Magnolia City Council on Oct. 13 will discuss how it might replace recently resigned Council member Buck Perino.

Why now?: Perino said Monday he resigned in late September to accept a job opportunity with a contractor that has done business with the city in the past.

“I resigned because I took an opportunity that was presented to me, and I didn’t want a potential conflict of any sort,” Perino said.

Items worth mentioning: The council will discuss whether to approve rezoning a planned 60-acre development called Pinemoor at FM 1488 and Mill Creek Road. The proposed ordinance calls for rezoning the land from rural to semi-urban residential. The development will have 216 single-family homes.

Owner Jazmine Gardner Johnson announced that her business, Bare and Balanced Wellness Spa, celebrated its first anniversary in September.

The details: Located in Vintage Park at 8611 Louetta Road, Ste. 128, Spring, the spa is designed to be calm and welcoming.

According to its website, the spa offers services crafted to deliver real, lasting results, including:

• Facials

• Skin treatments

• Lash perms

• Body waxing

Also of note: To celebrate the anniversary, Johnson said the business will offer 10% off services from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 as a customer appreciation celebration.

Mayday Fairs, a Porter-based nonprofit, launched in August to support local firefighters and their families who are experiencing life-altering hardship.

About the organization: Founded by Maxine Cruz and Heather Probst, the organization serves firefighters throughout Harris and Montgomery counties.

The event: The nonprofit will host its first fundraiser, the Mayday Book Fair, on Oct. 17 from 4-8 p.m. at J&Co Vintage Market in Porter. Admission is free, and the event will feature:

• Vendors, a book swap and a silent auction

• Books and book-related items for sale

• A raffle for a new Kindle

Proceeds from the silent auction and the Mayday Fair booth will directly benefit the family of local firefighter Jesse Castillo, who recently died from stage 4 lung cancer.

The Harris County Commissioners Court is scheduled to discuss several key county issues, including flood recovery projects and Flock cameras.

In a nutshell: Marcus Stuckett, the Harris County Flood Control District executive director, will provide updates on Hurricane Harvey recovery and flood mitigation projects. This discussion follows a one-year extension announced by Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham for qualifying projects that were at risk of missing a February 2027 deadline.

Also on the agenda: Commissioners will receive a report on the county's use of automated license plate readers, or ALPRs. The report will cover:

• The amount of money spent on ALPRs

• The number and location of the cameras

• A summary of the technology and its use

• Which agencies have access to the data

• How other jurisdictions safeguard ALPR data

The court will also discuss data center development and operations. Harris County has 55 operating, under-construction or planned data centers, which have raised resident concerns regarding utility use, noise and grid reliability.

Texans interested in casting their midterm election ballots before Election Day can do so from Oct. 19-30, the state's early voting period.

The overview: Registered voters can visit any polling place in their county during early voting. They will receive a ballot with federal, state and local races—from the U.S. Senate and Texas governor to city and school district officials.

Dates to know

• Oct. 19: Early in-person voting begins

• Oct. 23: Deadline to apply to vote by mail

• Oct. 30: Early in-person voting ends

• Nov. 3: Election Day

Something to note: Local election officials are also working through a backlog of voter registrations after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send some registration records to counties, according to previous reporting. Texans who registered before the Oct. 5 deadline but do not appear on the rolls can still cast a provisional ballot, per the secretary of state.

More details: To check out candidate Q&As and review all races on local ballots, visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide.