Katy ISD has requested that interested parents volunteer to help identify and select instructional materials for the courses below. The 2021-22 school year is beginning to shape up and KISD is …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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1/14/21
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A gas leak near the Kroger store on Spring Green Boulevard is affecting residents of the WoodCreek and Friethorne subdivisions according to statement from the city of Katy. FM 1463 is currently …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/13/21
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Katy City Council met virtually Jan. 11 for its first meeting of the calendar year. During the meeting council members discussed the ongoing Katy Downtown Plaza project, authorized installation of a …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/12/21
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Deer Park residents sheltered in place. The Houston Ship Channel shut down. Toxic chemicals spilled during Hurricane Harvey. And just last month, seven people were injured in a Corpus Christi …
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By Erin Douglas | The Texas Tribune
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1/11/21
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The new year began with numerous state recognitions for three Katy Independent School District high schools.
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Contributed report
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1/8/21
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Like just about every other Capitol Hill staffer, Jose Borjon was worried about trouble Wednesday.
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By Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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The first known case of a new and possibly more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the state health services department and Judge Lina Hidalgo.
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By Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted against an objection by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the certification of Arizona's presidential election results.
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By Abby Livingston and Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune
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1/7/21
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Texas politicians in both parties pleaded for peace Wednesday afternoon after supporters backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the Electoral College certification of his …
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By Patrick Svitek and Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune
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1/6/21
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Sandeep Gupta opened TruFusion eatery at 542 Koomey Road in Brookshire Dec. 5 as one step in bringing three businesses to Brookshire. The first was the reopening of The Brooke Hotel in the same building as TruFusion, then TruFusion and finally a gym that includes a world class training center for badminton.
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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1/6/21
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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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