The new year began with numerous state recognitions for three Katy Independent School District high schools.
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1/8/21
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Like just about every other Capitol Hill staffer, Jose Borjon was worried about trouble Wednesday.
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By Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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The first known case of a new and possibly more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the state health services department and Judge Lina Hidalgo.
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By Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted against an objection by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the certification of Arizona's presidential election results.
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By Abby Livingston and Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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Texas politicians in both parties pleaded for peace Wednesday afternoon after supporters backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the Electoral College certification of his …
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By Patrick Svitek and Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune
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1/6/21
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Sandeep Gupta opened TruFusion eatery at 542 Koomey Road in Brookshire Dec. 5 as one step in bringing three businesses to Brookshire. The first was the reopening of The Brooke Hotel in the same building as TruFusion, then TruFusion and finally a gym that includes a world class training center for badminton.
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/6/21
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With 2020 behind us and the challenges and opportunities of 2021 just beginning, municipalities throughout the Katy area are looking back at the last year for lessons learned and forward to the successes to come.
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/5/21
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Jan. 2, 2021 – The Harris County Sheriff's Office is saddened to report the passing of Sgt. Bruce Watson. The 20-year department veteran was fatally struck on his way home by a vehicle in …
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1/3/21
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David Leyendecker, city engineer for Katy, Fulshear and Waller as well as engineer for several area municipal utility districts passed Dec. 30 according to a statement from the city of Katy. …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/2/21
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Texas is still temporarily barred from taking over Houston Independent School District, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday, upholding a lower court's order.
In a 2-1 ruling, the Texas Third …
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By Aliyya Swaby | The Texas Tribune
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1/1/21
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Black-eyed peas – also known as cowpeas – are a Southern staple around the New Years holiday with many southerners feeling it brings good luck for the new year. Given the interesting …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/31/20
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to use caution and not celebrate the new year with gunfire due to the danger posed by stray projectiles associated with it. Last year, …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/30/20
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RICHMOND – Richmond’s Mamie George Community Center (MGCC) recently surpassed the two million-pound mark in food distribution since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. MGCC is the …
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12/28/20
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The outgoing speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on his Facebook page Sunday.
Bonnen said he tested …
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By Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune
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12/27/20
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A new, 40,000-square-foot art museum opened Saturday at 2306 South Highway 6 in Katy this Dec. 26. The new museum includes more than 40 unique exhibits focused on displays of light, color, sound and …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/26/20
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Waller County Commissioners met for their last regular court meeting of 2020 and approved several end-of-year procedural measures and approved one major equipment purchase. The meeting was the last …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/24/20
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in May urged the Trump administration to rescind millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds that Harris County planned to use for mail-in ballots, as Republican …
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By Emma Platoff | The Texas Tribune
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12/23/20
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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns will kick off on Wednesday, Dec. 23. DPS is …
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12/23/20
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Fulshear City Council adopted a development agreement with DR Horton for about 1,300 acres to be developed into residential housing. They also adopted, as required by state law, an increase to the …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/21/20
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Fort Bend County Commissioners approved a second round of grant funding for small businesses through CARES Act funds allocated to the county at the governing body’s Dec. 8 meeting. The …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/21/20
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