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League City passes 'healthy spaces' ordinance to ban public camping

Camping on public and private property in League City without written authorization from the property owner is outlawed in League City.

The details: League City City Council voted unanimously at its June 9 meeting to pass an ordinance establishing “healthy spaces,” which ban public camping.

What else: This was the second reading of the ordinance, which City Council had previously passed 7-1 at its May 12 meeting, according to previous reporting by Community Impact. 

Council member Tom Crews, who voted against the ordinance at the previous meeting due to concerns that the ordinance targeted the homeless community, voted for the second reading of the ordinance. 

What residents should know: The ordinance prohibits camping on private property without written authorization from the property owner or in public places unless they are expressly designated for that purpose, such as recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds, according to city documents.

 
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Increased grade-level learning among future goals for Clear Creek ISD

Clear Creek ISD has identified several strategic goals for the upcoming school year, including increasing grade-level learning and aligning college, career and military readiness, or CCMR, programs with upcoming shifts in state standards.

The details: CCISD held a workshop June 8 to discuss upcoming goals and briefed board members on the district’s successes and challenges.

According to a presentation at the workshop, completed and upcoming strategic goals included the following:

  • Using research-based instructional strategies to help students learn at grade level
  • Setting a district-wide goal to increase performance in sixth-grade math, reading and language arts at every intermediate campus, which district officials said they successfully achieved

Looking ahead: The district also plans to establish a facility condition index for each facility by August, according to the presentation.

 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area,

Tiles + Tides

Chase the Rainbow: Stride with Pride

June 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Houston

June 13, 7:30 a.m.
Cypress

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TexMex Smoke N Fire BBQ Fest

White Linen Night

June 13, noon-6 p.m.
Humble

June 13, 4-8 p.m.
League City

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Learn more.

 
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Gov. Abbott tells PUC, ERCOT to ensure Texas consumers do not foot the bill for data center growth

Texas must protect residential consumers from paying for the infrastructure needed to power new data centers, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a June 10 order aimed at balancing the rapid growth of data centers with the needs of residents and communities.

The big picture: The governor directed state regulators to ensure data center companies do not pass infrastructure costs on to ratepayers, urging lawmakers to tighten regulations on data centers’ water use and repeal certain tax exemptions that benefit the industry.

Abbott’s order comes as Texas grapples with how to manage the data center boom amid climbing electric demand and looming water shortages. It is the first time the Republican governor has publicly called to restrict data center growth.

The context: As communities across Texas consider new data center projects, reporting shows that some residents are pushing back, raising concerns about the large facilities’ water usage, potential strain on the electric grid and impacts on local neighborhoods.

What they're saying: In response, state agencies called protecting consumers from rising electric costs "our top priority."

 

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