Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA & COLE GEE
Tomball ISD approves new land purchases At its regular meeting Dec. 9, Tomball ISD trustees approved spending $3.1 million for the purchase of two parcels of land near
TISD OKs bond items, gives project updates Tomball ISD trustees approved bond purchases and heard project updates from Chief Financial O - cer Zach Boles during their workshop and regular meetings Dec. 8-9. What residents need to know Boles, during the Dec. 8 workshop meeting, detailed that there are three phases for all the 2025 bond projects: planning & design, permitting & bidding and construction. These projects include a new transportation/park- ing center, the new Tomball Intermediate building, new multiprogram activity centers and athletic facility upgrades. As it currently stands, these projects remain in the planning and design phase. As previously reported, Tomball Intermediate is among the rst of these projects, and Boles said construction is expected to begin in October 2026 and be completed in May 2028. Construction on the
Latest TISD bond purchases
At the Dec. 9 meeting, the board voted to approve the use of 2021 and 2025 bond funds for multiple infrastructure purchases, including:
$6.5 million for new security cameras, furniture and equipment for Tomball West High School $50,000 in additional funds to complete the sidewalks at the Early Excellence Academy $6.5 million for 40 buses
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The two plots of land are 5.2503 acres and 2.2379 acres, per district documents. The land will be purchased using funds from the 2025 bond. Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said the land will be used for future district purposes. This move comes after the TISD board approved purchasing 110 acres for about $13.63 million using 2025 bond funds for future district purposes in September, as previously reported. The land is located near Telge Road between Hwy. 249 and Cypress Rosehill Road.
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new transportation center is estimated to begin in February 2027. More details Alongside the new Tomball Intermediate facility, new multiprogram activity centers are set to be built at each of TISD’s high schools. Boles said that Tomball High will have the rst prototype of these new centers, with construction set for October to May 2028. LSC UP celebrates new campus courtroom Lone Star College-University Park celebrated the o cial ribbon-cutting of its on-campus courtroom Nov. 6, the college announced in a news release. The overview The event was hosted by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences as a “major milestone for the college’s paralegal studies and criminal justice programs,” the college states. Matthew Dempsey, Lone Star College-University Park president, o cially cut the ribbon to open the courtroom following remarks from Bobby Lieb, Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce president. “This new courtroom is more than a facility; it’s a hands-on learning environment that prepares students to step con dently into professional legal settings,” Dempsey said. “We’re proud to provide a space where our students can practice the skills they’ll need to thrive in the legal and justice elds.” The ribbon-cutting follows the launch of the paralegal studies program in spring 2025, making LSC University Park the second campus in the Lone Star College System to o er the American Bar
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Discovery School of Innovation expanding Discovery School of Innovation will open a new campus for students in pre-K to eighth grade in August 2026, the school announced. The gist Discovery School of Innovation is a private school with a mission of cultivating curiosity, creativity and community, while preparing students to thrive, according to the school. “We’ve seen incredible growth since our founding, and this campus will allow us to meet the needs of more families,” said Cath- erine Sagar, founder and director of Discovery School of Innovation. The school will also launch its rst high school program in 2027. The news release states the ninth-grade class will begin in August 2027, with one grade added each year.
Matthew Dempsey, Lone Star College-University Park president, cuts the ribbon to the new courtroom.
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Association-approved paralegal studies degree and certi cate programs, the college states. “The courtroom represents an incredible collabo- ration between our academic programs, community partners and the Lone Star College System,” Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences David Gaer said. “It ensures students are not only learning theory but living it.”
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