This volunteer guide highlights 10 organizations offering volunteer and donation opportunities in the Spring-Klein area.

Get involved: Volunteer opportunities in the Spring-Klein community include:

• Copper's Cat Commune, a nonprofit cat sanctuary

• Islamic Arts Society, which shares the heritage of Islamic art

• Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, which offers a volunteer Guild requiring at least 15 hours of service annually

• Hope Center Houston, offering volunteer opportunities for individuals ages 18 and up to support homeless individuals

• Hearts of Rescue, which supports the homeless community with showers, clothing and hygiene kits

Healthcare provider Kelsey-Seybold Clinic held a ribbon cutting for its newest location Oct. 21. The new facility is known as the Kelsey-Seybold North Houston Cancer Center.

The details: The Houston-based provider has 46 locations across Greater Houston and Lake Jackson, and it holds national accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The new center offers free parking and a complimentary valet service, alongside a variety of medical services including:

• Hematology and Oncology Specialists

• Infusion Center

• Infusion Pharmacy

• Radiation Therapy

In July, Texas' top elected officials directed most state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to cut spending by 3% in their base budget requests for the next two years.

The overview: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said those reductions will help Texas hold a "strong fiscal position" by expanding property tax relief and maintaining public education funding when the legislature returns to Austin next year.

The issue: Dozens of agency leaders have warned that the cuts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, are not sustainable. They would cause Texas residents to lose "essential" services and lead to losses in state revenue, leaders said at the capitol and in budget documents.

Government institutions protesting the budget reductions include the comptroller's office, the attorney general, Texas' Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, state criminal justice agencies and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.