Frenchy’s Chicken is set to open a new location in Rosharon, according to the company’s website.

The exact opening date has not been announced.

On the menu: The Houston-based restaurant is known for its New Orleans-inspired cuisine, including smoked chicken, shrimp, boudin, collard greens and dirty rice, along with desserts such as peach cobbler and sweet potato pie.

• 3171 Meridiana Parkway, Rosharon

From egg hunts to car shows, these eight events offer a little bit of something for everyone. 

March for Monarchs: Participants will go through stations to learn more about the monarch butterfly’s migration and welcome the butterflies with food, sweet treats, crafts and games.

• March 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• $20 (general admission)
• 1 Botanic Lane, Houston

Otaku Food Festival: The festival features more than 100 anime and street food vendors, as well as a wide range of performances, including sumo battles, martial arts demonstrations, lion dances and cosplay contests.

• March 21, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m; March 22, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 
• Free (admission)
• Pearland Town Center, 11200 Broadway St., Pearland

Spring Fest
The family-friendly event at Independence Park includes live entertainment, the H-E-B Imagination Station, interactive attractions, a craft market and local food.

• April 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Free (admission), $10-$12 (activity wristbands)
• 3449 Pearland Parkway, Pearland

A new senior assistance service opened in January to offer senior placement services throughout Southeast Houston. 

Long story short: Founded in 2003, Assisted Living Locators is a nationwide senior placement service with more than 170 locations across 39 states, according to a Jan. 26 news release from the company.

What you need to know: The southeast Houston location is owned and operated by Jeremy Moore, a veteran and healthcare professional with a background in medical technology and referral network development, according to the release. 

Why it matters: Moore said in the release that he is especially dedicated to helping senior veterans fully understand the potential benefits they may be entitled to as part of their care planning process. 

Houston Airport System officials are urging travelers to arrive early as TSA wait times may exceed two hours in some locations, HAS officials said in a March 8 news release. 

What's happening? Due to the partial federal government shutdown, TSA officers are working without pay creating staffing shortages that have led to longer than typical wait times at airports nationwide, including at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).

Director of Aviation Jim Szczesniak said HAS is expecting about 2.2 million spring break travelers during the government shutdown.

"Spring break brings some of the busiest travel days of the year," Szczesniak said in a statement. "When more passengers meet fewer security lanes, wait times can grow quickly."

Keep in mind: At HOU, officials said travelers should plan to arrive four hours before their scheduled departure as TSA wait times may extend beyond two hours.

At IAH, officials said travelers should allow extra time for security screening, noting some international air carriers have recently moved from Terminal D to E.

Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.