Convenience Big Store: Missouri City tax district funds $7.5M in utilities for industrial park

What is the Central American Gyre and how does it affect Texas?

After Tropical Storm Alberto, our meteorologists are already watching another tropical disturbance forming on the southern edge of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

They're saying it has a 50 percent chance of becoming a cyclone over the next week. This disturbance is part of the Central American Gyre.

The Central American Gyre is a very large, low pressure system that develops in late spring over Central America and nearby waters.

Let's not worry just yet, our meteorologist Justin Ballard said, as Houston is going back to normal summer weather this weekend.

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Juhi Varma, Fort Bend reporter

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Need to Know

A Trill Burger on a table during the soft opening of Trill Burgers on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Karen Warren/Staff Photographer

Trill Burgers mum on expansion to Missouri City

Bun B has expressed interest in expanding Trill Burgers, which began as a pop-up in 2021.

Growing Fort Bend

Fort Bend Business Park is located near Fort Bend Tollway, at Fort Bend Parkway & Lake Olympia Parkway in Missouri City.

Photo by: Fort Bend Business Park

Missouri City tax district funds $7.5M in utilities for industrial park

The 240-acre Fort Bend Business Park, centered around an Amazon warehouse, will expand, adding industrial space in a strong market for such development.

Education

Fourth grade students work on a lesson in Vianca Maldonado's bilingual class at Highland Heights Elementary on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

STAAR results are out. Here's how to find your child's scores.

STAAR testing results for grades 3-8 are now available to parents. Here's how to access your child's scores.

Openings and Closings

Vogs Coffeehouse, an Istanbul-based chain, has launched its first location in Katy, offering authentic Turkish coffee and pastries alongside traditional coffee shop favorites. Vogs Coffeehouse is located at 10610 Gaston Rd., #190, Katy. It is open Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Shout Out

Five students from Fort Bend ISD and one from Stafford High School have received $1,500 scholarships from community outreach organization Men For Change, Inc.
Congratulations to scholarship winners Calvin Lawson, Kendron Penson, Charlotte Tran, LaJada Watts, Dapriye Briggs, and Lucky Obor Jr.

One last thing ...

Ending on a random and hilarious note—did you know that Houston ranked among the best U.S. cities for nude biking? When it comes to the popularity of naked biking, cyclist-friendliness, nudist-friendliness, climate and safety, Houston is No. 13. (Austin was listed at No. 9). Find out more here. The article has been illustrated with stock footage of a bike, btw.