Author: dsmithwick@communityimpact.com

Students in Cy-Fair ISD could soon see a new grade point average system and changes to the list of classes they’re required to take before graduating.

Students return to campuses Aug. 19 for the first day of the 2024-25 school year in Cy-Fair ISD.

House Bill 1605, passed in 2023, permits school boards to adopt instructional materials that aren’t approved by the State Board of Education. CFISD’s board voted to remove chapters from textbooks approved by the majority-Republican state board and …

Community Impact sat down with Cy-Fair ISD Superintendent Doug Killian on July 31 to discuss his goals for the upcoming school year.

Two of five commissioner seats are up for election Nov. 5 for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9—the entity that governs the Cy-Fair Fire Department. 

Two new elective courses will be offered in Cy-Fair ISD high schools in the 2025-26 school year: Literature and the Bible, and Western Civilization and the Bible.

Nyam Nyam Cafe will be closing this October, officials announced in a July 25 Facebook post. 

The Texas Freedom Network was founded about 30 years ago and advocates for legislation that supports public schools.

California-based, family-owned Carmelita’s Kitchen & Tequila has opened its first Texas location in Cypress. 

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is set to replace the former location of PJ’s Coffee off Barker Cypress Road and Hwy. 290.