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Taylor junior Michael Whitaker carries the ball during Thursday's game against Cy-Springs at Legacy Stadium.
More confident and deep with talent, Taylor eases way to opening win over Cy-Springs
Overjoyed to simply be playing football, Taylor celebrated early and often during its season opener against Cy-Springs on Thursday night. more
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Katy ISD's Legacy Stadium on game night.
2020 Katy ISD football season kicks off this week
The 2020 high school football season is starting up about a month later due to the restructuring of the UIL 2020 high school football season caused by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. more
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An early voting location in Houston on Feb. 21, 2018. State party Chair Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature were among those who filed the suit against Abbott in regards to extending the early voting period for this year's Nov. 3 elections.
Texas Republicans sue to stop Gov. Greg Abbott's extension of early voting period during the pandemic
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is facing a lawsuit over his extension of early voting for the November election from prominent members of his own party — including state party Chairman Allen West, … more
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Ally Batenhorst.
Batenhorst excited for final chapter as Spartan
The No. 3 ranked volleyball prospect for the Class of 2021 seems more confident these days, surer of herself on and off the court. That is not good news for opposing blockers trying to solve the riddle of Seven Lakes senior outside hitter Ally Batenhorst. more
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Fans walk toward the stadium for the first home football game of the season at the University of Texas at Austin. Students had to test negative for the coronavirus before attending the game. In counties where four-year college students make up at least 10% of the population, cases have grown 34% since Aug. 19, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. That’s compared with 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students.
As Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots, universities try to keep students from infecting locals
In Texas — as around the country — college towns are emerging as new hot spots for the coronavirus, with cases surging among student populations and administrators scrambling to keep … more
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Football returned to the Katy area last night with teams participating in their first and only interscholastic scrimmage ahead of the delayed regular-season opener next Friday. The Katy Tigers hosted the Klein Collins Tigers at Legacy Stadium and will travel to play Clear Springs next week. Pictured is Katy running back Jalen Davis making a Klein Collins defender miss in the red zone.
Katy Tigers open, close preseason with Klein Collins scrimmage
Football returned to the Katy area last night with Katy ISD teams participating in scrimmages in preparation of the delayed beginning to the Class 5A and 6A seasons following shutdowns due to the … more
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Audrey Fay Lummus Smith was a musician in high school and is survived by an extensive family that includes three great grandchildren. Her life will be long remembered by her family and loved ones who miss her greatly.
Audrey Fay Lummus Smith
Born September 14, 1926 in Keechi, Leon County, Texas passed away in her sleep September 1, 2020.  She was the middle daughter of James Thomas "Jim" Lummus and Myrtle Mable Dolson. She is … more
Some Texas students will be sharing computers with three or four siblings, their districts unable to muster more than one laptop per family for remote learning. One Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with siblings.
As the school year begins online, thousands of Texas students are being left out of virtual learning
Texas schools struggled this spring to abruptly shift from teaching students in classrooms to reaching them at home. Many students fell behind in the makeshift remote learning systems cobbled … more
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Desks are zip-tied and a green "Use" sticker is placed on available desks to practice social distancing in an academic hall at the University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 24, 2020.
"We're all holding our breath": Health experts on school reopenings in Texas
As schools and universities across Texas begin reopening, families, students and educators are adjusting to remote instruction, schools are preparing to file weekly reports on COVID-19 cases and … more
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Senior Bronson McClelland returns to run the Katy Tigers’ offense as a top-25 quarterback recruit according to “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine.” Pictured is McClelland escaping the pocket during a conference game between Katy and the Cinco Ranch Cougars at Legacy Stadium Oct. 25, 2019.
Taylor’s Foster, Katy’s Washington named preseason all-state
In the most recent installment of “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine,” four Katy ISD athletes earned a spot on the preseason Super Team. Two were honored on preseason … more
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Surfers rode high swells from Hurricane Hanna in Galveston in July. The city is currently under mandatory evacuation in anticipation of Hurricane Laura. From Galveston to the Louisiana border, Texas communities are telling residents to seek shelter away from the coast as Laura is projected to intensify into a Category 3 hurricane.
Several Texas cities issue mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Laura strengthens in the Gulf
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he was adding 36 more counties to his state disaster declaration as Hurricane Laura approached the Texas coast. Fifty-nine of Texas' 254 counties are now under the … more
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From left, current forecast models show Hurricane Marco making landfall near Texas and Louisiana on Monday afternoon, followed by Tropical Storm Laura also arriving in the area as a hurricane early Thursday. With two storms gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, Abbott on Sunday declared a state of disaster in coastal counties and warned Texans to remember coronavirus health guidelines.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares state of disaster in 23 counties ahead of Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura
HOUSTON — With two storms gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday declared a state of disaster for 23 counties and requested assistance from the federal … more
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Bar Peached owner Eric Silverstein takes food from the restaurant's kitchen to a customer. Silverstein says the business from his three restaurants has fallen dramatically during the pandemic. Economic experts say a slow recovery in the industry means problems will persist for the restaurant sector — and businesses in the supply chain on which it relies.
As the Texas restaurant industry struggles, so do farmers, truckers and others in the food supply chain
Before the coronavirus hit Texas earlier this year, Eric Silverstein celebrated one year of opening his newest restaurant, Bar Peached, in Austin. But ever since the pandemic led to business … more
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Wayne Thomas Boucher was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and long-time resident of Katy. He volunteered for 23 years at Memorial Hermann Katy, which he was quite proud of. He was also a graduate of Michigan State University and an avid fan of the Michigan State Spartans (Go green!). He is greatly missed by his extensive family and all of his friends.
Wayne Thomas Boucher
Wayne Thomas Boucher passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 in Katy, Texas at 88 years of age. Wayne Thomas Boucher was born on September 6, 1931 in Menominee, Michigan to Edmund James Boucher and … more
New unemployment claims in the Katy area are decreasing in recent weeks, but as the pandemic looms on, unemployment rates remain high.
New unemployment claims in Katy area on the decline
New unemployment claims appear to be on a steady decrease over the last several weeks with all three Katy area counties seeing reductions in claims, which tracks with a statewide trend. According … more
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Titus Benton (center) has joined the race for Texas House District 132 and will face two-term former Republican Representative Mike Schofield (left) and incumbent Democratic Representative Gina Calanni (right). No polling has occurred as of the time of this article, however, it is possible that Benton’s entry into the race could lead to a runoff election. When Calanni and Schofield faced one another in 2018, Calanni by fewer than 150 votes of more than 66,000 cast. A runoff election is triggered when no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote.
Benton joins Tex. House District 132 race
Local nonprofit-head Titus Benton announced Monday that he will be putting his name in the hat for the Texas House District 132 race as a write-in independent. Benton will face incumbent Democratic … more
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U.S. Postal Service employee Sweetie Dionne delivers mail on her route in Austin on April 6. The USPS has warned Texas officials that some ballots cast by mail may not arrive in time to be counted for the Nov. 3 election.
USPS warns Texas that some mail-in ballots may be delayed in November
The U.S. Postal Service has warned Texas officials that some ballots cast by mail may not arrive in time to be counted for the November election thanks to certain state deadlines for mail-in ballots … more
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Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field has the capacity for nearly 110,000 fans. In a media briefing last week, Athletics Director Ross Bjork said he expects up to 55,000 fans could attend any given game this season.
Texas college football is limiting stadium capacity, mandating masks and testing athletes. Here’s what you need to know:
With the first day of school fast approaching, athletics officials at major Texas universities are moving forward with a fall football season, planning to bring thousands of fans back to stadiums. … more
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Officials confirmed the Big 12 Conference will proceed with its season as scheduled, allowing four major Texas football programs— TCU, UT-Austin, Baylor and Texas Tech— to play.
Big 12 OKs football season, paving way for UT-Austin, Texas Tech, TCU and Baylor to play
The start of the Big 12 Conference’s college football season will move forward as scheduled, conference officials said Wednesday, meaning four major Texas football programs are free to play … more
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Jamee Bartek passed away Aug. 8 surrounded by her family. She was a graduate of the University of Nebraska and had been married to her husband, Bill, for 64 years. She was well-loved by her extensive family who misses her greatly.
Jamee Ellen (Ewing) Bartek
Jamee Ellen (Ewing) Bartek, 85, passed away peacefully from this life on Saturday, August 8, 2020 with family by her side. She was born in Alice, Texas on September 29, 1934 to James Bowers and Aimee … more
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