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State Rep. Jessica González, D-Dallas, spoke at a press conference at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in East Austin after Democrats broke quorum in opposition to Senate Bill 7, a sweeping GOP voting bill. May 30, 2021. Midnight was the deadline for the House to approve the legislation that would alter nearly the entire voting process, create new limitations to early voting hours, ratchet up voting-by-mail restrictions and curb local voting options.
Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadline
The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature. … more
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Dan Smith is sworn in at the May 12 special city council meeting held to canvas the May 1 election results. New Councilmember Gina Hicks was sworn in at the same event and Katy Mayor Bill Hastings expressed his appreciation for the service of former councilmembers Jenifer Stockdick and Dusty Thiele at that meeting.
Katy City Council approves $2.5 million bond sales, swears in new members
Katy City Council voted to approve the results of the May 1 election and swore in its newest members, Dan Smith of Ward A and Gina Hicks of Ward B in a brief meeting last week. During this … more
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Brookshire City Council approved the results of the May 1 elections this week and swore in a new member of its city council, Alderperson Monique Taylor.
Brookshire swears in new council member, community plans town hall
In a brief Monday afternoon meeting, Brookshire’s newest alderperson, Monique Taylor, was sworn in for the Position 1 seat alongside re-elected Mayor Darrell Branch and Alderperson for Position … more
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Touchstone District Services is owned by Simon VanDyk and his wife, Laura VanDyk. They and their twelve staff work with special purpose districts such as municipal utility districts and emergency services districts to communicate with the public.
How do special districts work: Q&A with Simon VanDyk of Touchstone District Services
Throughout the Katy area there are more than 80 special purpose districts that provide services to the community such as flood mitigation, water, sewer, emergency medical services and fire … more
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Texas may gain additional seats in Congress based upon data from the 2020 Census, due in large part to increases in the state's Hispanic population.
Capital Highlights: 6 Texas issues Katy area readers should know about
State shows largest numerical population gain Texas stands to gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after results of the 2020 census released last week show the state had the largest … more
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Katy ISD voters approved four bond propositions to provide about $676.2 million in funding opportunities to the district during the May 1 elections.
KISD voters approve bond package during May 1 elections
Katy ISD voters approved all four of the district’s bond propositions which the KISD Board of Trustees approved for placement on the May 1 ballot during a special meeting held Feb. 8. Trustees … more
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Dawn Champagne (left) will retain her seat as the Position 7 trustee for Katy ISD while Rebecca Fox will rejoin the KISD Board of Trustees after defeating incumbent Susan Gesoff and four other opponents in the Position 6 race.
Fox and Champagne win KISD trustee seats
Incumbent trustee for Position 7, Dawn Champagne, will retain her seat after defeating challenger Walter Butler. Meanwhile, former Katy ISD Trustee Rebecca Fox will pick the mantle back up after … more
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Pictured is the natatorium at Katy ISD's Jordan High School, which opened in August 2020.
Katy ISD voters approve natatorium, athletic facility renovations
Katy ISD residents heavily voted in favor of a natatorium for the district’s 10th high school and district athletic facility renovations and repairs as part of the 2021 bond package. more
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Gina Hicks and Dan Smith have won their respective races for Katy's Ward B and Ward A seats. Hicks won against incumbent Jenifer Stockdick to take the Ward B seat while Smith faced Diane Walker after incumbent Dusty Thiele opted not to run in the race.
Smith, Hicks win Katy City Council seats – both city bonds pass
Gina Hicks has won the race for the Katy City Council Ward B seat against incumbent Jenifer Stockdick with just more than 62% of the votes in the race. In the Ward A race, Dan Smith has defeated … more
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Spring elections are over for the city of Brookshire which chose to keep its mayor and alderperson for Position 2, but selected a new alderperson for position 1.
Branch and Stamps retain seats, Taylor defeats Vaughn in Brookshire City Council election
Mayor Darrell Branch and Alderperson for Position 2 Lyndon stamps have retained their seats and will be joined by newly elected Alderperson for Position 1, Monique Taylor according to unofficial … more
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May 1 is Election Day and Katy area voters will be deciding on multiple bond packages as well as who will fill seats on various governing boards throughout the area.
Election Day is today: Where to vote in Katy and Brookshire
Today is Election Day and the cities of Katy and Brookshire, as well as Katy ISD, have items on the ballot for residents to choose from. KISD KISD voters are choosing who will sit in trustee … more
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Winborn Elementary opened its doors in 1981 and has since grown from a small elementary to one with a student body approaching 700 students. Katy ISD hopes to take funding from a proposed bond to renovate older campuses such as Winborn and upgrade them to modern standards seen at newer campuses.
KISD’s Winborn Elementary highlights renovation needs
Katy ISD has four bonds totaling about $676.2 million on the May 1 ballot intended to address growth in the district and aging infrastructure. Among those is Proposition A, a roughly $591.4 million … more
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Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed a new Public Utility Commission board member after all three previous members of PUC's board of directors resigned earlier this year. Meanwhile, the Texas Legislature is moving toward allowing more people to carry firearms and has hit a stall in distributing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about blood clots in some patients
Capital Highlights: 7 Texas-sized news bits Katy area residents should know about
Early voting underway across stateEarly voting began Monday for May 1 elections in county, city and school district elections.Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs encourages all eligible voters to take … more
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Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President Rick Ellis (far right) moderated a discussion forum with three of Katy's four city council candidates. Gina Hicks (far left) is facing incumbent Ward B Councilmember Jenifer Stockdick while Diane Walker (center stool) is facing Dan Smith (right stool) for the Ward A seat which Councilmember Dusty Thiele will leave in May.
Katy Area Chamber hosts city council election forum
The Katy Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for the Katy City Council Election for which early voting began April 19. Dan Smith and Diane Walker discussed their positions on issues … more
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Early voting is underway for the May 2021 elections.
Spring 2021 early polling locations
Katy ISD, the city of Katy and Brookshire each have items on the ballot for the May 1 elections. Early voting began Monday, April 19 and runs through Tuesday, April 27. The polling places below are … more
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Pictured is Jordan High School’s natatorium.
Katy ISD H.S. No. 10 natatorium up for vote
Katy ISD voters will decide May 1 whether to pay for a nearly $14 million natatorium at the district’s 10th high school. more
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Incumbent Position Seven Trustee Dawn Champagne (right) is facing challenger Walter Butler (left) in the May 1 election. Both candidates participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Jason Burdine (center), a trustee for Fort Bend ISD.
KISD Position 7 Q&A
Katy ISD has two board positions on the ballot with positions six and seven seeing incumbents facing challengers. Position seven incumbent Dawn Champagne is facing Walter Butler in her bid to retain … more
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KISD Trustee for Position Six Susan Gesoff (far right) is facing (from left to right) Bonnie Anderson, Garima DasGupta and Rebecca Fox in the May 1 elections.
Katy ISD Trustee Position 6 – Q&A with the candidates
Katy ISD has two board positions on the ballot with positions six and seven seeing incumbents facing challengers. Position six incumbent Susan Gesoff is facing challengers Bonnie Anderson, Garima … more
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Katy ISD has a history of obtaining voter approval for bonds including the 2014 bond proposal which paid for the district's Legacy Stadium.
Early voting on KISD and city of Katy bonds to begin next week
Early voting for the spring elections begins April 19 and runs through April 27. Locally, not only are the city of Katy and Katy ISD have options on the ballot for their governing boards – they … more
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Joe Wojcik has dropped out of the Katy ISD Board of Trustees Position 6 race effective April 14. Wojcik cited vitriolic behavior on social media that he equated to bullying as one of the primary reasons for his departure from the race.
Wojcik drops out of KISD Position 6 race
Katy ISD Board of Trustees candidate for Position 6 Joe Wojcik announced this morning that he has dropped out of the race, effective immediately. Wojcik cited increasingly hostile and vitriolic … more
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