HTX-KTY: Impact 9/10/2025

While her most popular service is newborn photography, Kelly Richman said she created her photography business to serve mothers.

Richman grew up shooting photography as a hobby, but started taking it more seriously when she became a mother. After experiencing a traumatic pregnancy and birth, she said she realized how important documenting her family was to her. 

Friends, and then friends of friends, started asking for her pictures, and in 2014, she officially founded Lifetime of Clicks Photography.

What’s different: As Richman’s business grew, she noticed how stressful planned shoots could be for mothers. She described seeing how often moms will focus on getting their family picture-perfect, but then have no time to get ready themselves.

This spurred her to create a walk-in closet in Lifetime of Clicks’ studio, where moms can pick out an outfit for themselves and for their kids, as well as get their hair and makeup done, before a shoot.

• 24530 Kingsland Blvd., Katy

Sandra V Bath & Body, a small-batch skincare boutique, has relocated its Katy store from North Mason Road to Second Street.

What they offer: Selling products ranging from soaps and lotions to bath bombs and candles, Sandra V Bath & Body is known for using clean, holistic ingredients in all its products, according to its website.

Along with bath products, the shop also offers lip and hair care, body scrubs and cleansers.

Shower steamers—including peppermint and eucalyptus, lemon and rosemary, lavender and menthol—are also available, promoting the use of aromatherapy to help reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and alleviate headaches, per the website.

• 5729 Second St., Katy

In her 2025 State of the County keynote address, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo emphasized the importance of funding early childhood education initiatives in the county, just shy of one month after her proposal to let voters decide on a 1-cent property tax increase failed to pass at an August commissioners court meeting.

Quote of note: “We have to be fearless in building what the community deserves,” Hidalgo said at the Sept. 5 event at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Houston. “And I beg you that if we fight for early childhood education, I think the community would like that.”

The overview: The State of the County address is an annual event hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership. Keynote speakers discuss economic initiatives and opportunities for constituents and business leaders in the Greater Houston area.

GHP President Steve Kean asked Hidalgo directly about her reelection status. Hidalgo said that while she was not going to break news about her reelection at the event, she will be making an announcement “very, very soon.”

When Texas students returned to school in August, some substantial changes awaited them.

The overview:

• House Bill 2 increases state funding for public schools by $8.4 billion.
• House Bill 1481 prohibits students from using cellphones and other personal communication devices throughout the school day.
• Senate Bill 12 requires parental consent for students to receive "medical, psychiatric and psychological treatment" on campus.
• Senate Bill 13 gives parents and school boards more oversight of library materials.
• House Bill 6 gives teachers more discretion to remove repeatedly disruptive or violent students from class.
• Senate Bill 10 requires most schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
• Senate Bill 11 allows districts to set aside time for students and staff to pray or read religious texts at school.
• Senate Bill 965 codifies school employees' rights to "engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty."