🌱 Patch AM: How will 60 new license plate cameras change safety in The Woodlands?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will 60 new license plate cameras change safety in The Woodlands?
• Who’s leading The Woodlands–backed Heart Ball shaping local heart health?
• How big has The Woodlands High School actually gotten?

Also on today's calendar: The Boho Market at Creekside Park in The Woodlands and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 32.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Woodlands, Montgomery County expand Flock camera network to improve public safety (click2houston.com) — Thirty new license plate cameras funded by The Woodlands Township, plus 30 more from a state grant, will expand Montgomery County’s Flock camera network by this summer to aid criminal and missing-person investigations. Officials tout strong results, while residents and civil liberties groups raise privacy concerns over potential misuse and data retention limits.
   

• Chair named for 2025-2026 AHA Heart of Montgomery and North Harris Counties (hellowoodlands.com) — St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands president Jim Parisi has been tapped to chair the American Heart Association’s 2025–26 Heart of Montgomery and North Harris Counties campaign, culminating in a Heart Ball at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott on February 21, 2026. The effort will rally local businesses and residents to fund research, advocacy, and care that improve heart health across the region.
   

• Texas' Mega High Schools Keep Getting Bigger (thebeatdfw.com) — Families in The Woodlands might be surprised to see The Woodlands High School listed among Texas’ largest campuses, with more than 4,400 students in new UIL enrollment figures. The story explains how rapid suburban growth and Texas’ big-school culture are fueling mega high schools statewide, especially around Houston and Dallas–Fort Worth.
   

📸 Around The Woodlands

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Woodlands

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Sunday December 14

• Open Sundays (2nd and 4th)
  Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. , 6318 FM 1488 Suite 110 , Magnolia
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Ribbon Cutting - Good City Coffee
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 295 Sawdust Rd. , Spring
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Good City Health
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 602 Pruitt Rd. , Spring
  10:45 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Good City Preschool
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 602 Pruitt Rd. , Spring
  11:00 am
• Executive Women's Alliance Monthly Networking and Professional Development Luncheon
  Pallotta's Italian Grill Banquet Room , 27606 Interstate 45 North , Oak Ridge North
  11:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Breakfast Connections - December 2025
  Dave & Buster's , 8915 Metropark Dr. , Shenandoah
  7:00 am
• Light The World Giving Machines Return to Hughes Landing this Christmas Season!
  Hughes Landing Bandshell , 1950 Hughes Landing Blvd. , The Woodlands
  4:30 pm
• The Light The World Giving Machines Return to The Woodlands this Christmas Season!
  Hughes Landing Bandshell , 1950 Hughes Landing Blvd , The Woodlands
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Boho Market at Creekside Park in The Woodlands
  Cold Front A/C Of The Woodlands , 26400 Kuykendahl Rd , The Woodlands
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Self-Care Saturday
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 14368 Perry Road , Conroe
  8:30 am
• Grogan's Mill Farmers Market
  Grogan's Mill Shopping Center Grogan's Mill Shopping Center - The Woodlands TX 77380
  9:00 am
• Pearl Fincher Museum: Winter Family Day
  Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts , 6815 Cypresswood Drive , Spring
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Open Sundays (2nd and 4th)
  Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. , 6318 FM 1488 Suite 110 , Magnolia
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know why 10 police cars were escorting three school buses going north on Kuykendahl just after the railroad tracks next to Huffsmith-Kuykendahl?
  Lights were flashing on the police cars, but no sirens. (Nextdoor Palmer/Castle/Stone)

🗞 Nearby News

Tomball

• Tomball, Texas Is Home To The Best Fried Chicken In The State (mix941kmxj.com)
• Army-Navy Game 2025: 3 Matchups To Watch (thedraftnetwork.com)

Conroe

• Rotary Club of Conroe: Rotarians celebrate the season with bell ringing, special visit to Runyan Elementary (yourconroenews.com)
• Huntsville, Conroe & the Statue of Young Sam Houston (itemonline.com)
• Conroe Noon Lions: Club member takes home new car from Gullo in annual Lucky Derby Draw (yourconroenews.com)

Ok The Woodlands! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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