Willis ISD held a dedication ceremony for Homer C. Calfee Middle School, led by Principal Gerald Schattle, on Oct. 26, according to a news release. The gist The Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting with members of the Calfee family and district officials, marking the official opening of the new campus, according to…
According to unofficial early voting results from Montgomery County, eight city of Conroe propositions are passing, with seven propositions failing. What you need to know Residents of Conroe were able to cast ballots on 15 proposed amendments to the city charter. The city charter, originally adopted in 1965, was last updated following an election in…
Updated at 12 a.m. Nov. 4 Nine out of 15 proposed charter amendments are projected to passed, according to unofficial Montgomery County results. Propositions passed include: Proposition B: requires an agenda item requested by the mayor or any two members of council to be placed on the regular agenda Proposition F: compensation for the mayor…
Updated 1:19 a.m. Nov. 5 With all 57 election precincts reporting, nine of 15 proposed city of Conroe charter amendments passed, according to unofficial voting results from Montgomery County. Per the voting results: Propositions B, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and O passed Propositions A, C, D, E, M and N failed All…
The Texas secretary of state’s office has released its first round of early voting results for 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. As of 7:16 p.m. Nov. 4, 31 of Texas’ 254 counties had reported some results to the secretary of state. For real-time results from all local and state elections in your community,…
Updated 9:10 p.m. Nov. 4 As of 9:10 p.m. Nov. 4, 221 of Texas’ 254 counties and 23% of polling locations had reported some election results to the secretary of state’s office. Texas voters weighed in on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution, ranging from $20 billion in funding for water supply projects to…
Updated 11:15 p.m. Nov. 4 With 249 counties reporting some results to the secretary of state’s office, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot appeared poised to become law. The propositions with the most support would either expand property tax exemptions or prohibit new taxes, while voters also favored measures aimed at funding infrastructure…
Updated 10:45 a.m. Nov. 5 Texas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot, unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office show. The newly-approved changes to the Texas Constitution include increased property tax exemptions for homeowners and businesses; a $20 billion investment in water infrastructure; new rules for the state judicial…
Conroe ISD is redefining its Grand Oaks feeder zone attendance boundaries to accommodate new schools Grand Oaks Junior High School and Kacy Arnold Elementary School, district officials said. The zoning process for the two new schools is complicated by challenges with the geography of the area as well as growing enrollment in the Grand Oaks…
Several events commemorating Veterans Day are taking place in the Greater Houston area. Events are listed chronologically and are not comprehensive. Details are subject to change. Lone Star College Veterans Services 5K Rally Up Run in Kingwood Lone Star College System Veteran Services is hosting the third annual 5K Rally Run Up on Nov. 8…