🌱 How Deer Park ISD is reinventing libraries and screen time policies
Deer Park, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Deer Park! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Deer Park ISD is reinventing libraries and screen time policies
- Where Deer Park voters can research every candidate before November 3
Also on today's calendar: October Meeting.
Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 90, low: 77.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Texas Takeaways: The Best of Tech & Learning's Regional Leadership Summit Group Discussions (techlearning.com) — Deer Park ISD leaders are spotlighted in a statewide education summit for how they handle student screen time and a major overhaul of librarian and tech coach roles. Local CTOs describe new training, schedules, and communication strategies aimed at balancing digital learning, teacher expectations, and community concerns, while other Texas districts share ideas on cybersecurity, digital literacy, and staff wellness. 
• Pasadena Chamber's candidate guide: your one-stop shop for election info. (pasadenian.com) — Deer Park voters can now use the Pasadena Chamber’s online “Meet the Candidates” guide to see who’s on their November ballot, watch candidate videos, and find key voting details. The nonpartisan resource aims to help residents prepare for early voting in October and the general election on November 3 without endorsing any particular candidate.
📸 Around Deer Park
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★ Featured events ★
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Winter's Bar - Pasadena, TX - Micro Too →
Winters, 6915 Spencer Hwy Ste 103, Pasadena
9:00 pm
Friday October 9
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October Meeting →
The Battleground, 1600 Georgia Avenue, Deer Park
5:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Aerobics for Health Workshop →
BakerRipley Pasadena Campus, 720 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
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Cross Country Meet HOME @ Salyards 8G/ 8B, 7G/7B
Salyards
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Randy Meadows at Southern Komfort Kitchen →
Southern Komfort Kitchen, 2501 Underwood Rd, La Porte
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Community Health Choice Application Assistance! →
BakerRipley Pasadena Campus, 720 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
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First Fridays at Five Points | Trick or Treat Main Street →
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High Caliber Gun & Knife Show →
7902 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena -
Repticon Houston - Campbell Hall →
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Main Street Trade Days →
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Repticon Reptile and Exotic Animal Show →
Campbell Hall, 7601 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena
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High Caliber Gun Show →
Convention Center and Fairgrounds, 7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning, any recommendations for a serious tree trim job in Deer Park?
Only companies with insurance and that haul away trimmings please. (Nextdoor East Meadow)
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Overnight Shift - Unit 1160 in Deer Park. Apply here.
- Morada Senior Living posted a job opening for Server Full - Time Position in Deer Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pasadena
- How can you skip goofball Maverick, ready to be your running buddy, but he needs a stay of execution first. (pasadenian.com)
- 1979 Country Song, Inspired by ‘The Mountain Whippoorwill,' Is Still a Powerful Hit 47 Years Later (parade.com)
- 09.28.26 -- WateReuse Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Water Reuse Regulatory Guide (wateronline.com)
La Porte
- Transforming Management of Mechanical Integrity and Reliability Management with Computational Power (ptonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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