Officials with the Health Center of Southeast Texas will host a grand opening celebration for their new clinic in Roman Forest on Oct. 10. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at 2503 Roman Forest Blvd. and will feature clinic tours, a bounce house, snow cones, local vendors and a DJ.

Some context: This Roman Forest location is the seventh clinic for the provider, which also operates clinics in Cleveland, Shepherd, Liberty, Livingston and Dayton. The clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare and most major insurance plans, and offers a sliding fee scale program based on household income for uninsured patients.

What they offer: Services offered at the new clinic include:

• Primary care

• Women's health

• Pediatric services

• Behavioral health

• Pharmacy services

• Laboratory services

Montgomery County Precinct 4 has provided updates on four road projects in the New Caney and Porter area:

• Gene Campbell Road widening: This upcoming project will widen the road to five lanes between FM 1314 and FM 1485. Negotiations with a project consultant are underway, with kickoff expected after contract approval.

• Old Houston Road widening: Construction on Segment 1 of this three-phase project began Aug. 31, while Segments 2 and 3 are in preliminary engineering and design. Segment 1 is estimated to cost $7.25 million.

• Sorters Road Segment 2 widening: Construction is underway to widen the road to four lanes between North Bentwood Channel and Northpark Drive. The $15.6 million project is on track for completion in the first quarter of 2027.

• Ford Road widening: Segment 1 of this $5.9 million project is under construction. Design is complete for Segment 2, which is anticipated to be let for construction in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Greater Houston is hosting several events this October in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. These events, which are subject to change, include:

• Light it up Pink on Oct. 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Market Street in The Woodlands, featuring a photo opportunity, a pink tote bag and a light-up baton.

• Pour for Pink on Oct. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sonoma Wine & Cheese in Katy, featuring a wine and cheese tasting and a mini market.

• In the Pink of Health Luncheon on Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott to raise money for cancer prevention, education and outreach.

• Annual Breast Cancer Walkathon on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Elizabeth Kaiser Meyer Park in Spring.

Texas school districts using the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum saw slightly better year-over-year achievement last school year than other districts, according to Texas Education Agency data released Sept. 30.

What's happening: During the 2025-26 school year, 619 of Texas' roughly 1,200 public school districts opted in to implement at least one of the three Bluebonnet curriculum programs—elementary math, secondary math and elementary language arts.

On this spring's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, districts using the state-developed math materials saw student improvement that was 0.6 percentage points higher than students in other districts, while districts that implemented the reading materials performed 0.2 percentage points higher on the STAAR than other schools.

What they're saying: The TEA said the gains in student achievement are an "encouraging sign of early progress."

Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, a statewide educator union, disagreed, calling the results "rather paltry."

"It may take a few more years to determine if this is a valid trend or simply an anomaly," Capo said in a statement.