There are several events taking place in Conroe and Montgomery this spring season.

Market and Boutique Crawl
Attendees are invited to a spring shopping event featuring local small business owners with items such as women's and children's clothing, home, garden decor and handmade jewelry.

• April 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• $5 (cash entry)
• 9055 Airport Road, Conroe

• April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Free
• 118 N. San Jacinto St., Conroe

• April 18
• TBD
• Twisted Parrot Luxury RV Resort, 15075 Walden Road, Montgomery

Compassion United is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

The details: The nonprofit serves marginalized residents of Montgomery County through outreach, relief and empowerment, and began in 2006, per its website. Compassion United is celebrating the anniversary with its Together, Annual Gala and Auction on March 26.

Looking back: In November, the organization opened its new day center in Conroe, a step forward in the organization’s long-term plan to expand homelessness relief, recovery and supportive housing in Montgomery County, as previously reported by Community Impact.

• 350 Foster Drive, Conroe

Over the last five years, more than half of public school districts across the Greater Houston area lost students, with one district seeing a more than 15% decline in enrollment, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 6.

The overview: Community Impact analyzed data from the TEA to learn how many students were enrolled at public school districts for the 2025-26 school year compared to the 2021-22 school year. 

Zooming in: The districts with the highest percentage of students gained over the last five years—from 2021-26—are:

• Splendora ISD with 34.6% enrollment growth
• Lamar CISD with 23.3% enrollment growth
• Tomball ISD and New Caney ISD with 14.9% enrollment growth each

• Aldine ISD with 15.4% enrollment decline
• Houston ISD with 13.3% enrollment decline
• Pasadena ISD with 10.5% enrollment decline
• Alief ISD with 10.4% enrollment decline