HTX-KTY: Impact 8/26/2025

The total number of homes sold in six Katy- and Fulshear-area ZIP codes increased in July year over year.

There were 659 homes sold in six ZIP codes in July versus 625 homes for the same month in 2024, according to data from real estate company Homeward.

The gist: The data show three of the six local ZIP codes saw the number of homes sold rise year over year, with ZIP code 77423 seeing the largest increase at 36.67%. Home sales in ZIP code 77493 were the highest, with 287 homes sold.

Playa Bowls, an acai bowl shop, has opened its second Houston-area location in Fulshear.

On the menu: According to its website, the menu features a variety of acai bowls including:

• Pura Vida with acai, blueberry flax granola, strawberry, blueberry and honey
• Nutella bowl with acai, blueberry flax granola, strawberry, banana, coconut flakes and Nutella
• Goldie mango bowl with mango, blueberry flax granola, strawberry, banana and Nutella
• Ocean Ave with green blend, blueberry flax granola, banana and honey

• 28432 FM 1093, Ste. C, Fulshear

Avenue 360 Health & Wellness currently operates seven clinics across the Greater Houston area, and the company’s website states the nonprofit is federally qualified to provide primary care, behavioral health and dental services to medically underserved areas.

About the program: Aligning with the company’s mission to provide patient-centered and community-based care to underrepresented areas, the new mobile clinic will improve health outcomes and address health inequities across Fort Bend and Harris County, according to an Aug. 22 news release from the Avenue 360 Health & Wellness. 

The organization was previously known as Houston Area Community Services and treated people living with AIDS before partnering with Bering Omega, an organization providing hospice care, to form Avenue 360 Health & Wellness. 

A new affordable housing campus in Harris County serving unhoused youth and young adults exiting the state foster care system has opened near downtown Houston, nearly five years after Harris County commissioners first approved the $41 million project’s construction.

The details: The HAY—Houston Alumni & Youth—Center Foundation, operates a program in partnership with the Harris County Resources for Children and Adults Department that provides resources and services for youth and young adults. One part of the project included the 41,000-square-foot, 50-unit residential facility with a community space, kitchen, small gym, and private study rooms, according to the organization’s website. The second part of the campus includes a 17,000-square-foot commercial building that will provide wraparound services and life skills training rooms for youth and young adults transitioning out of the state’s foster care system.

The impact: Every year, at least 40 foster youth in the Harris County region are at risk of becoming homeless by their 18th birthday, according to the news release.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is inviting residents to help shape the future of clean air and climate action through a new survey and a series of public meetings beginning Aug. 27, according to an Aug. 22 news release.

The Regional Clean Air, Healthy Communities Survey will collect input on strategies to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions across transportation, energy, industry, waste and land use, per the release. Community feedback will guide the Regional Clean Air Action Plan, a roadmap for improving air quality and public health through 2050.

What you need to know: According to the release, the plan is funded by a $1 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant.
Residents can take the survey online through Oct. 31, and a series of public meetings will be held across the region.

• Fort Bend County: 5:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Missouri City Branch Library, 1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City
• 13-County Focus (Hybrid): 11 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Sept. 16 at H-GAC, 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, or join online