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1. University of Houston Katy campus
Undergraduate programs offered: computer engineering and analytics; construction engineering; systems engineering; traditional nursing track BSN

• 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Katy

• 22910 Colonial Parkway, Katy

• 26706 Southwest Fwy, Rosenberg

• 5333 FM 1640, Richmond

After announcing they would open four locations in the Houston metro area this year, iWok has brought the idea of a “future kitchen” to Katy residents during a soft opening phase, officials confirmed.

How it works: The Asian-fusion, fast-casual restaurant operates by having employees prepare and portion ingredients so automated machines can heat them up in a wok to be sent back to those same employees for plating, according to a company press release.

Main course: The menu features various entrees, rice dishes and wok-seared bowls including items such as Kung Pao Chicken, Mapo Tofu, Mongolian Beef and Umami Wok Shrimp, per its website.

• 4031 FM 1463, Ste. 60, Katy

More than 35,000 Fort Bend County residents cast their ballots in person and by mail during the first week of early voting in the primary election, county data shows.

At the polls: As of Feb. 22, 35,164 Fort Bend County voters—34,403 in-person and 761 by mail—have cast their ballots, representing approximately 6.2% of the county’s 567,133 registered voters, according to early voting statistics.

County data shows 20,109 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 15,055 in the Republican primary.

Hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets Tuesday night across Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties to begin the annual Point-in-Time survey, which catalogues the number of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in the three counties.

How it works: The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and The Way Home have been conducting the annual survey since 2011. The survey provides a snapshot of sheltered and unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness year-over-year.

Volunteers will count sheltered individuals Feb. 23 as the official "night of record," according to a Feb. 20 news release. Meanwhile, the unsheltered portion of the count will take place over three days—Feb. 24-26.

Why it matters: The count is typically a part of a federal funding process for local homelessness response systems like The Way Home.

"The count helps identify service gaps, geographic shifts and emerging needs across the region and allows the community to track trends over time using a consistent methodology."