HTX-SKL: Impact 10/13/2025

Check out the events going on in the Spring-Klein area this fall including costume parties and Dia De los Muertos events.

‘Beetlejuice’
1960 presents ‘Beetlejuice’ based on the 1988 American gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film.

• Oct 18-19, 3 p.m., Oct. 11, Oct. 18, 7 p.m.
• $15 (adult), $12 (student)
• Playhouse 1960, 6814 Gant Road, Houston

• Oct. 25, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Oct. 31, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
• Free (admission)
• 206 Main St,. Spring

• Oct. 28, 8:30-10 a.m.
• Free
• Silver Star Academy at Cypress Creek, 4331 Brightwood Drive, Houston

A comprehensive mental health clinic in Spring is accepting new patients in October in preparation for the business’s formal opening in November, according to business owner and board-certified psychiatrist Arianne Suarez Lago. 

What they offer: Spring Psychiatry Clinic offers comprehensive mental health care for adults, adolescents and children, treating conditions such as anxiety, eating disorders and mood disorders.

The details: Patients seeking help for the following mental health conditions can be assisted at the clinic:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Traumatic brain injury
• Autism 
• Eating disorders

In their words: “We combine expert psychiatric care, compassionate support and advanced treatment options to help you and your family achieve lasting mental wellness,” a statement on the business website reads.

Over one year after Hurricane Beryl, 1 in 8 Houston-area residents reported their lives were still “very” or “somewhat” disrupted by Beryl, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Houston Population Research Center at the Kinder Institute.

Looking back: According to the report, Beryl caused an estimated $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion in property damage.

Quote of note: “Now, a year down the road, residents are having to grapple with the reality of repairs that are still needed, credit card bills from unexpected hotel rooms or refilling the fridge that are still unpaid, and their expectations that these things should already be resolved but they’re not,” Dan Potter, co-director of the research center and lead researcher on the survey work, said in the report.

Going forward: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delivered the majority of its disaster aid, but there is still a gap to fill. As of early 2025, federal estimates suggested there was about $800 million in repairs needed between the destruction from Beryl and the May 2024 derecho. 

Texas’ power grid is unlikely to have issues this December, according to an Oct. 3 report by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The details: During the winter, demand for electricity spikes when people get up in the morning and return home in the evening. This December, the tightest period is expected to be from 7-8 a.m. each day, when little to no solar power is being produced. ERCOT found that there will be a 1.81% chance of a grid emergency during that time.

“Under typical grid conditions, the deterministic scenario indicates that there should be sufficient generating capacity available," the report reads.

The background: Texas' grid withstood three cold snaps early this year. ERCOT last asked residents to voluntarily reduce their energy use in January 2024.

Legislative approach: State lawmakers approved legislation this spring that is designed to make the grid more reliable by tightening regulations on large electric consumers, such as data centers. In extreme grid conditions, those customers will be required to switch to backup power to reduce strain on the grid.