Crunch Fitness Pearland opened Dec. 17, an employee with the franchise said.

What they offer: The gym franchise offers high-intensity interval training workouts and has multiple locations across Texas.

The details: The Pearland location offers classes like Barbell 45, StrongHIIT, Barre Bootcamp and Zumba, according to the company's website.

Group classes began Dec. 18 and hot studio classes will begin Dec. 22, according to the location's social media post. 

• 2800 E. Broadway St., Pearland

The UFCU Pearland branch is supporting local students by donating $20,000 to eliminate and reduce school lunch debt for Pearland ISD and Alvin ISD. 

What you need to know: The donation includes $10,000 for each district and will be used to pay off outstanding school meal balances with the intention to ease financial stress during the holiday season, district officials said.

“Not everybody knows how to ask for help. Not everybody knows where to find help, and this is help coming to them,” said Sundie Dahlkamp, PISD’s assistant superintendent of talent and engagement. 

The announcement was made Dec. 18 at UFCU’s Pearland branch, which opened in November. 
 

Central Texas counties could begin receiving up to $1.25 million each in state funding for flood warning sirens in the coming weeks and months, officials announced Dec. 16.

The overview: The funding comes less than six months after historic flooding hit parts of Central and West Texas over the July 4 weekend, killing at least 137 residents and visitors. During special legislative sessions this summer, state lawmakers approved requirements that 30 counties included in a July disaster declaration install flood warning systems with the help of $50 million in state grants.

Zooming in: Each county is expected to receive up to $1.25 million from the Texas Water Development Board. Counties seeking more money will need their requests approved by the three-member board.

Counties are required to submit detailed project plans to the TWDB and can use the grants to install physical infrastructure such as sirens, rain gauges, flood gauges and solar panels to power the warning systems. The money can also be used for local flood education, outreach and training programs, TWDB staff said.