Gold Sponsors

The University of Houston is bringing executive education from the C.T. Bauer College of Business to Katy this March.

What's happening: Because they are not for-credit, the new courses at UH’s Katy campus are built for executive professionals who often have already earned degrees and are looking to sharpen their skills, advance their careers and gain practical tools they can apply in the workplace, said Cheryl Baldwin, associate dean of executive education.

The courses available for professional development at the Katy campus will include:

• Artificial intelligence: business applications and best practices
• Financial management for non-financial managers
• Foundations of supply chain management
• From management to leadership: mastering the transition
• Human resources for non-HR professionals
• Leading change for healthcare professionals
• Leading high-performance teams

Adrian’s Mexican Street Food is set to open its sixth location in Fulshear, owner Miguel Jimenez confirmed. 

On the menu: The menu features authentic street tacos, tortas and traditional plates with items such as Tacos Adrian, carne asada and trompos de pastor, according to its website.

Customers can also enjoy aguas frescas, specialty cocktails and margaritas.

Zooming out: The Fulshear spot will join the nearby Katy-area locations in Katy Mills Mall, Westgreen and Brookshire, per its website.

Other locations are also located in the Energy Corridor and Cypress.

With the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo quickly approaching, lineups for smaller stages, such as The Junction Stage and The Hideout, have recently been released. 

Located in different spots across the grounds, the stages offer smaller performances that vary in times and prices. 

The Garden Stage: Presented by Cotton Holdings, the stage hosts Texas country music performers during the World’s Champion Bar-B-Que Contest.

• Feb. 26, 6:15-10:45 p.m.; Feb. 27, 3:30-10:45 p.m.; Feb. 28, 12:30-11 p.m.
• Open to the public
• Center of the contest grounds

The Hideout: Known as the rodeo’s very own honky tonk, The Hideout features a spacious dance floor, bars and up-and-coming musicians.

• March 3-21; music begins at 10:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
• 21 and up, open to the public
• Located in a white tent on the west side of NRG Arena

The Texas Education Agency must correct roughly 4,200 errors in its elementary and middle school curriculum, the State Board of Education ruled Feb. 25.

The overview: The changes to the Bluebonnet Learning materials, a set of state-developed textbooks, include replacing improperly licensed images, fixing formatting errors or typos and correcting factual errors.

The SBOE approved the Bluebonnet materials in November 2024. The curriculum, which became available to districts ahead of the 2025-26 school year, has been criticized for frequent biblical references in the reading materials, although proponents said the materials would help improve student outcomes.

Zooming in: Before approving the changes, several board members expressed concerns about the “unprecedented” number of issues with the state-developed textbooks, noting that Texas taxpayers will cover the costs of reprinting the updated materials, as they were developed with state funds.

“I’m very concerned that, as a board, we have set a precedent for sloppy publishing. Many times, even if it's a typo, it could become an error of fact,” SBOE member Pam Little, R-Fairview, said.