Issue 04
Published May 26, 2026 · Bilingual edition
The service issue — with the week's good news folded in. The Class of 2026 walked the stage at Reed Arena, a new boat-and-RV yard opened off FM 1488, and Saturday markets are in full swing. Around that: a civic calendar you can clip to the fridge for the busy summer ahead, and a plain-English walk through the MUD rate notice most people throw away unread. Mostly good news, one piece of homework. Keep it on the counter.
Community · Civic Guide
Your Summer in Magnolia: A Civic Calendar Worth Keeping
The decisions that set next year's bills get made in the quiet summer months — the city budget, the tax rate, the school calendar — and the rooms are open to you. Who meets, when, where, and how to walk in, with a clip-and-keep table and a map of the meeting places. Plus the warm-weather dates worth circling for the fun of it.
Read the guide →Lifestyle · Weekend
The Saturday Markets Magnolia Actually Goes To
A working list of the Saturday-morning markets within easy reach of Magnolia — the Farmers Market on Tamina, the Magnolia Farmers & Artisans Market on FM 1488, and the big year-round Tomball market at the Depot. Who sells what, a map to point the car at, and the small tricks that make a market run worth the early alarm.
Read the guide →Community · Schools
Caps in the Air: Magnolia's Class of 2026 Walks at Reed Arena
The Mustangs of Magnolia West and the Bulldogs of Magnolia High closed out thirteen years of school this past Saturday under the lights of Texas A&M's Reed Arena — two ceremonies, one arena, one more class of Magnolia kids turned loose on the world. A celebration of the weekend the Class of 2026 became alumni.
Read the story →Business · Now Open
Now Open: A Busy Spring of Openings on the FM 1488 Corridor
Foxgate Boat & RV Storage opened this month off FM 1488 — the latest in a busy spring of new businesses around Magnolia and Tomball, from a juice bar to a soda stand to a coffee roaster on the way. A roundup of what's new on the corridor, with a map and a scorecard.
Read the roundup →Civic Watch · Reader Service
The MUD Rate Notice in Your Mailbox — and How to Actually Read It
That dense notice from your Municipal Utility District isn't junk mail. It's the one document that tells you what you'll pay for water, and why. What a MUD is, the two numbers that decide your bill, what the "SJRA" line is doing there — including a rare fee that actually went down — and the four lines on the notice worth reading before you recycle it.
Read the guide →Coming next
More from the Founders of Magnolia series, the living FM 1488 corridor map, and the businesses that were here before the boom.
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