📢 Conroe Airport Makes History

✈️ Good morning, Conroe. Today’s Echo starts with a big one at Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, where a massive military cargo plane made a first-of-its-kind landing. Let’s get started!

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In today’s Conroe Echo: 

Wednesday: 94F / 74F |🌤️| 1% | SSW 7 MPH
Thursday: 94F / 75F |☀️| 0% | S 8 MPH
Friday: 93F / 77F |🌤️| 3% | S 9 MPH
Saturday: 93F / 76F |🌤️| 9% | S 10 MPH
Sunday: 94F / 77F |🌩️| 55% | SSE 9 MPH

Lake Level: 200.98 ft (Conservation pool level is 201 ft)
Air Temp: 78F
Water Temp: 85F
Wind: SE 2 MPH

✈️ A massive C-17 landing in Conroe became the largest aircraft ever to touch down at Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, according to airport director James Brown. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III came from Alaska on Monday carrying two AH-64D Apache helicopters.

The Army is phasing out older Apache models and using the Conroe airport site to dismantle and catalog parts. Brown said the plane will return on eight more missions, bringing 16 helicopters total to Conroe over the next few weeks.

🚗 Montgomery County residents can weigh in on the countywide Mobility Plan during six pop-up meetings planned for June 27. Montgomery County and the Houston-Galveston Area Council are working on the transportation plan, which is expected to take about 18 months to complete.

Morning meetings will be held in Conroe, The Woodlands, and New Caney. Afternoon meetings are planned in Montgomery, The Woodlands, and New Caney. Residents can also give feedback through online surveys for their precinct.

Wednesday, 6/24/2026

Thursday, 6/25/2026

Friday, 6/26/2026

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🎨 Houston artist Stephanie Leal created the city’s official FIFA World Cup host city poster, called Dare to Dream. The design shows an astronaut with a soccer ball and cowboy hat, tying together Houston’s space roots and soccer celebration.

The artwork is showing up on shirts, keychains, posters, and souvenirs around the city as fans arrive for World Cup events. Leal told ABC13 she grew up watching the World Cup and now gets to combine her love of art and futbol on a huge stage.

☀️ Houston’s forecast is settling into a hot, humid pattern through the end of June. KPRC meteorologists say high pressure will keep rain chances low, with afternoon temperatures mostly in the low-to-mid 90s.

The bigger issue is the feel-like heat. Humidity could push heat index values into the 104 to 107 range on many afternoons. The forecast calls for partly cloudy nights, warm mornings, and very little rain through the weekend. Residents are urged to take breaks, drink water, and never leave people or pets in parked cars.

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🏥 Seven Conroe area health care updates show hospitals adding services, leadership, buildings, and new programs. HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe is renovating its cardiac catheterization lab and added a new chief medical officer and chief financial officer.

Other updates include a new 13-bed residential building at Nexus Neurorecovery Center in Conroe, a new food and beverage storefront planned at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, and residency program growth at Houston Methodist The Woodlands. Several hospitals also received stroke, nursing, imaging, or neonatal care designations.

🏙️ Houston was ranked fifth nationally among U.S. cities for attending conferences and conventions in a new U.S. News & World Report list. Houston was the highest-ranked Texas city, with San Antonio also landing in the top ten.

The report pointed to Houston’s airports, hotel costs, entertainment, and winter weather as strengths. City leaders said the ranking supports Houston’s business and tourism push. The city has also secured funding for a major George R. Brown Convention Center expansion, including a new building and pedestrian plaza expected to open in 2028.

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⚾ Joey Loperfido’s 11th inning homer lifted the Astros to a 9-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Houston had lost a 4-0 lead, then rallied in the ninth to force extra innings before Loperfido came through against his former team.

Manager Joe Espada used five relievers and every player on his bench. Logan VanWey worked the 10th and 11th innings and earned his first Major League win after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.

🏀 University of Houston freshmen Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. were both selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday night. Flemings went No. 8 overall to the Atlanta Hawks, while Cenac was chosen No. 27 by the Boston Celtics.

The pair helped Houston go 30-7, reach a fifth straight 30-win season, and make the Sweet 16 for the seventh straight year. UH said this was the fourth NBA Draft with multiple Cougars taken in the first round.

☕ Thanks for starting your morning with The Conroe Echo. Stay cool out there, and keep an eye on those afternoon heat index numbers!!!

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