Local staple, The Co-Pottery is expanding with a second location in Old Town Spring on Nov. 27.

The details: Founded by owner Chelsea Langlois four years ago, The Co-Pottery offers pottery classes.

Whats new: The new location, named The Co-Artistry, will feature a retail space with handmade items and art from local artists.

The Harris County Commissioners Court is scheduled to discuss several key initiatives during its Nov. 12 regular meeting, including disaster recovery, artificial intelligence and violence prevention.

Latest update: Commissioners are expected to discuss a one-year spending deadline extension granted by the Texas General Land Office for federally funded Hurricane Harvey recovery and flood mitigation projects. The new deadlines are February 2028 and March 2029.

Another detail: Additionally, the court will consider a new county AI policy developed by the Universal Services department, which recommends implementation in May 2027 to allow for department training.

One more thing: The court will also consider adding 24 jobs to expand two violence prevention and interruption programs, HART and RISE. The proposed positions include:

• Ten crisis intervention specialists

• Six outreach workers for violence interruption

• Two supervisors for violence interruption

• Two case managers

• One outreach worker for hospital violence interruption

• One project manager

• One senior data analyst

• One communications specialist

Officials with Old MacDonald’s Farm in Humble announced the business will be permanently closing at the end of November, according to a Nov. 9 post on the business’s official Facebook page.

The details: Old MacDonald’s Farm was first opened in Humble by Donald and Susanne Wilkerson in March 1991, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

Old MacDonald’s Farm offers a number of activities for visitors to enjoy, including access to 12 petting zoo barns with animals such as sheep, goats, llamas, pigs, tortoises and cows.

A closer look: Officials noted in the post that the decision to close the business followed the passing of Donald Wilkerson earlier this year.

“Founded and built from the ground up by Donald, this place was more than just a business to him,” officials said in the post. “It was his passion, his hard work and a huge part of his life."

What’s next: Officials noted all reservations through Nov. 30 will continue as scheduled.

• Closing at the end of November

• 3203 FM 1960 E., Humble

Democrats saw decisive wins up and down the ballot in Texas and across the nation in the Nov. 3 election, flipping the Lone Star State to Democratic control for the first time in a generation.

The big picture: Texas has had a Republican governor, state Senate and state House since 2003. Next year, the state will be led by a Democratic governor, with a Democratic lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate and House lawmakers likely electing a Democrat to lead the chamber—however, the senators themselves will remain majority-Republican.

More details: How much power Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin will have over the Texas Senate is largely up to senators, who will approve the chamber's new rules when the legislature convenes in January.

Sam Hooper, a legislative attorney and consultant, said he was "hopeful" that the election results would lead to "a more collegial Senate" and cooperation among lawmakers of both political parties.

The majority-Republican Senate and majority-Democrat House will have to find a balance, as bills cannot become law without approval from both chambers.