🌱 Patch AM: Why Spring parents are being urged to request classroom cameras now

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Spring parents are being urged to request classroom cameras now
• Spring students help make history in Polk County nursing program

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 99 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 99, low: 78.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 101 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Klein ISD classroom aide facing felony charge highlights Texas special education camera law (fox26houston.com) — A Klein ISD classroom aide from Spring has been fired and arrested on a felony charge related to allegedly injuring a special education student, prompting fresh concern among local parents about classroom safety and transparency. The case is drawing attention to a Texas law that requires parents to submit written requests each school year to activate cameras in self-contained special education classrooms, with advocates urging families to file those requests immediately.
   

• Polk County Center's first RN cohort graduates (easttexasnews.com) — Nursing students from across East Texas, including several from Spring, have just graduated through Lamar State College Orange's Polk County Center, marking its first-ever Registered Nurse transition cohort. Their August 13 commencement in Livingston celebrated new RNs and LVNs, with college leaders praising the graduates' courage, hard work, and the life-changing opportunities created by expanding local nursing education.
   

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Sunday August 23
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  Dosey Doe - The Big Barn, 25911 Interstate 45 N, Spring
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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce 205 W. Main Street Tomball, TX 77375
  9:00 am
Thursday August 27
• GTACC Networking Breakfast
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce Church 1:37 14050 Park Dr. Tomball, TX 77377
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Toastmasters Meeting
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce 1370 N. Millbend Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380.
  12:00 pm
• NOT HAVING - The Woodlands Area Business Summit Team Meeting
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce 9320 Lakeside Blvd., Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77381 Lakeshore Board Room
  3:30 pm
• Salyards Open House
  Salyards Middle Houston, TX 77269
  5:00 pm
• Planet Tyrus Tour Humble, TX August 20, 2026 →
  Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, 611 Higgins St, Humble
  7:30 pm
Friday August 21
• LandShark Bar & Grill Live Music Weekends
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce Margaritaville Resort Lake Conroe | LandShark Bar & Weekend
• SECHS Early Release
  Humble ISD Humble, TX 77338
• Education Foundation Purse Bingo
  Humble ISD 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy, Humble, TX 77338, USA
  5:30 pm
• Friday Night FUN →
  Flips Gymnastics, 27320 Robinson Rd, Oak Ridge North
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Parent Information Night (Kinder, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade)
  Galatas El Spring, TX 77381
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free kitten.
  Was dodging traffic in front of my fire station. Purrs when held, friendly. Girl I think. Give her a home. EDIT: She has a home now. Thanks. (Nextdoor Villages - Senterra Lakes)
• Way to go everyone!!
  Great support for our community for the new owner of Oriental Garden! I stopped in after my errands to pick up her House Lo Mein! She was so happy… (Nextdoor Colony Creek Village)

• Urban Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Anthropologie Back of House Specialist in Spring. Apply here.
• Lifetime posted a job opening for Women's Locker Room Attendant in Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kingwood

• Mavryck Len and Skylar Jayne Chambers (bluebonnetnews.com)
• Volleyball Recap: Dawson Now 2-4 Since Winning 3 Straight (maxpreps.com)

Humble

• Humble ISD secures B score for 2025-26 A-F accountability rating (communityimpact.com)
• TOYO revenue surges 88% in H1 2026 as U.S. solar market drives growth (pv-magazine-usa.com)
• Strange bug ambushes wasp in Texas house, earning praise as the 'fighter jet' of insects (thecooldown.com)

Ok Spring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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