There are several events taking place in the Spring-Klein area this spring, including spring markets and musicals.

Spring Fest Market
In partnership with The Woodlands Women's Collective, City Place is holding the Spring Fest Market featuring a day of shopping from dozens of specialty vendors, bingo, music and a floral bouquet bar.

• April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free
• City Place Plaza, 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring

• April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free
• The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring

• May 2, 4:30-9 p.m.
• $325 (individual ticket)
• The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring

A new bakery focused on making a variety of sweet and savory treats for dogs is coming to the Vintage Park area, according to business officials.

The details: Liberty Dog Barkery officials announced on social media and on the business's website that the first Houston-area location would be coming to Vintage Park in Spring.

What they offer: According to the business's website, Liberty Dog Bakery offers a variety of homemade dog treats such as jerky, cookies and pupmuffins–a dog-friendly muffin treat.

Need to catch up on Community Impact’s coverage from this week? Check out five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from March 23-27.

• 25-year old Seabrook Mexican restaurant reopened just six days after closing from strong community support

• A ‘face-lift’ for downtown: Montgomery commencing with downtown upgrades, new plans

• League City to consider rezoning land along League City Parkway from residential to commercial

• Houston to return historic Freedmen’s Town bricks to the neighborhood after restoration

• Conroe City Council ends executive contracts, approves nearly $1.85M in payouts

In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”