Amazon is hiring 6,000 workers in Greater Houston for the holiday season, with weekly openings posted from Oct. through Dec.
Seasonal hires working 30 hours a week will qualify for expanded health care benefits starting Jan. 1, 2027 & plan options at $5 per week copays.
Willis ISD approved purchasing 15 Xtract One weapons detection units for Willis High School and other district sites after recent safety incidents.
The new system lets students walk through screening with backpacks while staff perform additional checks if a threat is flagged & helps speed student entry.
Magnolia West High School sent students home early Tuesday when its water well ran dry, leaving bathrooms unusable and classrooms too hot.
The school is closed today while district officials work to restore water and air conditioning.
The Texas Department of Insurance clarified that home insurers cannot deny or not renew coverage solely because of an older roof (coverage now depends on the roof's condition).
This rule follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to support Texas homeowners.
Montgomery County declared Sept.
25 Dolly Parton Day to honor her music, philanthropy and local literacy work following her Aug. 25 passing and announced that local libraries will host commemorative programs during Library Card Sign-Up Month.
Residents in Montgomery County reported dark brown water from their faucets; MUD 98 flushed water lines for a temporary fix, but the water-quality issue returned as officials continue investigating why water supplied from Houston shows quality concerns.
Texas’ new school voucher program TEFA received over 270,000 applications across districts including Conroe ISD (4,704 applications, 1,525 awards).
On Aug. 28 the state issued 4,500 additional awards, bringing total awards to more than 118,000 with funding remaining to be allocated.
Sam Houston State University Russell & Glenda Gordy College of Osteopathic Medicine was awarded $1.4 million from the HHSC to create a women’s preventive mobile health unit serving rural and underserved areas within 100 miles of Conroe under a two-year Mobile Health Unit Expansion Program.
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