Issue 36
Published September 15, 2026 · Bilingual edition
The city's wells ran two-thirds of every day in August, and the council has now put the town on a watering schedule that is a request this month and could be an order next. Then three things with dates on them: Hispanic Heritage Month begins today and we counted what it means in the schools, the two men running for county judge answered the same five questions, and the festival up 1774 opens October 10 for its second season under a new owner.
City Services · Water
The City's Wells Ran 16 Hours a Day in August. Your Watering Days Now Depend on Your House Number.
Stage 1 is voluntary: two days a week by address, before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m., a 5 percent goal. Stage 2 is mandatory, and the public works director says it could come fast. Who the schedule applies to, and the free leak check the city is offering.
Read the story →Community · Explainer
Hispanic Heritage Month Starts on the 15th for a Reason. In Magnolia ISD, It Is 6,233 Students.
Five countries mark independence on September 15, Mexico on the 16th, Chile on the 18th. Four in ten Magnolia ISD students are Hispanic and one in five is in a bilingual or ESL program. The closest events this week are in Conroe and Tomball.
Read the story →Politics · Two Views
The County Judge Race Is Keough Against Graf. Both Answered the Same Five Questions.
The Republican incumbent since 2019 and the Democrat who has never held office, side by side on growth, the budget, the courthouse and the jail. Registration closes October 5. Early voting is October 19 through 30.
Read the story →Greater Magnolia · FM 1774
The Gates Up 1774 Open October 10 for a 52nd Season. It Is the Second Under an Owner Who Won It in Court.
Weekends through November 29 plus the Friday after Thanksgiving, 9 to 8. Eight themed weekends in order, the court-ordered sale in four paragraphs, and what half a million visitors mean for FM 1774 through Magnolia.
Read the story →Coming next
The livestock show runs Wednesday through Sunday, with the auction Saturday evening, and the Habitat homebuyer class is Saturday morning at the library. We will have the sale numbers when the committee posts them. If the city moves to Stage 2 on water, that runs the day it happens, whatever day that is.