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The Open Doors Edition

A health center opens its doors on FM 1488, a bakery and an Asian kitchen keep theirs busy, Saturday fills the calendar, and city hall holds a door open for residents who want a say in downtown's future.

The Magnolia Standard Issue 21 · July 24, 2026

Issue 21

Published July 24, 2026 · Bilingual edition

Doors, all through this one. A clinic that opens hers to anyone regardless of insurance. A baker and a pho kitchen keeping theirs propped open through the July heat. A Saturday with three good reasons to leave the house. And a meeting room at city hall where the shape of downtown gets sketched, Monday at six.

Community · Health

Doctor, Dentist and Pharmacy Under One Roof: A New Health Center Is Taking Patients on FM 1488

Lone Star Family Health Center opened its sixth location in the Landmark Building at 18230 FM 1488 — and it sees patients whether or not they carry insurance.

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Business · Small Business

The Scratch Baker on Tamina Road

Courtney Nguyen left healthcare, taught herself cake decorating, and built The Flour Petal Bakery from a home kitchen into a storefront next door to the Saturday market.

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Business · Dining

Pho and Dim Sum Under One Roof: Luc Lac Is Open on FM 1488

Open since June 14 at 6875 FM 1488: pho, vermicelli bowls and Vietnamese coffee on one side of the menu, dim sum and orange chicken on the other.

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Community · The Weekend

A Ride, a Craft and Christmas in July: Your Magnolia Weekend

Saturday holds a benefit motorcycle ride for an injured neighbor, a free corn husk doll workshop at the community center, and a Christmas in July market on Peden Road.

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Civic · City Hall

What Should Central Magnolia Look Like? The Livable Centers Advisory Group Meets Monday

The planning study covering walkability, traffic, safety and downtown economics holds its Citizen Advisory Group meeting Monday, July 28 at 6 p.m.

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