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Megan Pate said she opened Reset Solutions in 2023 to make GLP-1 medications more accessible while reframing them as a weight-loss tool to support sustainable health habits.

Drawing from her own experience struggling with weight loss, Pate said Reset Solutions combines medication administered by a physician with coaching focused on long-term health habits to help clients reach their goals while building a healthier relationship with their bodies.

How it works: Pate said GLP-1 weight loss medications can address the biological factors that help people maintain their weight loss, including hormonal factors caused by diet changes.

Quote of note: “GLP-1[medications] can be your tool to achieve weight loss, but diet and exercise are still incredibly important; exercise is the No. 1 thing that you can do to improve your long-term health outcomes. So it's not that they don't work. They just work for different goals,” Pate said.

Pluckers Wing Bar is now open in Shenandoah, officials with the company confirmed to Community Impact.

What's on the menu: The sports bar specializes in a variety of seasoned wings and large desserts in a bar atmosphere. There are currently seven locations in the Houston area, as previously reported by Community Impact.

• 151 David Vetter Blvd., Shenandoah

The city of Oak Ridge North has named Lt. Marcus Teske interim chief of police as of Jan. 27, following the dismissal of Police Chief Ken Foulch at City Council's Jan. 26 meeting.

What to know: Teske brings more than 20 years of service with the city of Oak Ridge North Police Department, having served in multiple leadership and operational roles throughout his career, according to the city.

Quote of note: “The City of Oak Ridge North remains committed to community-oriented policing and to maintaining strong, positive relationships with residents, businesses, and neighborhood partners,” city officials said in a statement

Construction is underway—and officials expect it to wrap in December—on an expansion at the Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment Facility in Conroe that will add 100 inpatient beds and increase the site’s capacity for competency-restoration treatment.
Montgomery County Commissioners have already taken additional steps to keep the project moving by allocating funds for commissioning services.

The overview: Officials and community leaders broke ground Aug. 18 on an addition that will expand the facility, which currently operates 100 beds, according to Recovery Solutions, the behavioral health provider that manages the hospital through a public-private partnership with the county and the state. 

The expansion will focus on serving justice-involved individuals a court has found incompetent to stand trial, Recovery Solutions Hospital Administrator Jeff Rone said. 

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, the project’s contractor, describes the work as a 51,085-square-foot expansion designed to accommodate the new beds. The firm also said the added space will expand the hospital’s reach from about 3,300 patients from 79 counties to 4,300 patients from 140 counties.

After 26 years in business, Houston-based clothing retail chain Francesca’s started the process of liquidating all merchandise and closing all stores in mid-January, according to a letter from company officials to the Texas Workforce Commission.

The company operates more than 450 stores in over 45 states, with 52 of those stores being in Texas, according to the company website.

What happened: In early January, the company received a notice of default from its lender that required the company to permanently shut down, according to the letter.

“After assessing options, the Company concluded, in its business judgment, that it had no alternative but to immediately cut costs, sell existing inventory, and ultimately cease operations,” the letter states.

• Began liquidating Jan. 14

Two Democratic candidates are running to lead the Texas General Land Office in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The big picture: Benjamin Flores and Jose Loya are vying for the Democratic nomination for Texas land commissioner. The winning Democratic candidate will face Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham in November, and the winner of that election will begin serving as land commissioner in January 2027.

Buckingham, who is seeking a second four-year term as land commissioner, is running uncontested in the Republican primary. Community Impact runs candidate Q&As for contested races only.

The context: The General Land Office manages 13 million acres of state lands, with duties such as allocating disaster recovery funds, leasing state lands to generate revenue for the state's Permanent School Fund, preserving state landmarks such as the Alamo and overseeing several veterans programs. It is Texas’ oldest state agency, according to its website.