HTX-LHK: Impact 8/21/2025

Check out what’s happening in the Lake Houston area this weekend, Aug. 22-24. This list is not comprehensive. 

Reptile Open House: Attendees can meet a variety of reptiles, including snakes, turtles and lizards, at this open house.

• Aug. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, 20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble

• Aug. 23, 1-4 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 18455 Lake Houston Parkway, Ste. 130, Humble

Shipley Do-Nuts has filed plans for work at a new site in Humble.

The details: Construction began in July and is set to wrap up in September. The project has an estimated cost of $250,000.

On the menu: Shipley’s offers over 60 varieties of doughnuts and kolaches, with flavors such as plain glazed, cherry iced, apple filled and more, according to the company's website.

• 17155-D Eastex Freeway, Humble

Check out the following restaurant news from across the Houston metro, as recently reported by Community Impact.

Best Bagel Shop
From cinnamon raisin to jalapeño cheddar, the Best Bagel Shop sells both traditional and savory bagels made in-house. Staff recommend pairing bagels with signature cream cheese options like vegetable or scallion cream cheese, as well as meats like smoked salmon and turkey. The shop also serves coffee, pastries, other breakfast items and sandwiches.

• Opened July 3
• 3833 Richmond Ave., Houston

• Opened July 30
• 601 E. NASA Parkway, Webster

The Houston Airport System will receive 35 electric vehicles as part of the entity’s goal to commit to carbon neutrality by 2030 after Houston City Council approved the purchase Aug. 20.

The details: The $2.3 million purchase will provide the Houston Airport System, which manages and operates the William P. Hobby, George Bush Intercontinental and Ellington airports, with 25 light-duty electric vehicles, replacing 25 internal combustion emissions vehicles. This is expected to reduce the airport system’s carbon footprint, according to the agenda item. 

Additionally, the purchase includes 10 electric service vans that will be used for the information technology and electrical support department, including operations and maintenance between Houston Airport System facilities, according to the agenda.

Something to note: The purchase of the vehicles is part of the airport system’s efforts to enhance its sustainability. HAS is a participant in the Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation Program, according to a Sept. 11 news release in 2024.

The Texas House signed off on a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts Aug. 20. The vote came two days after approximately two dozen House Democrats ended a two-week walkout in protest of the redistricting effort.

The overview: Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus Christi Republican who filed the proposed map, said 37 of Texas’ 38 congressional districts would be redrawn, with “the primary changes focused [on] five districts for partisan purposes.”

“While there's no guarantee of electoral success, Republicans will now have an opportunity to potentially win these… five new districts,” Hunter said.

The debate: House Democrats decried Texas’ proposed map as “illegal and racially discriminatory,” arguing that it would “dilute” minorities’ voting power by dividing historically Black and Hispanic communities into multiple districts.

“Texans and Americans all across the country are watching,” Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, said. “They know this map before us is a calculated maneuver to diminish the voices of the very communities that power Texas.”

House Republicans maintained that race was not considered when the new lines were drawn.