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How the Brain to Body System Provides Chronic Pain Relief in Manvel, TX

To reverse chronic pain and/or nerve disease, areas of the body that have become weak due to disease or injury must be strengthened. This includes your brain, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and cells. Our experts here at Texas Nerve and Spine developed the most advanced pain and nerve therapy system to do all of this and more, and we call it the Brain to Body System.

From fibromyalgia and disc herniations to diabetic neuropathy and sciatica, our Brain to Body System helps restore your health and corrects the causes of your problems. Unlike treatments from other nerve and spine clinics, our system provides long-term relief without relying on invasive surgeries or dangerously addictive pharmaceutical medications.

To understand how our Brain to Body System solves chronic pain and similar conditions like nerve disease, you need a basic knowledge of the conditions themselves. That way, you can understand why so many who suffer from them rarely improve.

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Nerve Disease

Nerve Disease

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Chronic pain from nerve diseases and serious injuries causes a domino effect within your body. It starts with inflammation, which leads to decreased blood supply. This reduced blood supply results in a lack of oxygen. When your body doesn't get enough oxygen, it loses crucial nutrients that your body needs. This progressive effect often leads to long-term problems such as:

  • Chronic Pain
  • Motor-Function Loss
  • Loss of Sensation
  • Muscular Atrophy
  • Loss of Movement
  • Depression

But with Texas Nerve and Spine's Brain to Body system, patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve disease build strength through rehabilitation. This advanced system helps:

  • Stimulate New Nerve Pathways
  • Strengthen and Grow Muscles
  • Promotes Cellular Repair
  • Improves Circulation and Blood Flow

Our Brain to Body System is central to our approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain relief and chronic nerve pain relief in Manvel, TX. By following the Brain to Body system, we can provide several services to patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve damage.

EWOT:Exercise with Oxygen Therapy

Here's a fact you might not know: Breathing in higher levels of oxygen than you normally take in actually helps improve your health. Also called EWOT, exercising with oxygen is a technique that increases oxygen circulation at a much more rapid pace than oxygen therapy alone. Create New Blood Cells

How Does EWOT Work?

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors use the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer to help achieve the aforementioned benefits. This specialized machine trains your muscles, brain, and nerves to work together, which supports your body's healing processes. While using the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer, patients are hooked up to an oxygen generator to enjoy the benefits of EWOT and reach their chronic pain relief goals.

When you oxygenate your blood with EWOT, it can have amazing benefits that can:

  • Restore Blood Flow
  • Improve Oxygen Circulation
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Energy
  • Increase Strength
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TherapyFlexion/Distraction Therapy

Many patients who visit Texas Nerve and Spine are suffering from an injury or disease of the vertebral discs of their spine. It requires the right kind of care from highly specialized doctors. If you're in search of a safe, gentle, controlled treatment for back and spinal pain, Flexion Distraction therapy may be for you.

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How Does Flexion/Distraction Therapy Work?

Finding relief for this type of condition and pain is often easier said than done. Fortunately, relief is right around the corner at Texas Nerve and Spine. Our Flexion/Distraction Table stretches the spine safely and gently, allowing injured tissue and damaged discs the chance to heal and become hydrated, which lets the affected area recover more effectively and efficiently.

Patients looking for chronic back and neck pain relief in Manvel, TX choose Flexion/Distraction therapy because it:

  • Significantly Reduces Spinal Pain
  • Fosters Healing in Damaged Discs
  • Removes Pressure on Spinal Nerves
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Is Cost-Effective
  • Does Not Require Downtime
  • Has No Risk of Infection
  • Provides Quicker, Easier Healing

LaserLaser Therapy

With more than 50 million adults in America suffering from chronic pain, it makes sense that most of them want a solution that doesn't require pain medication or harmful surgery. That's where laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine comes into play. Laser therapy has been used for therapeutic purposes in medical environments for years. In fact, it is FDA-approved and backed by more than 2,500 research studies, which have demonstrated its efficacy in chronic musculoskeletal pain relief in Manvel, TX.

How Does Laser Therapy Work?

Though laser therapy is a common treatment option, not all lasers are the same. Our Class IV laser therapy, used in all applicable programs, is the most efficacious and powerful laser available for tissue healing and regeneration and healing. Class IV lasers use photobiomodulation, which provides excellent results for Musculoskeletal disorders. This process has also been proven to help with other various conditions that cause chronic pain, such as sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, shoulder pain, and much more.

Our chronic pain patients choose laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine because it:

  • Provides Significant Relief Without Pain or Side Effects
  • Cost-Effective
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Blood Flow
  • Accelerate Tissue Repair
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TherapyMotor Function Re-Training Therapy

When your motor functions are limited or non-existent due to a serious injury or surgery, it can ruin your life. You lose the ability to be independent - one of the hallmarks of being human. Fortunately, with motor function re-training at Texas Nerve and Spine, patients suffering from motor function issues have a light at the end of the tunnel. This type of specialized physical therapy helps people recover from injuries or surgeries that leave their motor functions lacking. The goal of motor function re-training is to regain coordination and strength in the areas affecting the patient.

Motor function re-training therapy is a crucial part of the motor function rehabilitation process because it helps patients regain the independence they lost. Perhaps equally important, it also helps them return to their original level of motor function or better.

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How Does Motor Function Re-Training Work?

Based on our Brain to Body system, our specialists design custom exercise programs based on our patient's motor function needs. Depending on the type of injury and lack of motor skills associated with it, we may also use electrical stimulation and other modalities for more effective treatment and recovery.

Motor function re-training provides many benefits for affected patients, including:

  • Improved Flexibility
  • More Strength
  • Better Range of Motion
  • Re-Claim Independence
  • Live a Normal Life

ReleaseMyofascial Release Therapy

Myofascial Release therapy gives patients chronic pain relief in Manvel, TX, and boosts joint mobility by loosening up restricted, tight muscles. Though there are similarities to traditional massages, myofascial release therapy focuses on soft tissues and the muscular system in your body to relieve tension and stress on muscles.

How Does Myofascial Release Therapy Work?

Restricted muscles have reduced blood flow and less oxygen. When this happens, it leads to limited movement and pain that is often intense. Our program uses state-of-the-art technology to apply acute, high-velocity vibration directly to the affected tissue to provide the patient with the environment necessary to increase mobility which, over time, can exponentially reduce pain

Benefits of this type of treatment include:

  • Improved Tissue Recovery
  • Reduced Soreness
  • Improved Joint Range of Motion
  • Improved Blood Flow
  • Better Neuromuscular Efficiency
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ActivationNeuro Activation Wall Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Manvel, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

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How Does Neuro Activation Wall Therapy Work?

Any type of injury can cause dysfunction and weakness in your brain. To improve cognition and the neurological connection between the brain, the muscles, and the nerves, some injured patients choose to undergo interactive neurocognitive therapy using our neuro activation wall. Our neuro activation wall retains, strengthens, and restores proper function to the brain and nervous system without relying on medications or outlandish therapies.

Texas Nerve and Spine patients choose neuro activation wall therapy because it:

  • Improves Cognition
  • Strengthens Nerves That Have Been Damaged
  • Boosts Balance and Mobility
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Does Not Require Addictive Medicines
  • Does Not Require Recovery Time
  • Does Not Present Any Risk of Infection

TherapyNeuro Impulse Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Manvel, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

How Does Neuro Impulse Therapy Work?

Neuro Impulse Therapy works by using very specific impulses directed at the area causing pain. These targeted impulses send a signal to your body so that it can begin healing and repairing your body naturally. Benefits of this therapy include:

  • Re-Training Nerves to Work Again
  • Strengthen Nerves
  • Dramatically Speed Up Injury Recovery
  • Quickly Reduces Pain
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PeripheralNeuropathy Rehabilitation

Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the nerves in areas like your feet and hands. When these nerves are devoid of blood, they begin to decay and degenerate because they don't have enough oxygen or nutrients. Eventually, the nerves in your body shrivel up, causing pain, numbness, balance problems, and other painful symptoms.

How Does Peripheral Neuropathy Rehabilitation Work?

Our Brain to Body program works wonders for neuropathy issues like these by using state-of-the-art technology like laser therapy and personalized, strategic plans of action created around our patient's needs. If you're looking for both short and long-term pain relief from peripheral neuropathy, this could be the solution you need.

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TherapySpinal Decompression Therapy

Spinal conditions range in severity from barely noticeable to absolutely crippling. To get to the bottom of your spine conditions, our team uses X-Rays to pinpoint the location of your spine's disease. From there, we craft a custom rehabilitation program that addresses the underlying causes of your spine pain. Often, part of that therapy includes spinal decompression.

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How Does Spinal Decompression Therapy Work?

Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. When the spine is stretched, it changes its position. This change relieves pressure off the discs in your spine, which act as cushions in your back. By creating negative pressure, herniated and bulging discs retract, giving the nerves and structures in your back relief. This relief sends nutrient-rich fluids and oxygen to the discs in your back so they can heal properly.

Your Path to Chronic Pain Recovery Starts at Texas Nerve and Spine

Chronic pain can be debilitating. But it doesn't have to be permanent. Your journey to a pain-free life starts with a simple four-step process at Texas Nerve and Spine:

phone-number 832-979-5117
Step 01

Identify the Root Cause of Your Pain

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors understand that true back and chronic nerve pain relief in Manvel, TX won't happen until we can uncover the underlying causes of your pain. To do so, our specialists will perform detailed exams and review your medical history to understand the full scope of your needs. That way, we can craft a personalized treatment plan to provide long-term relief for your chronic pain.

Step 02

Develop a Plan for Healing

Once we have discovered the underlying reasons for your painful condition, it's time to get to begin healing. Our team will work together to create a customized therapy program designed exclusively for you and your body.

Step 03

Provide a Plan of Care

Once our team develops your own custom plan for healing, we'll use our experience and resources to provide you with your plan of care. This plan will be based on your needs and our Brain to Body system, giving you the relief you deserve in a natural manner.

Step 04

Continued Support

Chronic pain relief cannot be accomplished without a tested pain relief system and a purpose-driven team that supports your recovery. That's why our expert staff will assess your journey to recovery and be there for support every step of the way. Because when you treat chronic pain at Texas Nerve and Spine, you're never alone.

Book an Appointment

Contact our office today to get started on your journey to a pain-free life.

Latest News in Manvel, TX

New H-E-B Opens in Houston Suburb

Texas-based grocer H-E-B opened its newest store, H-E-B Manvel, on Oct. 25. Located at 17119 Highway in Manvel, the new store serves as an anchor for the city’s new Town Center.The location has the honor of being the first store just south of Houston to feature the retailer’s True Texas BBQ restaurant, which provides all-natural meats slow smoked in-house over natural Texas oak wood, along with sides such as brisket beans, creamed ...

Texas-based grocer H-E-B opened its newest store, H-E-B Manvel, on Oct. 25. Located at 17119 Highway in Manvel, the new store serves as an anchor for the city’s new Town Center.

The location has the honor of being the first store just south of Houston to feature the retailer’s True Texas BBQ restaurant, which provides all-natural meats slow smoked in-house over natural Texas oak wood, along with sides such as brisket beans, creamed corn and homestyle potato salad.

Throughout the 106,000-square-foot store, customers will also find a wide selection of national brands, as well as products from the H-E-B family of brands like Field & Future by H-E-B, whose offerings are made without harsh chemicals and are eco-friendly. This growing line of more than 100 household and personal care products features hypoallergenic formulas, biodegradable ingredients, recyclable packaging, and more. Also, Higher Harvest by H‑E‑B was created for consumers adhering to various dietary lifestyles, weather it be a plant-based, carb-conscious or gluten-free diet.

Other offerings include a large assortment of Texas-made products; a Healthy Living department featuring 96 bulk food bins; made in-store fresh-squeezed juices, and freshly made guacamole, along with pre-cut fruit-and-vegetable party trays; fresh sushi, fried rice and noodle bowls, poke bowls, and hot sushi items made daily in-store; a full-service scratch bakery and tortilleria; and a certified wine steward to create the perfect pairings.

The location also features a full-service H-E-B Fuel station.

“My team and I look forward to providing our neighbors with convenient, quality shopping experiences and solutions. This community is undergoing tremendous growth and it’s rewarding to support it,” said Malcolm Donald MacKenzie III, H-E-B Manvel top store leader.

In celebration of the grand opening, H-E-B will donate $5,000 each to Alvin ISD READy Program and the J.B. Hensler College & Career Academy Culinary Arts Program. The READy Program is a family-oriented initiative designed to equip parents of preschoolers with pre-literacy tools and resources by providing a range of engaging activities to share at home, fostering a love for learning and reading from an early age. The Culinary Arts Program provides students with hands-on experience in various careers in the foodservice industry, including catering, restaurant management, food preparation, baking and pastry.

The largest privately held employer in Texas, San Antonio-based H-E-B has more than 420 stores and 145,000 employees in Texas and Mexico. The company is No. 15 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2023 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America. PG also named H-E-B one of its best regional grocery chains in America.

Manvel teen hoping to inspire next generation of female pilots

17-year-old Jayden Walker's passion for aviation and desire to grow the industry has earned her a scholarship named after a heroic pilot.MANVEL, Texas — Imagine being at 5,000 feet in the air and having your hands on control. At just 17 years old, that’s exactly what one Manvel teen is doing as she hopes to inspire the next generation of female pilots.Jayden Walker is hoping to pursue a dream and take aviation to new heights.“It just feels different being up in the air," Walker said. "Like you...

17-year-old Jayden Walker's passion for aviation and desire to grow the industry has earned her a scholarship named after a heroic pilot.

MANVEL, Texas — Imagine being at 5,000 feet in the air and having your hands on control. At just 17 years old, that’s exactly what one Manvel teen is doing as she hopes to inspire the next generation of female pilots.

Jayden Walker is hoping to pursue a dream and take aviation to new heights.

“It just feels different being up in the air," Walker said. "Like you can see everything from like a different point of view. and that's what I really liked about it."

It’s a passion that goes back to when she was a toddler.

“Me and my brother, we would always play with planes," she said. "Like, we didn't like playing with Legos."

It didn’t hurt that she had a great example.

“My father is actually an airline pilot,” Walker told us.

With graduation from Manvel High School coming up and her eyes set on the skies, Jayden looked for scholarships and wrote an essay about women in the aviation industry.

“Among the total population of airplane pilots, only about 3.4% of them are women,” Walker said.

She ended up being one of two people in the country to become a recipient of the LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation scholarship.

“We receive approximately 200 to 230 applications,” said Brian Florence, the Aviation Community Development VP with the LeRoy Homer Foundation. “With the LeRoy Homer Foundation, they created a scholarship that would award a private pilot certificate, which is the first pilot license if you will, in becoming an airman.”

For information on the scholarship and the foundation visit the LeRoy Homer Foundation website.

But beyond the money is the man whose name it bears. LeRoy Homer was a pilot of Flight 93 which, on September 11, 2001, took off from Newark, New Jersey. LeRoy and those on board never made it home, but they took heroic action.

“They chose to fight back and to take a stand,” said Florence. “How like he sacrificed all that and it's just, I'm in awe of like, what he did,” said Walker.

And wearing LeRoy’s name, Walker is aiming to take the future of who we think fly planes.

“Just changing that kind of stereotype and just, like, inspiring other females,” said Walker.

She's hoping to help take the industry higher than ever before.

“I think we can just do anything that they can do. it maybe even better,” Walker said.

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City on the rise: Manvel focuses on infrastructure growth as population soars

The city of Manvel is undergoing significant expansions to its commercial and residential infrastructure as the small town rapidly expands.Some of the key new developments making headway this year include a nearly 1,000-home housing development from real estate developer Hillwood Communities in the heart of the city, a new shopping center anchored by popular grocery chain H-E-B, and plans for a municipal center and an athletic center.City officials said they believe the major developments are laying the groundwork for the futur...

The city of Manvel is undergoing significant expansions to its commercial and residential infrastructure as the small town rapidly expands.

Some of the key new developments making headway this year include a nearly 1,000-home housing development from real estate developer Hillwood Communities in the heart of the city, a new shopping center anchored by popular grocery chain H-E-B, and plans for a municipal center and an athletic center.

City officials said they believe the major developments are laying the groundwork for the future continued success of the city and accommodating its growing population.

“I believe that the reason why we have so many people wanting to join this community is because they want to be a part of what the future holds,” Council Member and mayoral candidate Lorraine Hehn said. “All the other cities have to fight to get people at the table. Here, we’ve never had to for a long time.”

Population boom

The city of Manvel has seen a 137.7% population growth in the past decade. In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data showed a population of 11,432 in 2020 versus 4,810 in 2010.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau/Community Impact

A Flourish chart

Manvel City Manager Kyle Jung said keeping up with population projections and meeting citizen demands for new infrastructure and utilities can be a challenge. He said in 2007 the city did a comprehensive study that predicted an entirely built-out city of Manvel, which comprises about 27.45 square miles, would be able to hold a population of 120,000-150,000 people.

“We did the master water and wastewater plans in 2017, and we blew through all the 20-year projections,” Jung said. “Last year, we had to redo them. We had to update all those numbers because it went faster than we thought it was going to, which is not a bad thing.”

The city attempted to be proactive with its thoroughfare plan; city officials said they were advised by nearby municipalities to focus on connectivity and intuitive traffic flow to avoid “chokepoints.”

“This amount of development gives you huge growing pains, ... but you need to be able to learn from others’ mistakes,” Manvel Mayor Debra Davison said. “That’s where our thoroughfare plan came into play: We didn’t want [one main thoroughfare] completely governing where our traffic goes, you know, for the rest of time,”

Jung said much of the city’s evolving thoroughfare plan from 2015 coincides with the city’s major developments, including the Hillwood housing development called Valencia, located at the north end of Pollard Avenue. Some of the main focuses of the city’s thoroughfare improvements include upgrades to the Hwy. 288 corridor, specifically through adding more convenient access points.

“The Valencia development is kind of a key. It’s a lynchpin area for some of the development on [FM 1128 and Hwy. 288],” Jung said.

The biggest projects

Valencia broke ground in May 2022 and is expected to deliver its Phase 1 homesites by September, Hillwood Marketing Manager Lori Evans. The $90 million Phase 1 includes 393 homes, and home sales are expected to start in January 2024, she said.

Upon completion, the community is expected to bring 940 single-family homes with 30 acres of dedicated commercial properties as well as a new Alvin ISD school. The projected construction value will be over $500 million at completion, Hillwood Houston General Manager Russell Bynum.

This 400-acre development follows the opening of the Pomona subdivision, another Hillwood housing development off Hwy. 288. Pomona opened in 2015 with 600 of its projected 2,100 homes, and the development is about 58% complete, according to the city’s capital projects webpage.

“Last year we issued almost 1,000 new home permits,” Jung said. “My guess is that we will probably either slow down a little bit or keep about that same amount [yearly].”

Meanwhile, on the west side of the Hwy. 288 and Hwy. 6 intersection lies the site of the upcoming Manvel Town Center development, on which developer Weitzman broke ground June 22, 2021.

Phase 1 of the 273-acre project hinges on the city’s first H-E-B, which is the anchor of the expansive commercial development, or the primary economic draw that attracts other tenants to the area. The new H-E-B is expected to open in late summer, Jung said.

“Most of the other contracts that they have are dependent upon H-E-B opening,” Jung said. “You know, this store over here wants to make sure [H-E-B] is going to bring all the people to their parking lot.”

Davison said contracts for other “junior anchors” are not yet solidified for the development, mentioning Lowe’s and Target as examples for other retail locations that could be attracted by the new H-E-B. Jung also said the city held preconstruction meetings with McDonald’s and Whataburger for the area.

Finally, city officials highlighted a proposed future downtown area adjacent to Valencia that would feature a new city hall and main city service buildings and an expansive sports complex. The 160-acre area would feature a series of multiuse sports fields alongside retail space for hotels, an amphitheater and other community spaces, according to a Dec. 5 feasibility study for the project.

The study, conducted by The Sports Facilities Advisory for architecture design client PGAL, shows an estimated investment of $63.9 million from the city for the complex, which has no stated timeline yet.

Current council officials touted the project as an opportunity to create a sports tourism destination that will attract visitors from across the state, boosting the local economy and providing a walkable downtown space for current residents.

Davison said the project, which had its design recently approved and may see ground work start in the summer, is facing some criticism from citizens and council candidates.

“For a period of time, [taxes] would in fact, admittedly, go up, but it would also come right back down,” she said. “Whatever the first building that goes in [the development] will be the most expensive because you have to build the road to get to it, and therefore it’s a process.”

Redefining rural

While the new developments are intended to capitalize on the city’s growth and service the new population’s needs, city officials have acknowledged criticisms from some of Manvel’s citizens that may see the rapid changes as a threat to the city’s small-town rural identity.

In an online survey conducted mid-March on the Community Impact website, some residents expressed disapproval with the city’s growth. Respondents shared concerns with increased taxes and traffic, with some saying that rapid development could be overwhelming.

Community Thoughts

A survey of Manvel residents conducted by Community Impact showed residents overall approve of the major changes coming to the city, with some longtime residents criticizing the projects as damaging to the city’s history as a rural town.

Source: Community Impact

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“While development and growth is necessary, too much, too fast can end up choking the heart out of the city,” Manvel resident Tish Raiford said in the survey.

Former Council Member and current mayoral candidate Dan Davis said the growth should remain methodical and considerate. He said residents want the city to remain rural in nature.

“There’s ditches in our city that haven’t been mowed in 40 years; there’s roads that constantly are getting potholes because of the traffic ... [and] things that have been neglected for the sake of growth,” Davis said.

However, of the 28 responses Community Impact received in the seven-day period, more than 70% generally support the growth.

“[I’m] looking forward to not having to go to Missouri City or Pearland to shop and have eating options much closer to home,” Manvel resident Frank Boley said in the survey.

Longtime resident Harry Opliger said Manvel maintains its rural atmosphere despite the city’s rapid development process. He described the part of town he lives in as “Old Manvel,” where he bought several acres of land to build his home.

“Just this morning I woke up, looked out the back, and somebody’s cows were walking around the neighbor’s yard,” he said. “It’s country life, and that’s what makes this town so neat and diverse.”

Opliger said he is satisfied with the development he has seen in the 23 years he has been a resident.

“I think good times are ahead of us,” he said. “You know, it just takes a little bit more work—more refining of the processes, you know. Got to work out some of these growing pains, as with any growth is growing pains.”

Editor

Daniel started as an editor for the Katy North and South papers and the Sugar Land and Missouri City paper in spring 2023. He graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

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