Grid operator says Texans can return to regular electricity use
Texans no longer need to cut back on their electricity use to avoid stressing the electrical grid, according to the current grid conditions on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas …
BVSCU opens new Katy area branch
Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union has opened a new branch at 6646 Argonne Drive in Fulshear with a June 12 grand opening celebration. The new branch will be managed by Stacy King who has been with …
3 KISD students awarded $20K scholarships from TX FFA Association
Three Katy ISD Future Farmers of America students were recently awarded $20,000 Texas FFA Association scholarships, sponsored by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Katy High School students, …
Katy City Council amends well contract, reaffirms Harris as mayor pro tem
Katy City Council amended the contract for construction of the city’s newest water well, Water Well No. 10, at 29,900 Kingsland Blvd. near Bryant Elementary. Council also renewed At Large …
KISD appoints new assistant superintendent for school leadership
Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski has appointed Ronnie Edwards as the district’s new assistant superintendent for school leadership and support. Before moving into this role, Edwards served …
HCSO SWAT team responds to double-suicide near Katy Fort Bend Road
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team responded to a report of a shooting in the 24,900 block of Acadia Park Circle in Katy, just northeast of the intersection of Franz Road and Katy Fort …
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ERCOT asks Texans to conserve energy
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as …
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KISD appoints new principals for Bethke and Winborn elementaries
When school resumes on Wednesday, August 18, students and staff members at two Katy ISD elementary …
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KT Antiques owner building home for Must be Heaven eatery in downtown Katy
Bill Bain, owner of KT Antiques in Katy, is building a new, two-story building at 908 Ave. B in downtown …
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Snappy’s new owner hopes to honor restaurant's legacy
Bobby Katsabas and his wife Effie Katsabas, who started Snappy’s Café & Grill on Highway 90 in …
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Pattison continues community cleanup efforts
Pattison continues to move forward with community cleanup efforts with two completed events in May …
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Mayvenn opens in northeastern Katy area
Mayvenn, a Black-owned beauty-tech company, has officially opened its first retail shop inside of a …
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Mayde Creek fine arts students earn scholarships
Three members of Mayde Creek High School’s class of 2021 earned fine arts scholarships to …
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Shots fired after 2 men attempt to rob Katy Mills jewelry store
Authorities are searching for two suspects after an attempted robbery at a Katy Mills jewelry store …
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Redefine rural
How do you know if you live in the city or the country? For some, any place without a Whole Foods is rural. For others, a stoplight is a …
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Science: Our best shot for COVID-19 recovery
This past year was nothing short of difficult. With a contagious and deadly virus spreading rapidly across our country, many Texans lived in …
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Broadband is critical to Texas’ future and makes economic sense
Governor Abbott left no uncertainty about the importance of broadband access during this year’s State of the State address. “From medicine …
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Analysis: Just when you think campaign season is over, Texas pulls you back in
Beto O’Rourke is thinking about challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2022 election. Abbott is already responding, the way candidates …
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Analysis: At a time like this, who needs another emergency?
The Texas Legislature is not short of emergencies that need attention, but Gov. Greg Abbott, who is giving his biennial State of the State …
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Analysis: While his powers are questioned, Texas governor reaches for more
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will push legislation that would allow the state to withhold sales tax money due to local governments that chop their …
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In the U.S., roughly one in five children has been cyberbullied. And with 95% of teens connected to the internet and 85% using social media, cyberbullying is an imminent threat. On this national Stop …
Remembering an ace pitcher and war hero
Looking at Texans’ differences by looking at similarities
Sports have been hard to watch during the pandemic
Indigent care catastrophe courtesy Harris Health
Once again, Americans have a less than stellar choice for president
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Henry Lee Wine
Monday, June 14
Henry L Wine, formerly of Hilltop Lakes, TX, passed away at home on May 28, 2021. Visitation was from 12:00 to 1:00 pm with services following at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan, TX on …
Betty Jane Deady
Thursday, June 10
Betty Jane Deady was born on February 17, 1922, in Gary, Indiana to Herbert Carl and Isabelle Emily Schmidt Anderson. On March 15, 1941, she married Eugene Francis “Gene” Deady in …
George Wayne Barker
Monday, June 7
George Wayne Barker died peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Methodist West Hospital, at the age of 48 following an illness. George was born on July 13, 1972, in Houston, Texas. He …
Orville Virden Hess
Monday, June 7
Born in 1930 on a cold snowy January day in Foster Township, Illinois, Orville Hess grew up in nearby Fosterburg, Illinois. He was the second of four children that Walter and Hilda raised on a …
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Maggie Lou Brown Smith
Saturday, May 29
Maggie Lou Brown Smith, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 22, 2021, from a Katy hospital, at the age of 82. Maggie was oldest of two daughters born on October …
David Kerry Clark
Friday, May 28
David Kerry Clark was born on December 28th, 1967 to Marion David Clark and Cheryl Ann Pokorny at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah. Dave died in Katy, …
Ryan Beach Barton
Thursday, May 27
Ryan Beach Barton, 44, of Katy, Texas, stepped peacefully from this world into eternity with Jesus on Friday, May 21, 2021, after suffering an unexpected aortic …
Charles Ray Bradley
Monday, May 24
Charles Ray Bradley, a lifelong resident of Katy, departed this life on May 16, 2021. Born November 11, 1962, to George and Delores Bradley. Charles was a proud graduate of Katy High …
Louise Abt Clay
Friday, May 21
Louise Hatfield (Wingo) (Abt) Clay of Weston Lakes, TX, was born in Liberty, TX, on October 30, 1939. She left this earth on May 12 at age 82 from the effects of MDS (myelodysplastic syndromes - in …
Wendy Gayle Redmon-Stinson
Tuesday, May 18
Wendy Gayle Redmon-Stinson, 53 years old, went to be with the Lord on May 15th, 2021 from her home in Austin, TX She was surrounded by her husband Ned Stinson and her entire family. She leaned …