The Woodlands Edition | August 2025

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BY ANGELA BONILLA & JULIANNA WASHBURN

Oak Ridge North hires new police chief Oak Ridge North City Council approved hiring new Police Chief Kenneth Foulch at the July 14 meeting. What to know Council members approved Foulch in a 7-0 vote after a recommendation from City Manager Heather Neeley. Foulch was previously a lieu- tenant with the Huntsville Police Department. “We did an extensive search where we met with a panel of law enforcement, local law enforcement leaders, and that was stage one. We then went to city directors and then to, ultimately, City Council. Mr. Foulch had all of the things that we were looking for,” Neeley said. How we got here On April 14, Neeley presented the proposal to terminate former Police Chief Tom Libby,

Lone Star College OKs $548M budget Lone Star College System’s board of trustees passed a balanced budget of $548 million for scal year 2025-26 on Aug. 7. The gist The budget includes $34.95 million in total new revenue, according to a presen- tation by Chief Financial Ocer Kristy Vienne. Budget priorities for FY 2025-26 include $9 million for a 3% employee compensation adjustment, $1.9 million for the Magnolia Center and $321,000 for a new bachelor’s degree program, according to the presentation. Later this year, LSCS ocials expect to propose a total tax rate of $0.1060 per $100 valuation for FY 2025-26, which is lower than the FY 2024-25 tax rate of $0.1076 per $100 valuation.

Oak Ridge North Mayor Paul Bond conducted the oath of oce for Police Chief Kenneth Foulch.

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following the loss of 19 police ocers from the department since 2020 who each cited concerns about a toxic work environment and a lack of training, as previously reported by Community Impact . The retirement of Libby, who had been with the department for over 30 years in various roles, was announced in a social media news release on April 25.

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