🌱 Patch AM: How looming bus cuts could affect Spring-area students’ daily commute

Hello Spring! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How looming bus cuts could affect Spring-area students' daily commute
• Where Spring shoppers can finally find Topo Chico again

Also on today's calendar: Haunted Histories: Understanding and Managing Properties with Dark Pasts and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 88, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Texas school bus funding falls short as districts face route cuts and rising transportation costs (click2houston.com) — Families in and around Spring are again worried about losing school bus routes as districts like Cy-Fair, Conroe, Houston, and Austin struggle with transportation costs far outpacing state funding. Local parents describe hazardous walks to bus stops and growing safety concerns, while district leaders warn that without more money, route cuts and longer trips could return for thousands of students.
   

• Topo Chico mineral water is returning to Houston-area stores. Here's where. (houstonchronicle.com) — If you've been missing Topo Chico in Spring, local Walmart stores are among the first in the Houston area to have the mineral water back on shelves, though supplies are limited. H-E-B and Kroger locations around Houston are also slowly restocking as Coca-Cola rolls the glass bottles back out following production upgrades in Monterrey, Mexico.
   

📸 Around Spring

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spring

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• Karaoke Night at MB Speakeasy →
  MB Speakeasy, 417A Gentry St, Spring
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Haunted Histories: Understanding and Managing Properties with Dark Pasts →
  WFG National Title - The Woodlands, 1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Spring
  10:00 am
• Karaoke Night with Yelba and Roy at MB Speakeasy →
  MB Speakeasy, 417A Gentry St, Spring
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• HNWCC: OFF THE CLOCK - ELEVATE SPRING CROSSING →
  Location Elevate Spring Crossing 21525 Spring Plaza Dr. Spring, TX 77388 21525 Spring Plaza Drive Spring TX 77388, 21525 Spring Plaza Drive, Spring
Friday October 9
• Saliva →
  Sawyer Park Icehouse, 314 Pruitt Road, Spring
Saturday October 10
• Westchase WC Kickoff →
  Spring Klein Wrestling Club, 18016 Strack Drive East, Spring
• We Love Teachers 5K - Houston →
  Spring TX
• TX-South Westchase WC Kickoff →
  Spring Klein Wrestling Club, 18016 Strack Drive East, Spring
• Paws n Pints - Adopt don't shop →
  Ale & Ivy, 305 Sawdust Road, Spring
• Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce, 205 W. Main Street, Tomball
  9:00 am

📣 Spring Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 4
• RCIA - Adults →
  St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 527 South Houston Avenue, Humble
  12:30 pm
• A Mother Who Never Gives Up: Book Signing with Geisha Miller →
  802 1st Street East, Humble
  1:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Spring PatchAM possible:

• GIR Appliance repair — (346) 625-4289

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello.
  My dog has been missing since October 2, 2026 around 12:00pm. She was last seen around 5-6pm that day near 13910 Champion Forest Dr, Houston, TX … (Nextdoor Champion Forest X)
• This very friendly cat is on the pathway near Gosling/Flintridge in Indian Springs.
  He has no collar. He's so thin that I could feel his ribs and hip bones and he's got some scabs on his back near his hind legs. He's not weak and he… (Nextdoor Indian Springs)

• Denny's posted a job opening for Dishwasher/Service Assistant - Franchise in Spring. Apply here.
• Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spencer's in Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kingwood

• Meet the family and doctors at The Joint Chiropractic (communityimpact.com)

Humble

• Humble PD searching for man accused of indecent assault at Kroger in September (abc13.com)
• Leslie's is closing 8 Houston stores. Is yours on the list? (houstonchronicle.com)
• James Duane Franklin (bluebonnetnews.com)

Aldine

• Man dies after falling during Aldine-area altercation (fox26houston.com)
• How Mike Morath's agency helped get an AI tool in Texas public school classrooms (houstonpublicmedia.org)

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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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