🌱 Patch AM: What happens to Texas clout after leaders like The Woodlands’ Brady leave?

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In today's newsletter:

• What happens to Texas clout after leaders like The Woodlands’ Brady leave?
• How risky is new development north of The Woodlands?

Also on today's calendar: High Noon Countdown and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: Rather cloudy; windy, cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Cool with sun and some clouds, with a high of 53 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another exodus in Congress means Texas will need to start rebuilding its clout in 2027 (sacurrent.com) — The Woodlands figures into a broader shakeup of Texas’ influence in Congress, as former local Rep. Kevin Brady is cited among past power brokers whose departures have weakened the state’s clout. With many more Texans retiring or facing tough races, the article explains how lost seniority, redrawn districts, and internal GOP divisions could limit the state’s ability to steer federal funding and policy after 2026.
   

• These 5 Houston-area neighborhoods saw the most floodplain development since Hurricane Harvey (houstonchronicle.com) — For residents of The Woodlands, this investigation highlights how Houston’s suburban growth has steadily pushed north from Spring through The Woodlands toward Conroe, much of it into mapped floodplains. Reporters detail where tens of thousands of new homes now sit in high‑risk areas, explain Montgomery County’s looser flood rules, and outline how upstream development may worsen flooding for downstream communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Woodlands

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• Songwriters Festival
  The Woodlands® Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton, 2301 N Millbend Dr, The Woodlands
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• High Noon Countdown
  The Woodlands Children's Museum , 4775 W Panther Creek Dr #280 , The Woodlands
  9:30 am
• Songwriters Festival
  The Woodlands® Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton , 2301 N Millbend Dr , The Woodlands
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• The Woodlands Cars & Coffee for a Cause at Market Street
  Market Street , 9595 Six Pines Drive , The Woodlands
  6:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• APQS Beginner Longarm Class – Spring, TX
  Double E Quilting - APQS Gulf Coast , 316 Noble St , Spring
  10:00 am
• Workout with Vuori The Woodlands x ISI Elite Training
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 9595 six pines Dr, Unit #820 , The Woodlands
  10:00 am
• Gospel Sunday Brunch w/ Jim Sloan and Friends
  Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber , 119 Simonton Street , Conroe
  11:30 am
• Open Sundays (2nd and 4th)
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 6318 FM 1488 Suite 110 , Magnolia
  12:00 pm
• Crystal Singing Bowl Sound Bath: Endings to Beginnings
  Body & Brain - Magnolia , 4849 FM 1488 Ste#700 , Magnolia
  2:30 pm
• The Light Park
  Hurricane Harbor Splashtown , 21300 Interstate 45 N , Spring
  7:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Gourd'gous Glass Pumpkin Patch
  Glassblowing Houston , 17442 FM 2920 Rd , Tomball
• Zach Johnson
  Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber , 119 Simonton Street , Conroe
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please keep your eyes out for my little cat, Scheffler, who got out in the Amberglow neighborhood (around Cochrans Crossing/Research Forest) about 10 days ago.
  We have searched and searched, talked to some neighbors but so far no sighting of him. He is so sweet and probably very scared. We miss him terribly … (Nextdoor Cochran's Crossing)
• LOST CAT: Czar ("zar") went missing on the afternoon of the 23rd.
  He is believed to have been spotted today (December 26) near the Stone Springs neighborhood. He is friendly and responds to his name. If you see him… (Nextdoor Palmer Woods)

🗞 Nearby News

Conroe

• Christmas tree recycling: Houston locations, times to take your live tree (fox26houston.com)
• Martha Laverne Brown (bluebonnetnews.com)
• Hugh Jackman carries biopic Song Sung Blue beyond thin story (culturemap.com)

Spring

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-- The Patch AM Team

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