Issue 27
Published August 14, 2026 · Bilingual edition
School started Wednesday and the town rearranged itself around it. A turn you have made for years is closed. Two football schedules just went up. And in a document almost nobody reads, the city has committed millions in future sales tax under a condition that turns out to matter a great deal.
Civic Watch · Development
The City Has Committed Up to $6.95 Million in Future Sales Tax. Nobody Had Added It Up.
Three signed agreements inside twelve months, a $3 million commitment on a project whose zoning is still being argued over, and one condition written into all of them that most residents have never heard.
Read the story →Roads · City of Magnolia
You Can No Longer Turn Onto Melton From Buddy Riley. The Detour Went In Two Days Before School.
Traffic now runs to Acker and North Sixth. The city gave a start date and a reason. It did not give an end date, and that is the part parents will feel.
Read the story →Sports · Magnolia ISD
Both Magnolia Teams Open August 28. Two Weeks Later They Play Each Other.
Magnolia hosts Willis, Magnolia West travels to Bryan, both at 7 that Friday. Then September 11, and it counts in the district standings. Both full schedules are here.
Read the story →Weather · Montgomery County
The County Will Call Your Phone in an Emergency. Only If You Told It Which Phone.
The statistical peak is September 10 and the window that produces 96 percent of major hurricanes opened this month. AlertMCTX covers gas leaks and wildfire too. Registration is the part that has to happen first.
Read the story →Coming next
More on Tuesday. Openings, milestones and events in Magnolia, Dobbin and Montgomery are always welcome at the newsroom, and so is anything you think this paper has been too quiet about. If you know when the Melton detour ends, we would like to hear from you.