More parkland will be added to Primrose Park using funds set aside for park and facilities land acquisition approved by voters in May 2025.

The big picture: At a May 12 meeting, Fulshear City Council approved the $1.5 million purchase of 4.1422 acres from Living Word Lutheran Church for incorporation into Primrose Park and future public park development.

The approval comes after the city postponed the grand opening of the park’s second phase—centered on baseball and softball fields—from May 9 to June 13 due to weather and rain impacts.

The details: The land acquisition is the fourth expansion of the park’s footprint, with the initial 10-acre donation by the Cornelius family in 2015, followed by a 15-acre purchase in 2016 and a 1-acre dedication in 2019, per agenda documents.

Also of note: City Council also approved an agreement with Fulshear Little League as the recognized sports association for baseball and softball programming at Primrose Park.

Stay tuned: The park’s third phase is slated to begin this summer, per agenda documents.

Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones will host 12 free hurricane and disaster workshops to educate residents as hurricane season nears.

What’s happening: Precinct 4 officials will offer eight disaster workshops allowing residents to learn about natural and other disasters that affect the Greater Houston area, Precinct 4 officials announced in a May 13 news release.

The workshop will also offer information on emergency kits and how to navigate public and private preparedness resources.

Meanwhile, Precinct 4 officials will host four hurricane preparedness workshops offering information on emergency resources and how to navigate disaster coverage, per the release.

Attendees will also be given waterproof document bags and be instructed on how to make their own emergency kit.

Stay tuned: The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

After dozens of Texas primary races ended without a clear winner in March, candidates for those seats will face off in an overtime round, known as a runoff election, this month. Texans can vote early in the runoff election from May 18-22, with election day May 26.

How it works: State law requires that primary candidates receive more than 50% of the votes cast to advance to a general election.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican and Democratic voters will choose who they want to represent them in statewide offices, legislative and Congressional seats, the State Board of Education and county-level positions. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the ballot in November.

On the ballot: The statewide Republican runoff races include:

• U.S. Senate: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy
• Texas railroad commissioner: Jim Wright and Bo French

• Texas attorney general: Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski
• Texas lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez

A 2023 Texas law allowing state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally is scheduled to take effect May 15.

The overview: Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 4, a state immigration enforcement law, in late 2023. The law was originally set to take effect in March 2024, but has been tied up in court for more than two years.

For the first time, the law would allow Texas police to arrest migrants they suspect crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization and allow judges to order migrants’ removal if they are found guilty of illegal entry.

The background: SB 4 had been largely blocked by a series of court rulings since early 2024. A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against SB 4 April 24, and a separate lawsuit was filed May 4.

On May 13, U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra—who previously deemed SB 4 unconstitutional—heard arguments in the secondary lawsuit, although he did not issue a ruling before press time May 13.