Issue 17
Published July 10, 2026 · Bilingual edition
Last week we widened the map. This week we look at what's going up on it. A family coffee shop is building out on FM 2978, the school district is buying land for its third high school, the FM 1488 widening is two jobs on two clocks, and a 59-acre project is asking the city for $3 million before a single wall goes up.
Business · Coming Soon
A Family Coffee Shop Is Building Its Second Home on FM 2978
Third Gen Coffee, a Woodlands shop that sources its beans from its own family project in Honduras, is building out a second location in Magnolia. If the permit timeline holds, the doors open by early fall.
Read the story →Schools · Growth
The $465 Million Bond Passed. Now the District Is Buying Land on FM 1486.
Two months after the vote, Magnolia ISD has its construction managers lined up and about 100 acres picked out on FM 1486 for a third high school. The district says the bond doesn't raise the tax rate. We note what to watch.
Read the story →Roads · Service Journalism
FM 1488 Is Two Road Jobs, Not One. Here's Where Each Stands.
The western half is 98% done and wrapping this quarter. The stretch through town isn't scheduled to finish until late 2027. Why the widening feels endless, and which parts open when.
Read the story →Civic Watch · Two Views
Magnolia Square: 59 Acres, $3 Million in Incentives, and No Vote Yet
A developer wants a shopping-and-housing project on the west side, and up to $3 million in city incentives to build it. The council has met on it twice without a yes. Both sides, same column width, you decide.
Read the story →Coming next
More on Tuesday. Have a shop opening, a milestone, or an event in Magnolia, Dobbin, or Montgomery worth a mention? Send it to the newsroom.