Smile Factory Dental is now accepting patients throughout the Cypress-Fairbanks community, office management confirmed.

The details: Owned by Dr. Ali Daham, the dental practice offers a wide range of general, cosmetic and emergency dental services. Per the business website, the clinic offers

• Dental cleanings
• Oral cancer screenings
• Same-day crowns
• TMJ treatment
• Oral surgery
• Braces

Local eatery Cypress Sunrise Cafe is now open in Cy-Fair serving up breakfast and brunch classics, staff confirmed with Community Impact.

About the business: Locally-owned by Abdyl Konjuhi, Cypress Sunrise Cafe focuses on preparing comforting food in an inviting atmosphere, per the restaurant's website. The cafe can be found near the corner of Jones and Grant roads. 

What they offer: The menu features a wide array of breakfast dishes including pancakes, cinnamon french toast and stuffed crepes for customers with a sweet tooth, as well as omelettes, Eggs Benedict and other Southern classics for a more savory bite.

Open daily from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cypress Sunrise Cafe also serves lunch items including sandwiches, burgers and wraps.

• 13251 Jones Road, Houston

TSA PreCheck Touchless ID is now available at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, or IAH, and William P. Hobby Airport, giving eligible travelers another way to move through security, according to an April 23 news release from Houston Airports.

What you need to know: The system "enhances security screening by using facial comparison technology to verify identity faster and more efficiently," the news release notes.

Enrolled travelers with participating airlines can move through dedicated lanes at Hobby Airport and at IAH TSA Checkpoints Terminal A-North, Terminal C-North and Terminal E.

More details: Passengers must meet the following requirements to be eligible for TSA Precheck Touchless ID:

• Have TSA PreCheck
• Have an active airline profile with a participating airline
• Upload valid passport information to their airline profile

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Some Texas families began learning April 22 if they were accepted to the state’s education savings account program for the 2026-27 school year, officials said.

The big picture: Over 42,600 students will receive funding notices through April 24, the state comptroller’s office announced April 22. The first awardees include low- and middle-income students with disabilities and their eligible siblings.

Families accepted to the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program will receive state funds to send their children to private school or homeschool them.

The details: The first round of awardees is set to receive about $400 million of the $1 billion allocated for the program. Up to 100,000 students are expected to qualify for the program's first year.

The comptroller's office will run a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which low-income students will be accepted based on a prioritization system.

Stay tuned: Families that do not qualify for funding will also be notified through April 24. Additional students will receive funding awards in the coming weeks, a program spokesperson said.