Issue 53
Published November 13, 2026 · Bilingual edition
Elementary No. 10 is about to become Kresston Elementary, and Monday's board vote would pay for its steel. Montgomery learned its new City Hall will cost $16.6 million, not the $10 million it heard in December 2025. And the five groundwater districts in this part of Texas signed the 2080 goal that pumping here is planned toward. Magnolia plays Cypress Falls tonight at 7.
Schools · Magnolia ISD
Magnolia ISD's Next Elementary School Has a Name: Kresston Elementary. The Board Votes Monday, Along With $5.9 Million for the First Work.
What the first package buys, line by line, why the site was picked, and where it fits in the bond schedule.
Read the story →Greater Magnolia · City of Montgomery
Montgomery's New City Hall in the Old Jim's Hardware Is Now a $16.6 Million Job. In December 2025 the Estimate Was About $10 Million.
The new number, what it includes, the mayor's drainage worry, and a fire department hub off Plez Morgan Drive.
Read the story →Montgomery County · Water
The Region Set Its 2080 Groundwater Goal on Monday. For Montgomery County It Is Still 70 Percent, and This Time It Says Nothing About Sinking Ground.
What the number means, what changed since 2021, and the 120-day window to challenge it.
Read the story →This week
- Fri., Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: Magnolia vs. Cypress Falls at Pridgeon Stadium in Cypress. Our story.
- Sat., Nov. 14: Academy opens at Magnolia Village. Our story.
- Mon., Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m.: Commissioners Court canvasses the November 3 election. Our story.
- Mon., Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Magnolia ISD board meeting: the Kresston Elementary name and the first construction package. Our story.
Coming next
Tuesday, November 17: how Friday night went, and what the Magnolia ISD board did Monday.