Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD officials have given their support to a Cibolo project that would improve student transportation.

The overview: The SCUCISD board of trustees unanimously approved a resolution on Nov. 20 supporting the city of Cibolo’s FM 78/Country Lane Grade Separated Overpass Project and MPO Pedestrian Bridge and Trail Connectivity Project.

The resolution supports the city’s efforts to acquire grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Off-System Rail Grade Separation State Fund Program.

TxDOT’s program was established from the 89th Texas Legislature to improve public safety, enhance mobility and reduce congestion at rail crossings on nonstate roadways, according to Cibolo City Council agenda documents.

According to the Cibolo City Council agenda documents, city staff developed a $50 million grant preliminary application with a $5 million local match. A portion of the local match, up to 50%, may be available from Union Pacific Railroad.

A local pediatric office is expanding to Cibolo in the new year.

In a nutshell: Kinder Haus Pediatrics will be opening a third location in Cibolo in January, according to a Facebook post. The pediatrician's office has two other locations in Schertz and New Braunfels.

What they offer: Kinder Haus Pediatrics offers immunizations for children, treatments for minor injuries and physicals for sports and camps. The office also offers management for acute and chronic illnesses and asthma.

• 580 Cibolo Valley Drive, Ste. 221

Nine new medical cannabis dispensaries could soon open in Texas, the Department of Public Safety announced Dec. 1.

The overview: The nine companies were preliminarily approved to join three existing dispensaries that provide medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients through the Texas Compassionate Use Program. The program's expansion comes after state lawmakers passed House Bill 46 this spring.

Lawmakers also allowed dispensaries to store products in multiple locations, which advocates said would cut costs, and added more qualifying conditions to the program.

Zooming in: The nine providers given conditional licenses Dec. 1 are:

• Verano Texas LLC in West Texas
• Trulieve TX Inc. in the Panhandle
• Texas Patient Access LLC in North Texas
• Lonestar Compassionate Care Group LLC in North Texas
• Lone Star Bioscience Inc. in South Central Texas
• PC TX OPCO LLC, dba PharmaCann, in Southeast Texas
• Texa OP, dba TexaRx, in the Rio Grande Valley
• Story of Texas LLC in Southeast Texas
• Dilatso LLC in North Texas