Fort Bend County will see a new elections administrator in 2026 following the announcement of the retirement of John Oldham.

Oldham, who served the county for over 17 years, was instrumental in modernizing Fort Bend County’s elections equipment and systems, Fort Bend County Judge KP George said in a Dec. 30 Facebook post.

The big picture: At a Dec. 18 meeting, the Fort Bend County Elections Commission appointed Chase Wilson as the new holder of the position, effective Jan. 1.

The details: Wilson has served as the assistant elections administrator since 2022, where he was responsible for six election supervisors as well as 11 additional staff members, according to a Dec. 19 news release.

He began his time at the elections office in 2018, where he served as an assistant equipment technician before moving to an election systems and software coordinator.

In their own words: “I am looking forward to continuing the work of the Elections Office to make sure elections in Fort Bend County are held with integrity and accountability,” Wilson said.

Hey-Froyo is set to open at Riverpark Shopping Center in Sugar Land.

What they offer: The menu will center around frozen yogurt but will also offer Korean-style shaved ice cream, owner Heebum Choi said.

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PetSet debuted a custom-built mobile spay-and-neuter clinic Dec. 18, expanding the nonprofit’s ability to bring preventative veterinary care directly to Houston neighborhoods with limited access to services, according to a news release.

The details: The state-of-the-art unit was designed to increase efficiency and capacity, allowing PetSet to perform more surgeries each day and serve larger and older animals, according to the release.

PetSet officials said the mobile clinic is expected to support up to 1,200 additional surgeries annually and is designed specifically for high-volume surgery days. 

The mobile unit includes an expanded number of kennels and a second surgical table to support multiple procedures at once. 

“With these enhancements, we expect to perform hundreds more spay and neuter surgeries each year,” Co-President Tama Lundquist said. “This new mobile unit is a critical step forward in addressing the root causes of animal overpopulation across Greater Houston.”

The clinic is scheduled to begin full operations in January and will rotate through communities across Greater Houston.

This November, Texas voters approved 17 constitutional amendments, also known as state propositions. Here’s what’s next for some of those propositions and what they mean for Texans.

The overview: Texas voters authorized the state to spend $1 billion annually on water supply funding, totaling $20 billion over a two-decade period, through Proposition 4. Funding will flow into the Texas Water Fund, a state account created in 2023 to help finance water projects.

However, state law requires that the money does not begin moving into the water fund until September 2027, and it will not be available for grants until 2029. Until then, state agencies, water utilities and local organizations will need to plan for funding, adjust rules and processes to align with recent state laws and update Texas’ water and flood plans, according to the Texas Water Foundation.

More details: Texas homeowners were set to see expanded property tax breaks on their 2025 tax bills under Propositions 11 and 13. Four other property tax exemptions approved by voters will take effect Jan. 1.