Insperity, a Kingwood-based human resources company, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, company officials confirmed via email April 13.

The backstory: Previously known as Administaff, the company was founded on March 5, 1986 before rebranding as Insperity in 2011. Today, the company offers human resources expertise with advanced technology to thousands of worksite employees across the U.S.

The celebration: To celebrate the milestone, Insperity will be hosting a “40 Days of Service” event in April to promote volunteerism. Additionally, the company is hosting a “LinkedIn Live Series,” which features fireside chats with Insperity leadership and employees reflecting on company history and the future of work.

Quote of note: "Forty years of excellence is the result of strong, universal belief in our mission to help businesses succeed so communities prosper,” Founder and CEO Paul Sarvadi said in an emailed statement. “None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our employees and the confidence of our clients.”

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Humble ISD is teaming up with Memorial Hermann to provide $20 sports physicals from 8 a.m.-noon April 25 at Kingwood High School—2701 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood—according to a Feb. 6 news release.

The details: HISD requires students enrolled in athletics, cheerleading, drill team or high-school band to have a physical dated Feb. 1 or later to participate in their respective programs during the 2026-27 school year, according to the release.

If transportation to the high schools is needed, officials noted parents or guardians should contact their student's coach, the release states. 

Get involved: Officials noted parents or guardians will need to fill out the district’s 2026-27 physical form as part of the requirements.

Harris County commissioners are set to take up more than 400 agenda items April 16, including discussion about federally funded flood mitigation and recovery projects, affordable housing developments and the first annual status report of the county’s Climate Justice Plan.

At a glance: Commissioners are scheduled to hear a presentation on the implementation of the Harris County Climate Justice Plan, a multiyear climate resilience framework the court adopted April 10, 2025, per agenda documents. Staff from the Office of County Administration’s Sustainability Division will deliver the first report to Commissioners Court reflecting on a year of progress.

Also of note: The Harris County Flood Control District is expected to provide project-level updates to commissioners regarding local flood mitigation and recovery efforts that received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. Staff from HCFCD will share a schedule detailing construction start dates, estimated completion dates, cost escalations and other updates for each project.

Stay tuned: Harris County Commissioners Court meetings are held at 9 a.m. at 1001 Preston St., Houston. 

The Artemis 2 astronauts safely returned to Earth on April 10, splashing down off the coast of San Diego at 7:07 CDT, according to NASA’s website.

The successful landing concluded the nearly 10-day mission that marked NASA’s first crewed journey to the moon in over 50 years.

In case you missed it: The mission sent NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a lunar flyby, making them the first humans since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 to go beyond low-Earth orbit, as previously reported by Community Impact.

The crew included Friendswood residents Wiseman and Hansen, along with pilot Glover, who is a parent within Clear Creek ISD.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted April 13 to approve Susan Ballabina as the sole finalist to become the next president of Texas A&M University, officials announced in a Texas A&M news release.

What's happening: Ballabina currently serves as executive vice chancellor for the university system, overseeing systemwide operations and strategic initiatives, according to the release. She brings more than 30 years of experience within the A&M system and has previously held leadership roles, including chief of staff to the university president and deputy vice chancellor for Texas A&M AgriLife.

University System Chancellor Glenn Hegar said both Ballabina's experience and familiarity with the university position her well to lead Texas A&M as it approaches its 150th anniversary. He referred to Ballabina as a "proven leader."

What's next: Before Ballabina can officially take office, she is subject to a state-required 21-day waiting period.
 

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.