MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Landscaping crews and others continue to get the new Homer Calfee Middle School ready for its inaugural year.
It's something that excites a father of two Calfee students, whom we met while doing his yard work.
"The kids will be able to walk to school or bike if they can't get the bus that day," said the dad who didn't want to be identified because of his spouse's close ties to Willis ISD.
That district is currently embroiled in a war over water with the City of Conroe.
"I'm not too concerned, but there is that little thing in the back of my mind saying, 'Is it going to open on time?" said the dad.
Basically, it all boils down to Conroe city officials claiming Willis ISD failed to live up to its end of a multi-million-dollar agreement.
It prompted the city t