📌 Houston's Christian Youth Theater marks 20 years of local arts education
📌 Two incumbents, two newcomers announce joint run for Township board
📌 NAES Corporation Leases 28,000 Square Feet at Hughes Landing
📌 Shenandoah projects 5% sales tax revenue increase for 2026-27 fiscal year

TWD | Issue #001

🌦️ Mixed Clouds & Sun, Scattered Thunderstorms · Saturday, July 11, 2026

🌡️ High 90°F · Low 75°F
💧 Humidity 75% · 💨 Wind SSE 7 mph · 🌧️ Rain chance 46%
☀️ UV Index 8 of 11 · Sunrise 6:29 a.m. · Sunset 8:26 p.m.

Scattered storms possible through the day with a high UV index — sunscreen if you're outside, rain jacket if you're headed to Havana Nights tonight.

Source: The Weather Channel

Christian Youth Theater Houston marked a major milestone on June 20 by celebrating its 20th season with a special red carpet event. Community Engagement Director Mary Ramsower shared the news, highlighting two decades of musical theater education for the Greater Houston area.

The organization's first summer camps kicked off back in 2006. Since then, CYT has become a fixture for local families looking to give their kids a creative outlet.

CYT is a national after-school program focused on theater arts training. It helps children and teens build skills in singing, dancing, acting, improvisation, and technical theater work.

Throughout the school year, students attend two-hour classes where they get personalized instruction from experienced teachers. They can choose the specific discipline they want to focus on, according to the company's website.

With branches across the country, CYT gives enrolled students ages 8 to 18 the chance to audition for full-scale productions. It's a hands-on way for young performers to put their training into practice.

Looking ahead, tickets for CYT Houston's upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" went on sale in early June. The show runs from August 7 through August 16 at The Crighton Theatre.

Patrons can visit the CYT Houston website to buy tickets and find details about showtimes, pricing, and the venue's address.

Why it matters: twenty years of shaping performers starting at age eight is the kind of institution that makes a suburb feel like a community, not just a zip code.

Source/Credits: Community Impact

A group of four candidates is running together for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, presenting themselves as a unified team focused on maintaining the community's high standard of living.

Incumbent directors Linda Nelson and Craig Eissler have joined forces with newcomers Lee Wilson and Lisa Gilmore. The slate has already earned an endorsement from the Preserve The Woodlands Candidate Committee.

Nelson has lived and worked in The Woodlands for more than three decades. She currently serves as the Board Secretary and has held leadership roles with the local chamber of commerce. Her community work also includes supporting economic development, tourism, major events, and local charities.

Eissler is a lifelong resident of The Woodlands and serves as the Board Vice Chairman. He works as a certified financial planner and is a University of Texas at Austin graduate. His community involvement includes Rotary and Leadership Montgomery County.

Wilson is also a lifelong area resident. He is a board-certified tax attorney and says he has built his career advocating for small businesses and protecting taxpayers.

Gilmore's background and specific platform details were not included in the announcement.

Source/Credits: Woodlands Online

NAES Corporation has signed a lease for more than 28,000 square feet of office space at 1725 Hughes Landing in The Woodlands. The company, which specializes in optimizing the performance and reliability of power generation facilities, will use the space as its new central region hub.

The deal was announced by Howard Hughes Communities, the real estate arm of Howard Hughes Holdings. It signals continued strong demand for premium office space in the Hughes Landing mixed-use waterfront district.

This expansion by NAES underscores the area's appeal to energy sector companies seeking modern, amenity-rich work environments.

Source/Credits: Hello Woodlands

Shenandoah City Council got an early look at the upcoming budget during its July 8 meeting. Finance Director Lisa Wasner presented projections showing a 5% jump in sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2026-27.

A property tax rate hasn't been proposed yet. That's because certified tax rolls won't be ready until later this month. The current rate for 2025-26 sits at $0.1821 per $100 of assessed value.

The median taxable home value is expected to climb from $425,728 to $440,344. That shift is part of a broader 3.59% increase in property tax revenue, which would bring in about $115,795 more than the current fiscal year. Of that total, roughly $4,700 comes from new properties added to the tax roll.

Not everything is trending up. Mixed beverage tax is the only revenue source expected to drop. On the spending side, technology department costs are projected to go down. City leaders will dig deeper into the numbers at a budget workshop scheduled for August 5.

Source/Credits: Community Impact

Saturday, July 11

🍷 Havana Nights: Cocktails, Cigars & Salsa Under the Stars. Back Table Kitchen & Bar, The Woodlands Resort (2301 N Millbend Dr). 8-10 p.m. Free admission — live Latin band, salsa dancing, complimentary hand-rolled cigars, Cuban-inspired tapas menu available for purchase. More info

Wednesday, July 15

🎼 Game On! A Symphony of Sport — The Woodlands Symphony. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Gates 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Free, no ticket required — stadium anthems and Olympic fanfares performed live, part of The Pavilion's 2026 Performing Arts Series. More info

Note: Dates and times are as announced online. Organizers may make changes. Always confirm before heading out.

🏊 The Woodlands Family YMCA is partnering with the IRONMAN Foundation on a $15,000 grant to provide 4,000 swim lessons to local children and families across Montgomery County. Read more

💰 Woodforest Charitable Foundation awarded $6.7 million to 232 nonprofits in 2026, including $3.3 million to 55 local and regional charities serving Montgomery and Harris counties. Read more

🎓 Lone Star College System's longest-serving trustee, David Vogt, marks nearly 30 years on the board after first being appointed in January 1997. Read more

📊 Breedlove & Co., a financial services firm serving businesses locally and internationally, celebrated 50 years in Spring this June. Read more

🎒 Interfaith of The Woodlands launched its annual Kits 4 Kids program, which provides school supplies to more than 2,000 Conroe ISD students facing financial hardship. Read more

🌳 Woodlands Trivia
The Woodlands Waterway — the 1.8-mile water feature running through Town Center — started as a napkin sketch. Robert Heineman, the Howard Hughes planner behind it, drew the original diagram on a napkin, and construction didn't wrap until nearly two decades later in 2018.

🤠 Talkin’ Texan
"That dog's been barkin' too close to the porch." Translation: somebody's messing where they shouldn't be — and they're about to get caught.

🚿 Shower Thought
"Go to bed, you'll feel better in the morning" is just the human version of "did you turn it off and turn it back on again?"

😂 Dad Joke
What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
Nacho cheese.