George delivers state of the county address for Fort Bend Co.
Voting begins on RISD’s $99.5M bond
Voting began Oct. 18 on Royal ISD’s proposed $99.5 million bond package which RISD’s administration says is necessary for the district to face oncoming rapid growth in the area to the …
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Plane crashes at Houston Executive Airport
A dual-engine airplane crashed at about 10 a.m. this morning at the Houston Executive Airport at 1900 …
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Katy Elks Lodge celebrates 40-year anniversary
The Katy Elks Lodge located at 1050 Katy Fort Bend Road celebrated the organization’s fortieth …
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Katy area Aggie promotes collectible cards as investments
Katy area Texas A&M student Zachary Lynch and his cofounders Michael Goeden and Joseph Escobar launched …
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Local scouts run pet supply drive for Eagle Scout project
Boy Scouts with Troop 1224 led by Scout Leader Jeff Wellman helped fellow scout Bryce Cassard collect pet …
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Champagne chosen to serve on TASB Board of Directors
Katy Independent School District Trustee Dawn Champagne has been elected to a one-year term on the …
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FBCSO arrests one in CPR certification fraud investigation
Ubadire Sampson Anosike, a resident of the Cinco Ranch area of Fort Bend County, was arrested Sept. …
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Vargas Agency celebrates 2-year anniversary and shares space with Fulshear Katy chamber
The Vargas Agency held a rope cutting with the Fulshear Katy Area Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 7 …
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Katy EDC announces interim president and CEO
The Katy Area Economic Development Council Board of Governors has appointed Angie Thomason as …
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Honoring National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month together
The first time I thought about killing myself, I was in the fourth grade. A group of girls in my class had decided I needed a good bullying …
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When the Texas state seal doesn’t signify trust
Well, now we know what it takes to remain employed at the Texas Office of the Attorney General. Almost a year ago, several top aides to …
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A Historic Opportunity to Shape the Future of Texas
$117.5 billion. That’s the amount that Texas state and local governments and educational institutions are expected to receive through …
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Kayaking for couples, a tragicomedy
In recent years, kayaking has become a true craze, ranking right up there with TikTok dances, government stimulus checks, and those glorified …
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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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Many parents my age are currently experiencing empty nest syndrome/euphoria as they send their children off to college in hopes that, someday, their “babies” will graduate and come back …
When America follows its better angels
Cybersecurity is a growing need in Greater Houston
Katy area veterans reflect on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
Looking back at 9/11/2001 twenty years later
Nancy Ann Ripperger
Tuesday, October 12
Born Nancy Ann McCoy on January 24, 1942 She was the second child of William and Nelva McCoy in Indianola, Iowa. William and Nelva were farmers. William was a master hog producer and won …
Patricia “Patsy” Frances Tydlacka
Thursday, October 7
Patricia Frances Tydlacka was born in Moulton, Texas and passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the age of 74 in Katy, Texas. She was born to Joseph Frank Jasek and Agnes Bernadette Lev …
Rhonda Gail Rogers Holman
Tuesday, October 5
Rhonda Gail Rogers Holman was born on March 17, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois to Charles Rogers and Wilma “Loretta” Darty. Rhonda resided in the Katy area for over 18 years and was an …
Alexis Sadira Moussavizadeh
Monday, October 4
Alexis Sadira Moussavizadeh, 27, of Flagstaff, Arizona passed away on September 19, 2021. Alexis was born on May 28, 1994 to Kelli Guilford and Paul Moussavi in Ft Hood, TX. After …
Jean “Jeano” Cobb Carson
Friday, October 1
Jean was born in her grandfather’s (JL Cobb) log house in Maxey Community outside of Newbern, Dyer County, TN in 1929 to Cleophus and Vera Pollard Cobb. Jean attended one-room schools in …
Donald “Dale” Owen
Wednesday, September 29
Donald “Dale” Owen passed away on September 26, 2021, in Houston, at the age of 68 years. He was born on August 26, 1953, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Roy Dean Owen and Margaret Catherine …
Kim Royce Mansell
Tuesday, September 21
Kim Royce Mansell, a life-long Katy, Texas resident, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the age of 64. He is survived by brother Monty Mansell; brother Denny Mansell and his wife Paige …
Bobby Cline Mixon Bradshaw
Tuesday, September 21
Bobby Cline Mixon Bradshaw, 85, passed away on September 18,2021 in Richmond, Texas. She was born to Douglas and Muriel Mixon on October 19,1935 in Ruston, Louisiana. Bobby was …
William Don “Billy Don” Williams
Friday, September 10
William Don “Billy Don” Williams passed away on September 7, 2021, at his home in Katy, Texas. He was born May 3, 1937, in Rosenberg, TX to Lester Leon Williams and Ruth Mary …
Herbert Wesley Carew
Friday, September 10
Herbert Wesley Carew, born April 13, 1942, in Katy, Texas, was called home by our Lord in Heaven on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Wes grew up in Baytown, Texas where his love for electronics began …