After spending their weekends mining for rocks and minerals in Brazil, Jacob and Astrid Proctor relocated to Katy, where Jacob Proctor spent some of his teenage years growing up. 

While living in Brazil, the couple would mine for minerals and rocks and export their findings to the previous owners and founders of the Katy Rock Shop, Bruce and Carol Huff. When the Huffs were ready to retire in 2019, the Proctors stepped in and took over. 

Read all about it: In the past few years, the Proctors have expanded the services offered at the shop, featuring experiences such as a mobile sluice, where students can hunt for gems, as well as dinosaur rides. 

What to expect: At Katy Rock Shop, customers can shop for rocks and minerals ranging from a few dollars to a hundred dollars. While crystals such as amethysts tend to be most popular, the store is also known for showcasing rarer minerals and large geodes.

• 821 Ave. C, Katy

Circle B Veterinary Hospital is slated to open its second location in Katy, owner Dr. David Buelna confirmed.

What you need to know: The new location dubbed Circle B FurEver Veterinary Hospital comes after the hospital officials saw the need for another space as they were running out of space while trying to expand their grooming and daycare facility Bed N’ Biscuits, Buelna said.

What they offer: At Circle B, Buelna said he wants to provide affordable and specialty care to pets offering services including orthopedic services, echocardiograms and specialist-reviewed imaging.

• 605 S. Mason Road, Katy

Democratic voters will choose their nominee for the Fort Bend County treasurer in a May 26 runoff election between Jeffrey L. Boney and Sara Khan.

The big picture: The Democratic race for Fort Bend County treasurer is one of several county contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Boney and Khan were the two highest-performing candidates in the five-way primary race, with Boney securing 35.34% of the vote to Khan's 31.79%.

Stay tuned: The winner of the May 26 runoff will face the Republican nominee for Fort Bend County treasurer, incumbent Bill Rickert, in the November midterm election.

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Following pressure from summer camp operators, lawmakers and legislative leaders, Texas is suspending a requirement that all camps install “end-to-end” fiber-optic internet infrastructure before opening this summer.

The background: After catastrophic flooding in Central Texas killed more than 130 people—including 28 deaths at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp—last July, state lawmakers passed a pair of laws designed to strengthen safety and emergency preparedness requirements for all Texas summer camps. One provision of the laws requires that camps install two types of broadband internet, including a fiber-optic system.

Nineteen camp operators sued the state over the fiber-optic rule in April, citing million-dollar installation fees and limited access to fiber-optic services in rural parts of Texas.

What's happening: The Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, said it reached an agreement with the camp operators May 7. Under the agreement, Texas camps that maintain “redundant” broadband internet services—such as cellular, microwave or satellite technology—will not have their license revoked or denied as long as they meet all other safety requirements.