Updated 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 A Texas House committee signed off on a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts during a brief meeting Aug. 18, hours after approximately two dozen Democrats returned to Austin and ended a two-week walkout in protest of the redistricting effort. The proposed congressional map is largely similar to a…
CTE Non-Discrimination Statement (English): Conroe ISD offers career and technical education programs across thirteen distinct career clusters, encompassing twenty-six specialized programs of study. These programs maintain open enrollment for all students. It is the policy of Conroe ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational…
The Woodlands Family YMCA will be expanding its afterschool program at school campuses in partnership with Conroe ISD, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the YMCA. The gist The YMCA will open a site on the Conroe campuses in phases, according to the release. Care is provided from school dismissal through 6:30 p.m.…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — On Monday, August 18, 2025, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reduction Unit located and arrested Destiny Lakedra Brown, 35, at her residence in northern Harris County. Brown was taken into custody without incident on an active felony warrant for theft. Brown is a habitual shoplifter known for targeting retail stores…
Montgomery County officials and community leaders gathered Aug. 18 to break ground on an expansion to the Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment Facility aimed at increasing access to care for justice-involved individuals experiencing mental illness. What this means The project, located on the same site as the current facility, will include an additional 100 beds,…
Home affordability in the Houston region decreased slightly according to the second-quarter housing affordability report from the Houston Association of Realtors. At a glance While home prices in 2025 rose slightly in the second quarter, 39% of individuals in the Greater Houston area still make the minimum amount required to afford a median-priced home, according…
CONROE, TX — Residents may have noticed an uptick in military helicopter activity across Montgomery County skies today. These movements mark the official transition of the 158th Aviation Regiment, 1st Battalion — widely known as the “Ghost Riders” — as the unit begins its departure from Conroe following its decommissioning. For decades, the battalion has…
MAGNOLIA, TX — At approximately 5:21 a.m. on August 16, 2025, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a crash and burglary in the 16800 block of FM 1488 in Magnolia, Texas. A homeowner arrived at his residence to find two suspects attempting to break into his work truck. When confronted, the suspects…
CONROE, TX — On August 14, 2025, Conroe Police investigators, alongside the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, arrested Gina Torma, 54, for practicing medicine without a license and causing harm at her business, Glow Aesthetic and Wellness, located at 333 N. Rivershire Drive. Torma had an active warrant for her arrest stemming from a February…
Montgomery County commissioners approved pay raises for all law enforcement, according to County Judge Mark Keough.