Conroe City Council approved three police-related items March 26, including more tasers for officers, new handguns for the department’s SWAT-trained personnel and an amendment to the city’s meet-and-confer agreement with the Conroe Police Officers Association. What happened Council approved the purchase of 50 additional Axon Tasers to equip officers who do not already have one.…
The Houston Independent Bookstore Crawl is back in 2026 with 31 independent bookstores participating from April 1-30. The setup For those interested, participants will need to pick up a bookstore crawl card from one of the participating bookstores and get a stamp. For each store visited, the participant will get a stamp or a signature…
At least 257,000 students have applied for Texas’ inaugural education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office. Less than half of those applicants are likely to be accepted. With program applications closing at the end of the day March 31, here’s what to know about the application and acceptance processes. The overview Families…
It has been more than four decades since the national and world-wide explosion of excitement surrounding the debut of the classic Sci-Fi adventure film, BACK TO THE FUTURE. Packing theaters from coast to coast, it would not only become the highest-grossing movie of 1985 ($360.6 million worldwide), but would go on to be an international…
Most people in Cleveland, Texas are not thinking about state agencies on a daily basis. You notice road construction, rising […]
The post Texas State Agencies That (you don’t realize) Affect Your Daily Life appeared first on Dock Line Magazine.
CONROE, TX – Inspiring survivor-turned-advocate Elizabeth Smart will deliver the keynote address at the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon, presented by Better Bookkeepers. The luncheon is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Conroe. “Better Bookkeepers is proud to continue supporting the ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon,” said Melanie…
Why did you decide to run in this election? Advocating for public education and the rights of all students comes naturally to me. I have dedicated much of my adult life to volunteering in our schools, serving on parent committees, and speaking with legislators in Austin. As a board trustee, I would use my voice…
A new cafe has opened in Conroe, owner Rhonda Schwob confirmed. On the menu Blue Giraffe Cafe offers a variety of drinks and snacks, Schwob said. Customers can order lattes, frappes, dirty sodas and matchas, and she said the shop carries 40 flavors of local sourced coffee beans. Bites include smash burgers, corn dogs, funnel…
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta’s company entered into an agreement made public in March to purchase the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Connecticut Sun, an American professional basketball team that finished 11-33 in the Eastern Conference in 2025. What we know The agreement, which was announced on the Houston Rockets’ social media page March 30, involves…
Conroe City Council approved reinstating the step pay program for police and fire civil service employees March 26, with the pay made retroactive to each employee’s anniversary date. The details City Administrator Gary Scott said the cost to fully reinstate the program for the 2025-26 budget cycle is about $1.12 million. The step pay program…