Lone Star College System residents will have an opportunity Oct. 1 to weigh in on a proposed 2026 property tax rate as the Houston-area college system serves more than 100,000 students for the first time in its history. READ MORE

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital has earned the No. 1 spot among 225 large, specialized complex care medical centers in the 2026 Vizient quality rankings, putting a national spotlight on a hospital that has served Northwest Houston families for more than 25 years. READ MORE

During Hispanic Heritage Month, Gulf Coast Blood is encouraging more Hispanic residents across Greater Houston, the Texas Gulf Coast, Brazos Valley and East Texas to donate blood, helping build a more diverse donor pool that can provide closely matched blood for patients while supporting the approximately 1,000 donations needed each day. READ MORE

A Lotto Texas ticket bought at a Kroger on Memorial Drive in West Houston has turned into a multimillion-dollar payday, with the Houston winner choosing a cash payout of nearly $4 million before taxes. READ MORE

As the Barbara Bush Branch Library in Spring celebrates 50 years of serving the Cypress Creek community, young artists ages 7 to 18 are being invited to tell the library’s story through their own drawings, paintings, poetry, sculpture and other original works. READ MORE

From community ponds near Cypress and Tomball to public hunting land north of Houston, National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 26 gives Northwest Houston families several ways to get outside. READ MORE

A major Crunch Fitness build-out is planned along FM 1960 near Willowbrook Mall, bringing a 50,616-square-foot fitness center and a $1.2 million renovation project to northwest Houston. READ MORE

From a fall farmers market and children’s farm program to a haunted house, Halloween festival and old-fashioned Christmas celebration, Wunderlich Farm Museum is giving Klein families several reasons to step into local history this fall. READ MORE