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San Jacinto College’s director of mental health services speaks on student needs

In an interview with Community Impact, Robbie Murray, San Jacinto College’s director of mental health services, discussed the current state of mental health needs among college students.

What you need to know: San Jacinto College deployed new measures to assist students in 2022, and there was a 60% increase in students receiving services between academic years, Murray said.

Why it matters: Mental health counselors have a caseload of 50 students at San Jacinto College, Murray said.

 
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Jeremiah's Italian Ice to open in League City

Construction will begin in January on a new Jeremiah's Italian Ice in League City and is expected to wrap up by April 15, according to an Dec. 3 TDLR filing.

What they offer: Jeremiah’s Italian Ice offers over 40 flavors of Italian ice and soft ice cream, according to the company website. Flavors include piña colada, cotton candy, lemon, mango and coconut, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

The details: Per the filing, the 1,950-square-foot space will be inside the Tuscan Lake Commercial Building and is estimated to cost $150,000.

📍2105 E. League City Parkway, League City

 

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YOUR WEEKEND TO-DO LIST

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

To submit your own event, click here!

Houston  |  Jan. 2, 8 p.m.

Goth Night

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Houston  |  Jan. 3-18, 8:30 a.m.

Run Houston

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Jan. 3, 9-11 a.m.  |  POST, 401 Franklin St., Houston

Coffee and Cars at POST

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Spring  |  Jan. 3, 3-7 p.m.

Old Town Spring Market

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New Caney  |  Jan. 4 and 18, 11 a.m.

New Caney Community Market

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Tomball  |  Jan. 4, 4 p.m.

Beatles tribute

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AI guardrails, tax rates after disasters: New Texas laws take effect Jan. 1

Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is used in state government, when local officials can raise taxes after natural disasters and how much of businesses' inventory is taxed.

The background: The changes come after Texas’s biennial legislative session ended in early June. Gov. Greg Abbott signed over 1,100 laws passed by state lawmakers, many of which took effect in June or September.

The details: Some of the bills becoming law in the new year are:

  • House Bill 9, which will expand a tax exemption for business owners
  • House Bill 30, which will tighten regulations on counties' and cities' abilities to raise tax rates after natural disasters
  • House Bill 149, which will regulate the fast-growing AI industry
  • House Bill 247, which will exempt certain border security infrastructure from property tax increases
  • House Bill 1399, which will create a property tax exemption for stores selling animal feed
  • House Bill 2508, which will establish a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of certain military members
 

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