HTX-NCP: Impact 9/3/2025

A new bond election could be in New Caney ISD’s near future, district leaders said, due to projections that rising student enrollment over the next decade will force 17 out of 22 campuses to exceed their capacities.

The overview: Enrollment growth is not new for NCISD. The district was one of five public school districts in the Greater Houston area to see more than 15% enrollment growth—19.3%— from 2020-25, according to Texas Education Agency data. However, a mid-level growth projection expects the district to see enrollment rise 43.3% over the next decade, according to a report presented March 17 from demographics firm Population and Survey Analysts.

Quote of note: “In my 10 years in the district, it has always been a big topic of how to prepare for [growth] and how to proactively deal with it and keep up with it,” NCISD Superintendent Matt Calvert said.

What's next: Four new schools were funded under the district's 2023 bond, Calvert said, but NCISD’s projected enrollment boom could require four more.

Cupid Confections—a bakery and frozen dessert shop owned by Angela Hutson—is now open in New Caney.

Craving something sweet?: The shop boasts a menu of:

• Cookie cakes, which come by the slice in-store or can be special ordered for whole versions
• Brownies
• Crispy rice treats
• “Cake pucks”

• Opened July 11
• 1714 Roman Forest Blvd., New Caney

The Houston-Galveston Area Council announced the return of a campaign focused on reducing air pollution levels by providing free use of certain mass transit routes on Fridays in September.

What you need to know: As part of Ozone Action Month, multiple transit agencies across the Houston region will allow riders to use mass transit routes free of charge on Fridays in September, according to H-GAC’s website. The initiative aims to reduce the amount of air pollution generated by vehicles on Houston area roads.

The participating agencies include:

• Harris County Transit: All routes
• Fort Bend Transit: All routes
• City of Conroe: Fixed and paratransit routes
• The Woodlands Township: All routes

Amazing Window Cleaners launched a new division called Amazing Christmas Lights, which will specialize in full-service Christmas and holiday lighting installations in and around Montgomery County, according to an Aug. 25 news release.

More details: Booking for the holiday season will begin Oct. 1. Amazing Christmas Lights will offer free estimates, design consultations, maintenance and takedown after the holidays, according to the news release.

What they're saying: “This expansion is a natural next step for us,” Sonya Brazeal, CEO and co-owner of Amazing Window Cleaners, said via news release. “We’ve spent years earning the trust of our community, and now we’re excited to spread holiday cheer—literally lighting up Montgomery County one home at a time.”