The Woodlands Diversion, a fine arts and culture nonprofit organization founded in 2023, has outlined its 2026-27 schedule of live performances of classical music by composers from the past in addition to pieces by living composers. Styles include classical music, jazz, Latin, Motown, theater and more.

American Ecstasies
Trio Duende, the trio made up of flutist Tyler Martin, cellist Caio Alves Diniz and pianist James Palmer, will play a fusion of modern, classical, Latin and jazz music by modern composers.

• Sept. 25, 7 p.m
• $12-$30 (admission), $120 (season ticket)
• The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church, 4881 W. Panther Creek Drive, The Woodlands

• Oct. 10, 7 p.m.
• $12-$30 (admission), $120 (season ticket)
• Lone Star College Montgomery, 3200 College Park Drive, Conroe

Lobb's Padel held its soft opening on Aug. 7, offering padel and coffee at its new location in The Woodlands area, cofounders Justin Huet Dastarac and Victor Ernaelsteen said.

The gist: The business offers amenities such as a coffee shop, bar, wellness. area with a cold plunge, and infrared sauna with red light therapy. The grand opening will include food, drinks, mat pilates, open play plus free introductory padel coaching sessions and a DJ.

• Opening Sept. 19
• 3905 FM 1488, Ste. 120, The Woodlands

Discovery School of Innovation, an accredited private school for students pre-K through eighth grade, opened a new campus for the 2026-27 school year, according to a news release. The 6-acre campus features dedicated spaces for arts, sciences and athletics.

Quote of note: “We are proud to serve The Woodlands community, and this campus represents our continued commitment to the families of this region,” said Catherine Sagar, director of Discovery School of Innovation. “The facility was designed around our educational philosophy, in which the learning environment itself plays an active role in each child’s development.”

What’s next: Discovery School of Innovation says the expansion has opened the door for expanding to higher grades, with plans to offer a pre-K-12 pathway by August 2027.

Two candidates, Kristen Plaisance and Nicole King, will face off during the Nov. 3 election for the seat representing Texas House District 3 for the next two years.

District 3 covers portions of Montgomery County. The seat is currently held by Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, who began serving in the position in 2013.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced over $6.3 million in grants for 27 organizations that serve veterans in the Southeast Texas region as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s Grants Across Texas Tour initiative according to a news release. The TVC is Texas’ state department of veteran affairs. 

Quote of note: “Texans are forever indebted to our brave veterans who selflessly answered the call to serve in our nation’s military,” Abbott said. “These Fund for Veterans' Assistance grants will provide the men and women who served in our nation’s military access to crucial services to improve their quality of life in Southeast Texas and the Coastal Bend area. Our state will always honor our veterans, their families, and their service to our state and our nation.”

Greater Houston-area officials are monitoring conditions as a tropical system could bring heavy rainfall and the potential for flash flooding to the area as early as the morning of Sept. 1, per the National Weather Service.

What’s happening: Per the NWS, Tropical Depression 5 is expected to become a tropical storm after press time Aug. 31 before making landfall along the upper Texas or southwest Louisiana coast Sept. 1.

Gov. Greg Abbott at an Aug. 31 press conference said the storm is anticipated to make landfall near Chambers and Jefferson counties in the afternoon of Sept. 1. The worst of the rain is expected to be concentrated in Harris County.

That forecast could include a storm surge of 2-4 feet in Chambers and Jefferson counties, as well as local rainfall getting as high as 10-15 inches, including in some areas getting 3-4 inches per hour, Abbott said.

While the rainfall is expected to affect the area’s rivers, it’s too early to tell if it will pose any imminent danger, Abbott said.