Issue 23
Published July 31, 2026 · Bilingual edition
Tomorrow is the first. The court starts taking payments somewhere new, the railroad crossing at the middle of town shuts for two days, and the window opens on the half of your tax bill nobody protests. Also this issue: an office in Conroe that has been quietly doing veterans' paperwork for free the whole time.
Community · City Hall
The Court's Payment Link Changes Saturday. The Old One Stops Working.
Magnolia Municipal Court moves to a new payment page and an automated phone line on August 1. Today is the last day the old site takes citations, and the two systems do not overlap.
Read the story →Roads · This Weekend
The Railroad Crossing at 1488 and 1774 Closes This Weekend
Two days, August 1 to August 2, for a traffic switch and Union Pacific work. That crossing is how most of Magnolia gets from one side of town to the other.
Read the story →Community · Veterans
The County Has People Whose Whole Job Is Your VA Claim. You Need an Appointment.
Two offices, Conroe and New Caney, working claims for veterans, dependents and survivors at no charge. Both see people by appointment only, and the number is the same for each.
Read the story →Civic Watch · Your Money
Your Tax Bill Gets Decided in August and September. You Can Be Told Before It Happens.
Every taxing unit that touches your address sets its rate over the next two months. The county has a sign-up that emails you when the rate on your own property moves.
Read the story →Coming next
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