Founder Tara A. Henschel, M.D. told Community Impact she has plans to launch a virtual telehealth practice based in Spring this summer and is now accepting new patient appointments.

The details: Operated by certified psychiatrist Henschel, Grand Oaks Psychiatry Board will be serving patients statewide. Benefits to virtual psychiatry services includes access to rural areas with a shortage of psychiatrists, per the website. In addition, telehealth allows individuals to access care in a private and secure environment and virtual appointments are conducted through a HIPAA-compliant telehealth service.

Dog salon BarkSuds is now open in the Klein community for baths, blowouts, brushing and other services.

About the business: BarkSuds offers a wide range of grooming services including teeth brushing, ear cleaning, baths, haircuts and nail trims, according to its website.

The franchise offers monthly memberships for regular visitors as well as special packages for a more thorough cleaning. Cost varies by dog size, per the website.

Meet the owners: Located near the intersection of Louetta and Stuebner Airline roads, BarkSuds Klein is locally owned by Bree and Cody Price. Bree said she and her husband opened the business because they saw a need for a grooming salon where pets could feel at home. 

Quote of note: "We aren't just grooming dogs," she told Community Impact. "We're getting to know our neighbors and making sure every pup is greeted by name the moment they walk in the door." 

• 7306 Louetta Road Ste. A116, Houston

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.