Construction on Alpha School's The Woodlands campus is underway, according to a filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The gist: Alpha’s The Woodlands campus will offer its K-8 students the opportunity to complete core academics in two hours each morning, and workshops are held in the afternoon, according to its website.

Learn more: The school will open this fall and is currently taking applications.

• 2000 Woodlands Parkway, The Woodlands

An estimated 8.4% of registered voters in Montgomery County voted in the second week of early voting, Feb. 23-27, according to Montgomery County Election Central.

Breaking it down: Numbers from the polls show that from Feb. 23-27, 39,500 total votes were cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries. The most votes cast on a single day—including both in-person and mail voting—were Feb. 27, with over 8,000 votes cast in the Republican primary and over 3,000 in the Democratic primary.

A total of 346,797 in-person and mail-in ballots were cast early in the Harris County March 3 primary elections, according to the county clerk's office. The 10-day early voting period ran Feb. 17-27.

By the numbers: Unofficial totals from the Harris County clerk’s office show 209,402 ballots cast during the second week of early voting, almost 97% of which were in person.

All totals are unofficial until votes are reviewed in accordance with the Texas Election Code, according to the county clerk’s office.

Zooming out: Harris County early voter turnout increased by about 64%, or approximately 135,000 votes cast, compared to March 2024. The bump in early participation is on trend with statewide data, with more Democratic primary voters in particular showing up to the polls ahead of election day, according to Community Impact reporting.

Learn more: Primary election day is March 3. Registered Harris County voters may visit any of 60 voting centers from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. to cast a ballot, per the county clerk's office. 

Primary election day in Texas is March 3. With dozens of state, regional and local races on the ballot, voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries will determine their parties’ nominees for the November midterm election.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, according to the secretary of state.

On election day, voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant and Travis. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

Voters are required to bring photo identification to the polls.

On the ballot: Voters will choose their political parties’ nominees for the U.S. Senate, seven state offices, 10 state judicial seats, 38 congressional seats, nearly all state legislative seats and over half of the State Board of Education. Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the November ballot.