Montgomery County commissioners received an update on the current state of the 2025 road bond program and debated the creation of ad hoc committees at the Feb. 26 Commissioners Court meeting.

What we know: Budget Officer Amanda Carter said the February road bond monthly financial report showed that with $2.6 million in interest earnings, the county's bond funds totaled $130.6 million, of which $106 million was allocated to projects and $24 million was left. She said they were currently working on the next issuance.

Also of note: Carter discussed forming ad hoc committees to assist with the annual process of budget preparation; however, commissioners said that they weren’t ready to make a decision. The ad hoc committee ideas were for:

• Budget calendar
• Compensation
• Capital improvement
• Judicial relations
• Outside entities/social services

A Skin Laundry location is coming to The Woodlands at One Lakes Edge on April 24, according to information from the company.

The business offers retail laser skin resurfacing facials and other treatments.

• Opening April 24
• 1950 Hughes Landing Blvd., The Woodlands

• Timeline: estimated completion in late 2026
• Cost: $1.9 million
• Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 4

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.