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🌱 What Conroe’s emergency well repair means for your water supply
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Cheers Conroe! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Conroe's emergency well repair means for your water supply
- What could Conroe's new tax ceiling mean for your bill?
- How will Conroe's new directors shape growth and infrastructure?
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 101, low: 75.
- Sunday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Conroe approves emergency well repair, eminent domain for water plant projects (communityimpact.com) — Conroe's City Council has approved an emergency $572,425 fast-track repair of Water Well No. 26 on McCaleb Road, a key well officials warn could fail without a backup in place. Council members also authorized using eminent domain to secure land for two future water plants, decisions that directly affect the city's long-term drinking water reliability and growth. 
2. Conroe council sets $0.5069 tax-rate ceiling as FY 2026-27 budget takes shape (communityimpact.com) — Conroe City Council has set a proposed property tax ceiling of $0.5069 per $100 valuation while it finalizes the 2026–27 budget, leaving room to adopt a lower rate later. Updated projections trim spending, adjust employee pay, and add key street and water projects after a federal grant fell through. Council members also signaled a push to bolster police staffing and public safety resources.
3. Conroe names new community development, public works directors (communityimpact.com) — Conroe City Council has promoted longtime employees Brandy Taylor and Jason Miller to lead the city's Community Development and Public Works departments, respectively, shaping how growth, infrastructure, and services are managed. Council members debated whether Miller's role needed a wider search, but ultimately backed his three decades of experience. The moves follow recent leadership departures and broader executive contract changes at City Hall.
4. Conroe Symphony Orchestra America 250 Proceeds Donated to MCVMC (montgomerycountynews.net) — The Conroe Symphony Orchestra has donated $8,000 in proceeds from its ticketed America 250 concert to the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission, supporting the new museum and education center. Leaders say the gift will help expand exhibits, meeting space, and the developing Gold Star Mothers plaza. Upcoming public ceremonies at the Veterans Flag Park include a 9/11 remembrance and a November Veterans Day event.
5. A Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul (portside.org) — Conroe gets a brief mention as the hometown of Brandon Creighton, the former lawmaker now leading a controversial conservative overhaul of the Texas Tech University System. The piece details how his AI-driven curriculum reviews and bans on teaching certain topics are reshaping courses, worrying many professors while energizing conservative supporters across Texas.
📸 Around Conroe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Conroe
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★ Featured events ★
- Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers →
The Table at Madeley, 316 Madeley St, Conroe
8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Joe Blues Band LIVE at Lucy Blues Conroe!
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber 711 Madeley St, Conroe TX, 773801
8:00 pm - JOE BLUES BAND
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber 711 Madeley Street Conroe, TX 77301
8:00 pm - Bluegrass and BBQ
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber 13537 Laramie Trail, Montgomery, TX 77316. Attendance is by pre-reserved ticket purchase only.
4:00 pm - LandShark Bar & Grill Live Music Weekends
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber Margaritaville Resort Lake Conroe | Landshark Bar & Grill
6:00 pm - pe-X Garage Drive-In Movie Night: Baby Driver
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber 23633 Gosling Rd, Suite A, Spring TX 77389
8:00 pm - Sunday Brunch at Parrot's Nest Bar & Grill →
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber Parrot's Nest Bar & Grill at Twisted Parrot Luxury RV Resort 15075 Walden Rd, Montgomery, TX 77356
10:00 am - Gospel Sunday Brunch w/ Jim Sloan and Friends
Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber 119 Simonton Street Conroe, TX 77301
11:30 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
📣 Conroe Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- LandShark Bar & Grill Live Music Weekends
The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce Margaritaville Resort Lake Conroe | LandShark Bar & Weekend - Parent Information Night (Kinder, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade)
Galatas El Spring, TX 77381
5:00 pm - Taste of the Town Committee Meeting
The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Room 9320 Lakeside Blvd., Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77381
3:00 pm - Volleyball Varsity Tournament @ Dobie HS
Caney Creek H S 10220 Blackhawk Blvd, Houston, TX 77089, USA
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Layla has snuck out
Sunpark apts 336 N and 75 936-224-0291 she is hard of hearing and very old she is a sweet lady please help us find her (Nextdoor Sunpark) - There was a time when life seemed so unfair and seemed to be one awful thing after another.
My thinking was negative because I could t see the positive in anything I was going through. First and foremost God is who changed me but I had to… (Nextdoor Robinwood/Arbor Place)
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- Ameritex Machine & Fabrication posted a job opening for Lead Machine Operator in Conroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conroe here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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