Car Spa management confirmed the car wash, located on FM 1960 and North Eldridge Parkway, opened on Jan. 28 after a temporary closure due to road construction.

Quote of note: “We decided to use this construction period to invest back into the store and into our team,” management shared. “When we reopen, customers can expect a cleaner, more efficient facility and better service than ever before.”

The details: To welcome customers back once the location becomes accessible again, Car Spa is rolling out several promotional offers:

• Unlimited Monthly Memberships – All five membership tiers will be priced at $9.99 for the first month, with the top two plans offered at $19.99 for the second and third months. All memberships are contract-free and can be canceled at any time.
• 20% Off Full Service & Detailing – Customers will receive 20% off all full‑service washes and professional detailing packages.

New fast-casual restaurant Crispy Burger is officially open off Hwy. 249 in partnership with Laankee, per a social media announcement.

On the menu: The fast-casual restaurant offers a range of fried chicken options, including tenders, wings and family-size meals, as well as hamburgers and wraps, according to its website. Crispy Burger & Laankee also serves boba milk teas and iced fruit teas, per the menu.

More details: The new eatery is the first Houston-area franchise location of New York-based Crispy Burger.

• 21519 Hwy. 249 Ste. i, Houston

The University of Houston is set to open applications in February for a new online graduate certificate aimed at preparing students for jobs in Houston’s rapidly growing film and television industry, according to a Jan. 22 news release.

What you need to know: Housed in the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, the Graduate Certificate in Film and Media Production and Leadership will offer evening synchronous online classes and is designed to build a local workforce pipeline for producers and project leaders, said Fleurette S. Fernando, associate dean and director of the Arts Leadership Program.

Quote of note: “We really wanted to ride that wave and create a program that can help to strengthen workforce development in film and television in Houston,” Fernando said.

More details: UH officials tied the launch to growing production momentum statewide following Texas Senate Bill 22, which allocates $300 million every two years to film and TV incentives.

The March 3 primary election is coming up, and so is the deadline to register to vote. Eligible Texans must register by Feb. 2 to cast votes in dozens of races, including 18 statewide officials, 38 members of Congress, 166 state legislators and various local seats, such as county judges and commissioners.

How to register: Texans must submit a paper voter registration application by Feb. 2. Applications can be mailed to their county elections office or delivered in-person.

To avoid delivery delays under new federal postmark rules, prospective voters may requests that mailed applications be hand-stamped at a local post office.

The big picture: Texas holds primaries for partisan elected positions at the federal, state, regional and local levels. Republican and Democratic primary voters will have a say in which candidates will represent their chosen political party on the November ballot, shaping who is ultimately elected to each seat.

In recent years, no more than one-fourth of registered Texas voters have cast ballots in primary elections, state data shows.