The Katy city council held a public hearing on Monday night, December 11th, to review a petition for annexation by the Woods Road Industrial Park, which is located along the east side of Woods Road from Highway 90 to south of I-10. more

Slick City Action Parks – the world’s first indoor dry-slide and air court park designed for all ages – announces their entrance into Texas with the opening of their third and largest location coming to Katy. more

Doneraki Mexican Restaurant, which has been family-owned and operated since 1973, announced its Golden Anniversary on November 27th. more

Eight Katy Independent School District students have recently earned their Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) through an innovative program launched for the 2023-2024 school year at the Martha Raines Academy, the district announced in November 30th press release. more

Elizabeth Murphy from Woodcreek Junior High in Katy is one of more than 50 All-American Mascots from across the country who will perform in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on January 1, 2024, according to a November 29th press release from Varsity Spirit special events. more

Harmony School of Excellence-Katy held its annual RADC Drone Competition on Saturday morning, December 2 at the school gym at the campus at 22855 Elyson Falls Drive, Katy. more

HOUSTON (Nov. 16, 2023) - Houston-based Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of material handling, automation and fleet solutions, is now accepting applications for its 20th Annual Cat® Lift Trucks Scholarship Program. more

Dear Katy, Some of you may remember me as the former editor at the Katy Times. About two years ago, my wife Brandee and I moved to Central Washington to be closer to my family and to get back to a place that had four seasons. more

In a post to the company’s Facebook page on November 30, the owners of MKT Distillery announced that the locally-owned craft distillery would be closing its doors on December 2. more

On Dec. 4, Walmart unveiled its latest Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) at the Katy Supercenter at 25108 Market Place Drive in Katy, near Katy Mills Mall. The high-tech center is the first fulfillment center to open in Texas and one of five nationally. A second Texas location will open in Wichita Falls later in December. more

During the December 4th work study meeting of the Katy ISD board, the Naming Advisory Committee for Junior High School #18 recommended to the Board of Trustees that the new school be named after the Nelson family, who have resided in the Katy area for over five generations and who since the 1940s have farmed the land where Junior High School #18 is being built. more

Area lawmakers gave an update on the long legislative session in Texas at the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Embassy Suites, 16435 Katy Freeway on November 28th. more

Legendary local businessman Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale shared some of his wisdom with attendees of the Katy Area Economic Development Council at the December General Assembly breakfast on December 4th. more

In observance of World AIDS Day, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, in collaboration with Katy Pride, First Christian Church of Katy, and Fort Bend Health and Human Services, hosted the inaugural Fort Bend County AIDS Walk on Friday, December 1, 2023. more

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2024, according to a department press release. more

Texas Online Preparatory School students donate sweet treats and fruit to the Katy Police Department, where they were given a tour of the jail and police vehicles and learned about the canine unit. more

Mosaic House of Prayer held its 18th Annual Toy Blessing at the Hangar Unity Center in Brookshire on November 28th. more

Fort Bend County Judge KP George is set to host his Annual Community Toy Drive at noon on Friday, December 15, at the Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Rd, Rosenberg, TX 77471 more