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Tax rate cap boost on the ballot Klein Fire Department BY DANICA LLOYD

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• Department funding breakdown • Call volume on the rise • Property tax bill impacts

As call volume has spiked in the past ve years, Klein Fire Department leaders are preparing for continued growth by asking voters to approve a property tax rate cap increase this May. (Courtesy Joe Buvid/Klein Fire Department)

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4 Wise Street Eats Custom bowls, burger sliders, chicken sandwiches, wings, and macaroni and cheese are on the menu. • Opened in March • 20750 Kuykendahl Road, Ste. 120, Spring • www.wisestreeteats.com 5 Island Breeze Jamaican Restaurant The eatery serves Jamaican cuisine with an American twist, such as falafel and sausage. • Opened March 29 • 18311 TC Jester Blvd., Spring • 832-530-5221 6 Prose Sterling The 297-unit apartment community offers one- and two-bedroom units with modern design. • Opened Jan. 9 • 2555 FM 2920, Spring • www.prosesterlingapts.com 7 Saxon Pond Flats The 360-unit complex features one-, two- and three- bedroom units with rent ranging from $1,442-$2,299. • Opened March 20 • 2953 FM 2920, Spring • www.saxonpondflats.com 8 Showcase Gymnastics Cheryl and Chris Cupples purchased Basel’s All-Star Gymnastics to open the company’s third location. • Opened in January • 4963 Louetta Road, Spring • www.showcasegymnastics.com 9 Samuel Family Cardiology Drs. E. John Samuel and Paulraj Samuel, a father-son duo, have opened a new location of their cardiology practice. • Opened Feb. 27 • 21848 Holzwarth Road, Ste. 110, Spring • www.samuelcardiology.com

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2 Country Scrambled Cafe The eatery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at the previous location of Kings Blu Jam Cafe. • Opened Feb. 11

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1 Blossom & Cove Candle Company Lauren Whitton opened a storefront for her online business selling soy candles and wax melts. • Opened March 29 • 123 Main St., Ste. B, Spring • www.blossomandcovecandlecompany.com

• 4711 Louetta Road, Ste. 101, Spring • www.countryscrambledcafe.com

3 Ohana Poke Bowl Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls with Japanese influence and Cajun seafood are on the menu. • Opened March 7

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10 Steel River Manufacturing The business opened a 6,500-square-foot office warehouse to expand capacity as the company grows.

and offers food, drinks and live entertainment. • Relocated Jan. 30 • 9440 Louetta Road, Spring • Facebook: On the Rox Sports Bar & Grill

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• Opened in mid-March • 5057 FM 2920, Spring • www.steel-river.com

16 CrossFit Salute Previously located at 9711 FM 2920, Ste. 100, Tomball, the gym provides personal fitness instruction and group classes. • Relocated April 1 • 8028 Dowdell Road, Ste. 104, Tomball • www.crossfitsalute.com 17 Huemn The business, which offers contrast therapy, cryotherapy, lymphatic drainage, laser therapy and other wellness treatments, relocated to a larger location within Vintage Park. • Relocated April 8 • 130 Vintage Park Blvd., Ste. A, Houston • www.behuemn.com

11 P. Terry’s Burger Stand Burgers, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers and breakfast sandwiches are on the menu. • Opened April 7 • 20255 Champion Forest Drive, Spring • www.pterrys.com 12 Gyro Republic Diners can customize rice bowls, salads, pita sandwiches, loaded fries or gyro burritos. • Opened March 5 • 16702 Stuebner Airline Road, Spring • www.gyrorepublic.com

21 HTeaO HTeaO offers tea, water and coffee products with over 20 flavors of sweetened and unsweetened teas, including strawberry passion, mango, coconut and blueberry. The business also offers a buy-one- get-one-free happy hour daily from 2-4 p.m. • Opened March 29 • 8217 Louetta Road, Spring • www.hteao.com

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13 Angels’ Attic Resale Store Cypress Assistance Ministries is opening a second location, which will accept donations of and resell new and gently used clothing, baby items, household goods and more. • Opening in June • 7440 FM 1960, Houston • www.cypressassistance.org 14 Vintage North Davis Development focuses on “high-end, luxury” apartments and is bringing a new project to the Vintage Park area. • Opening in August 2026 • 14701 Vintage Preserve Parkway, Houston

18 Black Walnut Kitchen & Bar The business reopened April 4 after renovations. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, cocktails and weekend brunch.

• 10623 Louetta Road, Houston • www.blackwalnutcafe.com

22 La Boucherie The family-owned Cajun food retailer and butcher shop celebrated its 30th anniversary April 1. • 18908 Kuykendahl Road, Spring • www.cajunmeats.com

19 Mi Rancho The local Tex-Mex eatery celebrated 20 years in business in March.

• 6096 FM 2920, Spring • www.miranchogrill.com

Closings

20 Theiss Elementary School The Klein ISD school marked 50 years of education earlier this year. • 17510 Theiss Mail Route Road, Klein • http://theiss.kleinisd.net

23 The Door Store The brick-and-mortar showroom will close and continue operating as an online retailer moving forward. • Closing April 30

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• 10706 Grant Road, Houston • www.thedoorstore.online

15 On the Rox Sports Bar & Grill The business moved from 8905 Louetta Road, Spring,

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Harris County seeks 5 additional district courts Harris County moved forward with a request to Texas lawmakers to create five additional civil district courts by 2027 to address the county’s longstanding court case backlog. Commissioners voted 3-1 in favor of the res- olution during a Feb. 27 Commissioners Court meeting. Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis dissented while Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained from the vote. State Rep. Mano DeAyala, R-Houston, filed House Bill 3600 on March 3, which would create three new judicial districts in Harris County on Oct. 1 and two additional judicial districts on Oct. 1, 2026. These courts would all focus on civil matters, according to the legislation. How it works Should the additional courts receive legislative approval, county officials said they would plan to

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“We can’t continue to advertise that Harris County is an economic beacon without investing in a robust justice system where disputes are resolved timely and thoughtfully.” LAUREN REEDER, HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 234TH CIVIL COURT

1 County raises minimum wage Harris County voted 3-1 on March 27 to raise its minimum wage to at least $20 an hour for employees and contractors starting in May and July, respectively. Texas Labor Union President Elsa Flores said she’s proud of the county for raising worker wages from $15 an hour. 2 Downtown building renamed after Sylvester Turner Commissioners voted March 27 to rename Lamar Plaza in honor of the late former Houston mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. They also approved a resolution honoring the legacy of Turner, who died March 5. 3 County to appoint new attorney Commissioners will appoint a new county attorney after Christian Menefee resigned March 17 with his announcement to run for the District 18 U.S. House position, formerly held by Turner.

keep the courts located in the judicial complex in Downtown Houston. Additional courts are estimated to cost the county at least $2.5 million-$3.5 million for each court, Engineering Department Executive Director Milton Rahman said. Looking back Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones said county officials worked with state legislators in 2023 to secure six additional criminal district courts and a probate court to address the court backlog. While the 2025 motion called for nine additional courts, only five were approved.

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Education

BY EMILY LINCKE

A state bill authored by Rep. Sam Harless, R-Spring, and led March 10 would require law enforcement to notify school districts when employees are being investigated. House Bill 4125 would compel law enforcement agencies to inform ocials at public school districts, charter schools and private schools when an employee is being investigated, charged with a crime, arrested or indicted, the Legislature’s website states. “We oered [lawmakers] a solution to a signicant communication gap we’ve identied that potentially put students in harm’s way,” Klein ISD Police Chief Marlon Runnels said at a district meeting March 10. The bill would require notications for oenses including: • Assault, sexual assault and prostitution against a minor or a current student • Any felony crime against a student Klein ISD helps craft new bill THE FLOW OF COMMUNICATION If HB 4125 is passed, when a school employee is charged, arrested or indicted, law enforcement would be required to: Orally notify an ISD’s police chief or administrator within 24 Give written notice to educational institution within Provide annual compliance reports to the Texas Education Agency

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HB 4125 is also called the “Providing Required Oversight To Educators’ Conduct Transparency Act” or PROTECT Act, Runnels said. The bill was led after KISD leaders visited Austin in early March and discussed the district’s legislative priorities for school safety with local lawmakers. The bill has multiple steps to reach before it is considered by lawmakers during the 89th legislative session.

Last April, former Klein Cain High School teacher Kedria Grigsby was arrested on charges of child tracking and compelling prostitution of minors, as previously reported by Community Impact . • November 2022: HCSO investigators initially linked Grigsby to the case, according to an April 9 search warrant authorizing the seizure of Grigsby’s phone. • February 2023: KISD ocials were informed that Grigsby was possibly recruiting young girls from the school to work with her. After reaching out to the sheri’s oce, KISD ocials said the HCSO told them that Grigsby was not a suspect in the case. • March 2023: HCSO ocials received a completed forensic report detailing the phone activities of a separate individual involved in the case. • March 2024: HCSO ocials completed their review of the forensic report, according to the search warrant. • April 2024: After nding sucient evidence linking Grigsby to the alleged criminal activity, HSCO ocials arrested Grigsby at Klein Cain High School with the assistance of district police. “Last year, we did see rsthand how a com- munication gap in interagency communication put students at risk,” KISD Superintendent Jenny McGown said. “So Chief [Runnels] and I, as fellow KISD parents, promised we would do everything in our power to make sure that that never happened again in our own backyard or any other school district in the state of Texas.”

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March 10 Rep. Sam Harless, R-Spring, les HB 4125 June 2 The Texas Legislature’s 89th session holds its last scheduled day of session Sept. 1 HB 4125 goes into eect, if approved by the Texas Legislature

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Transportation

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6 new traffic signals coming to Spring, Klein Harris County Precinct 3 is planning to install several new traffic signals throughout the Spring- Klein area, according to the precinct’s website. What’s happening These projects are in the design phase, so estimated costs and timelines were not yet available as of press time. New traffic signals will be installed at: • Stuebner Airline Road at Five Forks Drive • Spring Stuebner Road at Mossy Oaks Road • Kuykendahl Road at Cypressdale Drive • Kuykendahl Road at Alvin A. Klein Drive • Gosling Road at Hampton Pointe Boulevard Additionally, modifications are planned for an existing signal at Gosling Road at West Rayford Road with a new mast arm traffic signal.

New maintenance facility breaks ground United Airlines officials held a ground- breaking ceremony March 25 for the $177 million, 140,000-square-foot Ground Service Equipment Maintenance Facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The details According to a March 25 news release, the facility will support the airline’s fleet of more than 1,800 ground service vehicles. It’s expected to create 4,000 construction jobs during the project and open in 2027. Officials said the facility will enhance the airline’s ability to service ground vehicles by providing additional resources for crews to perform tasks, including charging batteries, fabricating metal and monitoring electronic controls with improved infrastructure and modernized workspaces.

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Development

BY DANICA LLOYD

More than 1,500 multifamily housing units have opened in the last year in the six ZIP codes in Community Impact’s Spring/Klein coverage area with another 2,000 planned, according to a March 11 report from MRI ApartmentData. Most of this development is near the Grand Parkway in MRI ApartmentData’s Tomball/Spring submarket. What’s happening MRI ApartmentData shows the average monthly rent in the Tomball/Spring submarket was $1,405, and the occupancy was 86.1% this February. Occu- pancy was 88.3% in the Willowbrook/Champions/ Ella submarket, and the average rent was $1,113. More multifamily housing coming to Spring, Klein

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Recently opened Casella

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Prose Sterling

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297

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Saxon Pond Flats

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Grand Parkway and Holzwarth Road, Spring Spring Stuebner Road and Spring Plaza Drive, Spring West Rayford Road and Gosling Road, Spring 3703 Louetta Road, Spring 21837 Holzwarth Road, Spring

Apartments

300

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390

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Built to rent Apartments

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Built to rent

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$0.10

Property tax rate per $100 valuation, 2024

Klein Fire Department’s annual call volume has more than doubled since 2019, and officials said a property tax rate increase could soon be needed to help support that growth and keep up with inflation. However, an internal tax rate cap could prevent this revenue-generating strategy. Harris County Emergency Services District No. 16, the government entity that funds and oversees the KFD, has a property tax rate close to its max of $0.05 per $100 valuation. Voters will decide May 3 whether the department can raise this cap to $0.10 per $100 valuation—the max allowed by state law, Commissioner Lance Wilson said. ESD 16 officials set the tax rate cap decades ago, but Wilson said it is “significantly lower” than neighboring ESDs, which have a $0.10 per $100 valuation cap. However, the proposition’s approval wouldn’t immediately trigger an increase in the actual property tax rate, he said. “Current budget projections basically will put us in a position of not being able to provide the same level of service [as we do now]. … Essentially, we will have a need to increase the rate in the near future, but right now, the focus is on getting the cap raised so we can make sure that we have that ability to protect our current level of service,” Wilson said.

Klein Fire stations

2 Cypress Creek Fire Department

4 Ponderosa Fire Department

$0.093336

$0.098097

5 Spring Fire Department

$0.095775

249

“Everybody helps everybody, which helps us actually keep some

of our costs down.” JASON CATRAMBONE, KLEIN FIRE CHIEF

SOURCES: HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS 7, 13, 16, 19 AND 28/COMMUNITY IMPACT

How we got here

Put in perspective

interview. “From the incipient stage of a fire, it basically doubles in size every 30 seconds.” Catrambone said the KFD only provides about 0.8 firefighters per 1,000 residents, while the Southern U.S. averages 1.5 firefighters per 1,000 residents, the National Fire Protection Association reports. Locally, this is possible because neigh- boring departments can help respond to calls and share specialty apparatus when needed, he said.

Klein Fire Chief Jason Catrambone joined the KFD in 2023—about a year after ESD 16 transi- tioned to mostly paid versus volunteer firefighters. This move contributed to annual budgeted expenses escalating 86% since 2020, but it has also improved the department’s service levels. “Ten years ago, it took about 12 minutes on average to get to a scene. This past month was under six minutes,” Catrambone said in a March

About half of the KFD’s revenue comes from a 1% local sales tax, Catrambone said. The rest of the funding comes from local property taxes. On top of the ESD’s internal rate cap, state law limits annual property tax revenue growth without voter approval, preventing most local taxing entities from drastic rate hikes year over year. If voters approve the May 3 proposition, any increases to the actual tax rate would be incremental over time.

Klein Fire Department revenue and expenses Property tax revenue Sales tax revenue

Budgeted expenses

Property tax rate

$0.049881

$5M $10M $15M $20M $25M $30M 0

Current tax bill

$0.045097

$0.05

($0.049881 per $100 valuation) x $350,000 home value = $174.58 annually

$0.047107

$0.0495

Maximum tax bill if new cap is approved ($0.10 per $100 valuation) x $350,000 home value = $350 annually

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

SOURCE: KLEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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The outlook

Looking ahead

The department’s goal is to have at least 35 people on duty daily across its eight fire stations. About 30% of the time, crews are responding to more than one call simultaneously. Natural disasters pose bigger challenges, with the department running a month’s worth of calls in the first 48 hours of Hurricane Beryl last June, he said. The KFD staffs 150 part-time, 36 full-time and 60 volunteer firefighters. Catrambone said officials continue to hire and train to keep up with demand.

In addition to facing higher costs for personnel and their benefits, officials are upgrading fire stations originally designed for volunteers to suit full- time staff better. Equipment expenses have also grown. “Now it takes between four and five years from the time we order a fire truck to get it. … So we’re already planning past 2030 with apparatus replacement, and some of that has to be ordered within the next year,” Catrambone said. “So it’s planning that out and knowing what’s going on and making sure we’re ordering the right stuff for what’s going to be here then.” Registered voters within the KFD’s boundaries can vote for or against the proposed tax rate cap increase on May 3 at the ESD 16 administrative building, 18606 Stuebner Airline Road, Klein.

The Spring Fire Department responded to more calls in its slightly larger territory in 2024, but its call volume increased by about 21.77% since 2020 while the KFD has seen call volume nearly double in that time. KFD officials said they predict that number will keep growing. Catrambone said the department’s territory has added 6,000 apartment units over the past decade with more on the way, leading to a denser popula- tion as well as more vehicle traffic.

Annual call volume

Klein Fire Department

Spring Fire Department

+21.77%

6K 8K 4K 2K 0

+37.06%

+91.7%

+35.3%

2015

2016

2017

2018 2019 2020 2021

2022

2023

2024

SOURCES: KLEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, SPRING FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Election

Events

BY WESLEY GARDNER

BY JOVANNA AGUILAR

Cypress Forest PUD proposes Raveneaux property acquisition

• $35 (single day), $55 (full conference) • 12512 Walters Road, Houston • www.thehopegatheringconference.org

April

Paws 4 Purpose Join the Barbara Bush Branch Library for a special therapy dog reading session to help children ages 6-12 become confident readers. • April 23, 4 p.m. • Free

May the 4th be with You Lego pop-up A “Star Wars” themed event features Lego art displayed by The Houston Brick Club. Registration is required. • May 3, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Free • 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.pearlmfa.org Houston Grand Opera’s Opera to Go Cypress Creek FACE presents a show based on two children’s books by author Mo Willems at the Mangum- Howell Community Center.

The Cypress Forest Public Utility District’s upcoming $12.3 million bond referendum could result in a land swap with the Harris County Flood Control District as well as additional detention infrastructure along Cypress Creek in Spring. The details If the bond is approved, CFPUD Vice President Tom Petrick said the PUD would exchange roughly 72 acres of floodway land owned by the PUD for 27 acres owned by the flood control district. The 27 acres of county-owned land was previously part of the Raveneaux Country Club, Petrick said. Additionally, Petrick said the PUD would agree to spend $10 million to construct several detention ponds across the 72 acres that would go to the county. If approved, Petrick said the bond would result in an incremental tax increase beginning with a $0.02 per $100 valuation increase in 2026. The rate would then rise annually until 2030 once the

tax rate reached a total increase of $0.09 per $100 valuation. By 2030, Petrick said the tax hike would amount to increase of roughly $100 per $100,000 valuation annually for area homeowners. What they’re saying Mark Peters, a 29-year Champion Forest resident and former member of the Raveneaux Country Club, said the bond’s approval would prevent HCFCD officials from potentially selling the land. “[The bond] offers an opportunity for Champion Forest to continue to control [the 27 acres] or lose it to developers that would have the opportunity to construct high-density housing,” Peters said. What’s next Early voting for the May 3 election runs April 22-29. Visit www.harrisvotes.com for polling locations and more information.

If the bond is approved, 72 acres of detention infrastructure would be added to the project area.

Cypress Forest PUD territory Project area Raveneaux property

CYPRESSWOOD DR.

• 6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com

CHAMPION FOREST DR.

May

5.4-acre pond

National Day of Prayer Gathering The Spring Interfaith Council invites the community to gather to pray at Cypress Creek Christian Church. • May 1, 6-7:30 p.m. • Free • 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.springinterfaith.org The Hope Gathering Women’s Conference Fallbrook Church hosts a conference for women of faith to be empowered, connect with others and worship. • May 1-3, 6-9:30 p.m. (Thu.), 5:30-10 p.m. (Fri.), 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Sat.)

CUTTEN RD.

Texas Bubblers Texas Bubblers is visiting City Place, allowing participants of all ages to pop and chase bubbles. • April 27, noon-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring • www.texasbubblers.com

• May 10, 11 a.m. • Free (admission)

20.2-acre pond 9.6-acre pond

• 2500 Frick Road, Houston • www.cypresscreekface.org

‘Escape to Margaritaville’ Playhouse 1960 presents “Escape to Margaritaville,” a musical based on the songs of Jimmy Buffet. • May 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, 8 p.m.; May 25, June 1, 3 p.m. • $22-$25 (admission)

10-acre pond

• 6814 Gant Road, Houston • www.playhouse1960.com

26.2-acre pond

SOURCE: CYPRESS FOREST PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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WILLOWBROOK 6927 FM 1960 W (281) 580-1734

Business

BY JOVANNA AGUILAR

Westbrooke Jewelers specializes in custom pieces in Spring Jami and Nanette Taylor founded Westbrooke Jewelers in 1994. A family aair The Taylors’ son, Jerey, was born in 1992 and said growing up, he spent a lot of time with his parents at their jewelry store, which was formerly located on FM 1960 and Stuebner Airline Road. He said it made sense to follow in his father’s footsteps. However, his father had dierent dreams for him, so he went on to earn a degree in geography from Texas State University. “I just sat back and looked at what God provided and how this business put me through college, put my sister through college. It bought us vehicles, and it gave us a comfortable living,” he said. “And now, I have a wife, I’ve got two kids and I was like, ‘You know, it did well for my livelihood growing up. Maybe it’ll continue on for my kids.’” The business is operated by the father-and-son duo, and Jerey Taylor will take over by the end of the year. What’s special about it? Westbrooke Jewelers specializes in custom jewelry made with natural-grown diamonds with a focus on bridal jewelry. Customers can also design their own jewelry by selecting each piece, including the stone type, shape, carat size, band type and width. Sta provides a personalized experience where clients are guided based on their requests and budget.

Westbrooke Jewelers specializes in bridal jewelry.

PHOTOS COURTESY WESTBROOKE JEWELERS

6925 Cypresswood Drive, Ste. D, Spring www.westbrookejewelers.com

Father-and-son duo Jami Taylor and Jerey Taylor celebrated their jewelry shop’s anniversary on April 1.

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Gray Fox

HOW CAN I IDENTIFY ONE? Look for a black stripe, typically run- ning down the length of the animal’s back. Gray foxes also have a “bright orange patch on the side of their face and neck,” says Amanda Veals Dutt, a postdoctoral scientist at Sul Ross State University. That distinguishes the species from the slightly larger, non-native red fox (which settlers near Waco introduced for hunting in the 1890s) and two smaller species: the swift fox, found in the Panhandle, and the kit fox, which roams West Texas. WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT IT? It can thrive in a range of habitats, in part because it’ll eat almost anything —mice, small birds, insects—and it seems to enjoy living close to humans. Attacks on us (or dogs or cats) are rare, but rabbits and guinea pigs might make a tasty snack. And if you keep chickens? “They’re basically ice-cream cones running around,” says John Tomeček, a carnivore ecologist at Texas A&M University. ANY URBAN FOX TALES? In October 2021, in front of at least one hundred onlookers at the San Antonio River Walk, firefighters rescued a baby gray fox stranded on a window ledge about 25 feet off the ground. More re- cently, Bethany Snowden, a lieutenant with the city’s animal care services department, sent colleagues to scoop up a fox that had wandered into a court- house. “We enjoy saving urban wildlife,” she says, adding that both foxes were transferred to Wildlife Rescue and Re- habilitation, a local sanctuary. —Rose Cahalan

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a diner-style room complete with red vinyl– topped chrome stools. At the south end of town, the four-hundred- acre Comanche Trail Park is home to Big Spring’s big spring. Well, what’s left of it. The railroad, the ranches, and all the other busi- nesses of civilization long ago drained the water table, but officials utilize what they call artificial outflow, making for a nice waterfall that spills into a reservoir. Continue your educational journey during lunch at Local’s, a onetime school building down the street from the park. After lunch, fill up on the town’s more modern history at the Heritage Museum of Big Spring. For supper, pop in at J Jayz Bar and Grill (across from the Train Car) for colorful cock- tails and the kind of food—burgers, quesadillas —needed to soak them up. Or head back to home base and enjoy a whiskey sour and chicken-fried steak from Settles Grill. To read the full story, please subscribe to Texas Monthly .

FRIDAY: If you did nothing else but spend a night at Hotel Settles, your visit would be worthwhile. A dust-colored brick building rising fifteen stories, its glowing red rooftop sign visible for miles, the crown jewel of Big Spring exemplifies the word “landmark.” Catty-corner to the hotel, across Runnels Street, is what appears to be downtown’s most popular restaurant, Devour. Inside a narrow space, patrons pair giant margaritas with hearty American fare that includes burgers, pork chops, and bacon-wrapped quail with green onions and hot honey. After dinner, make tracks two blocks north and one street over to the Train Car Cigar Bar. SATURDAY: The sign outside still says Dell’s Café, but this spare restaurant with the odd name of Neutral Ways serves fat egg-filled tacos and classic American breakfast plates in

The entrance to Comanche Trail Park.

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