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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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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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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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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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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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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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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A task force formed to ensure the security of the November election in Texas’ biggest county has found no evidence of wrongdoing after finishing its work.
The Harris County Election Security …
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By Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
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12/18/20
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Royal High School junior Gary Miller III recently competed in the Texas High School Welding Series Cinco Ranch Championship, where he received 3rd place out of 15 Cypress area schools. In recognition …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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12/16/20
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In a small building in downtown Katy next to Katy Bible Church, Ron Peters and his crew of staff and volunteers work to help Katy area residents continue to recover from Hurricane Harvey and other …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/16/20
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Memorial Hermann announced Tuesday that it has received 16,575 doses of the Pfizer-produced COVID-19 vaccine and begun administering the inoculant to its frontline staff that work directly with …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/15/20
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Katy City Council members approved mold remediation and repairs for the city’s Fire Station One with costs not to exceed $600,000 at their Monday afternoon meeting. Council also approved an …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/15/20
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Katy ISD moved forward with forming of a bond committee to determine if the district should move forward with a bond referendum in the May 2021 election. If it moves forward, the district may utilize …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/15/20
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