The Harris County salary grievance committee recommended a 30% raise for the county treasurer in a 6-3 vote Aug. 20.

What happened: County Treasurer Carla Wyatt made an appeal to the nine-member committee, asking for a 118% salary increase to bring her in line with the income of the county’s other elected officials. The committee did not meet Wyatt’s request, instead recommending a 30% pay bump to $181,411.

The impact: Wyatt’s request comes as the county is facing a $181 million shortfall. With the new fiscal year starting Oct. 1, OMB and the court will work to finalize the budget and mitigate the projected shortfall. The court is expected to set the tax rate at its Sept. 8 meeting and adopt the new budget Sept. 17.

EōS Fitness officials said the fitness center has plans to expand with a new 40,000-square-foot location in the Grand Parkway Center.

The details: Located between the intersection of the Grand Parkway and SH 249, per officials the new EōS Fitness center plans to open in 2027.

Based in Dallas, EōS Fitness has 33 open locations across Houston, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and San Antonio, with plans to expand into Austin.

What they offer: EōS Fitness offers a variety of weightlifting equipment, cardio equipment and personal training options. Other amenities offered include:

• Group classes
• Hot tub
• Swimming pool

George Bush Intercontinental Airport officials celebrated an Aug. 7 opening of several new Farmer’s Fridge kiosks throughout the airport, according to a post on the airport’s Facebook page.

The details: Officials noted the grab-and-go offerings include fresh sandwiches, wraps, salads and other seasonal surprises, according to the post.

Officials noted four kiosks are currently installed near gates A9, A27, D17 and the airport’s Car Rental Facility.

• Opened Aug. 7
• 2800 N. Terminal Road, Houston

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage this week? Check out these trending stories across the northern portion of the Greater Houston area from Aug. 14-21.

1. Apple officially opens new manufacturing facility in north Houston

2. Sprouts to anchor Grand Imperial Marketplace center and 5 more businesses announced

3. Conroe approves data center regulations as officials cite interest in city

4. Montgomery County FY 2026-27 budget grows to $552.7M after workshops

5. Willis residents push for FM 1097 relief amid current congestion, future growth

6. Conroe ISD STAAR results consistently surpass state, but show decreases within district in some subjects

7. Conroe City Council keeps Flock cameras, firefighter collective bargaining off November ballot

This November, Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are running to be Texas' next U.S. senator.

The overview: Each state has two U.S. senators serving staggered terms, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn ran for reelection but lost his primary race, and the winner of the November election will replace him in January.

Paxton advanced to the general election after beating Cornyn in a primary runoff, while Talarico beat two other contenders in the Democratic primary, Community Impact reported. Brown was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 for dozens of statewide and local races. Election Day is Nov. 3.