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Also on today's calendar: April Sound Holiday Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Conroe doubles down on Flock while Harris County starts pulling back (lmtonline.com) — Conroe City Council has voted to continue its Flock license plate reader program through 2029, even as Harris County begins scaling back similar cameras. Local police say they're tightening access, auditing searches, and considering shorter data retention, while residents and council members weigh crime-fighting benefits against privacy and civil-liberties concerns.
2. Conroe City Council looks to revive planning commission (communityimpact.com) — Conroe city leaders are weighing whether to reinstate a seven-member planning commission to review development proposals before they reach City Council, aiming for more scrutiny of growth and infrastructure impacts. Council members discussed training commissioners, avoiding conflicts of interest, and keeping final authority with the council. They also repealed support for a proposed multi-purpose entertainment venue at Deison Technology Park, leaving that project's future uncertain.
3. Inside Lone Star Throwdown 2026: Custom Trucks, Classics and More (streettrucksmag.com) — Thousands of custom truck fans just packed the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe for the 2026 Lone Star Throwdown, turning the venue into a showcase of elite builds from across the country. Residents saw everything from classic mini-trucks to high-tech modern creations, plus vendors, music, and awards that cemented LST's reputation as a premier national custom truck event.
4. Conroe Lions hear a doctor's advice and a scholarship story (yourconroenews.com) — Conroe Noon Lions Club members heard practical breast cancer prevention advice from MD Anderson's Dr. Pamela Schlembach and celebrated the club's impact on a former scholarship winner turned local attorney. Volunteers are still needed this month to help with children's vision screenings, including an upcoming event at Sam Houston Elementary. Weekly meetings continue at the Lone Star Convention Center, and visitors are welcome to learn more about membership.
5. Texas neighbours fought over a five-foot strip beside a Lake Conroe home where meters and a generator crossed the boundary; an appeals court upheld the easement and $100 trespass award (pressnewsagency.org) — A long-running dispute between neighbors along Lake Conroe over a five-foot strip of waterfront land has ended with an appeals court largely upholding a limited access easement. The ruling lets one family continue crossing the boundary to maintain their house and utilities, while preserving a $100 trespass award and restrictions on any use beyond necessary repairs.
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