threat, CFISD will conduct the Response to Emergency Threat Crisis & Tactical Reunification, REACT-R, exercise. The REACT-R will focus on:

• Emergency procedures
• Interagency coordination
• Student reunification

As extreme weather events become more frequent, CenterPoint Energy announced June 1 that it is expanding its storm preparedness efforts through a partnership with Technosylva, a provider of weather, wildfire and flood modeling software.

Quote of note: “Preparing for extreme weather today requires earlier insight and better coordination than ever before,” said Jason Wells, chair, president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy. “Our goal is to build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation to benefit our customers and communities.”

The overview: Technosylva's platform combines outage forecasting, storm modeling, flood risk analysis and wildfire monitoring into a single system. According to a news release from CenterPoint, the platform helps teams track weather conditions several days in advance, position crews and equipment before storms arrive and improve restoration planning. The National Weather Service forecasts eight to 14 named storms in the Atlantic basin this season, including three to six hurricanes, according to CenterPoint.

Nearly $8.4 billion in new state funding was not enough to save Texas public school districts from budget shortfalls and campus closures, school administrators said June 1.

What happened: During a 10-hour public hearing at the state Capitol, school district leaders spoke of efforts to stretch their budgets amid high inflationary costs as teachers explained their decisions to leave the classroom due to pay cuts and large class sizes.

The big picture: Last year, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 2, a $8.4 billion school finance bill designed to increase educator salaries, create a new pot of money for fixed costs, provide more training for teachers and boost special education resources.

Roughly one year later, districts across Community Impact’s coverage areas are cutting staff and closing campuses, citing enrollment declines and budget shortfalls. 

Quote of note: "This funding deficit is the final straw for me, and it will be for countless other educators across the state who must leave or who lose their jobs," Austin ISD French teacher Rachel Preston told lawmakers June 1.