The Tomball Regional Health Foundation celebrated the opening of its new administrative and learning center April 16 during an event that culminated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the new building.

Quote of note: “This is our gift to the community,” TRHF board Chair Tom Kikis said.

More details: As previously reported by Community Impact, the new center includes:

• A learning center that can accommodate 120 people and be divided into multiple rooms
• A 1/3-mile walking loop with 8-foot-wide sidewalks
• A fishing pond, mobility exercise stations and birding areas

D&C Thrift Co. is a locally owned resale and thrift store that has opened its doors outside of Magnolia.

Two-minute impact: The resale store officially opened its doors on April 6. A wide range of goods is available for locals to donate or purchase at D&C Thrift Co., including, but not limited to, clothes, jewelry, home goods and shoes. According to its website, a goal of the storefront is to support children's education through local school programs donations. The storefront is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays.

• 11281 Village Drive, Plantersville

Thousands of students who live in the Greater Houston area public school boundaries are attending another district or a charter school during the 2025-26 school year, with Houston, Alief and Fort Bend ISDs seeing the highest numbers, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 5.

The overview: Community Impact reviewed TEA data from the 2025-26 school year to determine the number of students departing public school districts and where they were transferring. 

By the numbers: The data from 28 Greater Houston school districts shows the ones with the highest transfer numbers were:

• Houston ISD with 60,430 net transfers out

• Alief ISD with 10,629 net transfers out

• Fort Bend ISD with 9,197 net transfers out

• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD with 7,075 net transfers out

• Aldine ISD with 6,620 net transfers out

Also of note: The data also shows some school districts saw a net increase in enrollment from transfers in 2025-26, including Deer Park, Friendswood, Galena Park and Montgomery ISDs.

Texans interested in casting a ballot in next month’s primary runoff election have until April 27 to register to vote or update their registration, if applicable.

The background: Texas’ primary runoff election will be held May 26. A runoff is held when no candidate secures over half of the vote in a partisan primary race.

Registering to vote: Prospective voters must submit a paper application, which is available online. Applications must be printed, signed and mailed to the voter registration office in a voter’s county of residence.

On the ballot: Various federal, state and local races will appear on the May 26 runoff ballot.

At the top of the ticket, Republican voters will pick between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton to determine the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate. The winner of that race will face state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, in November.

Something to note: The runoff election is separate from upcoming local elections, which take place May 2. Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide for more information about those elections.