Cypress Edition | November 2025

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INSIDE Cypress Edition VOLUME 17, ISSUE 3 NOV. 7DEC. 9, 2025 Preparing for growth Land secured for new fire stations 20

As of Sept. 30, the Cy-Fair Fire Department on average responded to over 3,600 calls per month in 2025, including EMS requests. (Courtesy Cy-Fair Fire Department)

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Education Page 12 See the new math curriculum Cy-Fair ISD purchased for the 2026-27 school year

Transportation Page 17 Meet the new regional transportation director for the Houston-Galveston Area Council

Bath & Body works ocially opens new Cypress location

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3 Balloon Ination Station Balloon Ination Station oers a wide selection of balloon arrangements, arches, centerpieces, and decorations, per the website. Other services include ination services for balloons purchased in store as well as BYOB ination services. • Opened Sept. 15 • 15839 FM 529, Houston • www.ballooninflationstation.com 4 Chevignon A Houston Premium Outlets release announced the opening of Chevignon, a clothing store for men and women. Per the release Chevignon oers a timeless appeal of functional garments focusing on denim and leather items. • Opened Oct. 21 • 29300 Hempstead Road, Cypress • www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/houston 5 Copper eld Trading Co. Coppereld Trading Co. oers both antique and vintage home articles including rugs, furniture and decor items, as well as a nice selection of restored vintage guitars. • Opened Sept. 26 • 17037 FM 529, Houston • www.copperieldtrading.com 6 The Duel The Duel ocials conrmed they are now oering an indoor pickleball and badminton club with seven new courts in Cypress. Pickleball reservations are available on the business website. • Opened Oct. 12 • 22719 Schiel Road, Cypress • www.theduel88.com 7 Jersey Village Pickleball Court Jersey Village community members can now enjoy a game of pickleball at the city campus, located at the corner of Jersey Drive and Rio Grande Street. While some parts of the city campus will not be available for use until after the proposed renovation project, the pavilion and pickleball courts are open to the public. • Opened Oct. 2 • 16518 Jersey Drive, Jersey Village • www.jerseyvillage.gov

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2 Burlington’s Burlington’s ocials announced in an email the retail store opened a new location in Cypress. The national retailer oers brand name merchandise at low prices, including junior apparel, menswear, footwear, beauty and fragrance and home decor. • Opened Oct. 3 • 4743 Hwy. 6 N., Houston • www.burlington.com

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1 Ting Tea Houston teahouse Ting Tea is now serving fresh brewed milk teas, boba drinks and desserts in Cy-Fair, according to the business' social media. The shop oers a variety of hot and iced teas, as well as smoothies, snacks and desserts, according to its website.

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8 Mountain Mike’s Pizza Locally franchised and owned by Nadeem Rajani, Karim Rajani and Danish Faraz, the shop provides a variety of pizza oerings with dough made in-house. The new location also has a 700-square-foot patio, a kid’s arcade section and all-you-can-eat pizza buet. • Opened Oct. 8 9 Nan and Co. Luxury real estate brokerage rm Nan and Co. ocially opened a new oce in the Cypress area according to an Oct. 9 news release. The new oce will be led by Jenny Correa, and will provide guidance and brokerage services for high-end residential properties. • Opened Oct. 9 • 11240 FM 1960 West, Ste. 402, Houston • www.nanproperties.com • 22314 FM 529, Ste. 700, Cypress • www.mountainmikespizza.com 10 Paradise Nails Lounge and Spa Business owners with a new nail salon and spa are preparing to open at a location close to Cypress Springs High School. Paradise Nails Lounge and Spa oers manicure, pedicure, wax and spa treatment services, according to the business website. • Opened Oct. 3 • 7928 Fry Road, Ste. 200, Cypress • https://paradisenailsloungecypress.com 11 The Picklr Indoor pickleball franchise The Picklr opened its courts in Cypress. The Picklr oers a range of classes through its academy, from pickleball 101 to competitive play. • Opened Oct. 4 • 8920 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress • cypress.thepicklr.com 12 Rekin Mini Shop Rekin Mini Shop, a claw arcade, opened at the shopping strip across the street from Cypress Springs High School. The business oers claw machines, gifts, toys and collectibles, as well as imported snacks and drinks, according to the store's management. • Opened in September • 7914 Fry Road, Ste. 260, Cypress • 281-815-5046

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13 Bath & Body Works Bath & Body Works is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance and has 1,904 locations in the U.S. and Canada and 537 international locations. The fragrance company oers hand soap, candles, wall owers, body care, body wash and foam bath.

• Opened Oct. 11 • 25825 Hwy. 290, Ste. 26A, Cypress • www.bathandbodyworks.com

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14 Memorial Hermann - Cypress Leadership and sta from Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital broke ground Sept. 30 on a $277.5 million expansion of the campus—the third major expansion since the hospital opened in 2017. The project includes the construction of a six-story patient tower at the existing campus to expand the hospital’s capacity to 201 beds, with the potential to grow to 345 beds at full occupancy, according to a news release. • Opening 2027 • 27800 Northwest Freeway, Cypress • www.memorialhermann.org/locations/cypress

15 Land of a Thousand Hills Coee and Bakery

Land of a Thousand Hills Coee & Bakery, located at the Boardwalk at Towne Lake, will close its doors Nov. 30 after nearly 10 years serving the community, owner Melinda Bodukoglu said. The business is set to be replaced by coee chain La La Land Cafe, according to an Oct. 27 ling with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. • Closing Nov. 30 • 9935 Barker Cypress Road, Ste. 130, Cypress • www.lthcoffeebakery.com

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Government

BY MELISSA ENAJE

By a 3-2 vote, Harris County commissioners adopted the $2.76 billion scal year 2025-26 general fund budget Sept. 24, prioritizing pay parity and public safety initiatives. Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo cast the dissenting votes. In the months leading up to budget adoption, county ocials weighed how to oset at least $102 million in savings. The county implemented a yearlong hiring freeze for various department leaders to identify service cuts. Harris County adopts budget

From the $2.76 billion general fund budget, $2.57 billion will be allocated to the 70 Harris County departments, aiming to:

Some context

Law enforcement pay parity has reached various points at Commissioners Court, starting with a motion commissioners approved May 22 that paved the way for increasing county law enforce- ment pay. By Sept. 9, commissioners approved a motion, with a 3-1 vote, to increase elected constables’ salaries to $260,000.

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Grow the Harris County Flood Control District maintenance program

Commissioners are expected to approve the county’s property tax rate of $0.6241 per $100 of valuation by the end of October, after press time. Harris County: $0.3809 per $100 of valuation Harris County Port of Houston Authority:

“The time had come to show our sheri’s deputies and constable deputies that Harris County truly values the critical role they play in community safety.” ED GONZALEZ, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF

$0.0059 per $100 of valuation Harris County Hospital District: $0.1876 per $100 of valuation Harris County Flood Control District: $0.0496 per $100 of valuation

SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICECOMMUNITY IMPACT

Adopted $2.76B FY 202526 budget Factors impacting county department cuts in the budget process, according to the FY 2025-26 budget document, included jail and indigent defense costs, health care costs and law enforcement contracts.

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Public safety & justice (district courts, district attorney's oce, constables, sheri) $410M Engineering Department (i.e. infrastructure, transportation projects) $194M Harris County Public Library, Economic Equity & Opportunity $193M Housing and Community Development, Veterans Services $107M Countywide £nancial obligations (TIRZ payments, jail outsourcing) $99M Harris County Judge's Oce, Commissioners (Precincts 1-4) $48M Pollution Control Services Department $36M Public Health Services, Harris Center for Mental Health, Children's Assessment Center $23M

The county’s employee minimum wage policy, $20 per hour for employees and $21.64 for contractors, took eect with the budget adoption. Service cuts will not aect community- facing services, such as parks, road maintenance and community centers. “This budget re ects hard choices and shared commitment,” interim County Administrator Jesse Dickerman said.

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Government

BY MELISSA ENAJE

Unincorporated Harris County gets burn ban Harris County commissioners implemented a burn ban beginning Oct. 16 for unincorporated Har- ris County due to what county ocials are calling “ongoing dry weather and heightened re danger.” “In these dry conditions, a small spark could cause a big problem for our community,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement. The big picture More than 150 counties across Texas are also under burn bans to reduce wildre threats, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Oce, including Montgomery, Fort Bend, Waller, Chambers and Liberty counties. What you need to know The ban will last for 90 days or until the Texas Forest Service determines drought conditions no longer exist in Harris County. TFS ocials measure

Burn ban prohibits

Visit Community Impact for local election results Due to production timelines, election results were unavailable ahead of the publish date of this paper. However, full coverage is available on Community Impact ’s website for the Nov. 4 election. Positions on the ballot include state and local races like Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees positions 5, 6 and 7.

Outdoor burning, except in an enclosure that contains all sparks and ames

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drought conditions based on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index scale, which nds conditions between 600-800 with the potential to lead to intense, prolonged wildres. County ocials found Harris County averaging 671 , according to an October news release. Violation of the burn ban is considered a Class C misdemeanor, according to a news release, punishable by up to a $500 ne.

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Education

BY SARAH BRAGER

Cy-Fair ISD math teachers will implement new instructional materials for grades K-8 and Algebra I courses next year, following authorization from the board of trustees Oct. 6. The details During its regular October meeting, the board unanimously approved Accelerate Learning’s STEMscopes textbook curriculum for the 2026-27 school year, which came highly recommended by elementary and secondary math teachers across the district, according to sta. The materials will be used for a four-year cycle, district sta said. The textbooks will cost approximately $7 million, funded through the district’s current Cy-Fair ISD board approves new math materials

instructional materials allotment, according to district sta. In the spring, district sta settled on STEM- scopes and state-developed curriculum Bluebon- net Learning as the two options for CFISD’s math materials, according to an Oct. 2 presentation to the board of trustees. Teachers then volunteered to review both curriculum options over the summer and score them on a rubric. Chief Academic Ocer Tonya Goree said during the Oct. 2 board work session that approximately 150 CFISD teachers participated in the review process, putting in about 2,320 hours of prepara-

STEMscopes vs. Bluebonnet Approximately 150 Cy-Fair ISD math instructors volunteered to review the two curriculum options ocials said. Combined, 75% of all participating teachers recommended STEMscopes. Accelerate Learning STEMscopes Bluebonnet Learning Elementary teachers Secondary teachers 9%

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Ridge High School, told trustees the abundance of teacher resources available through STEMscopes will prove especially helpful for new teachers, who may need extra support with instruction.

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Education

BY SARAH BRAGER & WESLEY GARDNER

CFISD board approves next steps for Bridgeland High School renovation The Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees on Oct. 6 approved the construction proposal for a $6.1 mil- lion renovation project at Bridgeland High School, which will be funded by a 2019 bond, ocials said. What we know According to district documents, the scope of work for the renovation includes: • New orchestra rehearsal hall and practice rooms • Two new art classrooms • Recoating the track surface • Adding an outdoor athletics storage building • Safety and security upgrades across the campus The board authorized Houston-based contrac- tor Dunhill Development and Construction to

Lone Star College System board lowers property tax rate Lone Star College System board members voted to lower the college system’s property tax rate for scal year 2025-56 during the board’s Oct. 2 meeting. The action taken The board unanimously approved a FY 2025-26 tax rate of $0.1060 per $100 val- uation, down from last year’s rate of $0.1076 per $100 valuation of a home. Despite the decrease, the district’s maintenance and operation tax rate did increase.

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oversee the project, documents show. The rm has completed projects for several school districts in the Greater Houston area, per its website. All CFISD campuses were impacted by the $1.7 billion bond approved in 2019, CFISD Chief Operating Ocer Matt Morgan told Community Impact on Oct. 16. Many of them received similar security enhancements, ne arts additions and improvements to athletic facilities, he said. The Bridgeland High School renovation will begin this fall and is set to nish by August 2026, Morgan said.

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Maintenance and operation: $0.0785 Interest and sinking: $0.0275 Total FY 2025-26: $0.1060

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Transportation

BY JESSICA SHORTEN

• Timeline: Design inalized by early 2026 • Funding source: Harris County

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1 Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision improvements Project: Subdivision drainage improvements and pavement reconstruction for increased drainage capacity, reduced ood risk, and reduced long-term maintenance costs. Update: Funding for this project is approved and will focus on addressing drainage issues throughout the subdivision. • Cost: $10.1 million • Location: Cypress Creek Estates • Timeline: Fourth quarter 2026 • Funding source: Federal grant managed by Harris County Engineering Department 2 Cypress North Houston Road Project: Widening roadway from two lanes to a four lane concrete boulevard with raised medians and underground storm sewer system. The project also includes new or upgraded tra c signals at Autumn Mills Road, Misty Moss Lane, and Perry Road. Update: This project is in the design phase. • Cost: $16 million • Location: Cypress North Houston Road from Jones Road to Perry Road.

Ongoing projects

HOUSE & HAHL RD. 3 Grant Road widening Project: Widen two-lane road to four lane boulevard from Telge Road to Shaw Road. Update: The project is in the design phase. • Timeline: 2026 • Cost: TBD • Funding source: Harris County, Precinct 3

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Transportation

BY JULIANNA WASHBURN

Ron Papsdorf, HGAC’s chief transportation ocer, discusses priorities in Greater Houston area

Community Impact interviewed Ron Papsdorf, the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s chief trans- portation ocer, about the state of transportation in the Greater Houston area. HGAC is a regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving problems in areas such as transporta- tion. Papsdorf, who stepped into the role of chief transportation ocer in June, spoke about the region’s greatest transportation priorities and challenges. What are your responsibilities as the chief transportation o cer? I have the honor of working with a group of dedicated professionals in service to the Houston region. With the Transportation Policy Council, we partner with local, regional and state agencies to plan, prioritize and invest in transportation system improvements to improve the lives of the people who live and work here. That means marshaling our resources to achieve the region’s transportation goals: improve safety, keep the system well-maintained, move people and goods eciently, strengthen economic competitiveness and protect the environment. What are the biggest priorities for transportation and mobility in the Greater Houston area? I view addressing the region’s safety, congestion and air quality issues as paramount. If we can address those core issues, we will have a trans- portation system that contributes to a thriving and livable region. As an example, during the last three months of 2024, we experienced over 47,000

crashes on the region’s transportation system. Not only was each of those crashes probably the worst thing that happened that day to the people involved in them, but those crashes also make it harder for people to get to work on time, slow down the deliv- ery of goods to our stores and put our emergency responders at risk. That adds to our congestion, worsens our air quality and hurts the economy. What are some of the challenges this area has when it comes to transportation and mobility? The Houston region is large, dynamic and growing. Our population tripled over the past 50 years to 7.7 million people, and we expect to grow by another 3 million people over the next 20 years. ... We also have challenges with congestion and our ability to eciently move freight through the region. In fact, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute, the Houston region has eight of the nation’s top 100 truck bottleneck locations and two of the top 10. As a port region, our economy depends on being able to move goods eciently. Are there any new trends you are seeing in mobility needs across the region? Like most regions around the country, we’re still experiencing changes in travel patterns post- COVID, from some people working from home some of the time. E-commerce and increased home deliveries are inuencing transportation needs. Finally, changing technologies like self-driving vehicles, articial intelligence ... will change the way we use and experience the transportation system over time.

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What do you want people to know about HGAC and the role it plays in the region’s transportation and mobility projects? At our core, we are conveners. We bring people together to wrestle through dicult issues and collaborate to make the best possible decisions to address the region’s transportation problems and build a livable future. We support that by collect- ing, analyzing and sharing data and information, and preparing plans and strategies.

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Events

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Health Seminar Attend a health seminar at Season’s Harvest Cafe featuring Dr. Jessica Kemp and a complimentary meal. • Nov. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. • Free (admission) • Cypress, 17303 Shaw Road, Cypress • www.seasonsharvest.farm Mary Poppins Enjoy a musical about the 1964 Disney lm about a woman who takes children on magical adventures. • Nov. 29-Dec. 13, (times vary) • $22-$25 (admission)

Hope for the Holidays Join Cy-Hope for its rst annual ‘Hope for the Holidays’, a Christmas Tree Lighting and community event featuring photo opportunities with Santa, bounce houses, hot chocolate and Christmas carols. • Nov. 22, 4-7:30 p.m. • Free • 12715 Telge Road, Cypress • www.cy-hope.org Cy-Fair Nutcracker Market Start on Christmas shopping while supporting small businesses at the Cy-Fair Nutcracker Market featuring over 280 vendors with clothing, home, holiday and garden decor plus food items and handmade jewelry. • Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. • $6 (cash entry) • 8877 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress • Facebook: Cy-Fair Holiday ExtravaganzaDean Standeld Attend a comedy show at the Sam Houston Race Park with Dean Staneld, an Austin comedian and writer. • Nov. 28-29, 7:30 p.m. • $18 (admission) • 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway west, Houston • www.shrp.com

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Verona Wine Dinner Enjoy an Italian ve course dinner paired with select wines from Santi Winery at Salt and Sugar Gastro Bar. Limited seating is available. • Nov. 13, 6:30-9 p.m. • $95 (per person)

• 16010 West Road, Houston • www.saltandsugarhtx.com

Light of The Towne Join the Board Walk for an evening at Light the Towne featuring a tree lighting, Santa, carolers performances, hot chocolate and more.

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

Holiday Follies Stageworks is presenting a family friendly show featuring a joyful array of songs, dance and seasonal fun. • Dec. 5-6, Dec. 12-13, Dec. 19-20, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 7, Dec. 13-14, Dec. 20-21, 2 p.m. • $28-$42 (admission)

• Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 9945 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress • www.boardwalktl.com

December

Life Surge Featuring bestselling authors, motivational speakers and podcasters, the Life Surge event will teach attendees how to create and multiply nancial resources. • Dec. 6, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. • $27-$87 (admission) • Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress • www.berrycenter.cisd.net

Metallica Tribute Live at The Barn Enjoy a live music performance featuring a Metallica tribute with Hardwired To Kill ‘Em All.

The Nutcracker Houston Repertoire Ballet will present its annual production of “The Nutcracker.” • Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Dec. 6, 2 and 7 p.m., Dec. 7, 1 and 4:30 p.m.

• $25-$35 (admission) • CFISD Visual and Performing Arts Center, 11420 Matzke Road, Cypress • www.hrbdance.org/nutcracker/

• 10760 Grant Road, Houston • www.stageworkshouston.org

• Nov. 21, 8 p.m. • $15 (admission) • 16410 Mueschke Road, Cypress • www.friogrill.com

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Preparing for growth From the cover

What’s happening

The Cy-Fair Fire Department is set to break ground on two of its eight new re stations by early 2026, part of a long-term strategic plan to ll coverage gaps throughout the rapidly growing Cy-Fair community. CFFD Chief Amy Ramon told Community Impact the expansion is necessary to ensure the department meets population growth with responsible dispatch and emergency services. “The whole point is to make sure you get the right response [and] the right equipment to the community in a timely fashion,” she said Oct. 21. Ramon said everything comes down to serving residents as quickly as possible. CFFD has reduced its average response time over the past two years from almost 12 minutes to approximately six, she said, and the department will strive to continue bringing that down as it expands its reach. CFFD announced the expansion in late 2023 after consulting rm Citygate Associates recommended the department add three inll stations in central Cy-Fair and at least ve more re stations in the western and northern parts of CFFD’s boundaries. The Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners—a governing body that oversees the re department—hired Citygate in 2023 to perform a community risk assessment

and identify future service needs, Community Impact previously reported. CFFD Finance Director Mike Abend said Citygate found geographic holes in the department’s coverage, including areas with longer response times, which CFFD then used to select specic plots of land for the new stations. Ocials said they also rely on a mapping system driven by articial intelligence to track development and population growth. Since announcing the expansion, CFFD has obtained land for six of the stations and is nalizing agreements for two more—Stations 16 and 19. According to a map of the locations, Station 19—positioned across Grand Parkway toward Waller County—will allow CFFD to base responders along the western edge of ESD 9’s boundaries. Stations 15 and 17 will undergo construction rst, ocials said. Both stations will cost around $13 million each, which the department will pay for using reserves. ESD 9 has approximately $137 million in reserves as of press time, Abend said. “We have been diligent about putting money away so that we didn’t have to take out loans or go back to the taxpayers,” Ramon said.

CFFD opened the new Station 6 in May, which the department relocated to allow for better coverage of the community.

Ramon said the department uses residential population growth of 10,000 individuals and commercial population growth of 5,000 individuals as an indicator that a new re station should be added to the community. More than 33,000 new housing occupancies are projected in the Cy-Fair and Cypress areas over the next 10 years, according to an April report from demographics rm Population and Survey Analysts. Many subdivisions near the Grand Parkway, such as Bridgeland, Avalon and Dunham Pointe, aren’t expected to hit full build-out for several years, the report found.

Cy-Fair fire stations The Cy-Fair Fire Department’s new stations will ll service gaps in the western region of the district along the Grand Parkway in line with population growth.

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Approximate cost of land for each new fire station

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Station 14: $3.5 million Station 15: $3.5 million Station 16: TBD Station 17: land donated by Chevron Station 18: $12 million Station 19: TBD Station 20: $8.1 million Station 21: already ESD 9 property

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Looking forward

CFFD won’t start hiring for Stations 15 and 17 until late 2026, Ramon said. She said the department plans to gradually recruit staff, as bulk hiring usually means sacrificing quality for quantity. “You don’t want to have to hire 100 people at a time because you still want to pull quality people from your pool,” Ramon said. Ramon said Oct. 21 that the department began a hiring phase over the summer, adding four new dispatchers and 20 firefighters to staff. CFFD is also finalizing numbers for new paramedics and expects to extend offers soon, she said. CFFD had a record-high of more than 200 appli- cants this hiring cycle, officials said. Ramon said while they extended more offers this year than in previous hirings, departments in regions such as the Greater Austin area are attracting anywhere from 600-1,200 candidates because they hire responders without credentials and put them through school. She said CFFD may consider this in the future to boost its applicant pool.

The department initially projected to open all eight new fire stations by 2031, Community Impact previously reported. However, CFFD officials said several factors, such as transportation projects in Cy-Fair and easement negotiations with developers, could slow construction, potentially pushing past the six-year projection. The ESD 9 board tapped Martinez Architects to oversee the design of Stations 15 and 17. Ricardo Martinez, firm partner and project executive, said they’ve designed stations for CFFD for about a decade. Martinez said one of the unique challenges of designing a fire station is balancing the technical aspects of the space, such as areas that house vehicles and equipment, with safe living quarters. “All these different components have to work in conjunction to make sure this is a safe environment for the fire personnel,” he said.

Cy-Fair Fire Department personnel growth

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NOTE: DATA DOES NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTEER RESPONDERS SOURCE: CY-FAIR FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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World of Beer oers over 250 beers from 40 dierent countries.

4 breweries and local pubs to visit this fall in the Cy-Fair area There are several local pubs and breweries to enjoy a drink outdoors this fall season. Ranging from craft beers and wine to cider and cocktails the local pubs oer outdoor patios and small bites. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere The local breweries and pubs atmosphere range from ample to cozy spaces and oer airy outdoor spaces shaded by trees with string lights as well as a laid back charm. Each oers entertainment such as pool tables, dart boards and live music. This list is not comprehensive.

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