Bee on Call, a concierge service business, is celebrating its five-year anniversary serving the New Braunfels area.

Shana Bridges started the company and runs the New Braunfels services, while her sister, Deana Bridges, helps operate the Dallas-Fort Worth business.

About the company: Bee on Call offers a range of concierge services, from grocery shopping to event planning, for:

• Small businesses

• Special events

• Older adults

• Busy professionals

• Active families

The inspiration: Before Shana Bridges started the business, she had a sick mother and grandmother who lived two hours away, whom she did not know how to help. She said she wished she had services that could have helped her take care of her family at that time.

"I started the business because I have just a heart to help," Shana Bridges said.

• Serving New Braunfels, Canyon Lake and Seguin

A San Antonio-based law firm is celebrating a big milestone in New Braunfels.

Langley & Banack, a law firm located at 1672 Independence Dr., Ste. 108, celebrated its 10-year anniversary serving the New Braunfels community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 29. The event also marked the firm’s expansion.

What you need to know: Langley & Banack expanded into a 12,000-square-foot office and conference space and added five attorneys and four staff members from Reagan Burrus, which joined Langley & Banack in January, according to a news release.

As the city and surrounding region continue to grow, the expanded office space strengthens the firm’s ability to serve families and businesses with a range of legal needs, the release states.

"This expansion brings more attorneys and experience together locally, giving our clients access to a broader range of legal services while preserving the personal relationships they value," said Justin Morley, lead attorney in the Langley & Banack New Braunfels office.

• 1672 Independence Dr., Ste. 108, New Braunfels

Wurstfest is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year.

Travelers from all over the world visit New Braunfels in November for the 10-day celebration filled with sausage, beer and live music.

Marc Allen is serving as Wurstfest president this year, and he said that one of his favorite things about the festival is seeing people come together.

"65 years is a huge success for us," Allen said. "I think it all goes back to our focus on the patron's experience, making sure they have a great experience."

More details: The city meat inspector, Ed Grist, started the festival in 1961 to honor sausage, according to the Wurstfest website. In 1967, Wurstfest moved to the Wursthalle in Landa Park, where the festival is held today. As the years went on, the festival expanded and so did its impact.

Proceeds from the event go toward helping local nonprofits. This year, Wurstfest is helping 26 local nonprofits through food, drink and admission sales.

"The money that we raise at Wurstfest goes directly back into the community," Allen said.

Democrats saw decisive wins up and down the ballot in Texas and across the nation in the Nov. 3 election, flipping the Lone Star State to Democratic control for the first time in a generation.

The big picture: Texas has had a Republican governor, state Senate and state House since 2003. Next year, the state will be led by a Democratic governor, with a Democratic lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate and House lawmakers likely electing a Democrat to lead the chamber—however, the senators themselves will remain majority-Republican.

More details: How much power Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin will have over the Texas Senate is largely up to senators, who will approve the chamber's new rules when the legislature convenes in January.

Sam Hooper, a legislative attorney and consultant, said he was "hopeful" that the election results would lead to "a more collegial Senate" and cooperation among lawmakers of both political parties.

The majority-Republican Senate and majority-Democrat House will have to find a balance, as bills cannot become law without approval from both chambers.