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Forma Pilates now open in Summerwood

Forma Pilates officials said the pilates studio opened in Summerwood on Feb. 10.

What they offer: Owned by Damaris Serrano, Forma Pilates offers hot mat pilates, sculpt pilates and reformer pilates.

Check it out: Per the website soft launch classes are $15 and there are several class packages available as well as membership options.

  • Opened Feb. 10
  • 13107 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Houston

 
In Your Neighborhood
January data shows Lake Houston-area homes staying on the market longer

Across the six ZIP codes that make up Community Impact's Lake Houston-Humble-Kingwood coverage area, data for January 2026 compared with January 2025 shows: 

  • Approximately 30 more homes sold in January 2026. 
  • The median price of homes sold decreased in three ZIP codes and increased in the other three. ZIP code 77345 saw the biggest percentage change year over year,  with more than a 17% increase. 
  • On average, homes stayed on the market longer in January 2026. 
  • Nearly 65% of homes sold in January 2026 were in the $200,000-$399,999 price range.

 
Key Information
Over 137K early votes cast in Harris County during first week of early voting

A total of 137,395 in-person and mail-in ballots have been cast in Harris County, more than halfway through the 10-day early voting period ahead of the March 3 primary election.

In a nutshell: Early in-person voting runs from Feb. 17-27, and election day is March 3. 

In Harris County, voters can cast their ballot at any polling location during early voting and on election day. The county has 60 early voting locations.

In Texas, to vote in either a Democratic or Republican primary election, voters do not have to be registered to vote in that party, but must choose one party's election.

Quote of note: “Primary elections are the first step to November,” Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said via the release. “As we enter the midterm election season, I urge voters to educate themselves on the issues and candidates, and to make their voices heard early in the process.”

Some context: During the March 2024 primary election, 211,223 voters cast ballots during the entire early voting period, as previously reported by Community Impact.

 
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Coalition for the Homeless to conduct annual Point-in-Time survey Feb. 24-26

Hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets Tuesday night across Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties to begin the annual Point-in-Time survey, which catalogues the number of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in the three counties.

How it works: The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and The Way Home have been conducting the annual survey since 2011. The survey provides a snapshot of sheltered and unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness year-over-year.

Volunteers will count sheltered individuals Feb. 23 as the official "night of record," according to a Feb. 20 news release. Meanwhile, the unsheltered portion of the count will take place over three days—Feb. 24-26.

Why it matters: The count is typically a part of a federal funding process for local homelessness response systems like The Way Home.

"The count helps identify service gaps, geographic shifts and emerging needs across the region and allows the community to track trends over time using a consistent methodology."

 

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