In honor of National Lost Pet Prevention Month, Special Pals, 3830 Greenhouse Road, will give away 100 free microchips to local pets in a project sponsored by Ohana Garage Doors. Dog and cat owners who need to microchip their pets can visit Special Pals Monday-Friday from 12-4 p.m. to have their pet microchipped at no cost, starting July 11 and running through July 31. more

Community briefs for July 14, 2022. more

As Katy and Southeast Texas grow westward, it’s easy to see the need for east-west routes. But the need for north-south routes is also important to ease congestion and help economic growth. more

The Katy City Council Monday authorized the acceptance of about $1.13 million dollars from the Texas General Land Office. more

Two former Katy residents have been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Justice Department officials said Thursday. more

Like other communities across America, Katy and Fulshear celebrated the Fourth of July in grand style. more

Education briefs for July 7, 2022. more

Now through July 29, nominations are open for the Service-Learning Champion Award, a statewide honor given to learning institutions that go above and beyond to develop the next generation of civic-minded, socially engaged Texans. more

Pulling from ancient Spanish inspiration, Bold Fox Development is naming its newest community La Segarra. more

Community briefs for July 7, 2022. more

The Katy City Council June 27 approved a zoning change request, from residential to commercial, for 20.12 acres of land near the intersection of Spring Green Boulevard and Crossover Road. more

Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital is expanding its pediatric services. In addition to its pediatric emergency department, it now offers a pediatric hospitalist team to care for pediatric patients admitted to its pediatric unit. more

A Katy city official said Tuesday that the city is ready to move forward on expanding the Clay Road-Katy Hockley Cutoff Road intersection, which is becoming a traffic bottleneck as new development moves into that area. more

The Texas Education Agency and Texas School Safety Center have ordered all Texas school districts to complete safety audits by Sept. 1. more

Vienna, Austria, is over 5,600 miles from Katy. But a man with Katy ties, now living in Austria, is playing an important role in helping Ukrainian refugees. more

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will be initiating two traffic safety campaigns during the holiday weekend looking for people violating traffic laws from Friday-Monday. more

Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drowning in a Cinco Ranch neighborhood in which a local woman has died. more

Some Tompkins High School students have begun an adolescent mental health support group. more

Education briefs for June 30, 2022. more

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Adult Services staff at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library will present a free, introductory computer class, “MS Word Survival Basics,” for version 2016. more